Winchester Chamber Music Festival 2025

Schools' Performance

Fri 2 May 11am – 12pm / St Paul's Church

Come and hear children from Stanmore Primary School perform the songs they have written during the Festival workshops with leader Neil Valentine, accompanied by Festival musicians.

Tickets: Free

Winchester Go LD Funky Lunch

Fri 2 May 12.30pm – 1pm / The Arc

Zenith Quartet
Pop into the café to join us for this popular outreach event with our partner charity.

Tickets: Free

Opening Concert

Fri 2 May 4pm – 6pm / St Paul's Church

Lucy Gould, David Adams, Magnus Johnston, Scott Dickinson, Kate Gould, Matthew Featherstone, Robert Plane, Simon Crawford-Phillips, Philip Moore

Ravel Rhapsodie Espanole
Pamela Harrison Clarinet Quintet
George Crumb Voice of the Whale for Three Masked Players
Brahms String Quintet in F Op. 88

Tickets: £23 (£19 in side aisles)

Late Night Concert

Fri 2 May 9pm – 10pm / St Lawrence Church

Richard Lester, David Adams, Lucy Gould, Scott Dickinson, Kate Gould, Zenith Quartet, Matthew Featherstone

Villalobos Jet Whistle Duo for cello and flute
Bach Suite for Unaccompanied Cello in C minor
Inti Figgis-Vizueta Branching Patterns
Nordic Folk Pieces composed and arranged by the Danish String Quartet

Tickets: £19 (Unreserved seating)

Pre-Concert Talk

Sat 3 May 10.30am – 11am / St Paul's Church

Simon Crawford-Phillips and Richard Lester

Schoenberg's early Chamber Symphony explored within the context of Vienna’s musical history.

Tickets: Free

Morning Concert: Vienna

Sat 3 May 11.15am – 1.15pm / St Paul's Church

Magnus Johnston, David Adams, Kate Gould, Scott Dickinson, Richard Lester, Zenith Quartet, Robert Plane, Matthew Featherstone, Simon Crawford-Phillips

Mahler Piano Quartet in A minor
Hanns Eisler Scherzo
Beethoven String Quartet Op. 18 No 2 in G
Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No 1, Op. 9, arr. for piano quintet by Webern
Schubert Fantasie in F minor D940

Tickets: £23 (£19 in side aisles)

ZRI's Adventures with Charlie Chaplin

Sat 3 May 7.30pm – 9.30pm / St Paul's Church

Star violinist Max Baillie returns – this time with folk band 'ZRI' – playing live music to a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s silent comic film, 'The Adventurer'

Tickets: £23 (£19 in side aisles)

Family Concert: Animals!

Sun 4 May 11.30am – 12.30pm / The Nutshell

Robert Plane presenter with Festival musicians

Grab your tickets for a fun-packed concert featuring music inspired by animals, with audience participation. Book early as we’re expecting another sell-out!

Tickets: £5 (Free for Under 3s)

Masterclass

Sun 4 May 1.45am – 2.45pm / The Nutshell

Violinist Lucy Gould coaches the Zenith Quartet from the Royal Academy of Music playing Shostakovich Quartet No 8 in C minor Op. 110.

Tickets: £5 (Unreserved seating)

Festival Gala Concert

Sun 4 May 7.30pm / Theatre Royal Winchester

Director/solo violin David Adams
Solo viola Scott Dickinson
Solo clarinet Robert Plane
Solo flute Matthew Featherstone
Festival String Orchestra

Holst St Paul’s Suite
Schubert Songs arr. by the Danish String Quartet
Fauré Fantaisie in E minor Op. 79, arr. for flute and strings
Ailie Robertson Beannacht (Blessing) for solo viola and electronics
Jessie Montgomery Voodoo Dolls
Debussy Syrinx for solo flute
Purcell Dido’s Lament, arr. by Stokowski
Kukal Clarinettino for solo clarinet and strings
Britten Simple Symphony Op. 4

Tickets: £30 / £23 / £19
(ticket prices include £2 theatre restoration levy)

Coffee Concert

Mon 5 May 11am – 12pm / St Paul's Church

Coffee served from 10.30am

Magnus Johnston, David Adams, Lucy Gould, Scott Dickinson, Kate Gould, Ronan Dunne, Matthew Featherstone, Robert Plane, Philip Moore, Julian Milford

Shostakovich String Quartet No 3 in F, Op. 73
Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals

Tickets: £19 (£16 in side aisles)

Festival Finale

Mon 5 May 3.30pm – 5pm / St Paul's Church

Lucy Gould, Magnus Johnston, David Adams, Scott Dickinson, Richard Lester, Kate Gould, Robert Plane, Julian Milford

Caroline Shaw Punktum
Rachmaninov Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 19
Prokofiev Overture on Hebrew Themes
Haydn String Quartet Op. 77 No 1 in G

Tickets: £23 (£19 in side aisles)