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'The world's finest musicians in a magnificent setting'

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Our concerts are based at the historic Hansom Hall in Belvoir Street, now part of the Leicester Adult Education Centre. We look forward to returning to the Leicester Museum and Art Gallery when the redevelopment project is finished.

Hansom Hall

Leicester international music festival 2025

What a festival we’ve had! Thank you to all of our amazing musicians, to our composer-in-residence, Emma-Ruth Richards and - of course - to our Artistic Director, Nicholas Daniel, for a series of brilliant concerts at Hansom Hall.

In addition to those, a world première evening at the Attenborough Arts Centre was particularly memorable.

During the festival, we also enjoyed entertaining the young people at local primary schools, the more senior residents of Wyggeston Alms Houses and all ages of music-lovers at our Family Concert.

Lunchtime Concerts 2025/26

No doubt you've been waiting eagerly for news of our 2025/26 Lunchtime Concerts. 

We begin on 9th October, with the young Ukrainian pianist, Sasha Grynyuk, playing Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninov and Lera Auerbach.  Sasha was born in Kiev, but came to London to study, and is now based there (he is an ambassador for the London Music Fund established by the Mayor of London in support of talented children from London’s under-served communities).  Sasha was chosen as a ‘Rising Star’ for BBC Music Magazine and International Piano Magazine. His successes also include First Prizes in the Grieg International Piano Competition and the BNDES International Piano Competition, in addition to winning the Guildhall School of Music’s most prestigious award – the Gold Medal.

Click on this link to our Lunchtime Concert page for full details and tickets.

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