MORE GREAT FESTIVALS…
Norfolk & Norwich Festival When: 11-27 May
Where: Norwich, Norfolk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 766400
Web: nnfestival.org.uk
A garden party is one of several al fresco attractions at the Norfolk & Norwich Festival but things get more serious indoors. BBC New Generation Artists invade the Playhouse, while in St Andrew’s Hall the LPO tackles Mahler, and a maritime song recital features tenor Mark Padmore and baritone Christopher Purves.
HIGHLIGHTS:
14 May Tallis, Byrd, Britten, Macmillan; The Sixteen/
Harry Christophers
21 May Mahler Symphony No. 5; London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Robert Trevino
27 May Gerald Barry Piano Concerto; Nicholas Hodges (piano), Britten Sinfonia/thomas Adès Cambridge Summer
Music Festival
When: 5-21 July
Where: Cambridge
Tel: +44 (0)1223 357851
Web: cambridgesummermusic.com Conductor David Hill takes over the reins in Cambridge Summer Music’s 40th year,