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Martin Randall Festivals

There surely can be few greater musical pleasures than listening to music in the places most closely associated with the composer or the first performance. Linking the music to the places so central to the composers’ lives, and providing the historical context, is at the heart of all our planning, as is ensuring that the music itself is performed by artists of the highest international standing.

The audiences on our classical music festivals are formed of participants who take a package which includes access to all the private concerts, accommodation, flights from the UK and transfers, meals with wine, talks by a musicologist, tips and much else besides.

Celebrating music and place

Our festivals in 2025 are Music along the Seine (16–23 July) and Handel in Malta (21–27 November).

Our festivals planned for 2026 are Early Music in Yorkshire (6–11 May), The Rhine Piano Festival, (22–29 June), Music along the Danube (15–22 August), Music Along the Rhine (31 August–7 September), The J.S. Bach Journey (28 September–4 October) and Monteverdi in Venice (11–17 November) – please contact us to register your interest.

The footage here is from The J. S. Bach Journey in 2019.

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Featured Martin Randall Festivals

Music Along the Seine
Music Along the Seine - Superb music in elegant châteaux and churches along France’s greatest river
16th July 2025
Professor Katharine Ellis

Eight private concerts in beautiful historic buildings along the Seine Valley. Repertoire ranges from medieval to modern, weighted towards the greatest eras of French music, including... Read more

£3,680 ex flights

Handel in Malta
Handel in Malta - Britain’s finest adopted composer, in spectacular Baroque buildings
21st November 2025
Mr Richard Wigmore

Three of the leading ensembles performing today: The English Concert, Solomon’s Knot and the Gabrieli Consort. A range of Handel’s best works, from the beloved Rinaldo to the vibrantly... Read more

£4,280 ex flights

Early Music in Yorkshire
Early Music in Yorkshire - Period performance in historic venues – great halls, a moorland church, a castle and a cathedral – in the sweeping beauty of the North
6th May 2026
Prof John Bryan

Eight private performances on period instruments, in the rich historic centre of York and magnificent surrounding countryside. The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Tallis Scholars,... Read more

£3,770

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The Lucerne Festival
Opera at Wexford
Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden
Normans in the South
West Coast Architecture
" We had a good mixture of culture, concerts, excellent food, sightseeing and trips, with each day in itself a balance of all these. " The Lucerne Festival - Music in Switzerland’s loveliest city
" The operas were splendidly performed and we had good seats. " Opera at Wexford - Rare operas the speciality
" For me Germany prior to 1914 was an intellectual void and I have never visited Berlin. So the itinerary suited me perfectly in providing a historical, architectural, art historical approach. " Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden - Art and architecture in Brandenburg and Saxony
" John McNeil is an engaging speaker, tremendously knowledgeable, with a delightful sense of humour. " Normans in the South - Castles and cathedrals in Puglia, Basilicata and Campania
" Our lecturer was excellent – deeply knowledgeable but patient and informative in responding to questions. " West Coast Architecture - A century of building in Arizona and California
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Related news

Our new festival, 'Handel in Malta' – by Lizzie Watson
Posted on 21st January 2025
Looking back: behind the scenes at 'Music in Bologna' – by Lizzie Watson
Posted on 1st December 2024
In the Music Museum – by Professor Robert Adelson
Posted on 1st October 2024

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