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2026 festival: 25-31 May, St Thomas Church, Lymington.

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We invite you to our 19th century salon AKA St Tho

We invite you to our 19th century salon AKA St Thomas Church on Tuesday 26th May!

WORLD PREMIÈRE of Argentesi’s The Sad Snake (2026 Lawson-May Award for Composition winner - narrated by Daphne Johnston

Local young star violinist Rose Gosney plays Brahms 2nd Sonata for Violin and Piano

OAE/CLS/AAM/ICO Principal Clarinettist Katherine Spencer introduces and performs on four historical clarinets

New solo version of the Romance from Chopin’s First Piano Concerto by Sam Haywood, performed in public for the first time last week in Berlin.

Schumann's Five Pieces in the Folk Style with OAE regular guest Principal Cellist Andrew Skidmore

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted entries

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted entries to the 2026 Lawson-May Award for Composition. It was a huge pleasure and privilege to listen to them all - really inspiring.

Many congratulations to our winners Dario Argentesi and Thomas Haupt and to our finalists! The world premiere of Dario's The Sad Snake will be given at the Solent Music Festival on Tuesday 26 May at 11am in our Family Concert and at 7 in our evening concert 'Sam and Friends'

Details of the 2027 award will be published shortly.

Due to a lower number of entries at this point tha

Due to a lower number of entries at this point than usual, we have decided to widen the brief and extend the deadline.

The NYJO Latin Collective, directed by Pablo Barri

The NYJO Latin Collective, directed by Pablo Barrios and featuring singer Noelle Vanyi. Such infectious energy and passion - what a fabulous evening!

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Just doing some social media whilst the kids pick

Just doing some social media whilst the kids pick strawberries! Don’t miss our special free opening concert tomorrow at 11am - a spectacular programme of organ music performed by Westminster Abbey organist Matthew Jorsyz, who performed at the Coronation. Works by Widor, Coates, Vaughan-Williams etc

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