Summer Festival Highlights and Exciting Plans Ahead!
Our 18th Carducci Festival at Highnam centred around the piano and we were thrilled to welcome our wonderful pianist friends and collaborators, Lara Melda and Katya Apekisheva. We also worked with the incredible Sean Shibe for the first time, performing together at the Bath Festival before heading to Helsinki for the Lauttasaari Music Festival.

Other memorable highlights included revisiting our Shostakovich Letters programme with the brilliant Anton Lesser at the Chiltern Arts Festival, joining our good friend Craig Ogden at the Dean & Chadlington Summer Festival, and sharing the stage with Dame Sheila Hancock at the Ryedale Festival, where she reflected on her life through music.
Our final stop of the summer was the Kilkenny Arts Festival in Ireland and it was a joy to return and reconnect with so many familiar faces. Performing the iconic Different Trains at the Set Theatre on our last night was an unforgettable experience.
Looking ahead, we have a busy Autumn season including performances at the Leicester and Two Moors Festivals, Dartington, Kings Place, and the Wigmore Hall. We’re also preparing for some exciting projects to mark the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death in 2025. Watch this space!