Events

Schumann: Kinderszenen Op.15 (arr. Abrahamsen) Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik Pavel Haas: Quintet Op.10 Beethoven: Sextet for 2 Horns and String Quartet Op.71 (arr. Rechtmann)

Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen Op. 15 (arranged by Hans Abrahamsen) Pavel Haas: Wind Quintet Op.10 Ludwig van Beethoven: Quintet in E flat Op. 71 (arranged by Mordechai Rechtman) Since its foundation in 2018 by flautist Adam Walker, the Orsino Ensemble has explored the often untapped wealth of chamber music for wind ensemble. The group returns to […]

Robert Schumann, arr Abrahamsen  Kinderszenen Nielsen Wind Quintet Pavel Haas Wind Quintet Beethoven, arr. Rechtmann  Quintet in E flat Op.71 The Orsino Ensemble is a flexible format chamber ensemble with a central focus on the five outstanding wind players at its core. Each a leader in their field, the group’s members are committed to showcasing the depth and […]

Some of the UK’s most incredible young musicians perform at their home venue, the Stoller Hall. Programme to include: Strauss Symphony for Wind Instruments (1st movement), Gipps Sinfonietta for Wind Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Schuller Symphony for Brass Nicholas Daniel, conductor

The opening performance by this year’s resident festival ensemble is bookended by Bach’s great contemporary, Handel. Handel’s rarely heard oboe concerto, performed by Nicholas Daniel, follows Bach’s famous cantata ‘Ich habe genug’, sung by star countertenor Reginald Mobley, who received a standing ovation at the 2025 BBC Proms. Handel Violin Sonata in D major HWV 371 Purcell […]

Dring – Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano Bruce – New Work for Wind Quintet World Premiere Commissioned for Camerata Pacifica by Sandra Svoboda Chaminade – Thème varié, Op. 89 Dvo?ák/arr. Jolley – Sextet after the Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 Sébastian Jacot, Nicholas Daniel, Jose Franch-Ballester, Eleni Katz, Ben Goldscheider, Irina Zahharenkova

Dring – Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano Bruce – New Work for Wind Quintet World Premiere Commissioned for Camerata Pacifica by Sandra Svoboda Chaminade – Thème varié, Op. 89 Dvo?ák/arr. Jolley – Sextet after the Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 Sébastian Jacot, Nicholas Daniel, Jose Franch-Ballester, Eleni Katz, Ben Goldscheider, Irina Zahharenkova

Dring – Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano Bruce – New Work for Wind Quintet World Premiere Commissioned for Camerata Pacifica by Sandra Svoboda Chaminade – Thème varié, Op. 89 Dvo?ák/arr. Jolley – Sextet after the Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 Sébastian Jacot, Nicholas Daniel, Jose Franch-Ballester, Eleni Katz, Ben Goldscheider, Irina Zahharenkova

Dring – Trio for Flute, Oboe and Piano Bruce – New Work for Wind Quintet World Premiere Commissioned for Camerata Pacifica by Sandra Svoboda Chaminade – Thème varié, Op. 89 Dvo?ák/arr. Jolley – Sextet after the Quintet in A Major, Op. 81 Sébastian Jacot, Nicholas Daniel, Jose Franch-Ballester, Eleni Katz, Ben Goldscheider, Irina Zahharenkova

Music lovers might be forgiven for mistaking composer Arnold Schoenberg for the ‘Big Bad Wolf” of classical music but in his 1899 Romantic tone poem, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), his music purrs as sweetly as a kitten. This lush and lyrical masterpiece crowns a night with the English String Orchestra also featuring beautiful and evocative works by […]

We’re delighted to welcome Nicholas Daniel to the 2026 festival, one of Britain’s best-known musicians as well as being one of the world’s great oboists. Nick joins forces with celebrated composer and pianist Huw Watkins for a very special lunchtime event packed with incredible British chamber music and an event not to be missed! Thea […]