UK

 Aldeburgh 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.

Munich Opera Festival

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

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Tanglewood Summer Music Festival

26 June - 5 September 2010

The summer home of the Boston Symphony in the Berkshire Hills. Book Tickets