Newbury Spring Festival

BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ruby Hughes, Dinara Klinton, Mahan Esfahani, Adam Walker, Hyeyoon Park, Daniel Mulhall, CrossHarbour, Endellion String Quartet, Julian Joseph, Pasadena Roof Orchestra.

Taking place in various venues around Newbury – situated in Berkshire, and a short train journey or drive from London – the programme of this annual fortnight-long festival leans heavily towards classical performance, with a generous helping of jazz alongside. There's a cinematic theme to the festival year, and as such you can catch screenings of classic films like 'Vertigo' and 'Psycho' over the two weeks. Performance-wise, you can hear the Calefax Reed Quintet interpreting Schuman, a recital from Russian pianist Mikhail Kazakevich, the Endellion String Quartet performing Mozart and Ravel, a homeage to Frank Sinatra from Gary Williams, jazz vocalist Claire Martin and even cabaret from Kit & McConnel, plus much more.