FESTIVAL NEWS

May 2026 ticket sales now open

The wait is over 🤩.  We now have full details of the programme for the next Festival, and it’s a bumper year! We have an unprecedented five evening concerts, alongside two lunchtimes, plus a bonus early evening concert at the Festival Finale, to celebrate the winners of the 2026 Young Composer Competition, all included in the ticket price.

We will be welcoming some of the world’s finest musicians, including Dame Sarah Connolly, award-winning vocal group Tenebrae, the fantastic Julian Bliss Quintet and the Sitkovetsky Trio. Add in another of our piano extravaganzas and some fascinating talks and walks, and it’s a true feast for music-lovers.

Full details of the programme are given here.

2026 Season Spotify Playlist

Think you like classical or jazz but don’t know where to start? Then click here for our Spotify playlist with a little taster of one or two pieces from each concert to help you decide. There’s a real mix of instrumentalists, singers and styles to choose from, so whether you like violins or pianos, cool jazz or ethereal voices, we have something for you…

Quiz Night – 27 February

It’s back! Following this year’s hugely successful Quiz Night we are delighted to be hosting the event again in February to support the Surrey Hills International Music Festival.

Date: Friday, 27 February 2026
Time: 6.45pm for 7.00pm
Venue: Effingham Golf Club, Guildford Road, Effingham, Surrey, KT24 5PZ

2026 Surrey Hills Young Composer Competition

The closing date for entries for the 2026 Surrey Hills Young Composer Competition is 5pm on 16 January 2026. Full details, including how to enter, are available here.

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