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Martin Randall Festivals

There surely can be few greater musical pleasures than listening to music in the places most closely associated with the composer or the first performance. Linking the music to the places so central to the composers’ lives, and providing the historical context, is at the heart of all our planning, as is ensuring that the music itself is performed by artists of the highest international standing.

The audiences on our classical music festivals are formed of participants who take a package which includes access to all the private concerts, accommodation, flights from the UK and transfers, meals with wine, talks by a musicologist, tips and much else besides.

Celebrating music and place

Our festivals in 2025 are Music along the Rhine (8–15 May) The Cotswolds Choral Festival, (16–20 June), Music along the Seine (16–23 July) and Handel in Valletta (21–27 November).

Our festivals planned for 2026 are Early Music in York (June), A Celebration of Music along the Rhine, (22–29 June), Music along the Danube (15–22 August), Music in Seville (October) and Monteverdi in Venice (11–17 November) – please contact us to register your interest.

The footage here is from Opera in Sicily in 2019.

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Featured Martin Randall Festivals

Music Along the Rhine
Music Along the Rhine - Outstanding music, beautiful countryside and historic towns along Germany’s principal river
8th May 2025
Dr Katy Hamilton

Eight private concerts in beautiful and appropriate historic buildings. Musicians of the highest calibre: a constellation of soloists such as Isabelle Faust, Kristian Bezuidenhout and... Read more

£3,640 ex flights

Cotswolds Choral Festival
Cotswolds Choral Festival - A celebration of the finest vocal music in England’s prettiest region
16th June 2025
Professor Stephen Darlington MBE

Eight private performances, mostly choral, in towns and villages in the Cotswolds, England’s prettiest region. Tremendous variety of sound world – from Palestrina to Pärt, with a... Read more

£3,290

Music Along the Seine
Music Along the Seine - Superb music in elegant châteaux and churches along France’s greatest river
16th July 2025
Professor Katharine Ellis

Eight private concerts in beautiful historic buildings along the Seine Valley. Repertoire ranges from medieval to modern, weighted towards the greatest eras of French music, including... Read more

£3,680

Handel in Malta
Handel in Malta - Britain’s finest adopted composer, in spectacular Baroque buildings
21st November 2025
Mr Richard Wigmore

Three of the leading ensembles performing today: The English Concert, Solomon’s Knot and the Gabrieli Consort. A range of Handel’s best works, from the beloved Rinaldo to the vibrantly... Read more

£4,280

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Bauhaus
Welsh National Opera
Great Palaces of Italy
Oman, Landscapes & Peoples
Classical Greece
" We saw a lot. It was well organised and ran quite smoothly. I always love finding out 'how much I don't know'… a treasure of MRT tours. " Bauhaus - The birth of modern architecture and design
" Just a right balance between opera evenings and sightseeing tours. " Welsh National Opera - Peter Grimes, The Marriage of Figaro
" Luca Leoncini was brilliant and a gifted teacher. The depth of his knowledge on every aspect of the tour was extremely impressive, and he was always willing to answer all the questions and interact with us all. " Great Palaces of Italy - A selective Grand Tour from Turin to Naples
" Peter's vast knowledge and infectious enthusiasm, coupled with an ability to communicate with lesser intellectual mortals, made this trip truly memorable. I have come back with a real desire to learn a little Arabic and to return to Oman to learn more. " Oman, Landscapes & Peoples - Desert, coast and mountains
" This was the first trip we had done either in a group or with a tour operator, and we weren't sure whether we would like it. We needn't have worried – we loved it from beginning to end. The lecturer, the local guide, the driver everyone from Martin Randall, the people in the group – all were so interesting and welcoming and friendly! We also have to give a mention to the food again, which was absolutely delicious! " Classical Greece - The Peloponnese, Attica and Athens
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