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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 The Cotswolds Choral Festival, (16–20 June), 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 Opera in Sicily in 2019.

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Featured Martin Randall Festivals

Cotswolds Choral Festival
Cotswolds Choral Festival - A celebration of the finest vocal music in England’s prettiest region
16th June 2025
Professor Stephen Darlington MBE

Eight private performances, mostly choral, in towns and villages in the Cotswolds, England’s prettiest region. Tremendous variety of sound world – from Palestrina to Pärt, with a... Read more

£3,290

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

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

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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Art in Madrid
Norman Conquest and Plantagenet Power
Birth of the Modern
Vienna at Christmas
" The warmth and hospitality of the Omani people made our trip unforgettable. We felt welcomed and at home everywhere we went. " - Art and architecture in the Habsburg capital
" Excellent range of visits – several that would have been completely missed if travelling on my own. " Art in Madrid - The Great Galleries
" Thank you for another great holiday. Informative, enjoyable in good company and with some memories to treasure. What more could one ask? " Norman Conquest and Plantagenet Power - Great castles and churches of south-east England
" Excellent lecturers with a well thought out programme to suit all levels of knowledge and interest. Martin Randall team extremely pleasant and helpful. The hotel was very comfortable and again very helpful staff to deal with any queries. " Birth of the Modern - Britain in the Age of Jane Austen & JMW Turner
" A most enjoyable and successful tour. " Vienna at Christmas - Art and architecture in the Habsburg capital
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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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