Haywards Heath Music Society

85^th International Concert Season 2026-2027

Sat 19th September 2026 - The Delphine Trio

The Delphine Trio; clarinet, cello and piano, were founded in 2020 at the Royal College of Music in London, and showcase individual instrumental talent with a passion for diverse repertoire.
They were winners of the 2025 Royal Overseas League Competition in the Mixed Ensembles Category in London and debuted at the Wigmore Hall that year. Performances at UK music festival and series include the Buxton International Festival, the Kensingon & Chelsea Music Society Concert Series and the Royal Albert Hall Classical Coffee Morning series.
Their programme for us includes the Beethoven and Brahms clarinet trios. The Delphine Trio are currently Making Music's Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artists for the 2025-26 season.

Venue: HH Methodist Church, 3PM.

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Sat 14th November 2026 - Ensemble Hesperi

Ensemble Hesperi is a dynamic and innovative London-based period ensemble, with a reputation for showcasing intelligent research-led Baroque music.
In 2020 the ensemble was selected as Britten Pears Young Artists and won first prize at the London International Festival of Early Music Young Ensemble Competition.
Their exciting programme 'Handel in the Strand' will recreate the spirit of this musical street, with music by composers who seized the opportunity to earn their living in cosmopolitan London such as Corelli and William Boyce, plus Scottish music from shops on the Strand and solo compositions between acts of plays in the theatre district.

Venue: HH Methodist Church, 3PM.

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Sat 20th March 2027 - The Isla String Quartet

The Isla String Quartet gained international recognition when they won First Prize, the Audience Prize, and a Special Prize for the best interpretation of a Haydn quartet at the 2nd International String Quartet Competition in Bed Tölz in April 2026. They also won First Prize at the Royal College of Music Quartet Competition 2025. The Quartet are performing in venues across the UK including Conway Hall, Kings Place and Hexham Abbey.
Their programme will include quartets by Hayden, Beethoven and American composer Jessie Montgomery. The Isla String Quartet are sponsored today by The Tillett Trust as part of its DEBUT programme.

Venue: HH Methodist Church, 3PM.

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Sat 17th October 2026 - Kosta Popovic (cello) with Valentina Wang (piano)

Montenegrin cellist Kosta has performed internationally as a soloist, chamber and orchestral musician.
As a founding member of the Fibonacci Quartet, he won First Prize at the Royal Overseas League & Cavatina competitions. A recipient of numerous awards, he performed with the LSO and the Academy of Ancient Music. His programme includes works by Bach, Glazunov, Beethoven, Faure and Brahms. Kosta is kindly sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.
Valentina Wang is an Italian collaborative pianist based in London. She recently graduated from Guildhall School of Music with a First Class Honours Artist Diploma Degree in Piano Accompaniment.

Venue: HH Methodist Church, 3PM.

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Sat 20th Feb 2027 - Flutes & Frets

We are pleased to welcome back Flutes & Frets (Beth Stone and Daniel Murphy), who play an array of instruments that enable them to express the colours, gesture and emotions of repertoire from the medieval era through to contemporary. Flutes & Frets have toured all over the UK and Europe and won several international Early Music Festival awards.
In Autumn 2025 their debut album 'Heir Of All The Ages' traced the evolution of British music over the past 600 years with flutes, guitars, lutes and theorbos in exciting arrangements highlighted in this new recital.

Venue: HH Methodist Church, 3PM.

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Sat 24th April 2027 - Lawrence Olsworth-Peter and friends present "A Night At The Opera"

Lawrence Olsworth-Peter (tenor), Elinor Jane Moran (soprano) and Louisa Lam (piano) will present "A Night At The Opera" featuring great arias and duets from well-known classics such as Carmen, La Boheme, La Traviata and The Barber of Seville.
Be transported by the comic thrills of Rossini and dramatic chills of Verdi for a memorable evening, guaranteed to leave you with familiar tunes stuck in your head - as well as some surprises!
Lawrence's many operatic roles have included Sailor in Dido and Aeneas (English National Opera), Count Almaviva in The Barber of Seville (Surrey Opera), Tamino in The Magic Flute (Merry Opera) and Ramiro in La Cenerentola (OperaUpClose).

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

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