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Photo by Jason Bell
Eastbourne
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Photo by Jason Bell
Our 2026/27 concerts at the Congress Theatre are now on sale!
Discover six Sunday afternoon concerts filled with some of today’s most exciting artists as well as up-and-coming talent to perform some of the best-loved classical music in Eastbourne.
Sun 18 Oct 2026, 3.00pm
Scheherazade
Eastbourne
- Glinka Overture, Ruslan and Ludmilla (5’)
- Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (34’)
- Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade (47’)
- Tom Fetherstonhaugh conductor
- Ning Feng violin
Sun 22 Nov 2026, 3.00pm
Brahms’s Second
Eastbourne
- Beethoven Overture, Leonore No. 3 (13’)
- Neruda Trumpet Concerto (15’)
- Brahms Symphony No. 2 (39’)
- Adam Hickox conductor
- Tom Nielsen trumpet
Sun 24 Jan 2027, 3.00pm
Sibelius’s Fifth
Eastbourne
- Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite (23’)
- Errollyn Wallen Cello Concerto (15)
- Liadov The Enchanted Lake (6’)
- Sibelius Symphony No. 5 (30’)
- Enyi Okpara* conductor
- Laura van der Heijden cello
Sun 14 Feb 2027, 3.00pm
Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony
Eastbourne
- Fanny Mendelssohn Overture (10’)
- Spohr Clarinet Concerto No. 4 (27’)
- Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 (Scottish) (40’)
- Shira Samuels-Shragg* conductor
- Benjamin Mellefont** clarinet
Sun 7 Mar 2027, 3.00pm
Alpesh Chauhan conducts Schumann
Eastbourne
- Felix Mendelssohn Overture, Ruy Blas (7’)
- Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2 (23’)
- R Schumann Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish) (31’)
- Alpesh Chauhan conductor
- Sophia Liu* piano
Sun 4 Apr 2027, 3.00pm
Tchaikovsky’s Fifth
Eastbourne
- Bacewicz Overture (6’)
- R Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 (16’)
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (47’)
- Delyana Lazarova conductor
- Felix Klieser horn