Leicester International Music Festival
@leicsmusicfest.bsky.social
World-class chamber music in Leicester, UK.
Annual festival in the third week of September.
12 Lunchtime Concerts on Thursdays, October - April.
Annual festival in the third week of September.
12 Lunchtime Concerts on Thursdays, October - April.
What a great lunchtime concert by the Paddington Trio yesterday at Hansom Hall - their playing is so nimble and full of energy. We would love to have them back!
October 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
What a great lunchtime concert by the Paddington Trio yesterday at Hansom Hall - their playing is so nimble and full of energy. We would love to have them back!
What a great start to a new season! We welcomed a large audience to Hansom Hall and Sasha Grynyuk kept them enthralled with a sparkling hour of magnificent playing. As someone said on the way out, our Steinway sounded like an orchestra today.
October 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
What a great start to a new season! We welcomed a large audience to Hansom Hall and Sasha Grynyuk kept them enthralled with a sparkling hour of magnificent playing. As someone said on the way out, our Steinway sounded like an orchestra today.
What a great end to our 2025 Festival. Thank you to all of our musicians and to Emma-Ruth Richards, our composer-in-residence!
September 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
What a great end to our 2025 Festival. Thank you to all of our musicians and to Emma-Ruth Richards, our composer-in-residence!
Great to hear the cheers for our marvellous players at the end of last night's concert - the first of our four-day festival.
Join us at Hansom Hall 1pm today for our lunchtime concert with Nicholas Daniel (oboe); Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin) and Charles Owen (piano). wegottickets.com/event/672184
Join us at Hansom Hall 1pm today for our lunchtime concert with Nicholas Daniel (oboe); Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin) and Charles Owen (piano). wegottickets.com/event/672184
September 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Great to hear the cheers for our marvellous players at the end of last night's concert - the first of our four-day festival.
Join us at Hansom Hall 1pm today for our lunchtime concert with Nicholas Daniel (oboe); Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin) and Charles Owen (piano). wegottickets.com/event/672184
Join us at Hansom Hall 1pm today for our lunchtime concert with Nicholas Daniel (oboe); Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin) and Charles Owen (piano). wegottickets.com/event/672184
Our musicians are coming together from across Europe to rehearse in London today: you can join us to hear the incredible results of their work Wed - Fri in Leicester at our festival www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk/limf-2025
September 15, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Our musicians are coming together from across Europe to rehearse in London today: you can join us to hear the incredible results of their work Wed - Fri in Leicester at our festival www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk/limf-2025
Join us a week today for the beginning of our 2025 Festival at the lovely Hansom Hall, Leicester. Tickets & details here: www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk/limf-2025
September 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Join us a week today for the beginning of our 2025 Festival at the lovely Hansom Hall, Leicester. Tickets & details here: www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk/limf-2025
Tickets are now on sale for our fabulous festival 17-20 September at Hansom Hall, Leicester. Music by Schubert, Ravel & Emma-Ruth Richards, played by a superb team, led by our Artistic Director, Nicholas Daniel. We'd love to see you!
www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk
www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk
August 8, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Tickets are now on sale for our fabulous festival 17-20 September at Hansom Hall, Leicester. Music by Schubert, Ravel & Emma-Ruth Richards, played by a superb team, led by our Artistic Director, Nicholas Daniel. We'd love to see you!
www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk
www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk
Tickets for our three Festival concerts at Hansom Hall go on sale tomorrow morning. Follow the link from our website: www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk
August 7, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Tickets for our three Festival concerts at Hansom Hall go on sale tomorrow morning. Follow the link from our website: www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk
#LIMF2025 featuring Franz Schubert, who still breaks and mends hearts in equal measure; Maurice Ravel, whose 150th birthday we celebrate, and Emma-Ruth Richards, who brings a bold and deeply personal voice to the festival. Join us 17-20 September.
www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk
www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk
August 6, 2025 at 7:18 AM
#LIMF2025 featuring Franz Schubert, who still breaks and mends hearts in equal measure; Maurice Ravel, whose 150th birthday we celebrate, and Emma-Ruth Richards, who brings a bold and deeply personal voice to the festival. Join us 17-20 September.
www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk
www.leicesterinternationalmusicfestival.org.uk
What a lovely way to end our Lunchtime Concert season! Oliver Pashley and George Fu gave us a sparkling performance at Hansom Hall, including two World Premières - by Zoë Martlew and by Philip Cashian. It was an added bonus to have Philip with us in another near-capacity audience.
March 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
What a lovely way to end our Lunchtime Concert season! Oliver Pashley and George Fu gave us a sparkling performance at Hansom Hall, including two World Premières - by Zoë Martlew and by Philip Cashian. It was an added bonus to have Philip with us in another near-capacity audience.
A magnificent lunchtime recital by Fiachra Garvey at Hansom Hall today, and it was great to that there was a capacity audience to enjoy such wonderful playing and such incredible sounds. Impossible not to be moved by the 'Great Gate at Kiev' which closed the concert - an anthem for our times.
March 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
A magnificent lunchtime recital by Fiachra Garvey at Hansom Hall today, and it was great to that there was a capacity audience to enjoy such wonderful playing and such incredible sounds. Impossible not to be moved by the 'Great Gate at Kiev' which closed the concert - an anthem for our times.
Hansom Hall was packed again for yesterday's brilliant Lunchtime Concert by the Sacconi Quartet. We are delighted that they will be staying with us today, leading workshops in Leicester schools.
February 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Hansom Hall was packed again for yesterday's brilliant Lunchtime Concert by the Sacconi Quartet. We are delighted that they will be staying with us today, leading workshops in Leicester schools.
We enjoyed a lovely Lunchtime Concert by Junction T - a trio from the @royalbirmcons.bsky.social today. Music by Gaubert, Weber and Farrenc, all played beautifully, and much appreciated by another excellent audience!
February 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We enjoyed a lovely Lunchtime Concert by Junction T - a trio from the @royalbirmcons.bsky.social today. Music by Gaubert, Weber and Farrenc, all played beautifully, and much appreciated by another excellent audience!
'Eternity in an Hour' from Jess Dandy and Keval Shah was utterly spellbinding at Hansom Hall this lunchtime. We loved the settings of the Bhagavad Gita by Reena Esmail!
January 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
'Eternity in an Hour' from Jess Dandy and Keval Shah was utterly spellbinding at Hansom Hall this lunchtime. We loved the settings of the Bhagavad Gita by Reena Esmail!
A truly outstanding concert by Nicholas Daniel and Julius Drake for us at Hansom Hall today. Nicholas spoke of the fires in Los Angeles, where two of his friends and fellow oboists had lost everything & it felt that he was inspired to play with an intense feeling that transported us all.
January 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A truly outstanding concert by Nicholas Daniel and Julius Drake for us at Hansom Hall today. Nicholas spoke of the fires in Los Angeles, where two of his friends and fellow oboists had lost everything & it felt that he was inspired to play with an intense feeling that transported us all.
Mathilde Milwidsky was superb in our Lunchtime Concert last Thursday:
'.....what an impression she made, a wonderfully rich tone, abundant virtuosity combined with an innate musicality which made for an absolutely magical hour’s music.'
'.....what an impression she made, a wonderfully rich tone, abundant virtuosity combined with an innate musicality which made for an absolutely magical hour’s music.'
December 16, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Mathilde Milwidsky was superb in our Lunchtime Concert last Thursday:
'.....what an impression she made, a wonderfully rich tone, abundant virtuosity combined with an innate musicality which made for an absolutely magical hour’s music.'
'.....what an impression she made, a wonderfully rich tone, abundant virtuosity combined with an innate musicality which made for an absolutely magical hour’s music.'
What a superb lunchtime concert today by Mathilde Milwidsky & Huw Watkins at Hansom Hall - a great way to end 2024 😍
December 12, 2024 at 4:44 PM
What a superb lunchtime concert today by Mathilde Milwidsky & Huw Watkins at Hansom Hall - a great way to end 2024 😍
@rebeccacaine.bsky.social in Dividing Day for us this lunchtime at Hansom Hall - with Nathan Martin at the piano - was just as thought-provoking an experience as expected, exploring the arc of life in a collection of wonderful songs by contemporary composers. Thank you ❤️
November 28, 2024 at 4:05 PM
@rebeccacaine.bsky.social in Dividing Day for us this lunchtime at Hansom Hall - with Nathan Martin at the piano - was just as thought-provoking an experience as expected, exploring the arc of life in a collection of wonderful songs by contemporary composers. Thank you ❤️
It would be lovely to see some of our new followers ❤️ at our next Lunchtime Concert: the wonderful @rebeccacaine.bsky.social & pianist Nathan Martin, with their thought provoking contemporary song programme, Dividing Day. Thursday 28th 1-2pm at the historic Hansom Hall. wegottickets.com/event/630520
November 20, 2024 at 9:16 AM
It would be lovely to see some of our new followers ❤️ at our next Lunchtime Concert: the wonderful @rebeccacaine.bsky.social & pianist Nathan Martin, with their thought provoking contemporary song programme, Dividing Day. Thursday 28th 1-2pm at the historic Hansom Hall. wegottickets.com/event/630520
Very privileged to be the first to hear all of the music from Jack Hancher's debut album, 'The Memory Garden', at our Lunchtime Concert yesterday. Released on 13th December - please BUY if you like it, don't just stream it!
November 15, 2024 at 8:58 AM
Very privileged to be the first to hear all of the music from Jack Hancher's debut album, 'The Memory Garden', at our Lunchtime Concert yesterday. Released on 13th December - please BUY if you like it, don't just stream it!