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Welcome to Cheltenham Music Festival 2024. We're thrilled to have you join us for an incredible programme of performances celebrating the best in classical music
Below, you'll find the performance programme notes, providing insights and details to enhance your experience
We hope you enjoy the Festival!
Programme Notes
BBC New Generation Artist: Alim Beisembayev
BBC New Generation Artist: Chaos String Quartet
BBC New Generation Artist: Geneva Lewis
BBC Young Musician: Jaren Ziegler
BBC New Generation Artist: Santiago Cañón-Valencia
Clare Hammond
Dunedin Consort and Sean Shibe
Gloucestershire Young Musicians
Holst: A 150 Celebration
Holst in the Footsteps: All Saints Concert
Holst in the Footsteps: Victorian House
Marmen Quartet
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: Bach, the Universe and Everything
Roderick Williams and Roger Vignoles
The Marian Consort
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