Cambridge Summer Music

Cambridge Summer Music Cambridge Summer Music presents live classical music of the highest calibre in beautiful venues

Cambridge Summer Music promotes a year-round programme of music of which the largest event is the Cambridge Summer Music Festival. Each July CSM presents up to 40 events in and around the city, using the University’s many historic chapels and the town’s churches and halls.

An absolutely incredible finale to Sounds Green 🌿🎶What a way to end the series. Cores do Samba - a true Sounds Green fav...
31/07/2026

An absolutely incredible finale to Sounds Green 🌿🎶
What a way to end the series. Cores do Samba - a true Sounds Green favourite, brought the sunshine, the rhythm and the joy to a night that had everything: beautiful weather, a stunning setting, fun, cheer and pure happiness for all ages.

The Garden was full to the brim, the atmosphere was electric, and the music… just fabulous. A perfect, feel‑good finale to one of Cambridge’s most loved summer traditions.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, to the brilliant Cambridge University Botanic Garden staff for stewarding and managing each evening so smoothly, and of course to Cores do Samba - this is becoming a bit of an annual tradition now!

photo credit: Nikki Goldup

Has this weather got you in the mood for a party? ☀️🎶 TONIGHT is the final Sounds Green concert at the Botanic Garden ...
29/07/2026

Has this weather got you in the mood for a party? ☀️🎶
TONIGHT is the final Sounds Green concert at the Botanic Garden and we are welcoming the ever‑popular Cores do Samba for a fabulous Brazilian vibe in perfect summer weather.

🎟 Tickets: £8.50
👧 Under 16s: Free
🎵 Music from 6.30pm
🍉 Bring a picnic
🍔 Food trucks on site

Book via the Botanic Garden website and enjoy one last open‑air celebration before July ends.

🌟 Something special to look forward to in October!Our friends at IMS Prussia Cove return to Cambridge as part of an elec...
27/07/2026

🌟 Something special to look forward to in October!

Our friends at IMS Prussia Cove return to Cambridge as part of an electrifying Autumn Tour - a rare chance to hear world‑class musicians who’ve just come out of Prussia Cove’s legendary seminars, performing together as equals after weeks of deep musical exploration.

This hand‑picked group blends rising stars with internationally celebrated performers, all closely connected to IMS Prussia Cove’s 50‑year tradition of exceptional chamber music under Artistic Director Steven Isserlis.

🎶 Musicians
Bogdan Božović - violin
Charlotte Spruit - violin
Amira Abouzahra - violin & viola
Edgar Francis - viola
Francesco Dillon - cello
Adi Tal - cello
Will Duerden - double bass
Charles Owen - piano

🎼 Programme
Saint‑Saëns - Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.14
Fauré - Piano Quartet No.2 in G minor, Op.45
Interval
Edgar Meyer - Duet for Cello and Bass No.2
Dvořák - String Quintet in G major, Op.77

📍 Event details
Thu 8 October, 7:30pm
West Road Concert Hall
Duration: 120 minutes

🎟 Tickets
£25 adults
£20 concessions
£5 students over 25
Free for under 25s

Book here: ADC Box
https://www.adcticketing.com/whats-on/concert/ims-prussia-cove-autumn-tour-2026/

26/07/2026

A rousing applause closed our Festival Finale at Saffron Hall last night. A truly unforgettable end to Cambridge Summer Music 2026. The London Mozart Players, led by maestro Jonathan Bloxham, showcased the full power and elegance of a string orchestra, weaving their way through Seiber, Vaughan Williams, Christopher Wood, Holst, Rutter, Delius and Warlock in a programme honouring the legacy of the pioneering Boyd Neel Orchestra (a programme curated by our Festival Director Ben Johnson)

Beautifully presented by Petroc Trelawny, the evening culminated in Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings. Horn virtuoso Martin Owen and tenor Laurence Kilsby delivered a performance that held the hall breathless with sound and silent pauses creating a spellbinding atmosphere. A reminder exactly why festivals like Cambridge Summer Music are so massively important in the musical calendar.

Our heartfelt thanks to Christopher Wood, Julia Seiber‑Boyd, The Delius Trust and the Mátyás Seiber Trust, whose generous support made this landmark concert possible.

A fitting tribute to the groundbreaking Boyd Neel Orchestra, and a night we will remember for a very long time. Thank you to everyone who joined us, see you all next July!

The Delius Society

One Last Sounds Green Before July Ends 🌿🎶Next Wednesday is the final Sounds Green of 2026 Join us on Wednesday 29 July,...
24/07/2026

One Last Sounds Green Before July Ends 🌿🎶
Next Wednesday is the final Sounds Green of 2026

Join us on Wednesday 29 July, 6.30–8.30pm as Cores do Samba bring vibrant Brazilian rhythms to the Garden’s Main Lawn.

Led by Brazilian singer Caru Lins, the group explores uplifting MPB, samba, bossa nova and funk - the perfect soundtrack for one last summer evening in the Garden.

Picnics welcome, with food from Pull Me Cherie, Guerilla Kitchen, Bon Crepe, Jack’s Gelato and The Garden Café.

It’s the final week, it will be popular - arrive early and enjoy a relaxed July evening of live music in beautiful surroundings.

👉 Book tickets: https://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/whats-on/sounds-green-2026-week-5/

Our penultimate concert, kindly supported by Royal Over-Seas League and Young Classical Artists Trust Ewan Millar oboeTo...
24/07/2026

Our penultimate concert, kindly supported by Royal Over-Seas League and Young Classical Artists Trust

Ewan Millar oboe

Tomos Boyles piano

In the sublime setting of Pembroke College Cambridge
Auditorium

Today at Pembroke Auditorium 🎶Join us this lunchtime in the glorious Pembroke Auditorium for a recital featuring YCAT vi...
24/07/2026

Today at Pembroke Auditorium 🎶
Join us this lunchtime in the glorious Pembroke Auditorium for a recital featuring YCAT violinist Matteo Cimatti.

And this evening, we welcome ROSL Gold Medal Winner’s Recital with Ewan Millar, oboe. A concert generously supported by Royal Over‑Seas League , in collaboration with YCAT Young Classical Artists Trust

🎟️ Tickets available on the door

A brilliant day of music ahead - we hope to see you there.

Festival Finale - Tomorrow at Saffron Hall 🎶Join us tomorrow evening at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, from 7.30pm as we ...
24/07/2026

Festival Finale - Tomorrow at Saffron Hall 🎶
Join us tomorrow evening at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, from 7.30pm as we close Cambridge Summer Music 2026 with a superb finale programme.

🎟️ Use code CSM50 for a 50% discount on all remaining tickets
A limited number will also be available on the door.

Featuring:
🎶 London Mozart Players
🎶 Jonathan Bloxham – conductor
🎶 Laurence Kilsby – tenor
🎶 Martin Owen – horn
🎶 Petroc Trelawny – presenter

Programme:
Mátyás Seiber – Besardo Suite No. 2 (selections)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Christopher Wood – Aberfan
Gustav Holst – St Paul’s Suite
John Rutter – Suite for Strings: I. A‑Roving
Frederick Delius – Air and Dance
Peter Warlock – Serenade for the 60th Birthday of F. Delius
Benjamin Britten – Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings

Generously supported by Christopher Wood, Julia Seiber‑Boyd, The Delius Trust and The Mátyás Seiber Trust.

A strong, uplifting programme to round off the season, curated by our Festival Director Ben Johnson - we would love to see you there.

Address

Cambridge

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Cambridge Summer Music posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The School

Send a message to Cambridge Summer Music:

Shortcuts

Share