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…

Surrey Hills International Music Festival announces winner of the 2026 Surrey Hills Young Composer Competition

We are delighted to announce the prize winners of the 2026 Surrey Hills Young Composer Competition. This is the third YCC promoted by the Festival.

The winning work will be premiered by the Sitkovetsky Trio at The Menuhin Hall on Saturday 16 May as part of SHIMF’s May festival fortnight in a special early evening concert at 6.15pm.

1st Prize – Trying again for piano trio– Jamaal Kashim (aged 18) homeschooled and St John’s College, Cambridge
2nd Prize – Recitativo for violin and piano – David Hristov (aged 14) Yehudi Menuhin School
3rd Prize – Feuille d’automne for viola and piano – Toby Beckingham (aged 16 , RGS Guildford

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