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Join us from 9–18 October for inspiring events with Michael Rosen, Katherine Rundell, Nadia Shireen, Nathanael Lessore and many more.

This year's programme offers something for every age group, with events designed to spark imaginations, nurture creativity and inspire a lifelong love of reading and writing.

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Pre-concert Talk: Coates
Sat 11 Jul, 5.30pm
Pillar Room, Cheltenham Town Hall
£5
Our guest speaker John Pickard explores the evocative sound world of Eric Coates, once dubbed the ‘King of light-music’. Focusing in particular on the two works to be performed this evening, including Cinderella – which Coates himself…
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Jess Gillam Trio
Sat 11 Jul, 4pm
Pittville Pump Room
£30, £24, £18
An afternoon programme full of colour, energy and joy from the magnetic saxophonist Jess Gillam. Described by The Times as ‘uniquely mercurial,’ she lights up every stage with her electrifying performances and vibrant personality. She made…
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Angela Hewitt
Wed 8 Jul, 7.30pm
Pittville Pump Room
£32, £26, £18
An unforgettable evening with one of the most mesmerising musicians of our time. Angela Hewitt brings her signature freshness and technical finesse to a programme that blends playfulness with emotional depth. Widely regarded as one of the…
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Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year with Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra
Mon 6 Jul, 7.30pm
Pittville Pump Room
£12
In a new celebration of Gloucestershire’s outstanding musical talent, the Festival welcomes the winner of the Gloucestershire Young Musician Award to perform one of the greatest and most beloved violin concertos ever written. Superbly…
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Oleg Shebeta-Dragan
Wed 8 Jul, 11am
Pittville Pump Room
£28, £22, £16
BBC New Generation ArtistUkrainian clarinettist Oleg Shebeta-Dragan is one of today’s most distinctive young artists. He first gained international recognition in 2022, when he won the prestigious Carl Nielsen International Competition in…
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Verdi's Requiem
Sun 5 Jul, 7pm
Cheltenham Town Hall
£28, £22, £16, £10
Verdi poured all his skill into depicting the extremes of human emotion in his Requiem. Already the grand master of Italian opera, Verdi borrowed his experience dramatising heartache, grandeur, violence and intense beauty to create perhaps…
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