Haywards Heath Music Society

84^th International Concert Season 2025-2026

Sat 20th September 2025 - Xu Peng (piano)

Xu Peng started playing piano at the age of four. In 2008, he entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Xu is the 2023 winner of the Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition and the Macau-Asia International Piano Competition. Recently, he was also awarded the Golden Hand Prize with Special Jury Mention at the Carlos & Sofia Piano Competition. On the 150th anniversary of Franz Liszt, Peng was invited to perform in the celebrational concert at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing. His recital to us will include works by composers such as Liszt, Beethoven, Schubert and Mozart.

Venue: St Wilfrid's Church, 7:30pm.

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Sat 15th November 2025 - Liturina

Liturina is an exciting young chamber group dedicated to exploring the potential of period instruments in diverse and challenging repertoire in imaginative and provoking performances that include 17th and 18th century chamber music. Liturina's members collaborate also with historical ensembles such as Florilegium, Academy of Ancient Music, the Hanover Band and La Serenissima. We are delighted that they return to play for us in a programme exploring the French musical style called 'Les Goûts-Réüonis'.

Venue: HH Methodist Church, 3PM.

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Sat 21st March 2026 - Baroque Alchemy

Baroque Alchemy returns with a unique blend of ancient and modern, combining the expressive virtuosity of Piers Adams's recorders with the extraordinary versatility of Lyndy Mayle's keyboards. Their new programme will include selections from Bach's Suites, Fantasias, Sonatas, Partitas and Cantatas, interspersed with a wide and surprising range of music from Renaissance, baroque, romantic, impressionist, folk and contemporary genres.

Venue: HH Methodist Church, 3PM.

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Sat 18th October 2025 - Milo Harper (harp)

Milo Harper (harp) with Frederico Paixão (flute) and Angus McCall (cello).
Based between Berlin and London, Milo performs with the Berlin State Opera as the Harp Akademist for the 2024-2026 seasons. He has performed with orchestras including the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia and English Touring Opera. As a soloist, Milo has won several harp competitions and toured globally in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and Singapore. His trio with cello and flute is particularly appealing, playing from a wide repertoire of celebrated and underrepresented composers that showcases the harp's full potential.

Please note the early start time of this concert.

Venue: HH Methodist Church, 3PM.

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Sat 28th Feb 2026 - The Fibonacci Quartet

The Fibonacci Quartet are one of Europe's leading young string quartets and have already made a name for themselves at home, in the UK, and abroad as prolific competition winners. They are a Resident Ensemble at the Escuela Superior de Musica Reina Sofia in Madrid with Gunter Pichler and at the Dutch String Quartet Academy. The quartet performs extensively throughout the UK and mainland Europe. Their programme for us includes Beethoven's String Quartet No. 1 in F Major Op. 18; Debussy's String Quartet in G Minor and Schumann's String Quartet No. 3 in A Major. Kindly sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.

Venue: HH Methodist Church, 3PM.

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Sat 25th April 2026 - Trio Archai

Trio Archai is one of the most promising young ensembles of its generation. First Prize winners at the 2024 Royal Overseas League Competition, the trio made its debut at Wigmore Hall the same year. Since then, they have appeared at festivals and venues including St George's Bristol, Swiss Chamber Music Festival and Whittington Music Festival amongst others.
Selected as Britten Pears Young Artists for the 2025/26 season with a residency at Snape Maltings. They are kindly sponsored by Making Music's Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artists scheme and will play works by Beethoven, Brahms and Jeremy Sam's Nocturnes. The trio comprises of Mar Valor (piano), Ayla Sahin (violin) and Finn Mannion (cello).

Venue: St Wilfrid's Church, 7:30pm.

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