Thursday 3 May                  WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 7.30pm
ASTARIA STRING QUARTET
Virtuosi - Like this? Like that!
Kreisler             Liebesleid
Kreisler             String Quartet in A minor
Haydn               The Seven Last Words of Our Saviour
                           on the Cross (extracts)
Haydn               Serenade Op 3 No 5
Astaria String Quartet/Worcester Live worcesterlive.co.uk 01905 611427 £14.50 (conc £8.50)

Friday 4 May                       BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 1.10pm
COLETTE OVERDIJK, BRYONY MORRISON – violins
ADAM RÖMER, AMY THOMAS – violas
HETTY SNELL, HELEN EDGAR – cellos
Richard Strauss             Sextet from Capriccio
Schoenberg                    Verklärte Nacht
CBSO Centre Stage cbso.co.uk 0121 780 3333 £10

Saturday 12 May                           CHELTENHAM
St Andrew's Church, Montpellier Street GL50 1SP,
7.30 pm.
CHELTENHAM CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
JAMES ROSS – conductor
GEORGE EWART – leader
Debussy        Petite Suite
Roussel         Le Festin d'Araignée Op 17
Fauré             Pavane Op 50
Saint-Saëns  Symphony No 2 Op 55
Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra cheltenhamchamberorchestra.org.uk 01452 856700 unreserved £15, children free

Monday 14 May                        BIRMINGHAM
Town Hall, Victoria Square, B3 3DQ, 7.30pm
NORA FISCHER – soprano
DANIEL KOOL – piano
MIKE FENTROSS – lute
Poulenc              La Courte Paille
Messiaen           Movements from Poèmes pour Mi
Morris Kliphuis  new piece
Peri                      Lungi dal vostro lume
Monteverdi        Lamento della Ninfa
Landi                   Augellin
Strozzi                 Lagrime Mie
Monteverdi        Vi Ricorda, Possente Spirto (Orfeo)
Kapsberger       Senso Fallace
Town Hall Symphony Hall, Birmingham thsh.co.uk
0121 780 3333 £12.50 - £31

Friday 18 May                                BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 1.10pm
MARK PHILLIPS – horn
CHARLOTTE SKINNER – violin
CATHERINE BOWER, AMY THOMAS – violas
CATHERINE ARDAGH-WALTER – cello
Beethoven        String Trio in C minor Op 9 No 3
Mozart              Horn Quintet
CBSO Centre Stage cbso.co.uk 0121 780 3333 £10

Sunday 20 May                             ABBOTSHOLME
Abbotsholme School Theatre, Rocester, Uttoxeter
ST14 5BS, 8.00 pm  
DERBY ACADEMY OF CLASSICAL DANCE
JOHN ROOKS – piano
An evening of passionately conceived and expertly performed dance, choreographed by the Academy’s Director Eve Leveaux
Abbotsholme Arts Society abbotsholmeartssociety.co.uk 01543 263304 £10 (includes a cold buffet; wine is available for purchase)

Saturday 26 May                       BIRMINGHAM
Town Hall, Victoria Square, B3 3DQ, 7.30pm
BENJAMIN GROSVENOR – piano
HYEYOON PARK – violin   BRETT DEAN – viola
KIAN SOLTANI – cello  LEON BOSCH – double bass
Brahms              Piano Quartet No 1 in G minor Op 25
Schubert           Piano Quintet in A D667 Trout
Town Hall Symphony Hall, Birmingham thsh.co.uk
0121 780 3333 £12.50 - £35

Friday 4 May                          BIRMINGHAM
Barber Institute, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TS, 1.10pm
CAMILLE RAVOT – harpsichord
French harpsichordist Camille Ravot gives a lunchtime recital of solo sonatas by CPE Bach.
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts barber.org.uk/concerts 0121 414 7333           Free

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Tuesday 8 May              CHIPPING SODBURY
Chipping Sodbury Town Hall, Broad Street BS37 6AD, 7.30pm
THE MANDOLINQUENTS
Simon Mayor, not only a mandolin player but also a fine fiddler, guitarist, composer, producer and wit, is joined by Hilary James pounding the mighty mandobass,Gerald Garcia, one of the world's finest guitarists and Richard Collins, guitarist and one of the hottest 5-string banjo players around.
Chipping Sodbury Music Society csmusicsociety.co.uk 01454 315741 ticketsource.co.uk/csmusicsociety £15 (school-age children free)

Saturday 12 May              PAINSWICK
St Mary’s Church GL6 6UN, 3.00pm
SARAH CONNOLLY – mezzo soprano
JOSEPH MIDDLETON – piano
Programme to be confirmed - to include the first performance of a song cycle by Sally Beamish setting poetry by Laurie Lee.
Painswick Music Society painswickmusicsoc.co.uk Ticket prices tbc

Thursday 17 May                             COVENTRY
Helen Martin Studio, Warwick Arts Centre,
University of Warwick CV4 7AL, 7.15pm
COULL QUARTET
Kodály                Quartet No 2 Op 10
Schumann          Quartet No 2 in F
Dvorák                Quartet in E flat Op 51
Warwick Arts Centre warwickartscentre.co.uk
024 7652 4524 £20 (£18)

Friday 18 May                                 PERSHORE
Number 8, High Street WR10 1BG, 7.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
DAVID LE PAGE – violin   
DIANE CLARK – flute  
NICK STRINGFELLOW, CHRIS ALLAN – cello
DAVID CURTIS – conductor
Bach                              Brandenburg Concerto No 5
Rutter                           Suite Antique
Vivaldi                          Concerto for 2 Cellos in G minor
Respighi                       Ancient Airs and Dances
Orchestra of the Swan orchestraoftheswan.org
01386 555488 number8.org £15.50

Wednesday 23 May                     BIRMINGHAM
Town Hall, Victoria Square B3 3DQ, 2.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE SWAN
TRIO SHAHAM EREZ WALLFISCH
DAVID CURTIS – conductor
Beethoven        Coriolan Overture Op 62
Beethoven        Triple Concerto in C Op 56
Mendelssohn    Symphony No 4 in A Op 90 Italian
Orchestra of the Swan orchestraoftheswan.org 0121 780 3333 thsh.co.uk £9.50 - £27.50
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Saturday 26 May                    ST BRIAVELS
St Briavels Church (opposite castle) GL15 6RU, 7.30pm
CHARLES MATTHEWS – organ, piano, harpsichord
An international musical treasure-hunt by keyboard
Wye Valley Music wyevalleymusic.org.uk
01291 330020  £15 (WVM Members £12, Students £2)