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may CONCERTS

Friday 1 – Monday 4 May                       LEAMINGTON
Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade CV32 4AA, 7.30pm
LEAMINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL
Favourite Treasures & Forgotten Gems

Artists invited include: Fibonacci String Quartet, Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective, Guarneri Piano Trio, William Howard, Sinfonia Of Birmingham, Michael Seal, Nathan Amaral, and Andrey Gugnin.
Leamington Music  01926 334418  www.leamingtonmusic.org 
£various

Saturday 9 May                                          WORCESTER
Worcester Cathedral, College Yard WR1 2LA, 7.30pm
WORCESTERSHIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS
KEITH SLADE – conductor
KATY SMITH – violin

Beethoven        Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
                           ‘Choral’
Brahms             Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Worcestershire Symphony Orchestra  worcestershiresymphony.org.uk
£25, £18, £10 (children free)

Thursday 14 May                                      BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley St B1 2LF, 2.00pm
CBSO: CENTRE STAGE
COLLETTE OVERDIJK & GIORGIA HANNANT – violins
JESSICA TICKLE – viola
ARTHUR BOUTILLIER – cello
John Adams                Book of Alleged Dances
                                     (selections)
Jessie Montgomery   Strum
Dvořák                         String Quartet No.12 in F major,
                                     Op. 96
An informal afternoon performance, programmed and introduced by CBSO musicians.
CBSO   www.cbso.co.uk   £12 (£5)
Saturday 16 May                                          PAINSWICK
St Mary’s Church GL6 6UT, 3.00pm
SIR STEPHEN HOUGH – piano
Celebrating the Society’s 80th Anniversary year. Programme TBA – see website for details.
Painswick Music Society  07903 373674 www.painswickmusicsoc.co.uk
Saturday 16 May                                           COVENTRY
Coventry Cathedral CV1 5AB, 7.00pm
COVENTRY CATHEDRAL CHORUS and other
West Midland choirs and orchestras
JOE DAVIES – conductor

Mahler       Symphony No. 8 in E flat major ‘Symphony
                    of a Thousand’
Coventry Cathedral Chorus  www.coventrycathedralchorus.com
Ticket information available soon – see website for details

Friday 8 May                                                      CWMDU
St Michael & All Angels Church, Cwmdu,
nr. Crickhowell, Powys NP8 1RU, 7.30pm

FIBONACCI STRING QUARTET
Haydn            String Quartet, Op. 64 No. 5 in D major
                        ‘The Lark’
Janáček          String Quartet No. 2 ‘Intimate Letters’
Schumann     String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 41
                        No. 3
Cwmdu Music  [email protected]  info.cwmdumusic.org    £15 (concs. available)
Sunday 10 May                                           ST BRIAVELS
St Mary the Virgin Church, Church St GL15 6RG, 3.00pm
OLIVIA DANCE – piano
LORNA DAY – soprano

From fatal attraction to fairytale endings: songs that lead us through the doom and delight of love. A recital from this talented duo, including songs by Delius, Debussy, Kurt Weill, Schumann, Wolf, Richard Rodgers, Gershwin, Sondheim, and others!
Wye Valley Music  01291 330020  www.wyevalleymusic.org.uk    £20 (£18, £5)
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Friday 15 – Sunday 17 May                            HIGHNAM
CARDUCCI FESTIVAL AT HIGHNAM
The 20th anniversary edition of this chamber music weekend featuring the Carducci Quartet and invited guest artists. Join us in beautiful Gloucestershire for some 20th anniversary treats including a Saturday night gala concert.
See www.carduccifestivalhighnam.co.uk from
February 2026 for full programme and ticket booking.


Friday 22 May                                          BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley St B1 2LF, 2.00pm
CBSO: CENTRE STAGE
JOANNA PATTON – clarinet
HELEN EDGAR – cello
JOHN THWAITES – piano
Atlantic Connections
Muczynski                   Fantasy Trio, Op. 26
Nadia Boulanger       Trois Pièces
   (arr. Needleman)
Gwyneth Van             Craftsbury Trio
   Anden Walker
An informal afternoon performance, programmed and introduced by CBSO musicians.
CBSO   www.cbso.co.uk   £12 (£5)
30 May – 7 June                                  LONGBOROUGH
Longborough, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0QF
Handel       Orlando
30 May; 2, 4, 6, 7 June (new production)
Longborough Festival Opera  01451 830292   lfo.org.uk
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