Ludlow Arts: Classical
2025-26 Season
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Saturday 2 May 2026
1:00pm
St Laurence, Ludlow
Joseph Jacob, organ
Adam Heron, oegan
Organ recital
Works by Buxtehude, JS Bach, Mendelssohn, Howells, Franck and Vierne
Joseph Jacob holds a first-class degree in Music from the University of Uyo, Nigeria. Beginning as a self-taught organist, Joseph was privileged to be a recipient of the Allan & Nesta Ferguson Foundation scholarship award, through which he was able to complete a postgraduate diploma study in Organ Performance at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire ...read more...
Free entry. Donations welcome.
Tuesday 5 May 2026
6:00pm
Ludlow Assembly Rooms
Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin
streamed 'as live" from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York
Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. ...read more...
Tickets £18.00 (u18 £7.00) HERE
Saturday 9 May 2026
7:30pm
St John, Ludlow
Vespers
Edge Chamber Choir
Rachmaninoff's 'Vespers'
Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil, more commonly known as his Vespers is a stunningly beautiful work which has been praised as one of Rachmaninoff's finest achievements. It is not to be missed! ...read more...
Tickets: £15 HERE (U18 free).
Saturday 16 May 2026
7:30pm
St Laurence, Ludlow
Ludlow Orchestra
Works by Schubert and Mahler.
Franz Schubert’s Symphony No. 3 and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 make for a concert pairing that highlights two very different but complementary musical worlds. Schubert’s Third Symphony, written when he was just eighteen, sparkles with youthful energy, elegance, and melodic charm. ...read more...
Tickets from Ludlow Assembly Rooms box office soon.
Wednesday 20 — Sunday 24 May
Ludlow Piano Festival
Various Ludlow venues
Four conventional piano recitals are listed here — for other concerts and events across a wide range of genres, see the Ludlow Piano Festival website HERE
Thursday 21 May 2026
7:30pm
St Laurence, Ludlow
Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
Works by Beethoven, Ravel and Dobrinka Tabakova.
One of the most sought-after young British pianists comes to Ludlow with a programme full of variety. Two Beethoven sonatas (including his most popular — Moonlight) are divided by Ravel’s passionate, fiendish and beautiful Gaspard de la Nuit and two flowing and haunting contemporary compositions by Bulgarian-British composer, Dobrinka Tabakova. A very hot ticket! ...read more...
Tickets: £25 (u18 £5) HERE
Friday 22 May 2026
7:30pm
St Laurence, Ludlow
Danny Driver, piano
Works by Lili Boulanger, Medtner, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Ligeti and Bill Evans.
One of the country’s busiest pianists, Danny is a regular on Radio 3, at the prestigious Wigmore Hall in London and is known and respected for his very different and exciting programming. He brings us an intriguing mix of some rarely-heard and some well-known pieces by some rarely-heard and some well-known composers: Lili Boulanger, Medtner, Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Ligeti and Bill Evans. A rare treat! ...read more...
Tickets £25 (u18 £5) from Ludlow Assembly Rooms box office HERE
Saturday 23 May 2026
7:30pm
St Laurence, Ludlow
Peter Donohoe, piano
Works by Mozart, Brahms, Chopin and Schubert.
Peter loved playing in Ludlow so much last year that he asked us if he could come back! Who are we to say ‘no’ to one of the country’s most respected soloists? This time he plays Schubert, Brahms, Chopin and, for the first time at Ludlow Piano Festival, Mozart. Big names from a big name. ...read more...
Tickets: £25 (u18 £5) HERE
Sunday 24 May 2026
7:30pm
St Laurence, Ludlow
Vanessa Wagner, piano
CANCELLED
The Complete Études of Philip Glass — UK première.
Vanessa Wagner has established herself as a major influence in classical music. Tonight, she plays (in full) one of the great contemporary landmarks – the twenty piano Etudes of Philip Glass, revealing its full emotional depth. For the listener, it’s a captivating journey where each piece unfolds into the next and Vanessa Wagner gradually and uniquely places these works among the great musical cycles. A UK première – in Ludlow! ...read more...
Tickets £25 (u18 £5) from Ludlow Assembly Rooms box office HERE
Saturday 6 June 2026
1:00pm
St Laurence, Ludlow
Jed Hughes, organ
Works by Parry, Hugo Distler, Benoît Mernier, Elgar, Margaretha Christina de Jong and Mendelssohn.
Inspired by an organ recital at the age of eight, Jed Hughes began lessons with Henry Fairs at the Junior Department of Birmingham Conservatoire. He has since performed at distinguished venues, including Walsall Town Hall, Methodist Central Hall, and Saint-Sulpice Paris. ...read more...
Free entry. Donations welcome.
Saturday 6 June 2026
7:00pm
Newcastle Community Centre, Newcastle on Clun
Clun Valley Music
Music for piano and strings by Mozart, Schumann and Brahms.
An evening of chamber music promises depth, elegance, and emotional contrast. Mozart’s Piano Quartet in E♭ major, K493, opens the concert with wit, poise, and luminous conversation between instruments ...read more...
Tickets: £15.50 (11-16: £5:50; u11 free) HERE.
Saturday 20 June 2026
7:30pm
St Laurence, Ludlow
Ludlow Choral Society
Works by Steve Dunachie, Lili Boulanger, Maria Hester Park, George Gershwin, Robert Pearsall, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Frederick Delius, Gustav Holst & Eric Barnum
A mixed programme of musical delights for a summer eventing in Ludlow. ...read more...
Saturday 5 December 2026
7:30pm
St Laurence, Ludlow
Ludlow Choral Society
Works by Britten, Sarah Quartel and other composers.
This concert brings together two evocative choral works that reflect on winter, ritual, and the human spirit from very different perspectives. Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols is a beloved modern classic ...read more...