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The 2026 festival will take place from 25-31 May. The Solent Music Festival brings an exciting musical concept to the Solent area.

World- class musicians will perform in a variety of ensembles inspired by concerts typical of the romantic era. Thus a single programme can contain a myriad of talents - singers, a string quartet, solo piano - providing a feast of classical music to delight audiences of all ages.

03/09/2026

Open to everyone! The winning work will be premiered at the 2027 Solent Music Festival, taking place from 31 May to 6 June.

30/05/2026

It’s actually an Ottavino - sorry!

30/05/2026

Can’t wait for tonight’s concert with the wonderful English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble. Trombonist Emily White will also be playing some English song transcriptions from her recent album with Sam Haywood ‘Made Human’.

24/05/2026

03/05/2026

We invite you to our 19th century salon AKA St Thomas Church on Tuesday 26th May!

WORLD PREMIÈRE of Argentesi’s The Sad Snake (2026 Lawson-May Award for Composition winner - narrated by Daphne Johnston

Local young star violinist Rose Gosney plays Brahms 2nd Sonata for Violin and Piano

OAE/CLS/AAM/ICO Principal Clarinettist Katherine Spencer introduces and performs on four historical clarinets

New solo version of the Romance from Chopin’s First Piano Concerto by Sam Haywood, performed in public for the first time last week in Berlin.

Schumann's Five Pieces in the Folk Style with OAE regular guest Principal Cellist Andrew Skidmore

15/04/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted entries to the 2026 Lawson-May Award for Composition. It was a huge pleasure and privilege to listen to them all - really inspiring.

Many congratulations to our winners Dario Argentesi and Thomas Haupt and to our finalists! The world premiere of Dario's The Sad Snake will be given at the Solent Music Festival on Tuesday 26 May at 11am in our Family Concert and at 7 in our evening concert 'Sam and Friends'

Details of the 2027 award will be published shortly.

Address

St. Thomas Church, Street Thomas St
Lymington
SO419ND

Website

http://www.solentmusicfestival.com/, https://www.ticketsource.com/solentmusicfestival

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