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Programme

E L E M E N T S

23 - 31 May 2026

RCMF

Romsey Chamber Music Festival

This year’s Romsey Chamber Music Festival turns to the elements: earth, air, fire and water. It is a theme that opens up an enormous musical landscape. The natural world has inspired composers for centuries, not just as a source of imagery but as a way of understanding ourselves. Storms, tides, birdsong, flickering flames and shifting seasons become mirrors for our own emotional weather. Throughout the week we move between pieces that show nature’s power in full force and others that reveal its quieter, more intimate corners. I look forward to sharing RCMF 2026 with you!

Laura Rickard - Artistic Director

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1 - Chaos and the Seasons

Saturday 23rd May 2026 7.30pm
Romsey Abbey

Rebel Le Cahos

Taylor/Rose BEAK

Dvořák Silent Woods Op. 68 No. 5

Purcell Cold Song Z.628

Vivaldi The Four Seasons, Op.8

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2 - Rainer Crosett

Monday 25th May 2026 9pm
Netley Abbey

Bach Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008

Kodály Sonata for Solo Cello, Op. 8

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3 - Lunchtime Recital

Tuesday 26th May 2026 1pm
Romsey Abbey

Janáček On an Overgrown Path

Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78

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4 - Open rehearsal

Wednesday 27th May 2026 2pm
St. Mark’s Ampfield

Grieg String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27

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5 - Masterclass

Wednesday 27th May 2026 5pm
Romsey Methodist Church

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6 - Between Tides

Thursday 28th May 2026 7pm
URC, Romsey

Ravel Jeux d’eau

Takemitsu Between Tides

Haydn String Quartet in D major, Op. 64 No. 5, finale

Grainger Molly on the Shore

Debussy La Mer (arr. Sally Beamish)

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7 - Fire and Ice

Friday 29th May 2026 6pm
URC, Romsey

Adams The Wind in High Places

Debussy The Snow Is Dancing

Beach Arctic Night, Op.64

Scriabin Vers la flamme, Op.72

Grieg String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 27

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8 - A Winter's Journey

Friday 29th May 2026 9pm
URC, Romsey

Schubert Winterreise, D 911, arr. Tom Guthrie for voice and strings

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9 - Family Concert

Saturday 30th May 2026 11.30am
URC, Romsey

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10 - Fiery Red

Saturday 30th May 2026 4pm
URC, Romsey

Higdon Fiery Red

Enescu Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25

Bartók Piano Quintet in C major, Sz. 23

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11 - Goethe Quartet play Schubert

Saturday 30th May 2026 7pm
URC, Romsey

Schubert String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D 887


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12 - Flute Recital

Sunday 31st May 2026 1.30pm
URC, Romsey

Debussy Syrinx

Schubert Die Taubenpost

Chaminade Concertino

Takemitsu Air

Schubert Das Fischermädchen

Prokofiev Flute Sonata

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13 - Composer Interview

Sunday 31st May 2026 5pm
Abbey Hall, URC, Romsey

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14 - Water Drops

Sunday 31st May 2026 6.30pm
URC, Romsey

Sibelius Water Drops

Saariaho Cloud Trio

Peate String Quartet in E "Grasses"

Brahms Regenlied, Op. 59 No. 3
Botschaft, Op. 47 No. 1
Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1

Beethoven String Quintet in C major, Op. 29

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