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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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Idrîsî Ensemble
Mon 6 Jul, 7.30pm
Cheltenham College Chapel
£24
Idrîsî Ensemble return to Cheltenham Music Festival for a second instalment of their extraordinary exploration of the sounds of the medieval Mediterranean. The ensemble are pioneering a fresh approach to historical performance with a…
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Isata, Mariatu & Braimah Kanneh-Mason
Thu 9 Jul, 7.30pm
Cheltenham Town Hall
£48, £38, £28, £18, £12
Three members of the internationally renowned Kanneh-Mason family come to Cheltenham for a rare concert featuring both ensemble pieces and works for solo piano. Bookending the programme are two of Beethoven's most well-loved, virtuosic and…
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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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The Unthanks
Wed 8 Jul, 7.30pm
Cheltenham Town Hall
£35, £28, £22, £18, £12
‘The Unthanks are capable of such beauty that sometimes I can hardly bear to listen to them’ said Martin Freeman of the band who ‘ask you to consider everything you know and un-think it’. Using the traditional music of the North East of…
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Pre-concert Talk: Mahler
Sat 4 Jul, 5.45pm
Tewkesbury Abbey
£5
Following his wonderfully informative and engaging talks in 2025, Professor of Composition at the University of Bristol John Pickard, returns to delve deeper into the world of Mahler. In this illustrated introduction to Das klagende Lied,…
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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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