The Menuhin Hall Autumn/Winter 2023/24 brochure

WHAT’S ON

What’s on this Season

Welcome

Welcome to The Menuhin Hall’s Autumn/Winter 2023/24 season.

Yet again we are thrilled to bring you an eclectic season of showstopping concerts, focusing on the theme of the elements, that range from a spine-tingling Remembrance Day Showcase on Saturday 11 November to a toe-tapping soirée of virtuoso jazz on Thursday 29 February, and our old Christmas favourite, The Snowman, to delight all ages on our Family Day (Sunday 10 December), when you can also enjoy carol singing and a mini-Christmas market.

Our season opens on Thursday 28 September with an exquisite foray into some of Schumann’s best-loved chamber music performed by The Yehudi Menuhin School’s Associate Artist, Maxim Rysanov, together with world-renowned clarinettist Julian Bliss and pianist Dasol Kim. We are delighted to announce that this will be Julian’s introductory concert as our first Artist in Residence. Testament to his extraordinary ability to communicate the gamut of the human experience through the clarinet, Julian will return in Messiaen’s powerful Quartet for the End of Time on Remembrance Day and with his highly acclaimed Julian Bliss Septet on Thursday 29 February.

We are equally delighted to announce another first for this season. To mark the launch of The Menuhin School’s new Composition Study programme this academic year, we welcome Sally Beamish OBE as our inaugural Composer in Residence. Not only is Sally one of the UK’s leading composers, but she is also an immensely accomplished violist and chamber musician who will be performing her Partita for String Octet with our pupils on Monday 11 December as part of our Winter Festival (10–13 December). Indeed, the Winter Festival promises to be a spectacular one, and we are thrilled to welcome internationally renowned violinist David Grimal to lead/direct Vaughan Williams’ glorious Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis as part of our Finale.

At the heart of our concert seasons are the pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School who are some of the finest young musicians in the world. They will perform throughout the season alongside our celebrity artists and will continue to feature in our popular Pupil Showcases (see page 5) that give you the opportunity to hear the phenomenal talent of these exceptional young people.

I very much look forward to seeing you at The Menuhin Hall in the months ahead.

Ashley Wass Director of Music

Come and Sing Fauré Requiem

For the Friends of The Yehudi Menuhin School

Saturday 9 September

9.30–10.30am first rehearsal session

10.45–11.40am second rehearsal session

11.45am performance

Tickets: Free. Reserve places on The Menuhin Hall website

Best Friends, Friends and Menuhin Circle members are invited to join us for a very special Come and Sing event, where we will first rehearse the Fauré Requiem and then perform it. Friends will sing alongside pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School and be accompanied by the School’s String Ensemble, conducted by the School’s Choirmaster, David Condry. Resources will be prepared for Friends to use on the day, although we encourage you to bring your own scores if you have them. Each Season, Best Friends, Friends and Menuhin Circle members enjoy access to events, talks and other exclusive opportunities such as this. Join us today to benefit from these special offers.

Love classical music?

The Yehudi Menuhin School provides a specialist education for exceptionally talented young musicians from around the world. Our alumni, including names such as Nicola Benedetti, Nigel Kennedy and Kathryn Stott, are ambassadors for classical music on a global scale, bringing joy to millions through their performances.

Your support is vital: our pupils are admitted based on talent, potential and passion for music, not their ability to pay the fees, and more than 90% need financial assistance to attend the school.

Please support us today to help our pupils become the next generation of world-class musicians.

Ways to support us:

• DONATE TODAY

Make a secure, online donation today.

• JOIN THE FRIENDS

The Friends of The Yehudi Menuhin School bring together people who share a love of music and a passion for supporting the next generation of performers. Join today to benefit from Priority Booking for concerts in The Menuhin Hall, as well as invitations to exclusive Friends-only events. Membership starts from just £40 per year. To find out more or to join, please visit: www.menuhinschool.co.uk/friends

• JOIN THE MENUHIN CIRCLE

Named after our Founder, the Menuhin Circle brings together people who donate between £1,000 and £5,000 per year to our Annual Fund, for a minimum of three years. Members receive invitations to exclusive opportunities to meet pupils, alumni and YMS teachers, and enjoy a range of private events. To find out more or to join, please visit: bit.ly/MenuhinCircle

• LEAVE A GIFT IN YOUR WILL

You can have a transformational impact on the life of our pupils through leaving a gift to the school in your will. For a confidential discussion please contact Marion Chow at marion.chow@menuhinschool.co.uk or call 01932 584744

The Yehudi Menuhin School (Registered Charity 312010)

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Showcases

Pupil Showcase

Tuesday 10 October 7.30pm

Tickets: £10–£33, under 30s half price

Showcases by the pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School are at the heart of our programme at The Menuhin Hall. After the hours of hard work, this is when our extraordinary young musicians can share their music with a live audience, and you can experience the captivating talent of some of the finest young musicians in the world.

As these Showcase concerts provide the opportunity for our pupils to perform the repertoire they are currently working on, the programme is released nearer to the concert date. Please keep an eye on our website and monthly e-newsletter for updates. If you have not yet signed up to receive monthly news from The Menuhin Hall, please do so on our website.

Running times: 90 minutes plus interval

Debut Showcase

Monday 22 January 7.30pm

Tickets: £10–£33, under 30s half price

This Showcase hands the stage to pupils who joined the School at the beginning of the academic year. Join them for this momentous occasion as they make their solo debut in The Menuhin Hall.

Running times: 90 minutes plus interval

Maxim Rysanov and Julian Bliss with Dasol Kim

Thursday 28 September 7.30pm

Tickets: £10–£27, under 30s half price

We welcome back The Yehudi Menuhin School’s Associate Artist, Grammy nominated violist and conductor, Maxim Rysanov together with world-renowned clarinettist Julian Bliss and pianist Dasol Kim to open our season with an evening of Schumann. This is also an opportunity to introduce our first Artist in Residence, Julian Bliss, who has championed the clarinet as soloist, jazz artist and chamber musician on the world’s finest stages.

Exploring the masterworks of one of the greatest Romantic composers, we will chart a course through a landscape of tragedy and ecstasy, joy and longing as we embrace Schumann’s most exquisitely beautiful music.

The three artists will be recording their programme for a commercial CD a week after the concert at The Menuhin Hall, so this is your chance to join us and be the first to hear them together!

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

Remembrance Day Showcase

with Julian Bliss and Pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School

Saturday 11 November

6.30pm pre-concert talk / 7.30pm concert

Tickets: £10–£27, under 30s half price

Korngold

Suite for Two Violins, Cello and Piano Left Hand Op 23

Messiaen

Quartet for the End of Time

Written only 11 years apart, these two astonishing works of the 20th century provide a rare musical insight into history, reflecting both on the horror of war and human perseverance, which remain as relevant today as they were back then.

Commissioned by concert pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who lost his right arm in WWI, Korngold’s Suite for Two Violins, Cello and Piano Left Hand is a chamber work of immense proportions and depth that demands incredible technical agility from the pianist. This evening, Director of Music Ashley Wass will be joined by pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School to perform this extraordinarily powerful piece of music that was composed in 1930.

Messiaen’s legendary Quartet for the End of Time was written in 1941 while the composer was a prisoner of war in Silesia. Our Artist in Residence, Julian Bliss will be playing the work’s hauntingly beautiful clarinet part in this special concert that promises an evening of remembrance, reflection and, above all, profound hope for musicians and audience alike.

There will be a pre-concert talk with pianist and presenter Keelan Carew who will explore the life and world of Paul Wittgenstein and the story behind the evening’s works.

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

Natalia Lomeiko and Dinara Klinton with Pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School

Thursday 23 November 7.30pm

Tickets: £10–£27, under 30s half price

Join us for an evening of evocative music by Szymanowski and Schumann with violinist and alumna Natalia Lomeiko, and Professor of Piano Dinara Klinton. In the second half of the concert, they will be joined by some of The Menuhin School’s exceptional young musicians to present Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat major. Continuing our exploration of the composer from our earlier concert in September, this work shows Schumann at the pinnacle of his artistic skill and output. This ground-breaking work established the piano quintet as a genre in its own right and accelerated the arrival of chamber music, previously reserved for the private salon, to the concert hall with its symphonic scope and grandeur.

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

Szymanowski

Myths Op 30

Schumann/Kreisler

Fantasy in C major Op 131

Schumann

Piano Quintet in E-flat major

Sasha Gusov and Jane Blundell

The Grange Christmas Concert

Saturday 2 December 7.30pm

Tickets: Adults £18, under 16s £12

There is no better way to get in the mood for Christmas than with The Grange Christmas Concert. We invite you to celebrate the start of this Christmas season with a wonderful fun evening of carols and songs, showcasing the talent of people with disabilities and local choral societies. Join for a night of Christmas singalong, mince pies and lots of fun and festive cheer! By attending this event you will help us to continue our work to support adults with learning disabilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives.

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

WINTER FESTIVAL

10–13 December

A festive celebration of music

Family Day: Christmas Carols and The Snowman

with Keelan Carew

Sunday 10 December

Grounds open from 11.00am to 5.00pm

Performances at 12.15pm and 3.00pm*

Tickets: £10, under 30s half price

This magical time of the year is celebrated with some rousing carol singing for one and all – both choir and audience – and a screening of Raymond Briggs’ charming story The Snowman, accompanied by the school’s orchestra playing Howard Blake’s classic score.

Grounds open from 11.00am to 5.00pm for a mini-Christmas market and other festivities. More details will be announced ahead of the Festival. Look out for updates on our website and in our monthly e-newsletter.

Running time: Performances last approximately 1 hour

* Your ticket is valid for your selected 12.15pm or 3.00pm performance but you are welcome to stay and enjoy the School’s grounds and activities all afternoon

Chamber Music Showcase

with Sally Beamish

Monday 11 December

6.30pm pre-concert talk

7.30pm concert

Tickets: £10–£27, under 30s half price

Des pas sur la neige, Feux d’artifice, Ondine, Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest

Beamish

Partita for String Octet

Rachmaninov

Symphonic Dances

As the School launches its first study Composition programme this September, we are delighted to appoint Sally Beamish OBE as our first Composer in Residence. Not only one of the UK’s leading composers, but also an immensely accomplished violist and chamber musician, Beamish will join us on stage to perform her Partita for String Octet with our pupils. Framing the work, we will have arrangements of a selection of Debussy Preludes by pupils of the School. To close the evening, we will present the two-piano arrangement of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances Op 45, his last major work and, through its sentiment, its energy, and its kaleidoscope of quotations, a powerful summary of a life in music.

Preceding the concert, Sally Beamish will join us for an interview to talk about her work as a composer and performer.

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

Debussy arr. by pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School

© Ashley Coombes

Christmas Showcase

Tuesday 12 December 7.30pm

Tickets: £10–£21, under 30s half price

In this festive showcase, our pupils will perform repertoire inspired by Christmas and the Winter Season, so come along and get into the Christmas spirit with us. Programme details will be announced nearer to the concert. Please look out for updates on our website and monthly e-newsletter.

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

Festive Finale

Wednesday 13 December 7.30pm

Tickets: £10–£27, under 30s half price

According to tradition, our Winter Festival will close with works for choir as well as orchestra, featuring two Bach concerti, one for violin and one for keyboard, framing a brand-new commission by our very own Deputy Director of Music, Marco Galvani This piece is a large-scale work for choir and strings, setting newly written poems by Gillian Clarke, who was the National Poet of Wales from 2008–2016. The Year’s Midnight is a meditation on the frost and cold of deep winter emerging into the joy and renewal of spring. To finish, we will bid the year farewell and wish our audience a very merry, peaceful Christmas with Vaughan Williams’ glorious Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, which will be directed by internationally renowned violinist David Grimal.

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

© Victoria Hiscock

© Lyodoh Kaneko

Kathryn Stott

with Kathryn Stott and Pupils of The Yehudi Menuhin School

Thursday 1 February

6.30pm pre-concert talk

7.30pm concert

Tickets: £10–£27, under 30s half price

Fauré Dolly Suite

Fauré Piano Quartet No 2

Brahms

Piano Quintet in F minor

Op 34

It is always a special joy to bring together current and past pupils of the School. This evening we are delighted that pianist Kathryn Stott, who was just eight years old when she joined the School in the 1960s, will be sharing the stage with today’s young musicians as they join forces to perform works by Fauré – a speciality of Stott. The second half is dedicated to one of the great cornerstones of chamber music repertory: Brahms’ monumental Piano Quintet in F minor.

Since leaving The Yehudi Menuhin School, where Kathryn was particularly influenced by the legendary Nadia Boulanger and Vlado Perlmuter, her career has not only taken her to most of the world’s greatest concert halls, but her work as a chamber musician has also seen her perform with many major artists including a long-standing collaboration with cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

Julian Bliss Septet

Thursday 29 February 7.30pm

Tickets: £10–£27, under 30s half price

Bringing the season to a bombastic close, we will once again welcome back Resident Artist Julian Bliss, this time with six other incredible musicians for a night of jazz.

From the Wigmore Hall in London to the Lincoln Center in New York, the Julian Bliss Septet has consistently captivated audiences with its dazzling virtuosity, extraordinary musicianship and charming humour that shine through programmes of swing, Latin, American and jazz music. Of course, we are delighted to be hosting them at The Menuhin Hall and encourage you to join us. It’s time to put on your favourite dancing shoes, grab a drink, and show us ‘you got rhythm’!

Running time: 90 minutes plus interval

Out and About

Sunday 8 October 3pm

Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon wiltshiremusic.org.uk

Saturday 14 October 7.30pm

St Andrew’s Church, Lyddington ents24.com/lyddington-events/standrews-church/yehudi-menuhin-schoolorchestra/6677736

Friday 17 November 1.10pm

Wimbledon Music Festival Concert St John’s Church, Wimbledon wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk/ wimf2023/programme

Saturday 18 November 7.30pm

Brahms Saal, Hochschule für Musik, Detmold, Germany hfm-detmold.de/en

Sunday 19 November 6.00pm Bagno Konzertgalerie, Steinfurt, Germany bagno-konzertgalerie.de/veranstaltung/ 05-menuhin-string-octet

Thursday 30 November 1.15pm St Mary’s Church, Stoke d’Abernon stmarysstokedabernon.org.uk

Thursday 8 February 1.00pm

St George’s, Bristol with the Brodsky Quartet stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Look out for more details on our website and in our monthly newsletter.

The Brodsky Quartet

Lectures

Lecture series by local societies have formed an integral part of The Menuhin Hall’s programme of events from the outset, with The Arts Society, East Surrey Area as well as the Claremont & Oxshott Arts Society and Surrey U3A all holding regular lectures here. On a number of occasions lecture days will also feature short taster performances by The Menuhin School’s pupils.

Surrey U3A

Study days are open to all U3A members and guests are very welcome. The days start at 9.30am with registration and run from 10am to 4pm. We now offer hybrid events so that members who wish can view the study days from home. Including coffee/tea and biscuits, each event costs £12 for members, £12 for virtual attendance and £15 for guests. Prior booking is necessary and attendees should bring a packed lunch. Places will be available in The Hall or for online viewing.

Study days: 9.30am–4pm

Friday 15 September

An Utterly Incomplete History of Keyboards and Keyboard Music

Steven Devine

Friday 20 October

Quarks, the Universe, and Everything

Professor Philip Harris, University of Sussex

The aim is to introduce some of the basic constituents of the Universe. No scientific background knowledge is expected. The event will include a few songs to sing along to, the occasional joke and a guest appearance by a well-known Bear of Little Brain.

Friday 17 November

Rembrandt: From Fame to Poverty and Final Acclaim

Colin Wiggins

For further information and to book your place, contact Denise Dobbs, Booking Secretary, U3A

07964 798791 / surreyu3astudyday@btinternet.com

Claremont & Oxshott Arts Society

We hope you will enjoy the lectures this Season, when we not only welcome back lecturers who have spoken to us before, but also look forward to hearing from new ones, all of whom offer a wealth of knowledge and expertise. If you wish to bring a guest, the suggested donation is £5 for all guests, unless you use your voucher to bring your friend at no cost.

The Society meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 2.15pm. Doors open at 1.45pm.

Wednesday 13 September

From Bronze to Banksie

Ian Swankie

London not only has many galleries, but also a remarkable range of art outside in the streets. We tour the capital, discovering works from across the centuries, ranging from huge and expensive commissions to unofficial graffiti, which is sometimes audacious and often playful.

Wednesday 11 October

“Not bloody likely”, the Covent Garden Piazza

Daniel Snowman

From Inigo Jones to Bernard Shaw and Eliza Doolittle. Pepys visited Covent Garden in the 17th century, and in the 18th century Handel,

Old Covent Garden by Joseph van Aken

Hogarth and Garrick were celebrated here.

J. M. W. Turner was born here. Over the centuries, Covent Garden has embodied all that is most characteristic of British cultural life.

Wednesday 8 November

Catherine the Great, Empress of all the Russias

Rosamund Bartlett

The remarkable story of how an obscure German princess became one of the most illustrious monarchs in history. She created a brilliant Court and led a scandalous life. She was a ruthless despot and a peerless collector of art – the Hermitage in St Petersburg is a lasting testament to her legacy.

Wednesday 6 December

A Dickens of a Christmas

Bertie Pearce

Dickens has often been called “the man who invented Christmas.” He revived Christmas with his warm portrayal of Christmas in the domestic setting: plum pudding, turkey, games and family cheer by the hearth. Published on 29 December 1843, his enduring masterpiece, A Christmas Carol immortalises the spirit of Christmas. Bertie’s lecture is a fun insight into a Dickensian Christmas.

To book, contact Patricia Corben

01932 240505 / pcorben@talktalk.net

Catherine the Great

The Arts Society, East Surrey Area

The Arts Society, East Surrey Area is a leading arts charity widely acknowledged for its valuable contribution to arts education and heritage conservation. Members enjoy high-quality and wideranging lectures, special events and volunteering activities.

Friday 10 November

Japanese Art and The West: From Namban to Japonaiserie

Professor Marie Conte-Helm OBE

10.00am Registration and welcome (coffee/tea available)

10.30am Lecture I

11.30am Break for coffee/tea and biscuits

12 noon Lecture II

1.00pm Approximate end of Special Interest Morning

Tickets: £22 per person (two lectures, coffee/tea on arrival and during the interval)

This morning of lectures and discussion will provide a broad introduction to the arts of Japan and historic encounters between Japan and the West. It will focus on episodes of artistic interaction and exchange beginning with the 16th-century depictions of Portuguese traders and missionaries in namban screen paintings to the Dutch presence in Japan during the Edo Period.

With the re-opening of Japan to the West in the mid-19th Century, such artistic encounters intensified as ukiyo-e, Japanese woodblock prints, and other traditional artefacts poured into Europe and America and came

to transform the visual vocabulary of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionist painters.

Professor Marie Conte-Helm OBE is an established Lecturer of The Arts Society with a BA in History of Art and an MA in Asian Art. She has most recently served as Executive Director of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group and as Visiting Professor at Northumbria University. She is currently a Member of the Board of Governors of the University for the Creative Arts and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She was Director General of the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation from 1999–2011 and has held senior academic positions at various UK universities.

She is widely published and has lectured throughout the UK and abroad. She is also an experienced cruise speaker and a resident historian with cruise companies, lecturing on many aspects of Asian Art and East-West Encounters. She was awarded an OBE in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to UK-Japan educational and cultural relations, and the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette by the Government of Japan in 2019.

To book tickets, email esaartssociety2020@gmail.com

Namban art

Local Offers

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The Cobham Bookshop

12A Anyards Rd, Cobham KT11 2JZ 01932 862903

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The Wine Reserve

7 Oakdene Parade, Cobham KT11 2LR 01932 866682

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The Old Plough is pleased to offer The Menuhin Hall audience a 20% discount off (food only), for customers who have settled their bill by 7.30pm. This offer is available Monday to Friday, both before concerts and on non-concert days.

Available Monday to Friday only upon production of your concert tickets (valid within 6 months of intended purchase). The discount is not transferable, is subject to availability and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.

The Cobham Bookshop is delighted to offer The Menuhin Hall audience 10% off all stock (books, stationery, DVDs etc.) upon presentation of your concert tickets (physical or online).

The discount is not transferable, is subject to availability and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers including the Loyalty Card Scheme. This offer is available on production of a recent concert ticket for The Menuhin Hall. I.e. for an event that has taken place within 6 months of the intended purchase at The Cobham Bookshop. One concert ticket per transaction, please.

The Wine Reserve in Cobham has generously agreed to offer The Menuhin Hall audience their case price for single bottles. The case price is the price for six bottles or more that usually works out approximately 10% less than the one to five bottle price. Just show your concert tickets when purchasing to claim your discount.

This offer is available on production of a recent concert ticket i.e. for an event that has taken place within 6 months of the intended purchase at The Wine Reserve. One concert ticket per transaction, please (which may be physical or virtual).

Guidance for Visitors

We are delighted to be able to welcome a live audience to The Menuhin Hall.

The safety of our visitors, staff and pupils remains our top priority, and we are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that your visit is both safe and enjoyable.

Please follow the guidance of our Front of House team, observing any signage and oneway systems that may be in place. The Menuhin Hall is well ventilated and we have a stringent programme of cleaning in place. We have hand sanitisers on site and masks available should you wish to wear one.

Your patience and support, as ever, are greatly appreciated.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Our full terms and conditions can be viewed online at www.themenuhinhall.co.uk/ terms-conditions. All information is correct at the time of going to print. The Menuhin Hall reserves the right to alter, cancel or change concerts, events, artists, times and dates without prior notice. Please check our website for the latest information.

DATA PROTECTION

Your contact details are held on file for the use of The Menuhin Hall and The Yehudi Menuhin School only and will not be passed to any third party. If you do not wish to receive any further information, please inform the Box Office on 01932 559400 or by email at boxoffice@menuhinschool.co.uk

Map and Directions

PLANNING YOUR VISIT

Our address is: The Menuhin Hall, Cobham Road, Stoke d’Abernon, Surrey KT11 3QQ

By Train: Cobham & Stoke d’Abernon Station is on the Guildford via Cobham line from London Waterloo. Taxis are available at Cobham Station. Cobham cars: 01932 863335

By Car: The Hall is easily accessible from the M25 junctions 9 (Leatherhead) and 10 (Cobham). The Hall is a few minutes’ drive from Cobham and Fetcham.

From Cobham and Leatherhead: follow signs towards Fetcham and Bookham, driving past Squire’s Garden Centre. The Hall is on the right, immediately after crossing the M25 flyover.

From Fetcham: follow the road towards Cobham. Keep an eye out for a stone sign on the left indicating The Menuhin School’s white upper gate; drive past this entrance and after a few tight bends you will reach The Menuhin Hall’s main entrance, just before the M25 flyover.

The Menuhin Hall

Seating Plan

General booking opens 10am, Wednesday 6 September. Ticket prices may vary depending on seating area as shown during the booking process on our website.

Booking Information

PRIORITY BOOKING:

Menuhin Circle opens 29 August

Best Friends opens 29 August

Friends opens 1 September

General booking opens 6 September

Book online at: THE MENUHIN HALL.CO.UK

Box Office: 01932 559400

We encourage all patrons to book their tickets at THE MENUHIN HALL.CO.UK

If you need help with your booking, please do not hesitate to call the Box Office. Our opening times are Monday to Friday 10am–3pm (lunch 12.15pm–12.45pm).

The Box Office will also be open one hour before each concert commences. Please keep an eye on our website for the latest updates and changes.

Your Menuhin Hall ticket will give you access to a number of offers at local businesses. Have a look at our website for up to date details: www.themenuhinhall.co.uk/offers

Accessibility

The Menuhin Hall is a level access venue with seating for disabled patrons in the Stalls. Patrons who need the assistance of a frame or crutches should please contact the Box Office for advice.

Wheelchair patrons will be issued with a parking permit to enable level access to the venue. Issued permits will ensure that a seat is removed in the Auditorium to allow wheelchair access.

Only patrons who have been allocated a Menuhin Hall parking permit by the Box Office may park in these bays.

Blue badge holders may park in the 6 unreserved bays available in the lower car park. Please note that access from the lower car park involves 13 steps and an 80-yard walk. Patrons who require level access to the building can be dropped off behind the Hall in the parking permit area. Assistance can be provided by a member of staff if required.

A loop system is installed. Headsets for infrared audio are available from the Box Office.

Guide Dogs are welcome. Please advise the Box Office in advance so that an appropriate aisle seat can be provided.