Masterclasses

Masterclasses

Training young musicians is part of our DNA.

Since the very birth of our festival aspiring young musicians have taken part in our summer schools, workshops and masterclasses hosted by some of the world’s finest artists and teachers.
Where can I find tips and tricks to play Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto or Bach’s Chaconne? How can my String Quartet play together better?

Find out below in our masterclass videos.

If you would like to support young musicians at the start of their careers, please consider making a donation – thank you.

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Schumann Adagio & Allegro

Cello Masterclass 2016

Prokofiev Violin Sonata in F

Violin Masterclass 2010

Elgar Cello Concerto

Cello Masterclass 2017

Brahms Viola Sonata

Viola Masterclass 2014

Saint-Saëns Introduction & Rondo

Violin Masterclass 2015

Beethoven Seven Variations for cello

Cello Masteclass 2017

Beethoven Cello Sonata No.3

Cello Masterclass 2016

Brahms Viola Sonata

Viola Masterclass 2016

Mozart Violin Sonata K379

Violin Masteclass 2010

Ravel Piano Trio

Ensemble Masterclass 2017

Brahms Cello Sonata

Cello Masterclass 2015

Beethoven Violin Sonata No.2

Violin Masteclass 2015

Bowen Viola Sonata

Viola Masterclass 2014

Mendelssohn String Quartet Op.44 No.3

Ensemble Masterclass 2016

Beethoven Violin Concerto

Violin Masteclass 2014

Brahms Cello Sonata

Cello Masterclass 2011

Elgar Cello Concerto

Cello Masterclass 2015

Beethoven String Quartet Op.59 No.2 ‘Razumovsky’

Ensemble Masteclass 2014

Bach E major partita

Viola Masterclass 2016

Sibelius Violin Concerto

Violin Masterclass 2015

Schubert Violin Sonatina

Violin Masteclass 2016

Mendelssohn Trio No.1

Ensemble Masterclass 2017

Rachmaninov Cello Sonata

Cello Masterclass 2014

Mozart String Quartet K387

Ensemble Masteclass 2017

Mozart ‘Prussian’ Quartet

Ensemble Masterclass 2016

Duruflé Prelude Récitatif et Variations

Ensemble Masterclass 2017

Brahms Violin Sonata No.3

Violin Masteclass 2016

Bach Chaconne

Violin Masterclass 2017

Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

Violin Masterclass 2017

Schubert ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata

Cello Masteclass 2012

Beethoven Piano Trio in E flat

Ensemble Masterclass 2018

Beethoven Cello Sonata Op.102

Cello Masterclass 2018

Beethoven String Trio Op.9 No.1

Ensemble Masteclass 2018

Beethoven Piano Trio Op.1 No.3

Ensemble Masterclass 2019

Beethoven String Quintet in C major, Op.29

Ensemble Masterclass 2018

Bach Cello Suite No.4 in E flat, BWV1010

Cello Masteclass 2019

Moss Force Autumn

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Witty and sophisticated, Cole Porter’s music and

Witty and sophisticated, Cole Porter’s music and his glittering songs epitomise the ‘American Songbook’ with hit after Broadway hit. Creative tour de force, pianist and Ronnie Scott’s Artistic Director James Pearson appears with his celebrated trio and ‘bold’ collaborator Polly Gibbons to conjure a golden era of Broadway. Saturday night is party night!
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COLE PORTER CELEBRATION:
JAMES PEARSON JAZZ TRIO & POLLY GIBBONS
Kendal Town Hall | Sat 3 August, 7.30pm
TICKETS: https://tinyurl.com/4p9h68cu

Dramatic, tender, jubilant, devasted and everythin

Dramatic, tender, jubilant, devasted and everything in between. The human voice really is an amazing instrument able to transport us not just to another world and conjure up all kinds of emotions, but involve us in the story behind the words and reveal the inner most thoughts of their characters.

What kind of singing are you going to see this summer? Baroque with soprano Ruby Hughes and Fretwork, gospel with The London Adventist Chorale, family opera with @operanorth or jazz with Polly Gibbons & Pearson Jazz Trio
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26 July - London Adventist Chorale @ The Coro
30 July - @jessdandycontralto
1 August - Fretwork & Ruby Hughes @ Cartmel Priory
2 August - Opera North's 'Mini Vixen' @ Barrow Library and Archives
3 August - Polly Gibbons & Pearson Jazz Trio @ Kendal Town Hall
4 August - Festival Chorus in Holst's The Planets @ Kendal Leisure Centre
TICKETS: https://tickets.ldsm.org.uk/sales/

It is with great sadness that we announce that our

It is with great sadness that we announce that our Founder and lifelong Artistic Director, Renna Manduell MBE (nee Kellaway), has passed away.

A student of Johannes Röntgen in Amsterdam and Franz Osborn in London, South African-born Renna enjoyed a glittering musical career as a pianist and chamber musician, performing, broadcasting and teaching widely across the UK, Europe, USA, East Asia, Australasia and South Africa.

It was during her honeymoon with husband Sir John Manduell CBE that she first fell under the spell of the stunning landscape of the Lake District; an experience which was to prove a major turning point in her life.

So it was in 1985 that Renna founded Lake District Summer Music (as it was formerly known), bringing world class performances to Cumbria combined with training for talented young musicians.

Under her guidance the festival quickly became well-established on the national and international calendar, attracting students from across the globe including the likes of violinist Nicola Benedetti, pianist Steven Osborne and many more.

While Lake District Music approaches its 40th anniversary in 2025 sadly without our much-loved Founder and Honorary President, we look to the future guided by Renna’s innate belief in the power of music to change lives and her drive to nurture and inspire the next generation of young musicians.

“A young and exciting voice in the world of cham

“A young and exciting voice in the world of chamber music”

See the amazing London Central Brass Quintet at Ambleside Parish Church on Thursday 23 May at 1pm.

Reimagined classics from Jevtic, Susato and Ravel. Tickets in biog.

We welcome exciting talents @londoncentralbrass to

We welcome exciting talents @londoncentralbrass to #Ambleside Parish Church on Thursday 23 May at 1pm. Their repertoire includes Jevtic, Susato, and Ravel. Tickets in biog.

Lake District Music’s Summer Festival returns th

Lake District Music’s Summer Festival returns this summer and we are looking for artist managers, event managers and event assistants to join us. This is a fantastic opportunity to play your part in a major classical music festival set across the Lake District. Go to our website for more details.