Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2024 launches with two spellbinding works in the intimacy of the Crucible Playhouse – a passionate Piano Quartet by Gabriel Fauré, followed by Louise Farrenc’s triumphant Nonet.

Pianist and Music in the Round audience favourite Peter Hill gives a solo recital of a selection of Bach’s elegant English Suites and ever-inventive Well-Tempered Clavier.

Follow Sir Scallywag on an adventure to defeat the filthy trolls and find the famous Golden Sausage. With narration, visuals from the book and lots of music, this is a brilliant first concert for 3-to-7-year-olds.

A selection of music to accompany the rising sun, alongside the dawn chorus of singing birds. In the atmospheric surroundings of the Samuel Worth Chapel.

An afternoon of glorious choral music with The Abbeydale Singers, Ensemble 360, Organist Darius Battiwall and singers Anna Huntley and Ella Taylor.

Violist Robin Ireland, formerly of the Lindsay String Quartet joins Ensemble 360 and soprano Ella Taylor to perform pieces by Mozart and Schubert. Expect music rich in drama and emotional depth.

A 1977 BBC documentary on the Lindsay String Quartet. Screening alongside behind-the-scenes footage, and a conversation between broadcaster Paul Allen, The Lindsays' former viola player Robin Ireland and other guests.

A relaxed performance featuring The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns. With doors left open, lights raised, a break-out space, and less emphasis on being quiet during the performance.

The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns transports the listener into a musical menagerie – with a swan, a tortoise, lions and a magical aquarium. Also in the programme is an early French film alongside a live score written by the composer.

Opening with Maurice Ravel’s homage to his teacher Gabriel Fauré, this concert looks back to those who shaped him and forward to those writing today for whom he remains a guiding light.

Steven Isserlis is guest curator at the 2024 Sheffield Chamber Music Festival. Join him, Irène Duval and Mishka Rushdie Momen as they perform music they adore – celebrating the musical loves and legacy of French composer Gabriel Fauré.

Pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen performs music encompassing three centuries – from the baroque lyricism of Rameau to the impressionism of Ravel.

Violinist Irène Duval joins Ensemble 360 to perform a programme of compositions by Fauré and Enescu.

Musical national treasure Roderick Williams is singer-in-residence with Music in the Round. Join him and Ensemble 360 for a magical musical tour through the City of Light.

Wind musicians and singers breathe life into the wondrous world of chamber music. Ideal for 7–11 year-olds and their families.

Join Music in the Round for the finale of their 40th anniversary Sheffield Chamber Music Festival. Guest curator Steven Isserlis and Ensemble 360 perform pieces by George Onslow, Gabriel Fauré and Tchaikovsky.