2026

Classical Music Series: Taylor, Atkinson & Brown
Festival Drayton Centre

With James Atkinson (baritone) and Hamish Brown (piano). A programme of much-loved songs and duets by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Wolf, Finzi and Quilter – followed by operatic highlights from Mozart, Bizet and Rimsky-Korsakov.

Sunday 8 February 2026, 3pm

Festival Drayton Centre, Market Drayton TF9 3AX

Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2 Lobgesang (Soprano I)
Bath Minerva Choir, Bath Philharmonia

Conductor: Gavin Carr

Saturday 14 March 2026, 7.30pm

Bath Abbey, Bath BA1 1LT

Recital: Tea for Two
Sounds of St Columba’s

With George Ireland (piano). Caroline and George begin their journey of recording a debut duo album sponsored by Musica Britannica. Tea for Two marks the coming of spring with English song from Musica Britannica’s Vol. 56, including works by Arthur Sullivan and Liza Lehmann and previously unrecorded works by Maude Valérie White and Hamish MacCunn.

Sunday 15 March 2026, 1.30pm

St Columba’s Church, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 0BD

Opera Gala Night 2026 (Soloist)
Blackheath Halls

Compered by BBC Radio 3’s Sean Rafferty and featuring Blackheath Halls Opera Patron soprano Ailish Tynan and the Blackheath Halls Youth Choir.

Sunday 29 March 2026, 6.30pm

Blackheath Halls, London SE3 9RQ

Verdi La Traviata (Violetta)
Hurn Court Opera

Thursday 16 April 2026, 7pm

The Regent, Christchurch BH23 1AS

Verdi La Traviata (Violetta)
Hurn Court Opera

Saturday 18 April 2026, 4pm

Coade Theatre, Blandford Forum DT11 0PX

Verdi La Traviata (Violetta)
Hurn Court Opera

Monday 20 April 2026, 7pm

Theatre Royal, Winchester SO23 8SB

Recital: Reflection
Music at Beaulieu

With Sebastian Issler (piano). The Taylor-Issler duo continue their successful tour of Reflection, a programme based on a waterside narrative, with works by Schubert, Rachmaninov, Liszt and Rebecca Clarke and Berg’s iconic Sieben frühe Lieder.

Saturday 9 May 2026, 7.30pm

Beaulieu Abbey, Brockenhurst SO42 7YG

Mahler Symphony No. 8 (Mater Gloriosa)
Magna Sinfonia, Bournemouth Symphony Chorus

Conductor: Maxime Tortelier

Saturday 13 June 2026, 7.30pm

The Lighthouse, Poole BH15 1UG