Festival Schedule
Welcome to the 2026 Festival!
General booking for the 2026 Peasmarsh Festival opens on Tuesday 7 April, with priority booking windows for Patrons and Friends of the Festival in March (find out more about becoming a Friend or Patron). Details of our concert programmes are listed below.
We look forward to welcoming you to this very special season of concerts in June and to sharing our Festival with audiences old and new. We hope there will be something for everyone to enjoy.
1) Festival Opening
Thursday 25 June, 8pm
Anthony Marwood, Richard Lester, Edgar Francis, Kate Gould, Oliver Heath, Maja Horvat, Marianna Shirinyan, Jennifer Stumm.
- Haydn String Quartet in B flat major Op. 76 No. 4 ‘Sunrise’
- Britten Cello Sonata in C major Op. 65
– Interval –
- Brahms String Sextet No. 2 in G major Op. 36
VENUE: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh
2) Astatine Trio / Young Composers
Friday 26 June, 12:30pm
Led by Sam Glazer with Tara Franks.
VENUE: St Mary’s Church, Rye
3) Orchestral Concert
Friday 26 June, 7.45pm (*Please note start time as this is 15 mins earlier than we have started in previous years.)
Anthony Marwood, Richard Lester and Kate Gould (soloists).
Britten Sinfonia, directed by Zoë Beyers.
- Vivaldi Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor RV 531
- Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
– Interval –
- Vasks Concerto for Violin ‘Distant Light’
VENUE: St Mary’s Church, Rye
4) Morning Concert
Saturday 27 June, 11.30am
Astatine Trio, Valentin Magyar, Marianna Shirinyan, Jennifer Stumm.
- Haydn Piano Trio No. 44 in E major Hob XV:28
- Schumann Märchenbilder for Piano and Viola Op. 113
– Interval –
- Liszt Piano Sonata in B minor S178
VENUE: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh
5) Early Evening Concert
Saturday 27 June, 6pm
Anthony Marwood, Richard Lester, Edgar Francis, Kate Gould, Riya Hamie, Oliver Heath, Maja Horvat, Valentin Magyar, Marianna Shirinyan, Jennifer Stumm.
- Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor D.703
- Bacewicz Piano Quintet No. 1
– Interval –
- Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat major Op. 97 ‘Archduke’
VENUE: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh
6) Late Night Concert: Nocturnes and Games
Saturday 27 June, 9.30pm
Anthony Marwood, Richard Lester, Kate Gould, Riya Hamie, Maja Horvat, Valentin Magyar, Marianna Shirinyan, Jennifer Stumm.
- Puccini Crisantemi for String Quartet
- Beamish Suite for Solo Cello
- Ravel Ondine from Gaspard de la Nuit
- Kurtag Játékok (excerpts)
- Schumann (arr Isserlis) Intermezzo from Violin Concerto, for piano trio
- Schumann Geistervariationen (Ghost Variations)
VENUE: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh
7) Coffee Concert: Two, Four, Six, Eight Hands
Sunday 28 June, 11.30am
Richard Lester, Kate Gould, Berniya Hamie, Riya Hamie, Valentin Magyar, Marianna Shirinyan.
- Mozart Piano Sonata in C major K330
- Wagenseil Suite for Four bass instruments in C major, WV445
- Dvořák Excerpts from Slavonic Dances Op. 46 for Piano Four Hands
- Rachmaninov Valse and Romance for Piano Six Hands
VENUE: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh
8) Afternoon Concert
Sunday 28 June, 4.30pm
Astatine Trio, Edgar Francis.
- Rebecca Clarke Morpheus for Viola and Piano
- Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.1 in D minor Op. 49
VENUE: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh
9) Finale
Sunday 28 June, 7pm
Anthony Marwood, Richard Lester, Edgar Francis, Kate Gould, Oliver Heath, Valentin Magyar, Marianna Shirinyan, Jennifer Stumm.
- Bach Partita No. 2 in C minor for Solo Keyboard
- Shostakovich Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major Op. 134
– Interval –
- Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence Op. 70
VENUE: Church of St Peter & St Paul, Peasmarsh