A Life on the Western Rother (talk)
A talk by Andrew Thompson, the Leconfield Estate’s River Bailiff, to coincide with this year’s Kevis House Gallery Festival Exhibition, The Resilient River.
4:00 pm – Leconfield Hall
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Petworth Summer Festival
17 July – 2 August 2025
Thursday 17 July
Friday 18 July
Leonard Bernstein Reimagined (jazz)
The festival’s superbly varied lunchtime concert series launches with a musical tribute to one of the first musicians to straddle classical and popular genres with equal skill and flair – Leonard Bernstein.
12:00 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth GU28 0AD
Friday 18 July
Wigmore Soloists featuring Michael Collins
We are joined by a superb sextet of musicians in a beautifully balanced programme.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Friday 18 July
Antonio Forcione (guitar) – jazz/world
“Forcione creates a whole spectrum of sound that you never thought possible from an acoustic guitar. He brings the guitar to life in a way I’d never seen or heard before.”
7:45 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
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Saturday 19 July
The Chantry Quire – The Passing of Time
We welcome the Sussex-based Chantry Quire as they celebrate their 25th year of helping young local singers to gain experience, and promoting new music.
12:00 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Saturday 19 July
London Tango Quintet featuring Craig Ogden
A stellar quintet of musicians drawn together by a shared love of tango…
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth GU28 0AD
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Saturday 19 July
The Hot Seats (bluegrass/country)
The Hot Seats’ live shows are known for their brilliant on-stage antics underpinned by a foundation in hard-driving bluegrass, old time, ragtime, jug blues, and early country music.
7:45 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
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Sunday 20 July
The Wizard of Oz (family theatre)
Performances at 11.00,11.20,11.40,12.00 then 14.00,14.20,14.40, 15.00. Wild Immersive Theatre returns to Coultershaw to takes us along the yellow brick road, via the Wicked Witch of the West all the way to the mysterious land of Oz.
11:00 am – Coultershaw Heritage Site
Sunday 20 July
Braimah Kanneh-Mason (violin) & Plinio Fernandes (guitar)
Two stellar young musicians join us for a programme that ranges from Paganini to Sarasate to de Falla.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
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Monday 21 July
Oscar Peterson – A Musical Portrait with the James Pearson Trio
A magnificent evening of piano-based jazz classics replete with great anecdotes.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
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Tuesday 22 July
The Juno Duo – Travelling with Folk Song
Anyone who attended the Petworth Proms last Autumn will surely be delighted to see The Juno Duo appearing as part of the 2025 Festival.
12:00 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Tuesday 22 July
Iestyn Davies (counter-tenor) with Fretwork (viols)
Hear Iestyn Davies’ astounding voice as he joins forces with the acclaimed early music ensemble Fretwork to explore the 17th century repertoire for countertenor and viols.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Tuesday 22 July
Tony Kofi (saxophones) with Alina Bzhezhinska (harp)
Anticipate a magical evening with the sublime combination of saxophonist Toni and jazz harpist Alina, plus percussionist Joel Prime.
7:45 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
Wednesday 23 July
Samson Tsoy (piano) and Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)
Returning to Petworth following their first appearance in 2015 when students, Pavel and Samson have been described as “piano magicians” by The Arts Desk.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church Petworth
Wednesday 23 July
Lady Maisery (Trad/Folk)
A traditional/folk trio like no other, Lady Maisery perform stories of sisterhood, human struggle, the joy of living and the vitality of song with the freshest possible take on traditional music.
7:45 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
Thursday 24 July
Coffee Concert with Pisco Sour (Latin/Jazz)
Get ready for a vibrant musical journey as virtuoso pianist Marco Marconi teams up with vocalist Ash Hu to create a spellbinding fusion of Peruvian, Brazilian, and Cuban rhythms.
11:15 am – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
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Thursday 24 July
Van Morrison Alumni Band
Under the guidance of sax legend Leo Green expect to hear hits and deep cuts from Van Morrison’s extensive archive of 45 studio albums, including Brown Eyed Girl, Moondance, Days Like This and Into the Mystic.
7:30 pm – Petworth House Stable Yard
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Friday 25 July
RAM Lunchtimes: Cherry Ge (piano)
We are delighted to welcome Cherry Ge, playing a programme which includes Beethoven, Messiaen and Chopin.
12:00 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Friday 25 July
Corelli to Jazz – Thomas Gould (violin) and Gwilym Simcock (piano)
Thom Gould and jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock perform together in a fascinating and uplifting programme that sees them channeling the extraordinary facility that both musicians have to cross musical boundaries.
7:30 pm – Champs Hill, Coldwaltham
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Friday 25 July
Motown Live with Wayne Hernandez
Experience the magic of Motown with songs by The Temptations, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and The Jacksons all foot- stampingly performed. You won’t be able to stay seated for long…
7:30 pm – The Petworth House Stable Yard
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Saturday 26 July
Heather Brooks (harp)
A perfect hour at lunchtime with Musicians’ Company harpist Heather in the tranquil setting of Petworth’s Catholic church.
12:00 pm – Sacred Heart Church, Petworth
Saturday 26 July
Jazz in The Stables: Sass & Brass, Cody Lee and Four Corners
The ‘original’ Stables night returns with a fizzy trio of acts that will ensure the atmospheric venue buzzes from start to finish.
5:30 pm – Petworth House Stable Yard
Sunday 27 July
ORA Singers with special guest reader (classical)
The fine vocal ensemble directed by Suzie Digby is joined by actors Clive Francis and Laurel Waghorn in a programme of Shakespeare settings by Orlando Gibbons, Jonathan Dove, John Tavener and others.
7:00 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Monday 28 July
Jennifer Pike (violin) with Jâms Coleman (piano)
We welcome back the dazzling violinist Jennifer Pike with accomplished Petworth regular, Jâms Coleman.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Tuesday 29 July
Emma Johnson presents Playful Classical
This year’s visit to the Sofas and Stuff showroom showcases one of our leading instrumental stars and Petworth favourite, clarinettist Emma Johnson, in an unusual light.
12:00 pm – Sofas & Stuff, Fittleworth
Tuesday 29 July
Emma Johnson presents Playful Classical
This year’s visit to the Sofas & Stuff showroom showcases one of Britain’s leading instrumental stars in a different guise.
2:30 pm – Sofas & Stuff, Fittleworth
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Tuesday 29 July
Claire Martin with Ian Shaw (jazz)
Twin pillars of the British jazz establishment jointly celebrate one hundred years of popular song.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Tuesday 29 July
Mark Padmore (tenor) with Elizabeth Kenny (lute)
One of our finest interpreters of the art of song is joined by the leading lute player in an evening dedicated to exquisite settings of sonnets by Samuel Danyel, Sir Phillip Sidney and ‘the immortal bard’ himself, William Shakespeare.
7:30 pm – Champs Hill, Coldwaltham
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Wednesday 30 July
Festival Walk led by Jonathan Golden
Jonathan Golden invites all comers to join him at the White Horse in Sutton for a walk that will take us up the Downs before returning to Sutton where the dog-friendly pub serves food to help the wind down!
9:30 am – Meet at the White Horse in Sutton
Wednesday 30 July
What the World Needs Now – The Music of Burt Bacharach
Ronnie Scott’s maestro James Pearson leads a celebration of the great Burt Bacharach.
7:30 pm – Midhurst Rother College, GU29 9DT
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Wednesday 30 July
@TheFringe – Bonding (comedy)
Cyril Blake explores the myth, legend and legacy of James Bond – and what it all means to guys trying to find their way through life and love.
7:45 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
Thursday 31 July
The Carrivick Sisters (folk)
With a reputation for engaging and entertaining live performances, twins Laura and Charlotte are one of the UK’s top young bluegrass and folk acts.
11:15 am – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
Thursday 31 July
Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours with the Transatlantic Ensemble
Absolute classic songs in the hands of a brilliant young band.
7:30 pm – Midhurst Rother College GU29 9DT
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Thursday 31 July
@TheFringe – Phil Hammond
An evening of top-notch comedy with doctor, writer, broadcaster and possibly the only comedian to appear at a public inquiry, Phil Hammond.
7:45 pm – Leconfield Hall, Petworth
Friday 1 August
RAM Lunchtimes: Zosia Herlihy-O’Brien (violin) James Batty (piano)
In the third of this year’s Royal Academy Lunchtime concerts we welcome a high-flying duo who met at the Royal Academy of Music in 2023.
12:00 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
Friday 1 August
Ed Byrne + support (comedy)
‘He’ll make you smile, he’ll make you laugh, he’ll make you want to fall in love with him.’ The Stage
7:30 pm – Midhurst Rother College GU29 9DT
Friday 1 August
Junyan Chen – Leeds International Piano Competition Prize Winner
We welcome 2024 prize winner Junyan Chen, who first appeared at the festival in 2021 as a student.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth GU28 0AD
Saturday 2 August
Nicholas McCarthy (piano)
A musical phenomenon, Nicholas McCarthy is a champion of the dynamic and brave world of left-hand alone repertoire.
2:30 pm – Champs Hill, Coldwaltham
Saturday 2 August
The Jess Gillam Ensemble
A journey of musical discovery through electrifying performances and eclectic programming.
7:30 pm – St Mary’s Church, Petworth
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