Sunday 30 November 2025 at 3pm
Christ Church, Avenue Road, Malvern WR14 3AY
Mellow Strings in Late Autumn
Violin soloists: Michael Bochmann, George Ewart and Angus Gibbon
| Vivaldi | Concerto for two violins in A minor RV522 |
|---|---|
| Purcell | Chaconne |
| Mozart | Violin Concerto in G K216 |
| Elgar | Serenade for Strings |
| Holst | St Paul's Suite |
Tickets: £20 and £15 (students half-price and free entry for children aged 10 and under) will be on sale shortly from Malvern Tourist Information Centre on 01684 892289 info@visitthemalverns.org and The Courtyard, Hereford on 01432 340555 and online at www.courtyard.org.uk
Sunday 14 December 2025 at 6pm (Reception from 5pm) SOLD OUT
Berkeley Castle, Berkeley, Glos GL13 9PJ
BERKELEY CASTLE ORCHESTRAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2025
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA, directed from the violin by Michael Bochmann MBE
Soloists: Michael Bochmann and George Ewart
ORCHESTRA PRO ANIMA, directed from the violin by Michael Bochmann MBE
Soloists: Michael Bochmann and George Ewart
The Berkeley Castle Orchestral Christmas Concert 2025 will take place on Sunday
14 December at 6pm in the Great Hall with a Reception in the Long Drawing Room from 5pm with wine, mince pies and more ...
Launched in 2002, this wonderful event has delighted audiences for over 20 years. The magical atmosphere of this beautiful historic venue made seasonal with twinkling lights and Christmas trees is captivating. The Orchestra will play a mixed programme of music from the Baroque through to the 20th century. The concert will be in two halves with an interval when refreshments will again be served and the event will end at approximately 8pm.
Programme:
| Boyce | Symphony No 1 in B flat major |
|---|---|
| Manfredini | Concerto Grosso in C major Op 3 No 12 'Christmas Concerto' |
| Mozart | Violin Concerto No 3 in G major K216 |
| John Ireland | The Holy Boy |
| Saint-Saëns | Havanaise in E major Op 83 for violin and orchestra |
| Warlock | Capriol Suite |
| Trad. | Adeste Fideles |
| Anderson | Sleigh Ride |
Tickets £52 (including the Reception and further refreshments in the interval) from the Roses Theatre, Tewkesbury on 01684 295074 or online at www.rosestheatre.org
Sunday 25 January 2026 at 3pm
Lion Ballroom, off Broad Street, Leominster HR6 8BT
Leading British Pianist Duncan Honeybourne at the Lion Ballroom
Duncan Honeybourne is a leading British pianist who has given a large number of recitals and played many concertos at major venues and leading festivals to great critical acclaim.
‘… pianism of rarefied emotions and storming virtuosity …’ MusicWeb International
‘… unerring sense of colour and narrative …’ Musical Opinion
The concert opens with a wonderful work, which Schubert composed at the very end of his life. Here, one finds a distillation of his soundworld: glorious lyricism, daring harmony, wistfulness … This is followed by one of Schumann’s most loved compositions, with its enchanting reminiscence of childhood, and then Liszt’s arrangement of Schumann’s famous song Widmung. The second half opens with a work by the highly acclaimed West Country composer Clive Jenkins and ends with Chopin’s final Sonata, a creation of grandeur and consummate beauty.
| Schubert | Drei Klavierstücke D946 |
|---|---|
| Schumann | Kinderszenen Op 15 |
| Schumann/Liszt | Widmung |
| Clive Jenkins | Four Piano Pieces |
| Chopin | Sonata No 3 in B minor Op 58 |
Tickets £20 (students half-price and carers free) from
Leominster TIC on 01568 616460 and The Courtyard, Hereford on 01432 340555
and online at www.courtyard.org.uk