Paxos Festival Trust

Past festivals

Concerts have been held at the Spring and Autumn/Summer Paxos Festivals each year since 2004.

Below are details of the most recent Summer Festivals. For more details of earlier festivals, please contact us by email. You can also read about the 2011 Autumn Festival.

2011 Autumn Festival (8th - 12th September 2011)

Twelve young musicians played in five concerts in the 2011 Autumn Festival, starting with a 25th Anniversary Concert, dedicated to the memory of the Festival's founder, John Gough. The performers included a pianist, tenor, string quartet, double bass and guitar duo.
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2010 Autumn Festival (7th - 11th September 2010)

Six young musicians played for a committed audience, maintaining the tradition of an Autumn Festival on the Island. Their three performances featured a string quartet, a pianist and a soprano.
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2009 Summer Festival (25th August - 3rd September 2009)

A programme performed by 14 senior students at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, working with Krzysztof Smietana (Violin), Julian Farrell (Clarinet) and Caroline Palmer (Piano).
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2008 Summer Festival (26th August - 4th September 2008)

A programme performed by 15 senior students at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, working with Krzysztof Smietana (Violin), Julian Farrell (Clarinet) and Caroline Palmer (Piano).

2007 Summer Festival (28th August - 6th September 2007)

A programme performed by 13 senior students at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, working with Krzysztof Smietana (Violin), Leonid Gorokhov, (Violoncello) and Caroline Palmer, (Piano).