Bradfield Festival of Music 21 – 28 June 2025

Join us for a week of outstanding classical music from some of the best national and internationally acclaimed artists. Established for over 25 years the award winning Bradfield Festival of Music is an annual, week-long celebration of classical music in late June. All concerts are held at St Nicholas’ Church, High Bradfield, a Grade 1 listed church, with exceptional acoustics, and set in beautiful countryside on the outskirts of Sheffield bordering the Peak District.

21 June 2025: Abbeydale Singers:
Sheffield’s award winning acapella chamber choir open the Festival with an evening of classical and contemporary choral music to include works by Herbert Howells, Hubert Parry, Duke Ellington as well as other popular works.

23 June 2025: Roderick Williams and Christopher Glynn:
Internationally renowned baritone Roderick Williams with classical pianist Christopher Glynn will perform works by English, Scottish and Irish poets set to music by British and Irish composers and traditional folk songs.

24 June 2025: Bliss in Bradfield: Mark Bebbington – Piano, Rebeca Omordia – Piano and Chu-Yu Yang – Violin
Part of the “50 for 50” project coordinated by the Arthur Bliss Society, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the life of Arthur Bliss, placing his music alongside his contemporaries and those influenced by him. The concert includes works by Vaughan Williams, Ireland, Alwyn and Venables as well.

25 June 2025: Nikolaas Kende – Piano and Jolente De Maeyer – Violin.
Noted for their ‘exceptional synergy’ and ‘bringing passion, precision and virtuosity to their performances’ this award winning duo from Europe will perform works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and Kreisler for piano and violin.

26 June 2025: Linos Piano Trio: Prach Boondiskulchok – Piano, Konrad Elias-Trostmann – Violin, Vladimir Waltham – Cello
Linos Piano Trio gave a rapturously received performance in Bradfield two years ago and we are delighted they are back to perform works by Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Faure and Tchaikovsky.

27 June 2025: Marmen Quartet: Johannes Marmen – Violin, Laia Valentin Braun – Violin, Bryony Gibson-Cornish – Viola, Sinead O’Hallorhan – Cello
With a reputation for the courage, vitality and intensity of their performance, the award winning Marmen Quartet commemorate Ravel’s 150 Anniversary year with a performance of his popular string quartet alongside works by Haydn and Mozart.

28 June 2025: Symphonic Brass of London
Celebrated for the ‘vibrancy, high energy, pure joy and fun of its music making’ The Symphonic Brass of London will draw the Last Night of the Festival to a spectacular close with classics from Handel to Lennon and McCartney.

Tickets are priced individually from £16 – £25 (Under 25’s £10) or as a Patron Pass at £138 which includes entry to all seven concerts, early admission, and an invitation to the Patrons’ Evening Reception at The Old Horns Inn on 27th June). Please see our website for details.