Events

Mozart - Overture "Don Giovanni"
Dvorak - Violin Concerto in A minor with soloist Edgar Bailey
Schubert - Symphony No 4 in C Minor

Conductor - Jonathan Mann
Soloist - Edgar Bailey

Sibelius – Finlandia
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Smetana – The Moldau
Dvorak - New World Symphony

Soloist - Katy Smith (violin)
Conductor  - Anthony Brown

No tickets are required and admission is free. However, there will be a voluntary retiring collection

Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture 10'
Dvorak  - Silent Woods 7’
Smetana - Vltava from Ma Vlast 12’
Ethyl Smyth - The Wreckers 8’
Sibelius  - 2nd Symphony 45’

Kenneth Woods - conductor
Joely Koos - cello
Zeb Soanes - presenter

ESO's 2026-27 residencey season opens with a vibrant evening of evocative works celebrating humanity’s deep spiritual connection to the natural world. Portraits of composers and creators, friends and family, alongside landscapes, mindscapes and seascapes of nature, featuring Sibelius’s hugely popular 2nd symphony and presented by Classic FM’s Zeb Soanes.

ESO Insight Series
ESO has introduced the new ESO Insight Series. These relaxed, engaging pre‑performance conversations offer a closer look at the stories, ideas, and creative voices behind each programme. Led by the musicians and composers who shape their performances, the Insight Series invites you to arrive a little earlier at 6.30pm, settle in, and enjoy a more connected start to your evening with the ESO. Free to ticket holders and no booking required.

Season ticket details

5% off per ticket when booking 2 concerts
10% off per ticket when booking 3 concerts
15% off per ticket when booking 4 concerts

Free with retiring collection for a local charity

Gary Branch will be playing Holst’s Collard & Collard piano (on which Holst composed The Planets’ Suite) in the Music Room and the 1870s Avill & Smart piano in the Drawing Room. Gary is a renowned pianist and historian specializing in period instruments. He will be joined by soprano, Helen Wright.  The two recitals at 3pm and 6pm will feature classical and popular music from the early 19th to early 20th century.

Each concert is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, including an interval with refreshments provided.

No tickets are required and admission is free. However, there will be a voluntary retiring collection

Jamal Sutton - Charterhouse Schoool
No tickets are required and admission is free with a retiring collection.

Northern Lights & Russian Sights

Shostakovich - Festive Overture
Greig  - Piano Concerto in A minor
Rachmaninov - Symphony no. 2

Conductor: David Curtis
Soloist: James Willshire

No tickets are required and admission is free. However, there will be a voluntary retiring collection