About

For just over 42 years, the Allegri String Quartet, Britain's longest running chamber music ensemble (founded in 1953) has been playing each summer to delighted audiences at St. Myllin's Church, Llanfyllin, in the heart of Mid Wales. Those first concerts held by the original quartet developed into the beating heart of what is now the annual Llanfyllin Music Festival, or Gŵyl Gerdd Llanfyllin, as it is known locally.

Over the years, the Festival has expanded to include performances by other musicians and artists of international calibre. Sadly, the Allegri Quartet has disbanded, so the Festival is taking the opportunity to explore new directions. Our commitment to bringing high quality chamber music to Llanfyllin is unchanged, and we owe an enormous debt of thanks to the Allegri for their legacy.

Looking forward to an exciting line up of talented musicians to play in the festival this summer.  The Creswick Quartet and Ensemble Renard are back by popular demand. New to the festival, but not to critical audiences elsewhere in Britain, are the dynamic Hesperi and Pelleas ensembles. The Hesperi are an Early Music quartet of recorder, baroque violin, baroque cello, and harpsichord, the Pelleas  a flute, viola and harp trio.

5th July: 7.30 pm Creswick Quartet and Ensemble Renard joint concert

Vivaldi and Mozart played by members of the string quartet and wind ensemble

6th July 2.30 pm Sunday afternoon with Ensemble Renard

Reicha, Schifrin and Klughardt:  two 19th century pieces plus music from the composer for the film Mission Impossible.

6th July 7.30 pm Creswick Quartet

Purcell, Shostakovich and Dvorak

12th July 7.30 pm Ensemble Hesperi

"Handel in the Strand": Baroque music from the most celebrated composers in London at the turn of the 18th century

13th July Pelléas Ensemble

Their programme includes Debussy, Couperin and Ravel

Tickets:

Early Bird tickets are on sale until the end of May via the Festival website, which takes you to wegottickets.com. Early Bird tickets can save you over £2 on the online standard ticket price - a  bonus for those of you who can't  pop into a local shop to buy them in person. Standard price tickets will be available from June online and  from Welshpool Jewellers and Llanfyllin Spar.