Town Hall and Pittville Pump Room
Welcome
The 2025/26 season runs from October 2025 to May 2026, bringing leading UK and international orchestras and ensembles to Cheltenham Town Hall and Pittville Pump Room.
This year’s programme features the English Symphony Orchestra, the Czech Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, celebrated vocal ensemble VOCES8, and the world-renowned Takács Quartet, alongside family favourites The Snowman and The Gruffalo in Concert.
Season discounts are available, including savings on English Symphony Orchestra performances and Cheltenham Music Society events.
Book online at www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk
Tickets can be collected in advance from Leisure at Cheltenham, from Cheltenham Town Hall 45 minutes before a concert, received electronically, or posted for a £3 fee.
Concert Discounts
English Symphony Orchestra Multi-Concert Discount
Enjoy savings when you book tickets for multiple English Symphony Orchestra performances. Purchase tickets for three to five ESO concerts during the 2025–2026 season to receive an exclusive discount. A minimum of three ESO concerts must be booked for the offer to apply.
Food and Drink
Cheltenham Town Hall
English Symphony Orchestra and Czech Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra Discount
Enjoy a special saving when you book tickets for both the English Symphony Orchestra and Czech Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra events. Simply add at least one ticket from each concert to your basket and the discount will be applied automatically.
Book three to five events and enjoy reduced ticket prices. Each ticket will be reduced to £27 or you’ll receive £2.50 off the standard ticket price.*
The bar opens at least one hour before the start of an event and during the interval. For select Main Hall events, the Regency Café is also open, serving a range of hot and cold drinks.
Pittville Pump Room
The bar opens at least one hour before the start of an event and during the interval, offering a selection of hot and cold drinks.
Cheltenham Music Society: Takács Quartet
Tuesday 21 October, 7.30pm
£23-£28, concessions available Pittville Pump Room
Haydn: String Quartet in G minor op.74 no.3 ‘Rider’
Bartók: String Quartet no.3
Schubert: Quartettsatz in C minor D703
Debussy: String Quartet in G minor op.10
Cheltenham Music Society begins an exciting season with a concert by the wonderful Takács Quartet. Their programme offers four works from the quartet repertoire each in its own way representing a landmark in the musical development and legacy of the composer.
Bristol Classical Players: Rachmaninov: 3rd Piano Concerto, 2nd Symphony
Saturday 1 November, 7pm
£25, concessions available Cheltenham Town Hall
Rachmaninov: 3rd Piano Concerto, 2nd Symphony
Conductor: Tom Gauterin
Piano: Simon Callaghan
International pianist Simon Callaghan performs Rachmaninov’s passionate 3rd Piano Concerto followed by evocative 2nd Symphony, featuring a haunting clarinet solo. Both works are celebrated classics and audience favorites.
Russell Watson - The Evolution Tour
Friday 7 November, 7.30pm
£34.50 - £67
Cheltenham Town Hall
Join Russell Watson for a celebration of his 25-year career as the UK’s most prolific classical recording artist. Known as The Voice, Russell will be performing some of his best-known tracks and favourite pieces both old and new.
Cheltenham Music Society: VOCES8
Thursday 20 November, 7.30pm
£23 - £28, concessions available Pittville Pump Room
This concert offers a rare chance to hear the renowned a cappella group hailed as “the Rolls-Royce of British ensembles” (The Arts Desk). Celebrating their 20th anniversary, they present favourite pieces from Gibbons to Gershwin, Monteverdi to Nat King Cole, in a rich programme spanning centuries of vocal music.
English Symphony Orchestra: Strauss and Mahler
Tuesday 2 December, 7.30pm
£29.50, concessions available
Cheltenham Town Hall
Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs (chamber version by James Ledger) Mahler: Symphony No.9 (chamber version by Klaus Simon)
Conductor: Kenneth Woods Soprano: April Fredrick
Composed in the shadow of loss, Strauss’s Four Last Songs are moving farewells filled with beauty, love, and peace and offer profound reflection on life’s fragility and meaning.
The Music of Harry Potter by Mystery Ensemble
Thursday 4 December, 7pm
£25, concessions available Cheltenham Town Hall
Immerse yourself in the magical world of music from J.K. Rowling’s beloved fantasy series Harry Potter. The evening features unforgettable soundtracks composed by John Williams and performed by the acclaimed Mystery Ensemble. Expect to hear Hedwig’s Theme, Another story, Professor Umbridge, Hogwarts March plus many more.
Cheltenham Music Society: Castalian String Quartet
Thursday 11 December, 7.30pm
£23 - £28, concessions available
Pittville Pump Room
Schumann: ‘Der Dichter spricht’
Kurtág: Aus die Ferne III
Dvořák: Selection from Cypresses
Mendelssohn: String Quartet in E flat major op.44 no.3
Brahms: String Quartet in A minor op.51 no.2
Castalian String Quartet return with a programme of short works and two rarely performed masterpieces as part of their extended Oxford University residency.
The Gruffalo and The Snowman in Concert
Tuesday 23 December, 1.30pm and 4.30pm
£10 - £32
Cheltenham Town Hall
A cherished Cheltenham Christmas tradition, the Mozart Symphony Orchestra returns for one day only with The Snowman film and live orchestra, featuring Alice Mackenzie singing ‘Walking in the Air’. Enjoy The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child, with each character brought to life by different orchestral instruments.
Cheltenham Music Society: Roderick Williams and Christopher Glynn
Tuesday 6 January, 7.30pm
£23 - £28, concessions available Venue TBC
Baritone Roderick Williams and pianist Christopher Glynn
reimagine Schubert’s Winterreise as a journey through English song. Set alongside the 24 originals, it features works by Vaughan Williams, Britten, Finzi, Bridge, Judith Weir, Errollyn Wallen and Williams himself, offering a powerful new perspective on this timeless song cycle.
Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra Diamond Anniversary Concert
Saturday 17 January, 7.30pm
£25, concessions available Cheltenham Town Hall
Cheltenham Chamber Orchestra are marking their Diamond Jubilee Year in 2026 with a special concert under the baton of Toby Purser. The programme will include Arnold’s Serenade for small orchestra, Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending with soloist George Ewart, and Beethoven’s Symphony No 6. The concert is being held in memory of Oliver Goldfinch who was a loyal supporter and friend of the CCO for many years.
English Symphony Orchestra: Elgar, Williams and Sawyer
Sunday 1 February, 3pm
£29.50, concessions available Cheltenham Town Hall
Vaughan Williams: Overture to The Wasps
Philip Sawyers: Symphony No. 6, A Pastoral Elgar Violin Concerto, Op.61
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Violin: Zoe Byers
Elgar’s deeply personal Violin Concerto contrasts with Philip Sawyers’ Sixth Symphony, a heartfelt homage to Beethoven’s Pastoral. Both works reflect pivotal life moments and profound artistic transformation.
Czech Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra
Tuesday 17 February, 7.30pm
£29.50, concessions available Cheltenham Town Hall
Janacek: Prelude & Pantomime from The Cunning Little Vixen
Bruch: Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor
Dvorak: Symphony No.9 in E minor, From The New World
Conductor: Daniel Raiskin
Violin: Jennifer Pike
This guest orchestra opens with Janáček excerpts, followed by Jennifer Pike performing Bruch’s beloved Violin Concerto. Dvořák’s powerful New World Symphony concludes this concert of timeless audience favourites.
Cheltenham Music Society: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Tuesday 24 February, 7.30pm
£23 - £28, concessions available
Venue TBC
Mozart: Horn Quintet in E flat major K407 (arr. for horn trio)
Ethel Smyth: Horn Trio in A major Brahms: Horn Trio in E flat major op.40
Co-founder Tom Poster joins pianist Ben Goldscheider and violinist Elena Urioste to perform an imaginative, versatile programme of vibrant and joyous horn trios.
English Symphony Orchestra: Spring Equinox
Sunday 22 March, 3pm
£29.50, concessions available
Cheltenham Town Hall
David Matthews: Early Spring (world premiere)
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Viola, K364
Beethoven: Symphony No.7 in A major, Op.92
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Violin: Zoe Byers
Viola: Kate Musker
Celebrate the spring equinox with Beethoven’s energetic Seventh Symphony, Mozart’s joyful Sinfonia Concertante, and a new spring-inspired work by composer David Matthews, dedicated to the ESO.
Cheltenham Music Society: Clare Hammond
Wednesday 25 March, 7.30pm
£23 - £28, concessions available
Venue TBC
Chopin: Barcarolle op.60
Grażyna Bacewicz: Sonatina
Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux op.33
Florence Price: Fantasie Nègre no.1
Michael Betteridge: Prison piece
Janáček: In the Mists
Earl Wild: Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin nos. 4, 6 and 7
Clare returns with romance from Chopin and Rachmaninov, 20th century offerings from Janacek and Price, and the co-composition from her 2025 workshop programme in Staffordshire schools and prisons.
Cheltenham Music Society: Marmen and Kleio String Quartets
Wednesday 29 April, 7.30pm
£23 - £28, concessions available Venue TBC
Beethoven: String Quartet in F major op.135
Kaija Saariaho: Terra Memoria
Mendelssohn: Octet in E flat major op.20
The Marmen Quartets team up with award-winning Kleio Quartet for an unforgettable evening featuring Beethoven’s last quartet, Saariaho’s intense 2007 work, and Mendelssohn’s youthful Octet performed by two exciting ensembles.
English Symphony Orchestra: Schoenberg, Mahler, Elgar, Taylor and Copland
Friday 22 May, 7.30pm
£23 - £28, concessions available Cheltenham Town Hall
Elgar: Serenade for Strings
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Matthew Taylor: Romance for Strings
Mahler: Adagettio from Symphony No.5
Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night)
Conductor: Kenneth Woods
Clarinet: Julian Bliss
Schoenberg and Webern’s early works are surprisingly lyrical. Mahler’s Adagietto remains beloved, while Transfigured Night tells a poignant story of love and forgiveness.
Young Musician Concerts Society
Pittville Pump Room and Cheltenham Town Hall
Tuesdays at 1pm
Free entry, no ticket required
Young Musician Concerts in Pittville Pump Room and Cheltenham Town Hall this season are arranged by the Cheltenham Music Festival Society in collaboration with the Cheltenham Trust. Please note, there is a retiring collection to help cover the charge from The Cheltenham Trust for the use of the Pump Room and Cheltenham Town Hall where applicable, pay travel expenses for some of the individual performers.
Autumn Winter Programme
Pittville Pump Room:
Tues 4 November
Tues 11 November
Tues 18 November
Tues 25 November
Tues 2 December
Solihull School
Pate’s Grammar School
Bournside School
Cheltenham College
Ottilie Wallace (violin) and Winnie Chan (piano)
Cheltenham Town Hall:
Tues 13 January
Tues 20 January
Tues 10 February
Tues 24 February
Tues 17 March
Tues 24 March
Pate’s Grammar School
Dean Close School
Rupert Egerton-Smith (piano)
Vitaly Pisarenko (piano)
Nina Savicevic (piano)
Balcarras School
Booking Information
E-Tickets
We no longer provide printed tickets, helping us to reduce our environmental impact and operate more sustainably.
When you book online, your tickets will be sent directly to your inbox. Subject to availability, e-tickets can also be purchased on the door on the night of the show (card payment only). E-tickets can be shown on your mobile phone or tablet when you arrive at the venue, where they will be scanned. If you prefer, you also have the option to print your tickets at home when booking online.
Digital Wallets
We now offer Digital Passes for events and exhibitions, allowing you to store e-tickets on your mobile device using Apple Wallet (iOS) or Google Wallet (Android). Simply add your pass directly from the confirmation email for quick access when visiting our venues. This helps streamline entry and reduces the need for printed tickets.
How to book
ONLINE Cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk
IN PERSON ticket bookings are available via the customer contact kiosk at Leisure at Cheltenham.
BY TELEPHONE 01242 528764 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
*There is a transaction fee of £2.50 per booking when buying online , over the phone and in person. Some events listed in this brochure may be subject to a £2 ticket commission fee included in the price of the ticket.
Tickets cannot be collected in person on the day of an event, but can be booked online as e-tickets/ print at home. Tickets can also be posted to you for a fee.
Show times listed are start times. Our venues open one hour before an event starts, so why not arrive early and enjoy a drink in one of our event bars?
How to pay
We accept most major credit and debit cards only.
Concessions
Available for selected events – please check with us at the time of booking. Concessions are subject to availability and proof of eligibility will be required. Only one concession/offer may apply per ticket.
Parking
There is a Pay and Display car park at Pittville Pump Room and there are several public car parks within walking distance of Cheltenham Town Hall.
Disabled bookings
If you are disabled and/or require a carer to accompany you to an event, please advise customer services at the time of booking. Concessions are available at some events to disabled customers, and complimentary tickets for personal assistants. If you need help with transport or parking, please tell us – if we cannot help, we may be able to put you in touch with someone who can.
More information
For more information about booking your tickets or planning your visit, see www. cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk
Limited parking for disabled drivers/cars carrying disabled passengers, reservable in advance at customer services.
Ramped wheelchair access.
Purpose-built toilet facilities.
Guide dogs permitted.
Induction loop at Cheltenham Town Hall (ground floor only) and Pittville Pump Room.
Gift Vouchers
Give the unforgettable gift of entertainment. Your recipient can choose from more than 100 events, from top name comedians to spoken word events and worldrenowned orchestras. Our gift vouchers can be used to purchase tickets for any of our events.
Available by emailing tickets@cheltenhamtrust. org.uk or online at: www. cheltenhamtownhall.org. uk/gift-vouchers/
Terms and conditions
Tickets cannot be exchanged nor money refunded, except in the case of a cancelled event.
We reserve the right to change artists or programmes as necessary.
Latecomers will only be admitted into the auditorium at a convenient break in the performance.
Please ensure that mobile phones are switched off before entering the auditorium.
We may, with your consent, send you information about future events in our venues and from other organisations, which may be of interest.
Other terms and conditions may apply – please check with customer contact at the time of booking, or see our website.
