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Classical Music Festivals
UKAldeburgh Festival
11 – 27 June 2010
A place of inspiration and energy for music and arts. Book Tickets.
BBC Proms
From 16 July - 11 September 2010 tbc
The World's greatest classical festival, from the Royal Albert Hall. Book Tickets.
Buxton Festival
7-25 July 2010
Chamber Music, Opera and Literature in the heart of the Peak District.
City of London Festival
June/Aug 2010
Music in glorious venues in the City of London.
East Neuk Festival
30 June - 4 July 2010
A well kept secret: top class chamber music in Scotland.
Edinburgh International Festival
13 August - 5 September 2010
World class music and arts in Scotland's capital. Sign up to receive info about 2010 programme.
Garsington Opera
2 June - 3 July 2010
Opera at the beautiful Garsington Manor house. Book Tickets - exclusive until 15 January 2010 for Friends.Open to general public from 19 April 2010.
Glyndebourne Festival Opera
20 May - 29 August 2010
Elegant summer evenings in deepest Sussex. Book Tickets from 23rd January for priority booking and from 27 February for general public.
Grange Park Opera
3 June - 13 July 2010
Opera season at Grange Park, Hampshire and Nevill Holt, Leicestershire. Tickets available to buy online from 16 February 2010.
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival
late November 2010 tbc
Cutting edge sounds with some of the biggest names in new music. Book Tickets.
Lake District Summer Music
30 July - 15 August 2010
Concerts and masterclasses painted on the canvas of the Lake District. Further details of next year's programme will be announced in early 2010.
Mendelssohn on Mull Festival
27 June - 3 July, 2010.
A constellation of chamber music masterpieces, performed by expert musicians, in surroundings of extraordinary natural beauty.
Opera Holland Park
1 June - 14 August 2010
Summer opera festival in central London park. Buy tickets online (10am Fri 26 March 2010), by telephone (10am Mon 29 March 2010) or in person (1pm 6 April 2010)
Oxford Lieder Festival
15 - 30 October 2010 tbc
Oxford Lieder exists to promote and celebrate song. Each year it puts on The Oxford Lieder Festival, an extravaganza of song which takes place in the last two weeks of October, as well as other events throughout the year.
'Sound' New Music Festival
27th October - 21st November 2010 tbc
sound is an exciting festival of new music in North East Scotland. Book Tickets.
St Endellion Music Festival
Easter Festival 1 - 11 April; Summer Festival 27 July - 6 August 2010
Easter & Summer festivals in North Cornwall.
St Magnus Festival
18 - 23 June 2010
Midsummer in the Orkneys. Book Tickets from 6 April (Benefactors) 13 April (Friends and Patrons)and early May 2010 (post, in person or telephone).
Swansea Festival
27 September - 16 October 2010 (tbc)
South Wales Festival of Music and the Arts. Book Tickets from July 2010.
Ireland
West Cork Chamber Music Festival
25 June - 3 July 2010
Fabulous musicians in stunning Bantry House, West Cork.
Wexford Opera Festival
20 - 30 October 2010
Opera rarities showcasing young talent, and now set in the stunning new Opera House. Plan your visit
Austria
Bregenz Festival
21July - 22 August 2010
The opera and music festival on Lake Constance.Book tickets
Haydn Festival
September 2010 dates to be advised
This annual Haydn fest is held in Eisenstadt, Austria. Book Tickets.
Salzburg Festival
25 July - 30 August 2010
Some would say the premier European summer event. Book Tickets. Ticket orders requested by January 11 2010.
Schubertiade
7 - 16 May ( Hohenems); 18 - 27 June (Schwarzenberg) ; 27 August - 1 September 2009 (Hohenems); 2 - 12 September (Schwarzenberg)
A feast of Lieder and Chamber Music in Schwartenberg & Hohenems, Austria. See ticket information.
Czech Republic
Prague Spring Festival
12 May - 4 June 2010
Showcase of the finest orchestras and ensembles from around the World.
Smetana Opera Festival
11 June - 5 July 2010.
Established in 1949 and held in the historic Litomysl Castle. Book Tickets.
Finland
Savonlinna Opera Festival
2 -31 July 2010
"first-class opera in a romantic, medieval castle amid lake scenery of ‘supernatural beauty’ is a unique and unforgettable experience.". Book Tickets.
France
Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
1 -21 July 2010 (tbc)
Top flight opera and orchestras in the South of France
Festival de Colmar
2 - 13 July 2010
Busy festival of orchestral, choral and chamber music in Alsace
Germany
Bach Festival
11 - 20 June 2010
Held in Leipzig around Ascension Day. Book Tickets.
Bayreuth Festival
25 July - 28 August 2010
The elite Wagner festival set in the composers own theatre. Book Tickets.
BeethovenFest
3 September - 2 October 2010 (tbc)
Held in Bonn in September. To receive further info Click Here
Mendelssohn Festival
20 August - 17 September 2010
The Leipzig Mendelssohn Festival pays annual homage to its famous son.
Schumann Festival
11-19 September 2010
Leipzig celebrates the works of Robert and Clara Schumann.
24 June - 31 July 2010
End of season festival in Bavarian capital. Book Tickets
Hungary
Budapest Spring Festival
19 March - 5 April 2010
Varied programme of music events starting late March
Budapest Autumn Festival
8 - 17 October 2010 (tbc)
Italy
Festival Bel Canto
11 - 28 September 2010 tbc
A singers' festival held in Knowlton, Canada, in August and Rome in September
Monteverdi Festival
7 May - 11 June 2010 tbc
Held in Cremona, Italy, celebrating the father of opera. Book Tickets.
Puccini Festival
18 July - 21 August, 2010 tbc
Wall to wall Puccini in summer Tuscany. Book Tickets
Rossini Opera Festival
9 - 21 August 2010
Held in Pesaro, Italy.. Book Tickets.
Verdi Festival
1 - 28 October 2010 tbc
Held in Parma and the Verdi homelands in October. Book Tickets.
Verona Opera Festival
18 June - 28 August, 2010
Experience the splendour of open air opera in the most wonderful amphitheatre. Book Tickets.
Latvia
Riga Opera Festival
01 - 13 June, 2010 tbc
The Latvian capital hosts a varied programme in early June. Book Tickets.
Switzerland
Lucerne Festival
19 - 28 March; 12 August - 18 September; 22 - 28 November 2010
Bringing together Nature and Culture with some of the World's finest musicians.
Verbier Festival
16 July - 1 August 2010
A feast of classical music in the high summer Alps. Book tickets.
USA / Canada
Aspen Music Festival
1 July - 22 August 2010
A summer of music in the Colorado Rockies. Book Tickets.
Glimmerglass Opera Festival
9 July - 24 August, 2010
Summer opera festival on the shores of Lake Otsego in upstate New York. Book Tickets
Ravinia Festival
30 May - 13 September 2010 tbc
The summer home of the Chicago Symphony, on the banks of Lake Michigan Tanglewood Summer Music Festival
26 June - 5 September 2010
The summer home of the Boston Symphony in the Berkshire Hills. Book Tickets
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