Little Concertsat Goodworth House

2026–27 season

Upcoming concerts

Every concert takes place in our living room, with just 25 guests. Seats go quickly, so we recommend booking early.

14Oct · Wed

Lunchtime concert

Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff & Gershwin

Ana Bursac, piano · Natalie Montakhab, soprano

  • TchaikovskyThe Seasons, Op. 37a
  • RachmaninoffPreludes, Op. 23 Nos. 2, 4 & 5
  • GershwinThe Man I Love, Summertime, I Got Rhythm, Someone to Watch Over Me, Embraceable You
£3512.30pmBook
21Oct · Wed

For children

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Soprano & storyteller, cello and piano

A tiny, live story-and-music concert. As the tale is told page by page, with songs along the way, a cellist and pianist conjure each moment in music: a knock at the door, a tiger, a hush. For children from newborn to 6, and the grown-ups who bring them.

£1510.45am · 12.45pm · 2pm
45 minutes
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24Oct · Sat

Evening concert

Schubertiade

Lance Mok, piano

Hong Kong-born pianist Lance Mok devotes an entire evening to Schubert. Intimate, compelling, and not to be missed.

  • SchubertSonata in A major, D. 664
  • Schubert12 Grazer Walzer, D. 924
  • Schubert3 Klavierstücke, D. 946
£356pmBook
26Oct · Mon

For children · Half term

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Soprano & storyteller, cello and piano

Four performances across the day, perfect for the half-term holiday. For children from newborn to 6, and the grown-ups who bring them.

£1510.15am · 11.30am
12.30pm · 2pm
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28Nov · Sat

Evening concert

The Shepherd on the Rock

Natalie Montakhab, soprano · Nigel Ellis, clarinet · Erlend Vestby, cello · Tom Jesty, piano

Schubert's ravishing late masterpiece Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, one of the most beautiful works ever written for voice and clarinet, with songs and chamber music to complete the evening.

£356pmBook
10Dec · Thu

For children

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Soprano & storyteller, cello and piano

Our story-and-music concert returns for Christmas. For children from newborn to 6, and the grown-ups who bring them.

£15Tickets soonHear first
15–16Dec · Tue–Wed

For children

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

A themed concert for young wizards

A magical Christmas concert inspired by Harry's first year at Hogwarts, performed live in our living room.

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2027

20Jan · Wed

Lunchtime concert

Music for a While

Erlend Vestby, cello · Tom Jesty, piano · Natalie Montakhab, soprano

Purcell's balm for a troubled mind, music that "for a while" beguiles all our cares, gives this programme its name. The first half is Baroque, with Erlend playing continuo throughout; the second turns to France, from Debussy's starlit first song to the Saint-Saëns Swan that started it all.

  • PurcellMusic for a While · Sweeter than Roses
  • GabrielliCello Sonata
  • VivaldiCello Sonata in A minor, RV 43 · Domine Deus, from Gloria
  • BachQuia respexit, from the Magnificat
  • DebussyArabesque No. 1 · Nuit d'étoiles
  • Saint-SaënsThe Swan · Serenade, from Suite, Op. 16
  • FauréLe secret · Les berceaux
  • LaloChants russes, Op. 29
  • HahnÀ Chloris
  • RavelVocalise-étude en forme de habanera
£3512.30pmBook
5Mar · Fri

Lunchtime concert

Songs My Mother Taught Me

Erlend Vestby, cello · Tom Jesty, piano · Natalie Montakhab, soprano

A richly Romantic programme for voice, cello and piano, bringing together Dvořák, Grieg and Brahms. Warm, lyrical and full of sweeping melody: music of memory, longing and song, for a March lunchtime at Goodworth House.

  • DvořákSongs My Mother Taught Me
  • GriegZur Rosenzeit
  • GriegCello Sonata in A minor, Op. 36
  • BrahmsCello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
£3512.30pmBook

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