The Menuhin Foundation

🎹 The 9th Annual Bermuda Piano Festival! 🎹

Experience three evenings of exceptional music with FREE concerts at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art on:

📅 June 16, 18 & 20
🕢 7:30 PM

This year's festival features four outstanding pianists and special guest violist Leah Ferguson of the New York Philharmonic.

🎼 Free Private Lessons Available!
On June 17, students of all ages and skill levels are invited to participate in free private lessons with our visiting artists. Lessons are available for piano, violin, and viola students.

✨ Participation is completely free!

Students and parents can register here:
https://bermudapianofestival.com/lessons/

All participating students will be recognized during a special ceremony following the final concert on June 20.

For concert details and artist information, visit:
https://bermudapianofestival.com/

We hope you'll join us for this inspiring celebration of music and learning!

✨ A Magical Disney Evening at Dockyard! ✨

Join the Bermuda Philharmonic on Sunday, July 5th, for an unforgettable concert featuring your favorite Disney songs from Snow White to Encanto and more!

Enjoy live performances by talented Menuhin students, teacher Johanna Pino Gonzalez, and members of the Menuhin Adult Ensemble. Bring a chair or blanket and relax under the stars, or take advantage of seating under the tent.

🍔 Food trucks
🎯 Games & family activities
🍻 Outdoor dining and refreshments from The Frog & Onion

⛴️ Special post-concert ferries to Hamilton:
• 7:30 PM (immediately after the concert)
• 9:00 PM (for those staying to enjoy the festivities)

Don't miss this magical evening of music, family fun, and Disney favorites!

🎟️ Tickets and more information available now: bermudaphilharmonic.org/event/concert/.

🎶✨ The countdown is on! ✨🎶

Tickets for our 2026 Annual Concert are NOW ON SALE through PTIX!

Join us for an unforgettable evening of music, talent, and celebration as our students take the stage for one of our biggest events of the year. 🎻🎹🎵

🎟️ Don’t wait — secure your seats early and be part of this special occasion!

Visit PTIX.BM today to purchase your tickets for the big day! 🌟

CELEBRATING STUDENT SUCCESS

Congratulations to Prince Domingo, a talented Menuhin student, on achieving Distinction on his ABRSM Grade 8 Viola Performance Exam! 🎻👏
Prince performs with the Bermuda Philharmonic Orchestra, Menuhin Youth Orchestra and the Vivace Quartet. In 2025, he was first prize winner of the Bermuda Philharmonic Concerto competition and Menuhin Scholarship competition.
Your hard work, dedication, and passion for music continue to inspire us all. We look forward to seeing all that you will accomplish in the future. Bravo, Prince! 🌟

Congratulations to violin students Bella Correia and Eddie Wyer on being selected to perform with the Bermuda Philharmonic String Ensemble at the Garden Party hosted in honour of His Majesty King Charles III at Government House on the evening of May 1, 2026.

We are also proud that Menuhin teachers Johanna Pino Gonzalez and Benjamin Wu were part of this special performance. An unforgettable musical occasion and a wonderful achievement for all involved!

The Term 2 2025-2026 Newsletter is ready! This issue is filled with news regarding our 50th Anniversary Music in the Park, Wine & Strings Fundraiser, and much more. We hope you enjoy reading it.

Link: tinyurl.com/newsletter-Term-2

🎭✨ Another chance to experience the magic of the Metropolitan Opera!

Don’t miss Verdi’s powerful drama Rigoletto in this electrifying 2013 production. Baritone Željko Lučić takes on the title role in Michael Mayer’s bold 1960s-era staging, alongside soprano Diana Damrau and tenor Piotr Beczała. Conducted by Michele Mariotti.
🎶 Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

📍 Screening at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute
📅 Sunday, April 12
🕔 5:00 PM

🎟️ $40 adults | $35 (25 & under)

🍽️ Bonus: Show your ticket at Harbourfront Restaurant after the screening and enjoy 10% off your meal!

📞 Tickets & info: 296-0820
📧 [email protected]

🎬 Watch the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdya0tU3yxc

Term two was a blast, thank you for making music with us! Enjoy the spring break, we will see you all in April ☀️ 🐰 🎻

Saturday 21st March - Term 2 Ends (No Orchestra)
Tuesday 7th April - Term 3 Begins (Orchestra on April 11th)

🎻 2026 Menuhin Foundation Scholarship Awards 🎶

The 2026 Menuhin Foundation Scholarship Competition, held on January 31, showcased the incredible talent, dedication, and artistry of our young musicians. The judges were impressed by the high level of musicianship demonstrated by all participants.

Congratulations to violinist Bella Correia, who was awarded First Place in this year’s competition! Bella will appear as the soloist at the Menuhin Foundation’s Annual Concert on June 14.

Second Place was shared by violinists Dylan Jeffrey and Julianna Tothong, both of whom also performed in the Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Spring Concert at Victoria Park on March 7.

We also extend our sincere thanks to the dedicated teachers who support these young artists: Benjamin Wu, teacher of Bella Correia and Dylan Jeffrey, and Kerry Haslam, teacher of Julianna Tothong.

Congratulations to all participants for their inspiring performances. We are proud to celebrate and support the next generation of musicians! 🌟