The best of the rest…

Newbury Spring Festival 12-26 May

While Highclere Castle and Englefield

House host aristocratic chamber music, St Nicholas’ Church bestows its blessing on cellist Sheku Kanneh-mason.

Tel: 0845 521 8218 (UK only)

Web: www.newburyspringfestival.org.uk English Music Festival 25-28 May Spreading its wings to three venues, this year’s Dorchester-based English Music Festival takes flight. The programmes ranges from Byrd and Armonico’s Purcell to a new symphony by Christopher Wright. Tel: +44 (0)1535 272054

Web: www.englishmusicfestival.org.uk Festival of Chichester 16 June – 15 July

A new work by Errollyn Wallen plus piano recitals by Stephen Kovacevich and

Victor Ryabchikov colour Chichester’s 200-plus events extravaganza.

Tel: +44 (0)1243 816525

Web: www.festivalofchichester.co.uk

Deal Festival 29 June – 14 July

The Academy of Ancient Music unwraps early Mozart and the European Union Chamber Orchestra takes up residence.

Tel: +44 (0)1304 370220

Web: www.dealfestival.co.uk

JAM on the Marsh 5-15 July

The medieval churches of Romney Marsh resound to Voces8, the BBC Singers’ Rachmaninov Vespers and Noël Coward. Tel: 0800 988 7984 (UK only)

Web: www.jamconcert.org

Petworth Festival 17 July – 4 August

The festival’s 40th birthday is celebrated with with 40-part Tallis in the stable yard of Petworth House. Well-wishers include cellist Steven Isserlis and percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie (below).

Tel: +44 (0)1798 344576

Web: www.petworthfestival.org.uk

Oxford Piano Festival 28 July – 5 August With a faculty mustering Piotr Anderszewski, András Schiff, Richard Goode and

Menahem Pressler, Oxford’s 20th festival assembles a formidable line up.

Tel: +44 (0)1865 980980

Web: www.oxfordphil.com

Plush Festival 3 Aug – 16 Sept

As pianist Tim Horton curates this year’s festival, highlights include a cycle of Beethoven cello sonatas and pianist András Schiff in Book II of Bach’s Well-tempered Clavier.

Tel: +44 (0)20

3286 1885

Web: plushfestival.com