Romsey Chamber Music Festival WinterFest 2027

Join us in Romsey for a special weekend of chamber music, bringing together four exceptional musicians: RCMF Artistic Director Laura Rickard (violin), Arianna Smith (viola), Rainer Crosett (cello) and Simon Callaghan (piano).

The four musicians come together for a programme spanning Bach’s extraordinary Goldberg Variations, the great sonatas of Fauré and Beethoven, and Brahms’s magnificent Piano Quartet in G minor. Alongside these familiar masterpieces, there is an opportunity to discover music by Martinů, Augusta Read Thomas and Lutosławski.

The weekend also introduces our Young Artists for 2026/27, with a special Saturday afternoon masterclass offering a first glimpse of some the musicians joining the RCMF programme this year.

Friday 8 January, 7-8pm Goldberg Variations

Johann Sebastian Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 arr. Dmitry Sitkovetsky for string trio

Saturday 9 January, 3-4pm Beethoven & Fauré

Gabriel Fauré Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13

Ludwig van Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69

Saturday 9 January, 5–6.30pm Masterclass with Young Artist Participants

Hear the festival’s Young Artist participants working with festival artists in an afternoon of coaching and musical exploration.

Sunday 10 January, 4pm-5.45pm Silent Moon

Bohuslav Martinů Sept Arabesques, H. 201a for cello and piano

Augusta Read Thomas Silent Moon for violin and viola

Witold Lutosławski Bukoliki for viola and cello

Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25

Laura Rickard, violin
Arianna Smith, viola
Rainer Crosett, cello
Simon Callaghan, piano

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