Upcoming Events
2026 Penarth Chamber Music Festival - 25th-28th June
General Booking is now open
Thursday 25 June – Penarth Pier Pavilion & Turner House
10.30am Relaxed Concert (PPP)
1pm Musical Families - Lunchtime Concert (PPP)
3pm Young Musicians’ Showcase 1 (TH)
4.30pm Folk Fiddle Masterclass with Patrick Rimes (TH)
7pm Evening Concert (PPP)
9.15pm Late Night Folk Music (PPP)
Friday 26 June – Penarth Pier Pavilion & Turner House
11am Morning Concert (PPP)
2.30pm Composers Workshop (TH)
7pm Soirée Française (PPP)
9.15pm Late Night Journeys (PPP)
Saturday 27 June – All Saints Church, Penarth
10.30am Family Concert - 'Quest' Taith Darganfod (AS)
1pm Young Musicians’ Showcase 2 (AS)
6pm Discovering Musicwith James Lea (AS)
7pm Gala Concert (AS)
9.15pm Late Night Reflections (AS)
Sunday 28 June – Penarth Pier Pavilion, Turner House & Windsor Gardens Bandstand
11am Flat Holm Island Discs with Rebecca Evans (PPP)
12.15pm PCMF Friends’ Reception (PPP)
2.30pm Promenade Concert (PPP, TH, WGB)
7pm Festival Finale (PPP)
Festival Pass
A Festival Pass guarantees a seat at all Penarth Chamber Music Events in the 2026 Festival
By purchasing a Festival Pass, you make a saving of £21.50 across the Festival.
Festival Pass - £150
We would be grateful if you could let us know of any concerts you won’t be attending as capacity is limited.
Promenade Concert - Festival Pass holders will be allocated to Route A (Turner House - Windsor Gardens Bandstand - Penarth Pier Pavilion). Please email admin@penarthchambermusicfestival.org.uk with any specific requirements.
Relaxed Concert
A relaxed concert performed in a supportive environment for those who might find the traditional concert atmosphere too formal. Music to include highlights from the Festival.
Please note there is no need to maintain silence or keep still during this performance.
We feel passionately that the power of live music should be able to experienced by all, and we particularly welcome those with additional needs, their carers, and their families.
Please email info@penarthchambermusicfestival.org.uk for group bookings or if you need further information.
This is a free event - Donations Welcome - and please reserve your seat using the button below.
Musical Families Lunchtime Concert
The Neary-Adams and Broman Crawford-Phillips families introduce their next generation in this sunny and uplifting programme.
Beethoven Sextet in Eb for Horns & String Quartet op.81b
David Adams, Mia Cooper - violin, Isobel Neary-Adams - viola, Alice Neary - cello
George Strivens, Jacob Adams - french horn
Schumann Piano Quartet in Eb op.47
Maya Broman Crawford-Phillips - violin, Malin Broman - viola,
Fabian Broman Crawford-Phillips - cello, Simon Crawford-Phillips - piano
Tickets £12, Free for Under 26-year-olds
Young Musicians' Showcase 1
A concert featuring talented young musicians.
Free event - Donations welcome
Folk Fiddle Masterclass with Patrick Rimes
An opportunity to hear brilliant folk fiddler, Patrick Rimes inspire the next generation.
Tickets £5, Free for Under 26-year-olds
Evening Concert
Schubert Variations on an original theme in Ab major for Piano duet D813
Janáček Concertino for Piano and Ensemble
Mendelssohn String Quintet in A major op.18
Tickets £22.50, Free for Under 26-year-olds (Double Bill with Late Night Folk Music £30)
Late Night Folk Music
Late night folk music with fiddle duo Patrick Rimes and Angharad Jenkins.
Tickets £10, Free for Under 26-year-olds (Double Bill with Evening Concert £30)
Morning Concert
Beethoven Six Bagatelles op.126
Beethoven String Quartet in C# minor op.131
Introduced by Laura Tunbridge, Heather Professor of Music at Oxford University.
Tea/coffee included in the ticket price, served from 10.30am
Tickets £17, Free for Under 26-year-olds
Composers Workshop
Robert Fokkens shares his insights into composing through the works of emerging composers – with festival musicians George Strivens, French Horn and Guylaine Eckersley, Bassoon.
Free event - Donations welcome
Soirée Française
With the rich romanticism of Franck, the intense and deeply felt Poulenc and the ravishing but delicate beauty of Berlioz, this concert features Festival Patron, soprano Rebecca Evans CBE.
Poulenc Sonate pour Violon et Piano FP119
Berlioz Les Nuits d’Été H.81 arr D. Matthews for Soprano and String Sextet
Franck Piano Quintet in F minor op.14
Tickets £22.50, Free for Under 26-year-olds (Double Bill with Late Night Journeys £30)
Late Night Journeys
In Steve Reich’s 90th year, a rare opportunity to hear Different Trains for string quartet and tape. The intense energy of this iconic masterpiece forms the centre of this programme, bookended by a the simple beauty of Arvo Pärt.
Arvo Pärt Summa
Steve Reich Different Trains for String Quartet and tape
Arvo Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel
Tickets £10, Free for Under 26-year-olds (Double Bill with Soirée Française £30)
Family Concert – ‘Quest’ Taith Darganfod
Join Lenny Sayers and the Festival musicians for a journey of discovery through chamber music. A interactive concert - fun for all the family!
Free event - Donations welcome
Young Musicians' Showcase 2
A concert featuring talented young musicians.
Free event - Donations welcome
Discovering Music with James Lea
James Lea shares insights and gives context to the Octets by Schubert and Widmann.
Tickets £5, Free for Under 26-year-olds (Triple Bill with Gala Concert and Late Night Reflections £35)
Gala Concert
Bach Brandenburg Concerto no.3 in G major BWV 1048
Martinu La Revue de Cuisine H161
Schubert Octet in F major D803
Tickets £25, Free for Under 26-year-olds (Triple Bill with Discovering Music and Late Night Reflections £35)
Late Night Reflections
The evening continues with Widmann’s homage to Schubert and we return full circle to Bach with his iconic Toccata and Fugue.
Widmann Octet
Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Tickets £10, Free for Under 26-year-olds (Triple Bill with Discovering Music and Gala Concert £35)
Flat Holm Island Discs with Rebecca Evans CBE
Celebrated soprano and Festival Patron, Rebecca Evans discusses her life and career illustrated by her choice of chamber music, played live by the Festival musicians.
Tea/coffee and a pastry included in the ticket price, served from 10.30am
Tickets £20, Free for Under 26-year-olds
PCMF Friends Reception
An event to thank our generous supporters and donors and a chance to chat with the Festival musicians.
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, ‘the garden by the sea’, and hear 3 short concerts in 3 venues.
Rising Stars – Turner House with Maya and Fabian Broman Crawford-Phillips and Isobel Neary-Adams
Fanfare for Penarth – Windsor Gardens Bandstand with CCVG Symphonic Brass
Piano Duets – Penarth Pier Pavilion with Simon Crawford-Phillips and Benjamin Frith
Choose your starting point - the walk will be accompanied by a guide.
Route A: Turner House - Windsor Gardens Bandstand - Penarth Pier Pavilion
Route B: Windsor Gardens Bandstand - Penarth Pier Pavilion - Turner House
Route C: Penarth Pier Pavilion - Turner House - Windsor Gardens Bandstand
Tickets - Pay What You Wish
Festival Finale
Saint-Saens Romance op.36 for Horn and Piano
Bingham Odile for Cello and Piano (World Première)
Fauré Piano Quintet in D minor op.89
Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor op.34
Tickets £22.50, Free for Under 26-year-olds
2026 Festival Fundraising Concert 2
Mendelssohn Quartet in A minor op 13
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A major k581
David Adams and Katharine Gowers Violin
Isobel Neary-Adams Viola
Alice Neary Cello
Robert Plane Clarinet
2026 Festival Fundraising Concert 1
Mendelssohn Quartet in A minor op 13
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A major k581
David Adams and Katharine Gowers Violin
Isobel Neary-Adams Viola
Alice Neary Cello
Robert Plane Clarinet
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
Tickets
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.
Tickets
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
Tickets
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
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