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Festival Events


Contemporary Consort featuring talk with Howard Skempton

Royal Shakespeare Company: Shakespeare's Songs

Festival Walk: Discovering Lynn's Hanseatic World

Festival Exhibition: John Hedgecoe - Face of the Artist

Crispian Steele-Perkins with the European Union Chamber Orchestra

Andrew Graham-Dixon

Andrew Graham-Dixon: In the Picture

Notos Quartet

Barry Cryer Twitter Titters with Colin Sell

Academy of Ancient Music: Angels and Saints

Duo Dorado: Hansa Harmony

Solem Quartet at West Acre

Swinging at the Cotton Club

Pop-up Event: Solem Quartet at Rathskeller bar

Coffee Concert: Solem Quartet

BBC Concert Orchestra

Coffee Concert: Soh-Yon Kim (Violin) and Maksim Stsura (Piano)

Capercaillie

Pop-up Event: Soh-Yon Kim at Lynn Museum

Coffee Concert: Alexander Ullman (Piano)

Film: The Page Turner Cert 15

Dan Cruickshank: The Re-creation of Lost Buildings

Coffee Concert: Joseph Shiner (Clarinet) and Freddie Brown (Piano)

Benjamin Grosvenor

Coffee Concert: Egmont Piano Trio

King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys

Pop-up Event: Ben Baker and Steffan Morris

Flanders Symphony Orchestra with Freddy Kempf

Fairey Band

Film: Frida (Certificate 15)

Talk: Jago Cooper - The Lost Kingdoms of Central America

Gemini Ensemble

Fundraising Trip to SCVA Exhibitions

Film: Great White Silence (Certificate U)

Talk: Tim Jarvis - Safe return doubtful - Endurance retraced

Coffee Concert: Robert Thompson (piano)

Coffee Concert: Alessandro Ruisi (violin) Dina Duisen (piano)

Festival Fundraising Walk: In Search of Shakespeare's Lynn

Pop-up events in the Town Centre

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra - with Magnificent Music from the Movies

Contemporary Consort with featured composer Toby Young

Lau - award-winning folk band

Festival Exhibition: Alfred Cohen

Festival Exhibition: Susan Bacon Shakespeare Sculptures

King's Lynn Festival Chorus

The Unthanks - 10-piece Northumbrian folk group

Angela Hewitt

In Search Of Shakespeare's Lynn with Dr Paul Richards

Claire Martin and Ray Gelato: A Swingin' Affair

FILM: Macbeth (2015)

Suzannah Lipscomb: The Wives of Henry VIII

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

David Wright - The King's Hunt

Alauda Quartet

Lesley Garrett

Coffee Concert: Alauda Quartet

Cordula Heiland - piano recital

Andrew Graham-Dixon - Secrets of the Mona Lisa

Andrew Graham-Dixon - The Art of Scandinavia

Pop-up Event: Michael Foyle at Bank House

Coffee Concert: Michael Foyle (Violin) and Somi Kim (Piano)

Emma Johnson with the Piatti Quartet

Coffee Concert: Maria Marchant

Catrin Finch

Hands on Harps workshops

Coffee Concert: Anna Rosa Mari & Gamal Khamis

T S Eliot's Four Quartets:Rowan Williams, Niamh Cusack, Guy Johnston

Pop-up Event: Anna Rosa Mari (flute)

Ronnie Scott's All Stars: The Ronnie Scott's Story

Coffee Concert: Fidelio Trio

Film: Elvira Madigan (Cert PG)

Talk: Tristan Gooley

Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Coffee Concert: Yuanfan Yang

Coffee Concert: Joo Yeon Sir (violin) & Laura Snowden (guitar)

Film: Passport to Pimlico (1949, cert U)

Talk: Nick Middleton - An atlas of countries that don't exist

Film: Love and Friendship (2016, cert U)

Talk: Mary-Ann Ochota - Hidden histories: a spotter's guide to the British Landscape

Coffee Concert: Anna Rosa Mari (flute) with the Eblana String Trio

Coffee Concert: Hannah Morgan (oboe) and Daniel King Smith (piano)

Film: Closely Observed Trains (1966, Cert 15)

Michael Portillo: Life - A Game of Two Halves

Fundraising Walk - Georgian Lynn: In the footsteps of John Betjeman with Dr Paul Richards

Fundraising Event - Explore Bank House with Dr Paul Richards

EXTRA TALK: Alfred Wallis Exhibition Talk by Andrew Nairne, Director of Kettle's Yard, University of Cambridge

Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band

MUSIC ON THE MARKET PLACE

Vladimir & Anton: Fun with the Duelling Violin Brothers

Freddy Kempf

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: Reeds, Dances & Marches

Contemporary Consort featuring composer Robin Holloway

Roger McGough and LiTTLe MACHiNe

European Union Chamber Orchestra with King's Lynn Festival Chorus

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari with live music by Minima

Blazin' Fiddles

Passacaglia Duo

Classical Taster: Annabel Knight (recorder & flute)

Talk: Dr Marc Morris - Bad King John?

European Union Chamber Orchestra with Piers Adams

Robin Bigwood (harpsichord)

Film: BalletBoyz - Young Men (2016) Cert 12A

Hands on Harpsichords workshops

Clare Teal with her Hollywood Orchestra

Gildas Quartet with Matthew Scott (clarinet)

Coffee Concert: Gildas Quartet

Walk: Georgian Lynn with Dr Paul Richards

4 Girls 4 Harps

Classical Taster: Gildas Quartet

Coffee Concert: Emily Sun (violin) with Jennifer Hughes (piano)

Tangomotion featuring Tango Siempre

Classical Taster: Emily Sun (violin)

Coffee Concert: Luka Okros (piano)

BBC Concert Orchestra: Heroes and Villains

Coffee Concert: Timothy Ridout (viola) and Robert Thompson (piano)

Wihan Quartet

Coffee Concert: Delta Piano Trio

The Demon Barbers XL

Classical Taster: Gerard Spronk (violin) & Irene Enzlin (cello)

Free Art Making Afternoon at the Fermoy Gallery

Film: Dean Spanley (2008) Cert U

Talk: Planet Earth II - Behind the Scenes with Chadden Hunter

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Festival Exhibition: Alfred Wallis - Ships & Boats

Coffee Concert: Patrick Hemmerle

Coffee Concert: Anna Rosa Mari, Kamila Bydlowska and Maria Marchant

Film: Mr Pip (2012, Cert 15)

Film: Restoration

Charles Spencer - To Catch A King: Charles II's Great Escape

Coffee Concert: Jamal Aliyev (cello) and Daniel Evans (piano)

Talk: Benedict Allen - Adventures in Paradise

Film: My Cousin Rachel

Family Concert: European Union Chamber Orchestra

Coffee Concert: A4 Brass Quartet

Ronnie Scott's All Stars: The Great American Songbook

Hanse Band: Flute, Oboe, Cello & Harpsichord

Fundraising Walk - Baccus and Ceres in Lynn

The Hallé

Music on the Market Place

Festival Exhibition: J.W.T. A Life through a Lens

Festival Exhibition: Lynn from all Angles - Walter Dexter and Jon Harris

Music on the Market Place

Contemporary Consort featuring composer Roxanna Panufnik

Los Pacaminos featuring Paul Young

Film: Wind River (2017) Cert 15

Talk: Will Millard - The Old Man and the Sand Eel

King's Lynn Festival Chorus: Rachmaninov Vespers

Giovanni Pernice: Born To Win Tour

The Juniper Project: Elegant Impressions (flute/harp duo)

Llŷr Williams (piano)

Film: Death of Stalin (2017) Cert 15

Jacqui Dankworth and Craig Ogden

Film: The Red Turtle (2016) Cert U

Suzannah Lipscomb: Witchcraft

The Sixteen: Immortal Legacy

Marcin Zdunik: Bach Cello suites

Aurea Quartet

BBC Big Band with special guest Claire Martin

Classical Taster: Aurea String Quartet

Aurea Quartet with Marcin Zdunik

Britten Youth String Orchestra

Alistair McGowan: Introductions to Classical Piano

Classical Taster: Eunsley Park

Eunsley Park (violin) & Petr Limonov (piano)

Chiaroscuro Quartet

George Todica (piano)

Film: Loving Vincent (2017) Cert 12

Andrew Graham-Dixon - Rome Unpacked

Andrew Graham-Dixon - Reflections on the Royal Collection

Vladimir & Anton

Coffee Concert: Marcin Zdunik (cello) and Jams Coleman (piano)

Classical Taster: Consone Quartet

Coffee Concert: Consone Quartet

Vickers/Bovey Guitar Duo

Eddi Reader

The Cello Up Close with Marcin Zdunik
Festival Walk: Explore Walter Dexter's Lynn with Paul Richards

Festival Walk: Explore Walter Dexter's Lynn with Paul Richards

Sonic Science Children's Show

Festival Walk: Explore Walter Dexter's Lynn

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Exhibition Talk: Visions of Lynn by Jon Harris

Exhibition Walk: Visions of Lynn by Jon Harris

Heritage Open Day - Community Art Activities

Make a Mosaic with John & Helen Walker, Artists and Printmakers

Handmade Prints Without a Press with Kit Price Moss, Printmaker

Family Workshop: Pump It Up

School Workshops: Pump It Up

Coffee Concert: James Newby (baritone) & Joseph Middleton (piano)

Film & Music: The Phantom of the Opera with live music by Minima

PLACE: Modern and Contemporary Works from the Norwich Castle

Family Event: Art Time Before Bedtime

Exhibition Tour by Rosy Gray

A Beginners Guide to the Pipe Organ: Talk and Recital

Coffee Concert: Oliver Wass (harp)

Organ Fantasias by Martin Schmeding & Henry Fairs

World Class In Brass: The Cory Band

Children's Workshop: Lost and Found with Alison Dunhill, Artist

Guided Walk: Lynn's old North End Fisherfolk

Films from the East Anglian Film Archive

Early Music: Brook Street Band

Children's Workshop: Matchstick Men and Matchstick Cats and Dogs with Rachael Williams, Artist

Film: Paddington 2

Talk: Pip Stewart - Reflections on the Amazon

Young Artists Workshop with the Arts Society King's Lynn

Coffee Concert: Clarinet Trio

Coffee Concert: Timothy Ravenscroft (piano)

Coffee Concert: Michael Matthews

Blazin' Fiddles

Coffee Concert: Sirius Chau (Flute) Kumi Matsuo (Piano)

Film: The Seagull (Cert 12A)

Talk: Tim Marshall - Divided: Why We're Living in an Age of Walls

Exhibition Workshop: Cutting the Cuts!

Exhibition: Landscape in Abstraction

Exhibition: Red Barn: CONNECT

Exhibition Tour by Dr Rosy Gray

Coffee Concert: Patrick Hemmerlé (Piano)

Fontanella Recorder Quintet

Fontanella Recorder Quintet for Schools

Guided Walk: Explore Shakespeare’s Lynn with Dr Paul Richards

Jane Chapman (Harpsichord)

Map Archive Open Day

Exhibition Workshop: C-c-cARTography

Bess of Hardwick: Devices and Desires - Kate Hubbard in conversation with Kevin Fegan

Bess The Commoner Queen featuring Michelle Todd

Walk: Discover Hanseatic Lynn with Dr Paul Richards

Festival Exhibition: Gustav Metzger - In King's Lynn
Gustav Metzger Exhibition Tour with Elizabeth Fisher

Gustav Metzger Exhibition Tour with Elizabeth Fisher

Exhibition: Mass Media (Today and Yesterday), 2011/2019

Music on the Market Place

BBC Concert Orchestra

Film: Stan and Ollie (Cert PG)

John Lenehan (Piano, silent movie accompaniment)

Even You Song

Guided Walk: Explore Metzger's Lynn with Dr Paul Richards

Sirinu: Sounding Space

Talk: Elizabeth Fisher - Gustav Metzger's Life and Art: One Long Rallying Cry

Contemporary Consort featuring composer Jonathan Dove

Talk: Professor Lewis Dartnell - Origins: How the Earth Made Us

Film: First Man (Cert 12A)

Endellion Quartet

Fragile Nature Study Day

Skipinnish

Talk and Music: The Creation of the Universe –Dr Matthew Bothwell and Tim Watts with the Berkeley Ensemble

London Handel Players

New Oxford Consort

Ruisi Quartet with Asher Zaccardelli (viola)

Lesley Garrett and Emma Johnson

Pop-Up Concert - Ruisi Quartet

Coffee Concert: Ruisi Quartet

Pelléas Ensemble

Coffee Concert: Maria Gilicel (violin) and Craig White (piano)

6 Hands: John Williams, John Etheridge and Gary Ryan

Pop-Up Concert - Maria Gilicel (violin)

Coffee Concert: Daniel Lebhardt (piano)

Film: Colette (Cert 15)

Talk: Professor Robert Winston - Manipulating Humans

Coffee Concert: Jamal Aliyev (cello) Maria Tarasewicz (piano)

Tasmin Little (violin) and Piers Lane (piano)

Coffee Concert: Amatis Piano Trio

Joe Stilgoe Trio Live

Pop-Up Concert - Lea Hausmann (violin) and Samuel Shepherd (cello)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra with the Amatis Piano Trio

Exhibition: Port-2-Port

Workshop: Stroll Through Lynn

Workshop: Kure Kure / Faraway with Anna Mudeka

Theatre On Screen: Hamlet with Maxine Peake (2015, Cert 12, 184 mins)

Anna Mudeka: Kure Kure / Faraway

Ronnie Scott's 60th Anniversary Tour

Exhibition On Screen: Vermeer and Music (2013, Cert PG, 115 mins)

Julian Perkins (clavichord): On the Cusp of the Classical

Coffee Concert: Rose Hsien (violin) and Andrew Hsu (piano)

Onyx Brass: Fanfare for the Future

Walk: King's Lynn Places & People in the 1950s with Dr Paul Richards

Talk & Music: Le Strange featuring Chelys Consort

Exhibition: Scroll Through Lynn

Exhibition: Painting the Personal

Coffee Concert: Magnard Ensemble

Film: Woman At War (2018, Cert 12A, 101 mins)

Talk: Gillian Burke - On the road with The Watches
