The Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival, East Sussex
The Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival brings world-class musicians to this charming corner of rural East Sussex allowing audiences to enjoy international chamber music, as well as food and drinks, in a beautiful setting. With nine concerts to choose from over four days, it is a significant event in the regional cultural calendar.
“Peasmarsh, in late June, is a magical festival.”
— Sir David Hare, The Observer
We look forward to seeing you next summer!
Friends & Patrons priority booking will open in March 2027. See information about joining our Friends & Patrons scheme. General booking will open in April 2027 (dates to be announced in the new year).
Guest Artists for 2027
Note to agents: our wonderful guest artists are invited to perform in the Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival by Festival Co-directors, Anthony Marwood and Richard Lester, collaborating in different ensembles across the long weekend of concerts. We do not ‘buy in’ pre-formed programmes so please do not propose them to us.
Our guest artists for 2027 will be announced in the New Year. For details of guest artists that have appeared at the Festival in the past, please go to our festival archive.
Artistic Directors
Anthony Marwood MBE
& Richard Lester
Co-directed by Anthony Marwood and Richard Lester, the Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival emerged from the acclaimed Florestan Festival, directed for fourteen years by the award-winning Florestan Trio.
Support Our Festival
You can support the PCMF Trust either by becoming a Friend or Patron, by giving a one-off donation, by becoming a festival sponsor, or by advertising in our programme.
‘Inspiring music in beautiful surroundings’
Latest News
Read our blog for the latest news about the Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival.
Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival at Wigmore Hall – January 2027
On Sunday 10 January 2027 at 7.30pm, the Peasmarsh Chamber Music Festival presents a landmark evening at Wigmore Hall, featuring the world première of Mark Simpson’s new violin duo, performed by Anthony Marwood and Alexi Kenney. The programme also includes Thomas Adès’s Clarinet Quintet Alchymia — written for and premiered by Simpson in 2021 — and Brahms’s Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34. Festival co-Artistic Directors Marwood and Richard Lester are joined by pianist Alasdair Beatson, violist Yura Lee, and Simpson himself on basset clarinet. Friends and Patrons of the Festival get priority booking from 28 September, ahead of general release on 29 September.
Festival Gallery (photos by Walter van Dyk)
