We are delighted to be able to include the Leamington Music Festival in our programme for the first time in 2025. We stay in the heart of the royal spa town at the excellent Premier Inn which has been incorporated into one of the regency terraces of the town. All performances are within a few minutes walk of the hotel and, as we have no less than 9 concerts over the weekend we will only the coach for transfers to Leamington from the northwest & midlands and back.
Dinner/supper will be included each evening to fit in with concert times. Here's the full details of the performances:
Friday 2 May 2025 at 7pm
Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, Leamington Spa
Trio Shaham-Erez-Wallfisch
Ben-Haim - Variations on a Hebrew Melody
Shostakovich - Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Ravel - Piano Trio in A minor
Friday 2 May 2025 at 10pm
Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, Leamington Spa
Dominic Alldis Trio
Late-night jazz on classical themes
Saturday 3 May 2025 at noon
Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, Leamington Spa
Mark Bebbington - piano
Bliss - Masks
Ravel - Sonatine
Bliss - Triptych
Poulenc - Improvisation No. XV, "Hommage à Edith Piaf"
Poulenc - Napoli - suite for piano
Saturday 3 May 2025 at 2.30pm
Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, Leamington Spa
Warwickshire Music Advanced Musicians Concert
A platform which showcases the cream of Warwickshire Music’s students from across the county.
Saturday 3 May 2025 at 7pm
All Saints Church, Priory Terrace, Leamington Spa
Sinfonia of Birmingham
Michael Seal conductor
Helen Benson flute
Alida Fabris harp
Ravel - Mother Goose Suite
Mozart - Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K299
Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Sunday 4 May 2025 at noon
Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, Leamington Spa
Roderick Williams baritone
Andrew West piano
Schubert - Kennst du das Land (Mignons Gesang), D321
W. Denis Browne - Arabia
Bliss - Siege
Rebecca Clarke - A Dream
Amy Woodforde-Finden - Pale hands I loved beside the Shalimar (Kashmiri Song)
Duparc - L’invitation au voyage
Sally Beamish - Four Songs from Hafez
Harry T. Burleigh - Five Songs of Laurence Hope
Sunday 4 May 2025 at 7pm
Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, Leamington Spa
Carducci String Quartet
Emma Johnson clarinet
Puccini - Crisantemi
Bliss - Clarinet Quintet
Emma Johnson - Isolation Lament and Dance for solo clarinet and tapping foot
Mozart - Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
Monday 5 May 2025 at 12.30pm
Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, Leamington Spa
Deniz Sensoy violin
Alessio Enea piano
Debussy - Beau Soir
Stravinsky - Divertimento
Amy Beach Romance, Op. 23
Franck Violin Sonata in A major
Monday 5 May 2025 at 7pm
Royal Pump Rooms, Parade, Leamington Spa
Sacconi Quartet
Simon Callaghan piano
Ravel - String Quartet in F major
Bliss - Piano Quartet, Op. 18
Franck - Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 14
Deposit is £400 per person and balance payment will be due 1st March.
