Upcoming Events
Penarth Chamber Music Festival presents:
An evening with the David Adams, Alice Neary and Jâms Coleman
September 20th 2026 All Saints Church, Penarth
6.30pm Discovering Music
7.30pm Evening Concert - Mozart, Franck, Beethoven
NB. Change of programme
David Adams, Alice Neary and Jâms Coleman
Penarth Chamber Music Festival presents a concert with David Adams, Alice Neary and Jâms Coleman of Mozart, Beethoven and Franck
(Change of Programme due to injury)
Discovering Music - with Caroline Rae
Discovering Music - a pre concert talk to provide insights into tonight’s programme
Promenade Concert
A great concert for newcomers to chamber music - the Promenade Concert is like a musical ‘taster menu’! Take a gentle stroll through Penarth and hear 3 short concerts in 3 venues
Flat Holm Island Discs with Ryan Bancroft
Ryan Bancroft discusses his life and career illustrated by his choice of chamber music
Gala Concert with Guest Artists Rebecca Evans CBE and Ryan Bancroft
Gala Concert with Guest Artists Rebecca Evans CBE and Ryan Bancroft
Discovering Music with James Lea
James Lea shares insights and gives context to Mahler Symphony No. 4
Lunchtime Concert
Haydn’s profound and moving meditations on the seven sentences uttered by Christ on the cross with poems read by Donald Maxwell.
Friday Evening Concert
Mozart’s virtuosic horn quintet, Don & Fergus’s original take on Bartok’s Romanian folk dances and Dohnanyi’s sextet
Opening Concert
The opening concert takes us towards the rare performances of two Boulez masterworks in the late night concert.
Composers Workshop
Rob Fokkens works with emerging composers and David Adams and Alice Neary
Festival Pass
A Festival Pass guarantees a seat at all Penarth Chamber Music Events in the 2025 Festival
By purchasing a Festival Pass, you make a saving of £25.50 across the Festival.
Festival Finale
Schumann - 3 Romanzen for Oboe and Piano Op.94
Huw Watkins - Elegy for Violin and Piano
Schoenberg - Ode to Napoleon Op.41
Dvořák - Piano Quintet in A major Op.81
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Discovering Music with James Lea
An introduction to Schoenberg Ode to Napoleon. A great way to get inside this fascinating work before this evening’s performance.
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Flat Holm Island Discs with Samuel West
Samuel West discusses his life and career with David Adams, illustrated by his choice of chamber music played live by the festival musicians
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Young Musicians Showcase 2
A concert featuring talented young musicians
Reserve a seat - FREE EVENT
Family Concert “Party”
Lenny Sayers presents a concert featuring children from Albert Primary School alongside festival musicians including ‘party tricks’ performed by the musicians and interactive games for the audience
Reserve a seat - FREE EVENT
PCMF 10th Anniversary Late Night Concert
Poulenc - Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano Fp 43
Ligeti - Hora Lunga from Sonata for solo viola
Britten - Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings Op.31
PCMF 10th Anniversary Gala Concert
Guest Artists - Rebecca Evans, Carlo Rizzi, Samuel West
Ravel - Introduction et Allegro
Huw Watkins - String Trio (world première)
Strauss (arr. Matthews) - “Capriccio” Sextet and Closing Scene; additional narration by Sir David Pountney
RWCMD Tickets
PCMF 10th Anniversary Festival Fanfare
CCVG Symphonic Brass - a 10 piece youth brass ensemble - gets us in the mood for the Gala evening ahead
FREE EVENT
Pre-Concert Talk
Oxford University Musicologist, Professor Laura Tunbridge, explores Strauss's final opera, Capriccio
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