FESTIVAL NEWS

2026 Festival programme announced

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.

Public booking opens 7 January 2026

2026 Surrey Hills Young Composer Competition

We are delighted to announce the launch of the 3rd Surrey Hills Young Composer Competition. Full details, including how to enter, are available here.

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