Ludlow Arts: Classical
2026 Summer Season
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Friday 19 June 2026
7:00pm
Newcastle Community Centre, Newcastle on Clun
Clun Valley Music
Nordic Nature
Works by Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Gershwin, Schubert, Debussy, Ravel and Chinese traditional music.
Hailed as 'a pianist of awesome gifts' by critics, Di Xiao is an internationally acclaimed concert pianist, educator and cultural ambassador whose artistry blends the richness of Eastern musical heritage with the grand traditions of Western classical music. ...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 27 June 2026
7:00pm
St Laurence, Ludlow
Jonathan Scott, organ
Works by Verdi, Handel, Saint-Saëns and Vivaldi.
Described as 'The leading British organist' by BBC Radio 3, Jonathan Scott enjoys a hugely varied international performing career on a diverse spectrum of keyboard instruments and is known throughout the world for his virtuoso arrangements and performances of major orchestral music for the pipe organ. ...read more...
Tickets: £12.00 from Ludlow Assembly Rooms box office HERE
Saturday 4 July 2026
1:00pm
St Laurence, Ludlow
Shaun Ward, organ
Works by Bach, Messiaen, Rameau and Franck.
Shaun Ward was Director of Music at Ludlow Parish Church from 2007 to 2019 where he oversaw both the regeneration of the musical tradition, and a major project to conserve the church and its many historic treasures. ...read more...
Free entry. Donations welcome.
Saturday 4 July 2026
7:00pm
Newcastle Community Centre, Newcastle on Clun
Luba Tunnicliffe, viola and
Hannah Watson Emmrich, piano
Works by Clara Schumann, Bach, Thomas Adès, Jessie Montgomery, Janáček, Guillaume Connesonand Robert Schumann.
An evening of works, old and new, for viola and piano. Luba Tunnicliffe is a versatile performer and enjoys a varied musical career playing both viola and violin. She has performed solo recitals across the UK and abroad, ...read more...
Tickets: £15.50 (11-16: £5:50; u11 free) HERE.
Friday 10 July 2026
6:00pm
St Laurence, Ludlow
International Choir of the Ludlow Summer School
Works Victoria, Rogier, Esquivel and Lobo.
The quality of composers such as Victoria and Morales has been long known but the full extent and glory of Spanish renaissance music has only relatively recently come to light. ...read more...
Admission free.
Saturday 11 July 2026
7:00pm
Newcastle Community Centre, Newcastle on Clun
Clun Valley Music
Giacomo Schmidt, baritone
JongSun Woo, piano
Works by Schumann, including Dichterliebe, Sibelius and Grieg.
Schumann: Dichterliebe, Op.48
Giacomo Schmidt and Jong Sun Woo met in 2021 as scholars of Liedakademie Heidelberger Frühling under direction of Thomas Hampson. As a duo, they recently won 1st Prize at International Hugo Wolf Song Competition in Stuttgart and 2nd prize and Audience Prize at International Schubert Lied-Duo Competition in Dortmund. ...read more...
Tickets: £15.50 (11-16: £5:50; u11 free) HERE.
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...