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Royal Pump Rooms, LEAMINGTON

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The Parade
Leamington Spa, CV32 4AA United Kingdom

The Royal Pump Rooms is a Grade II listed building on the Parade in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. It was the most famous of several spa baths opened in Leamington between the late-18th and mid-19th centuries.

October 2017

Navarra String Quartet

6 October 2017 at 7:30pm

Last appearing in Leamington in 2008, the Anglo-Dutch Navarra Quartet has continued to build its international reputation as one of the most dynamic and poetic string quartets of today.

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November 2017

Takács String Quartet

16 November 2017 at 7:30pm

The world-famous Takács String Quartet returns to Leamington

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Kodály String Quartet

30 November 2017 at 7:30pm

A welcome return to Leamington for these great ambassadors of the Hungarian string quartet culture.

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January 2018

Brodsky Quartet replaces Atrium String Quartet

26 January 2018 at 7:30pm

The Brodsky Quartet replaces the Atrium Quartet from St Petersburg at short notice.

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February 2018

Arcadia String Quartet

16 February 2018 at 7:30pm

Returning to Leamington for the first time since 2013, the Arcadia Quartet from Romania is rapidly establishing itself as one of the most exciting string quartets of their generation.

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March 2018

London Haydn Quartet

One of the world’s leading period instrument quartets, the London Haydn Quartet returns for their fourth visit to the Royal Pump Rooms.

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May 2018

Pražák String Quartet with Ivan Klánský piano

This leading Czech Quartet is joined by Ivan Klánský of the Guarneri Piano Trio

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Pražák String Quartet

The Pražák Quartet’s second concert in the Festival offers three late Romantic quartets

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Guarneri Piano Trio

The Guarneri Piano Trio offers a programme that adds up to an evening of great expectation

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Jana Vonášková-Nováková violin & Martin Kasík piano

Jana Vonášková-Nováková and Martin Kasík offer another appetising lunchtime concert

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Talk by Dr Katya Kocourek and Patrick Lambert

The creation of Czechoslovakia and music during the Great War Tickets include tea and cake

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Ensemble 360

Ensemble 360 has become a regular feature of the Leamington Music Festival Weekends and every time comes up with a truly Festival programme.

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Martin Kasík piano

Martin Kasík returns to the Royal Pump Rooms for his first concert here since 2014.

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Michael Collins clarinet & Piatti String Quartet

Leading British clarinettist Michael Collins joins up with the Piatti Quartet, playing for Leamington Music for the third time.

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Jack McNeill clarinet, David Le Page violin, Viv McLean piano

Jack McNeill, a Leamington Music Prize winner in 2010 returns to the Festival with well known colleagues in a programme of music written during the Great War.

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Roderick Williams baritone & Iain Burnside piano

Roderick Williams returns to Leamington to complete his Schubert Project.

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October 2018

Henschel String Quartet

5 October 2018 at 7:30pm

"No question, one of the best groups in the world" (L.A. Times)

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November 2018

Fitzwilliam String Quartet with Sophie Renshaw viola

2 November 2018 at 7:30pm

"...a performance of authority, enchanting imagination and visionary eloquence" The Bruckner Journal

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Martinů String Quartet

30 November 2018 at 7:30pm

"...an exquisitely crafted and profoundly moving performance." The Strad

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March 2019

Royal String Quartet

"...Outstanding in every respect" (International Record Review)

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May 2019

Tasmin Little violin & Andrey Gugnin piano

There can be no finer beginning to the thirtieth Festival than a concert from Tasmin Little.

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Leonore Piano Trio

The Trio emerged from Ensemble 360 in 2012 and since then has appeared regularly in Leamington Music Festivals.

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Talk by Professor Brian Newbould with Fitzwilliam String Quartet

Celebrating Schubert in association with the Schubert Institute UK.

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Fitzwilliam String Quartet

The Fitzwilliam Quartet returns to Leamington with a concert that reflects three strands of the Festival programme.

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Raphael Wallfisch cello & John York piano

Raphael Wallfisch and John York have been regular visitors since the 1990s.

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Warwickshire Music Annual Concert

A platform to showcase the cream of Warwickshire Music’s students from across the county, performing works that complement the Festival’s programmes and themes. Tickets: £2.50 students and children, £8 adults to include tea, squash and cake.

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Roderick Williams baritone & Ensemble 360

“Marvellously evocative” (The Times on ‘The Rime’)

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Andrey Gugnin piano

Moscow-trained Andrey Gugnin gives an all Russian programme.

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Martinů String Quartet & Gemma Rosefield cello

The Martinů String Quartet returns to Leamington following an outstanding concert at the end of November and joins up again with Gemma Rosefield.

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Taylor MacLennan flute, Adéla Ševčíková violin, Anna Barsegjana viola, Idlir Shyti cello

Four young musicians who met, following their studies, in the Southbank Sinfonia bookend charming works by Schubert and Mozart with two Czech works.

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Aronowitz Ensemble

The Leamington debut of one of the best young string ensembles in the country.

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Takács String Quartet EXTRA (1 of 2)

Russian Themes and Intrigues

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Takács String Quartet EXTRA (2 of 2)

Late Works

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October 2019

Esmé String Quartet

4 October 2019 at 7:30pm

The first British tour for the 2018 London International String Quartet Competition winners

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November 2019

London Haydn Quartet with Eric Hoeprich clarinet

1 November 2019 at 7:30pm

“Too many pleasures to enumerate. Try for yourself.” – The Guardian

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Talich String Quartet

29 November 2019 at 7:30pm

One of the Czech Republic's leading String Quartets

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January 2020

Van Kuijk String Quartet

24 January 2020 at 7:30pm

"Style, energy and sense of risk. These four young French people make the music smile. " – The Guardian

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February 2020

Consone String Quartet

28 February 2020 at 7:30pm

Period instrument interpretation in Classical and Early Romantic repertoire.

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May 2020

CANCELLED – Tom Poster piano, Sacconi String Quartet and Andrew Marshall double bass

Beginning the Beethoven weekend with a bang!

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CANCELLED – Veronika Klírová flute & Ben Dawson piano

Czech flautist Veronika Klírová brings her CBSO colleague Ben Dawson to add our traditional Czech flavour to the Festival.

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CANCELLED – The American Beethoven – Talk by Peter Herbert

'The Beethoven of America' - Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781-1861)

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CANCELLED – Andrey Gugnin piano

A second chance to experience Mussorgsky's epic music in the hands of this extraordinary Russian pianist.

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CANCELLED – Ben Goldscheider horn & Richard Uttley piano

2016 BBC Young Musician Competition Finalist

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CANCELLED – Warwickshire Music – Annual Concert

The cream of Warwickshire Music’s students from across the county

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CANCELLED – Trio Shaham Erez Wallfisch

Beethoven receives the Shaham Erez Wallfisch treatment

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CANCELLED – Kinsky Piano Trio

The Kinsky Piano Trio makes its third visit to the Royal Pump Rooms

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CANCELLED – Tasmin Little violin & Andrey Gugnin piano

One of Tasmin Little's last appearances in the Midlands before she hangs up her concert gowns for good.

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CANCELLED – Ensemble 360

Three of the best known members of Ensemble 360 contribute a concert requiring virtuosic playing and featuring variations

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CANCELLED – James Gilchrist tenor & Ensemble 360

A welcome return to Leamington of this eminent tenor

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September 2021

Coull Quartet with Martin Outram viola

23 September 2021 at 7:30pm

Only the Coull Quartet could be the right fit to open a Festival celebrating Robert Simpson

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Leonore Piano Trio

24 September 2021 at 12:00pm

The Leonore Trio returns to Leamington

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Richard Watkins horn, Magnus Johnston violin, Michael McHale piano

24 September 2021 at 7:30pm

A rare chance to hear this unusual combination of instruments

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Mark Bebbington piano

25 September 2021 at 12:00pm

"Truly a remarkable pianist" - The Times

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Peter Donohoe piano

25 September 2021 at 7:30pm

A truly Festival programme, most eagerly awaited.

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Roman Kosyakov piano

26 September 2021 at 12:00pm

2019 Leamington Music Prize winner returns

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Dante Quartet with Benjamin Frith (piano)

26 September 2021 at 7:30pm

A Fine Festival Finale!

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October 2021

Sacconi Quartet

8 October 2021 at 7:30pm

A superb series opener

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Marmen Quartet

29 October 2021 at 7:30pm

Fresh from their BBC Proms debut

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November 2021

Jubilee Quartet at the Royal Pump Rooms

12 November 2021 at 7:30pm

The Jubilee Quartet give and evening concert in the Royal Pump Rooms

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December 2021

Carducci Quartet

3 December 2021 at 7:30pm

A huge favourite with our audiences returns to Leamington

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January 2022

Consone String Quartet

28 January 2022 at 7:30pm

Schubert’s sublime String Quintet heads a superb programme

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February 2022

Pražák String Quartet

25 February 2022 at 7:30pm

Czech favourites and a UK premiere

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March 2022

Heath String Quartet

The Season Finale!

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April 2022

Sacconi Quartet with Emma Abbate (piano)

"A beautiful blend of sound... highly engaging." - The Times

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Gemma Rosefield (cello) & Tim Horton (piano)

29 April 2022 at 12:00pm

"Sumptuous breadth and beguiling warmth. Revelatory playing." - The Observer

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Ensemble 360 with James Gilchrist (tenor) and Tim Horton (piano)

"One of the most adaptable chamber groups in the country" - The Guardian

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Lana Trotovšek (violin) and Maria Canyigueral (piano)

30 April 2022 at 12:00pm

"The true feel of live intuitive performance" - The Strad

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POSTPONED — Vaughan Williams 150: Musical Connections – Talk by Dr Ceri Owen

A personal insight to the process of the great composer

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May 2022

Lynn Arnold & Charles Matthews – four hands one piano

Something new for Leamington Music

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POSTPONED — Warwickshire Music – Advanced Musicians

The cream of Warwickshire Music’s students from across the county

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Emma Johnson (clarinet), Raphael Wallfisch (cello), John Lenehan (piano)

"Britain's favourite clarinettist" - The Times

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Roderick Williams (baritone) & Paul Cibis (piano)

"...probably the finest performance I have ever heard of one of Vaughan Williams’s most renowned songs" - The Telegraph

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Roman Kosyakov and Sasha Grynyuk (piano)

"...inspired musical imagination” - Gramophone

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October 2022

Brodsky Quartet

7 October 2022 at 7:30pm

"Fiercely focused, blazing with integrity, and brilliantly imagined..." – The Telegraph

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November 2022

Eusebius Quartet

4 November 2022 at 7:30pm

"Wit and charm abound..." – The Strad

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December 2022

Fitzwilliam Quartet

2 December 2022 at 7:30pm

"...an effortlessly rich collective tone" – The Strad

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January 2023

Piatti Quartet

27 January 2023 at 7:30pm

"A signally impressive young ensemble" – The Sunday Times

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February 2023

Doric Quartet

17 February 2023 at 7:30pm

"...sumptuous sweetness and laser-like clarity..." – BBC Music Magazine

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March 2023

Arcadia Quartet

"...playing that maximises the emotional range explored in each work..." – BBC Music Magazine

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April 2023

Leonore Piano Trio – Thursday 27 April

Audience favourites return to open the 2023 Festival

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Michael Collins & Friends (1 of 2) – Friday 28 April

28 April 2023 at 12:00pm

The first of two concerts from Michael Collins

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Michael Collins & Friends (2 of 2) – Friday 28 April

The second of two concerts featuring Michael Collins

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Viv McLean (piano) – Friday 28 April

Unwind at the end of the first full day of the Festival with a glass of wine in this relaxed late-night concert.

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Gemma Rosefield (cello) & Tim Horton (piano) – Saturday 29 April

29 April 2023 at 11:00am

A second appearance in the 2023 Festival from Gemma and Tim

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Roman Kosyakov & Tanya Avchinnikova (piano duo) – Saturday 29 April

2019 Leamington Music Prize winner

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Andrey Gugnin (piano) – Saturday 29 April

A welcome return for this wonderful Russian pianist

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Helen Charlston (mezzo-soprano) & Sholto Kynoch (piano) – Sunday 30 April

30 April 2023 at 12:00pm

An exciting programme from this young tenor

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Warwickshire Music Advanced Musicians – Sunday 30 April

Annual concert from Warwickshire Music's best young musicians

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May 2023

Greenwich Piano Trio – Monday 1 May

A first visit to Leamington from this award-winning Trio

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Sacconi Quartet and Ben Goldscheider (horn) – Monday 1 May

The Festival Finale!

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Festival Extra – Martinů Quartet – Saturday 13 May

Festival Extra!

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October 2023

Leonkoro Quartet – Friday 6 October

6 October 2023 at 7:30pm

2022 London International String Quartet Competition winners

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November 2023

Calidore Quartet – Friday 3 November

3 November 2023 at 7:30pm

American Quartet makes Leamington debut

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January 2024

London Haydn Quartet – Friday 26 January

London Haydn Quartet returns

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February 2024

Dudok Quartet – Friday 23 February

Leamington debut for this Dutch quartet

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March 2024

Carducci Quartet – Friday 15 March

A sunny delight from this audience favourite

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