Sep
12
to Sep 14
HAY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025
Full details of this year’s Festival will appear shortly.
Meantime here is a brief outline of events
Sep
12
EVENT 1: KURDISH MUSICIAN ZANYAR HESAMI
Richard Booth’s Bookshop Cinema, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5AA. Doors open 1.00pm. Zanyar Hesami plays music for the Saz.
Tickets: tba
Sep
12
EVENT 2: FILM SHOWING OF ‘THE KITERUNNER’
Richard Booth’s Bookshop Cinema, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5AA. Doors open 2.00pm. Bar.
Tickets: tba
Sep
12
EVENT 3: TALK
St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5EB. Doors open 5.30pm. Bar.
Composer Charlotte Bray talks to artist Caroline Burraway.
Tickets: tba
Charlotte Bray
Caroline Burraway
Sep
12
EVENT 4: OPENING CONCERT BY THE FITZWILLIAM STRING QUARTET
St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5RB. Doors open 6.30pm.
Programme to include works by Purcell, Bray, Schubert and Delius.
Tickets: tba
Sep
13
EVENT 5: COFFEE CONCERT
The Globe at Hay, HR3 5BG. Doors open 10.30pm.
A performance given by members of Sinfonia Cymru of ‘Seavaigers’ by Sally Beamish.
Tickets: tba
Sep
13
EVENT 6: KURDISH MUSICIAN ZANYAR HESAMI
The Castle, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5DG. Doors open 1.15pm. Zanyar Hesami plays the Daf.
Tickets: tba
Sep
13
EVENT 7: DISCUSSION
The Castle, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5DG. Doors open 1.30pm.
A conversation entitled ‘Exiles and Emigres’ with Peter Florence and guests.
Tickets: tba
Sep
13
EVENT 8: CONCERT
St Mary’s Church, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5EB. Doors open 3.30pm. Refreshments.
Soprano Alysia Henshaw and pianist Jay Carroll with a programme to include works by Korngold and Saariaho.
Tickets: tba
Sep
13
EVENT 9: JAZZ CONCERT
The Castle, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5DG. Doors open 7.30am. Bar.
Jazz with the McQuaid Quintet.
Tickets: tba
Sep
14
EVENT 10: INTRODUCTION TO THE FILM ‘KESULAT’
Richard Booth’s Bookshop Cinema, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AA. Doors open 10.30am
Talk on the making of the film ‘Kesulat’ (Fields of War).
Tickets: tba
Sep
14
EVENT 11: FILM SHOWING OF 'KESULAT' (FIELDS OF WAR)
Richard Booth's Bookshop Cinema, Hay-on-Wye, HR3 5AA. Doors open 1.30pm. Bar.
Tickets: tba
Sep
14