THE St Endellion Easter Festival takes place from Saturday, April 4 to Sunday, April 12.

The festival brings together distinguished soloists, conductors and ensembles in the intimate and resonant acoustic setting of the medieval Church of St Endellion, near Port Isaac.

Founded alongside the Summer Festival in the 1970s by the late Richard Hickox, the Easter Festival has grown into one of the most cherished events in the British classical music calendar.

This year's programme spans Bach's supreme Mass in B minor, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, Britten chamber works, Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, Copland's Appalachian Spring and much more, with world premieres, chamber music, candlelit recitals and late-night performances woven throughout the week.

An open participatory day inviting singers to join in performing Purcell favourites -- one of the Festival's celebrated community events.

The festival opens with a programme of Britten, Haydn and Mozart, conducted by Daniel Hogan, as part of the festival's special Britten50 commemorative series marking fifty years since the composer's death.

The concert culminates in Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor - one of the most instantly recognisable works in the orchestral repertoire, its opening theme familiar to generations of listeners from film and television, yet always revealing new depths in a live performance of this quality.

An intimate chamber programme pairing Britten with one of the great masterpieces of the chamber repertoire: Schubert's String Quintet in C major, a work of extraordinary emotional depth whose singing melodies and luminous slow movement have lost none of their power to move audiences.

Harp and voice take the lead in the Britten, performed by Alis Huws - former Royal Harpist and a much-loved presence at St Endellion - alongside tenor David de Winter, who makes a most welcome debut at the festival.

An intimate late-night event with the MZ Duo, exploring the rich timbral possibilities of accordion and saxophone.

This special concert features two world premieres: a new Sonata for Violin, Piano and Double Bass by Libby Croad, and a new work by Hugo Bell, winner of the 2026 Easter Festival Commission Competition.

A major orchestral evening conducted by Ben Glassberg, featuring Beethoven's monumental Symphony No. 7, Ravel's Tombeau de Couperin and Ralph Vaughan Williams' Epithalamion.

A candlelit recital of Bach's keyboard works, creating a contemplative atmosphere in keeping with the Easter season.

Works by Bach, Britten and Mozart, including Mozart's Clarinet Concerto with soloist Emile Souvagie, conducted by Daniel Hogan and David Young.

The centrepiece of the festival: Bach's transcendent Mass in B minor, conducted by the internationally acclaimed Bach scholar-conductor John Butt, with soloists Sophie Bevan, Rachel Nicholls, Tim Morgan, David de Winter and Gareth Brynmor John.

A pre-concert Q&A with John Butt precedes the performance. This performance is dedicated to the memory of David Watkin, the Festival's much-loved Principal Guest Conductor, who died in 2025.

The festival closes joyfully with Copland's Appalachian Spring and Mozart's Clarinet Concerto (Emile Souvagie, soloist), conducted by Daniel Hogan.

For details of all performances, visit: endellionfestivals.littleboxoffice.com/browse