Lake District Summer Music Festival - 28 July – 6 August 2023

Dame Evelyn Glennie headlines the 2023 summer music alongside an exciting line-up of classical stars and young talent.

It’s not every festival that can boast UNESCO world heritage site credentials and offer a unique experience away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Yet that’s exactly what Lake District Summer Music (LDSM) have been doing since 1985.

2023 is jam-packed with some of the most exciting artists in classical music, starting with homegrown star Dame Evelyn Glennie in a percussion extravaganza at the Coro, Ulverston.

plenty of contemporary works by Jessie Montgomery, Missy Mazzoli, Esther Swift, Dobrinka Tabakova and others.

A festival for everyone

‘Classical music is something everyone should have the chance to enjoy, that’s why we’ve created a whole series dence at Ronnie Scott’s) whips up a party frenzy in Kendal. A bright future

Key to LDSM’s DNA is their twin focus on giving a platform to the next generation of exciting young talent with some of the best and brightest gracing the festival in their early careers. This summer is no different, with prize-winning pianists, violinists, guitarists, harpists, cellists, trios and string quartets ready to put on a show.

Concerts, family events, masterclasses, walks & more across Ambleside, Barrow, Coniston, Grange-over-Sands, Grasmere, Hawkshead, Kendal, Kirkby Lonsdale, Ulverston, Windermere

Understandably tickets are selling fast, so don’t miss your chance to experience an amazing summer of music.

Box office: www.ldsm.org.uk | 01539 266200

The Sacconi, Barbican and the firebrand Chiaroscuro String Quartets all take pride of place this summer in a festival inspired by Vienna. Brit-award winning cellist Guy Johnson embarks on a Beethoven pilgrimage while exhilarating music from Schubert to Strauss rings across the lakes. Beyond Vienna, LDSM are also shining a spotlight on new music by female composers in particular, with a world premiere of Revelling and Reckoning by Ailís Ní Riaín and of family events at Windermere Jetty Museum, Grasmere School and Barrow Dock Museum. Mixing concerts with storytelling, making musical characters with puppets and creating your own folksongs, there’s so much for little musical explorers to get their teeth into.’ - Nick Hardisty (Festival Manager)

And it’s not just music for kids, star jazz pianist Gwilym Simcock gives his own late-night soirees and Classical Kicks (a classical/jazz/folk/rock/fusion ensemble usually in resi-