We are delighted to announce our 2021 concerts.
We are delighted to announce and welcome you to details of our 21st Shipley Arts Festival and also our third year as resident ensemble at Leonardslee Country House and Gardens. Please be warmly welcomed to our concerts in these two series below where we will be performing with face to face audiences as well as occasionally offering the option to view on-line from our website.
Tickets for our concerts are now on sale. Details will continually be updated, so please subscribe here to our mailing list for the latest news.
Thank you for you great support.
Shipley Arts Festival 2021
We are very grateful to Arts Council England extending their support to our 21st Shipley Arts Festival.
We are delighted to welcome you to a rich diverse artistic programme of concerts which will bring together and connect all our communities. International level musicians who will enjoy unique connection with our concert supporters and audience. Young people and their families will enjoy our blend of side by side String Academy Concerts where pupils perform alongside some of the most experienced and distinguished UK musicians. We will also be serving the Alzheimers Society and we look forward to updating how we will support this community through our music making.
We are introducing live audiences carefully within Covid secure environments and with the option of our innovative streaming broadcasts. We are developing our new streaming platform to be high quality and reliable.
Please book early as we are restricting audience sizes for these very popular Concerts in order to keep everyone safe.
LeonardsLee Summer Concert Series 2021 with Bernardi Music Group
We are very grateful to the Arts Council England for supporting our popular Summer Concert series which sold out in our launch year of 2019. We celebrate this leading Country Estate and Grade One listed gardens with five programmes with some of the UK’s leading musicians. Please be warmly invited to ‘The Four Seasons,’ ‘The Magic of Vienna,’ ‘Stradivarius Piano Trio with John Suchet,’ or either of the ‘Opera Galas’
Our purpose and passion is to inspire and connect people of all ages and backgrounds through music performance and education.
The Bernardi Music Group take pride in working in the community, and with the corporate world, to share the wide-ranging benefits of music-making with both local and global audiences.
At the centre of everything we do is our Amici Bernardi Stradivarius violin – an emblem of our musical excellence. Led on the Stradivarius by violinist, music educator and festival director Andrew Bernardi; we bring together the Bernardi Orchestra, Stradivarius Piano Trio, the annual Shipley Arts Festival and the Leonardslee Concert Series. Combined with other unique events, our String Academy and Trinity Sannyi Summer School for young musicians; we deliver world-class performances to venues in Sussex, across the UK and around the world.
Past Performances
The 14th February saw the launch of our exciting new live stream technology, as our Stradivarius Piano Trio performed live with John Suchet on Valentines evening from the atrium of the delightful Leonardslee House.
Set in the stunning Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens Estate, the event was hosted by Classic FM presenter, John Suchet. The Stradivarius Piano Trio comprising of Andrew Bernardi (violin), Jonathan Few (cello) and Maria Marchant (piano) romanced viewers with a heartfelt hour-long selection of beautiful music from some of the world’s greatest composers.
To see more of this concert, view the programme at this link.
Performances
We perform and commission music from beautiful locations across Sussex, the UK and around the world.
String Academy
We mentor and perform with young musicians to support and promote musical, personal and social development through our education programmes.
Communities
We share music for the social, charitable and health benefits of everyone in our communities.
Corporate
From trade missions to corporate launches, we connect with local and global businesses through sponsorship, cultural exchange and partnerships.
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Contact us
If you would like find out more about the Bernardi Music Group or would like to enquire about bookings, please contact us using the details below. You can also follow our story on social media.
Bernardi Music Group
c/o The Plat,
Thakeham Road,
Coolham,
West Sussex
RH12 8QD