Month of music at Gregynog

Music lovers are in for a feast of fabulous performances at Gregynog Hall near Newtown this June as the historic house gets ready to host a sensational series of musical events!

The concerts are part of the Gregynog’s growing cultural programme celebrating the hall’s history as one of the most significant arts and music venues in Wales throughout the early 20th century.

June’s musical extravaganza begins on Sunday, June 2at 3pm with Gregynog Young Musician’s Summer concert in the beautiful Music Room. The afternoon will feature performances by world renowned harpist Ieuan Jones as well as the Official Royal Harpist Alis Huws.

Last year’s Gregynog Young Musician of the year winner, cellist Ivan Cherednichenko, will also be performing, as will Hafren Youth Strings, a newly formed group of young string players from North Powys. Tickets cost £20 and include afternoon tea and booking details can be found here.

On Friday, June 7, Gregynog welcomes local legend Dai Rob for an evening of pies and pints. Dai’s blend of chilled out tunes are perfect for a summer evening. Booking details here.

On Saturday, June 8, The Music Room will be hosting an unforgettable evening of beautiful music with renowned Welsh pianist Llŷr Williams. He will perform Beethoven’s Sonata op 31 no 2 The Tempest at the start of the concert and Sonata op 53 Waldstein to close. Llŷr will be joined by violinist Ezo Sarici, who will perform a solo piece by contemporary composer Huw Watkins.

The concert is a fundraising performance for the Council for the Protection of Rural Wales. Llŷr Williams is CPRW’s countryside champion and shares its vision and passion for protecting and conserving Wales’ beautiful landscapes. Booking details here.

On June 10, Gregynog’s resident orchestra Sinfonia Cymru return for a week of rehearsals with two free public performances.

Lydia Bassett, Gregynog’s business development director, said:

“We are so excited to be one of the organisations selected for support through the Levelling Up budgets. We will be able to share our programme very soon as we are making exciting plans with our partner organisations.

“The Davies Sisters’ vision for Gregynog was as a centre for art and music for all the people of Wales. Great composers like Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Holst performed here and the Music Room was once host to one of the greatest collections of Impressionist art, including Monet’s Water Lilies.

“We want to share the history and culture of Gregynog as widely as we can so we are working on an exciting new programme of affordable events which will offer something for everyone to enjoy.”