Concerts in the Local Area
There's a wealth of live music going on locally, and we are delighted to share details of the chamber recitals, orchestral concerts and musical events that we know about!
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Friday 26 April , 2pm
Music@Malling, St Mary’s Church, West Malling
BACH for Schools Karen Jones (Flute), Thomas Kemp (Violin), Richard Harwood (Cello), Steven Devine (Harpsichord). New works developed in local primary and secondary schools as part of Music@Malling outreach and inclusion.
Friday 26 April , 7pm
Music@Malling, All Saints’ Church, Tudeley
BACH Goldberg Variations, Steven Devine (Harpsichord)
Friday 26 April , 7.30pm
Hever Festival Fundraising Event, St Peter’s Church, Hever
JS BACH Suites for Solo Cello, with Orlando Jopin
Friday 26 April to Sunday 12 May
The Mayfield Festival of Music and Arts, Mayfield
The 2024 Mayfield Festival is centred around the architectural glories of St. Dunstan’s Church and the Chapel of Mayfield School and features a host of supremely talented artists. Highlights of the festival include Rachel Podger, the complete Brandenburg Concertos (featuring Piers Adams, Julia Bishop and Jack Gonzalez-Harding) and Imogen Cooper.
Saturday 27 April , 11am
Music@Malling, Pilsdon Barn, West Malling
BACH Cello Suites+ I Richard Harwood
Saturday 27 April , 2pm
Music@Malling, St Mary’s Church, West Malling
BACH Cello Suites+ II Richard Harwood
Saturday 27 April , 7pm
Music@Malling, Pilsdon Barn, West Malling
Brandenburgs+ Chamber Domaine with Thomas Kemp (Conductor), Steven Devine (Harpsichord) and Nick Barr (Viola)
Monday 29th April, 7pm
Sound Sensations Series, Holmewood House Jubilee Theatre, Langton Green
Gabriella Liandu Gabriella is a Scottish, African jazz singer who studied opera at Birmingham Conservatoire and performs as a soloist regularly with the world renowned ex-cathedra Choir and will be dazzling us with her extraordinary vocals and unique creativity.
Wednesday 1 to Sunday 5 May
Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition, Mayfield School
Stellar judges attract over 100 competitors to this major international music competition which is held during the Mayfield Festival. The 2024 judges are Martin Roscoe and Susan Tomes (piano); Louise Williams and Raphael Pidoux (strings); Juliette Bausor and Richard Watkins (wind and brass). A stunning five days to spend in their company, listening to tomorrow’s stars.
Saturday 4 May, 7pm
1839 Consort, Holy Cross Church, Uckfield
This Sceptered Isle Directed by Jonathan Crowhurst, a concert for a spring evening, featuring music by Delius, Howells, Holst, Vaughan Williams (5 Mystical Songs) and Elgar.
Saturday 4 May, 7.30pm
Tonbridge Music Club: Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, Tonbridge School Tonbridge
Piano Recital Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason is already captivating audiences with her “maturity in performance and interpretation” (Fraser). The third of the Kanneh-Mason clan to establish herself as a soloist, Jeneba will perform a wonderful programme of Scarlatti, Chopin, William Grant Still and Prokofiev.
Thursday 9 May, 7.30pm
Penshurst International New Pianists Series, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
Piano Recital Chun He Yiu performs Scarlatti, Schubert and Scriabin.
Friday 10 May, 10.45am
Tonbridge Music Club: Totally Toddler, Tonbridge Baptist Church, Tonbridge
Instrument Explorers! with Rosanna Ter-Berg (flute) and Lily May (percussion). A journey visiting new places, meeting instruments you may never have seen or heard before and hearing music from different countries including Brazil, Germany, Turkey and more. Come and sing, dance and shake with us as we explore a multitude of sounds together!
This relaxed concert for Under-5s offers the perfect first concert experience, with children free to move around, dance and sing as they listen to the music.
Friday 10 May, 7.30pm
Lamberhurst Music Festival, St Mary’s Church, Lamberhurst
Carducci String Quartet Haydn String Quartet Op 20/4, Shostakovich String Quartet No 1, Mendelssohn String Quartet op 13.
Thursday 16 May, 7.30pm
Penshurst International New Pianists Series, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
Piano Recital Jun-Hwei Lim performs Romantic piano music from Germany, France and Russia.
Sunday 18 May, 7.30pm
Tonbridge Philharmonic Society, St Peter & St Paul’s Parish Church, Tonbridge
FLORENCE PRICE, IBERT & DVORAK Conductor – Naomi Butcher, Soloist – Sofiia Matviienko (Flute)
Sunday 18 May, 7.30pm
Maidstone Symphony Orchestra, Mote Hall, Maidstone
MOZART, DEBUSSY & BARTOK
Thursday 23 May, 7.30pm
Penshurst International New Pianists Series, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
Piano Recital Aida Rodriguez Ramos and Alique Khambatta perform Romantic piano music from Spain.
Thursday 6 June, 7.30pm
Penshurst International New Pianists Series, St John the Baptist Church, Penshurst
Piano Recital Elise Hills performs Bach, Schubert and Chopin.
Monday 10 June 7pm
Sound Sensations Series, Holmewood House Jubilee Theatre, Langton Green
Ollie Tumner Ollie is a percussionist and body percussionist who performed in the unforgettable West End Show ‘Stomp’ from where he developed his own style of music which will certainly have you leaping out of your seat!
Saturday 15 June, 7.30pm
Tonbridge Music Club: Connaught Brass, Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Tonbridge
“A thrilling young ensemble at the start of what is sure to be a major international career”
Saturday 3 August, 5.30pm
Lamberhurst Music Festival, Bayham Old Abbey
MADAME BUTTERFLY Performed by Heritage Opera
Sunday 20 October, 4pm
Lamberhurst Music Festival, St Mary’s Church, Lamberhurst
I, Clara A beautifully crafted portrait of Clara Schumann, performed by Patricia Hodge and Lucy Parham.
Friday 8 November, 7.30pm
Lamberhurst Music Festival, St Mary’s Church, Lamberhurst
Sam Haywood A piano recital, including works by Schubert, Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, Elgar, Poulenc, and Chopin.
Sunday 15 December, 7.30pm
Lamberhurst Music Festival, St Mary’s Church, Lamberhurst
Carols by Candlelight With the choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge