Guildford International Concert Season 2024/25
Welcome to the 2024/2025 Guildford International Concert Season - a celebration of classical music at Surrey’s premiere concert venue, G Live.
This thirteenth Season offers an expanded programme that includes performances from orchestras, ensembles and solo artists, work for younger audiences, the National Youth Chamber Choir and a series of lunchtime concerts.
Subscription packages:
With a full programme for this year's season, it's a hard task to pick just one fabulous concert to see, so we've made it so that you don't have to and you can save some money in the process! Check out our subscription packages below:
Beethoven: Pastoral Symphony
Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Wednesday, 9 April 2025, 7.30pm
At G Live, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic debuts with Schubert’s ‘Unfinished Symphony’ and Saint-Saëns' cello concerto featuring Pablo Ferrández. Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony concludes the evening.
Bizet: Carmen Suite no. 1
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Friday, 16 May 2025, 7.30pm
This concert: Mendelssohn's Symphony no. 4 Italian, Bizet's Carmen Suite no. 1, Elgar's Nimrod from Enigma Variations, and Delius' Piano Concerto by Mark Bebbington. Ending with Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Suite.
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
The Orchestra for the Environment
Saturday, 7 June 2025, 7.30pm
Emma Johnson and Chris West founded the Orchestra for the Environment, featuring virtuoso players with environmental concerns. Their concerts, including Johnson's "Tree of Life" concerto, emphasize nature-inspired repertoire. At G Live, they present a special programme, featuring Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Symphony No.40, alongside works by Puccini, Holst, Gershwin, and Rimsky-Korsakov.
LUNCHTIME CONCERTS:
The Guitar World of Maria Camahort
Ahmed Dickinson
Friday, 14 March 2025, 1.10pm – 1.55pm
Havana-born guitarist Ahmed Dickinson, known for performances worldwide including iconic venues like the Royal Albert Hall, collaborates with orchestras, introduces European audiences to prominent guitar composers like Eduardo Martín and Jose Antonio (Ñico) Rojas, and presents thrilling works by award-winning composer Maria Camahort, showcasing a blend of innovative New Mediterranean style and Dickinson's musical sensitivity.
Stars of the Future
The Yehudi Menuhin School
Friday, 25 April 2025, 1.10pm – 1.55pm
Yehudi Menuhin's school, founded in 1963, fosters musically gifted children globally, offering need-blind admissions; alumni like Nicola Benedetti, Alina Ibragimova, Tasmin Little, and Nigel Kennedy showcase classical music's future stars. Encourage and experience classical music’s stars of the future at this lunchtime concert.
Home and Heart
Deniz Şensoy
Wednesday, 21 May 2025, 1.10pm – 1.55pm
Turkish violinist Deniz Şensoy, born in 2000, showcases her talent globally from Bach to Fazil Say, including UK performances and a tribute to Maxim Vengerov, blending classical beauty with Say's demanding, Arabian-infused compositions.
This season we are delighted to welcome Magic Classical. as our media partner for the Guildford International Concert Season, and are proud to welcome back The Cheryl King Trust as our Charity Partner. The trust aims to remove financial barriers that prevent young people in Surrey learning a musical instrument. Providing bursaries for instruments and singing lessons, as well as grants to local music ensembles, G Live hopes to shine a spotlight on their work, and to inspire more young people across Surrey to experience the joy of making music.