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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 planned for 2026 are Early Music in Yorkshire (6–11 May), The Rhine Piano Festival, (22–29 June), Music along the Danube (15–22 August), Music Along the Rhine (31 August–7 September), The Bach Journey (28 September–4 October) and Monteverdi in Venice (12–17 November).

The footage here is from The J. S. Bach Journey in 2019.

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Cotswolds Choral Festival A celebration of the finest vocal music in England’s prettiest region

The Bach Journey A journey exploring the music of J.S. Bach through the places he lived and worked in central Germany

Early Music in Yorkshire Period performances in historic venues – great halls, a moorland church, a castle and a cathedral – in the sweeping beauty of the North

Monteverdi in Venice His finest works, in glorious churches, great halls and palaces

Opera in Sicily Five performances in historic theatres in beautiful Baroque cities

The Bach Journey A journey exploring the music of J.S. Bach through the places he lived and worked in central Germany

Handel in Malta Britain’s finest adopted composer, in spectacular Baroque buildings

Music Along the Rhine Outstanding music, beautiful countryside and historic towns along Germany’s principal river

Monteverdi in Venice His finest works, in glorious churches, great halls and palaces

Opera in Sicily Five performances in historic theatres in beautiful Baroque cities

Monteverdi in Venice His finest works, in glorious churches, great halls and palaces

" The music was exceptional. Venues well chosen and beautiful. " Cotswolds Choral Festival - A celebration of the finest vocal music in England’s prettiest region

" Astonishing line-up of concerts in wonderful places... meandering through those small Thuringian towns was most moving and helped give a picture of the world Bach lived in. " The Bach Journey - A journey exploring the music of J.S. Bach through the places he lived and worked in central Germany

" I was greatly impressed with the amazing quality of the musicians and the breadth of what was covered. " Early Music in Yorkshire - Period performances in historic venues – great halls, a moorland church, a castle and a cathedral – in the sweeping beauty of the North

" On the truly splendid Monteverdi in Venice festival the music, the company and the buildings all combined to make it an outstanding event. " Monteverdi in Venice - His finest works, in glorious churches, great halls and palaces

" A real triumph which richly deserves to be repeated. " Opera in Sicily - Five performances in historic theatres in beautiful Baroque cities

" The talks by Sir Nicholas Kenyon were memorably lively, informative and beautifully presented. They were well calibrated to the progress of the Bach Journey and culminated in a masterly final talk... " The Bach Journey - A journey exploring the music of J.S. Bach through the places he lived and worked in central Germany

" Richard Wigmore was delightful company, an encyclopaedic source of music history and an engaging lecturer. " Handel in Malta - Britain’s finest adopted composer, in spectacular Baroque buildings

" 'Katy Hamilton was outstanding. Her lectures were of exceptional quality and the depth of her musical knowledge of the subject matter was superb.' " Music Along the Rhine - Outstanding music, beautiful countryside and historic towns along Germany’s principal river

" Superb. Introduced me to some new music and composers. Daily talk by Katy was outstanding – friendly and amusing as well as informative. " Music Along the Rhine - Outstanding music, beautiful countryside and historic towns along Germany’s principal river

" The music was phenomenal. First class. What a privilege to be able to hear such singing and playing in those beautiful rooms. It would be almost impossible to find anywhere else such a comprehensive presentation of Monteverdi’s music in such a short period of time, and certainly not in such glorious Renaissance rooms and buildings. " Monteverdi in Venice - His finest works, in glorious churches, great halls and palaces

" The festival was full of interest. We are so impressed with the planning and organisation – it is almost worth going on your tours for that alone! We can't speak highly enough of the team. " Opera in Sicily - Five performances in historic theatres in beautiful Baroque cities

" The Monteverdi week provided us with a richness for our minds and musical hearts that we will never forget. I really think that this week will influence our musical and spiritual lives for many years. " Monteverdi in Venice - His finest works, in glorious churches, great halls and palaces

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