Here, you will find information about the 2025 Malcolm Arnold Festival. Please also visit the official website for more information.
ONLINE Festival
It’s the Malcolm Arnold Online Festival on Sunday, 2nd November 2025. Free to view and packed full of fascinating features, including an overview of the past 19 festivals, some wonderful performances of the piano music by Lynn Arnold, features on the years 1945 and 1955 and many other fascinating insights and highlights.
20th International Arnold Festival
The 20th festival will occur on 18-19 October 2025 in Northampton. Please see the next Beckus for the Society discount or contact us.
NOTE: Under 18s and Students are FREE
The events (apart from the Gala Concert) will take place at:
Northampton School for Boys – Cripps Hall
Billing Rd
Northampton
NN1 5RT
England, UK
Cripps Hall is on the corner of Billing Road and Chipsey Avenue. Right of the school’s main entrance, parking is available on the street and at the car park opposite the Cripps Hall.
Tickets for the events at Cripps Hall are available from here.
The Gala Concert will take place at:
St Matthews Church
20 St Matthews Parade
Northampton
NN2 7JW
England, UK
Plenty of street parking is available.
Tickets for the Gala Concert are available from here.
18th October
11:00 DAY 1 Part 1
Concerto for Clarinet No. 1
Gordon Jacob: Overture for Strings
Concerto for Piano Duet
INTERVAL
Concerto for Flute No. 1
Sibelius: Andante Festivo
Concerto for Two Violins
LGT Orchestra
Conducted by Hilary Davan Wetton
Joshua Milton, Nico Varela, Pianos
Maria Fillipova, Flute
Christian Hoddinott, Clarinet
Emmanuel Webb, Elif Ece Cansever, Violins
13:00 LUNCH
18th October
14:00 DAY 1 – Part 2
Concerto for Guitar
Concerto for Flute No. 2
Concerto for Recorder
INTERVAL
Concerto for Viola
Concerto for Clarinet No. 2
16:00 INTERVIEW WITH MICHALA PETRI
Orchestra of London Choral Sinfonia
Conducted by Michael Waldron
Hugh Millington, Guitar
Michala Petri, Recorder
Daisy Noton, Flute
Sarah-Jane Bradley, Viola
Poppy Beddoe, Clarinet
18th October
19:30 GALA CONCERT – This takes place at St Matthew’s Church
Concerto for Trumpet
Concerto for Organ
INTERVAL
Concerto Gastronomique
Concerto for Harmonica
Concerto for Piano (world premiere arrangement)
Equilibrium Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Mattea Leow
Shima Kobayashi, Harmonica
John Lenehan, Piano
Nick Budd, Trumpet
Thomas Moore, Organ
19th October
11:00 DAY 2 – Part 1
Concerto for Oboe
Walton: Henry V: Two Pieces for Strings
Concerto for Saxophone
INTERVAL
Serenade for Guitar
Gipps: Cinglemire Garden
Williamson: Lento for Strings
Concerto for Horn No. 2
Bedford Sinfonia
Conducted by Ian Smith
Daniel Fergie, Oboe
Junyu Zhou, Saxophone
Gonçalo Maia Caetano, Guitar
Ben Goldsheider, Horn
13:00 LUNCH
19th October
14:30 DAY2 – Part 2
Concerto for Horn No. 1
Symphonic Study ‘Machines’
Four Scottish Dances
Burlesque for Horn
Four English Dances Set 1
Berkshire Youth Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jonathan Burnett and Ben Copeman
Finnian Smith, Horn
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