The Two Moors Festival

Type:Classical & Opera

Various locations, Devon, EX36 3LH

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The Two Moors Festival 2025 poster. Overlapping circles show a rocky landscape and a wooded area with violinist's hands.

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The Two Moors Festival Celebrates 25 Years of Music and Culture

This October, the internationally renowned Two Moors Festival marks its 25th anniversary with a distinguished programme of chamber music, song, talks, and workshops. The 2025 Festival will present 21 events across 15 venues, taking place on Exmoor from 1st to 5th October and on Dartmoor from 8th to 12th October.

Spanning six centuries of musical tradition, this milestone celebration highlights the festival’s enduring commitment to artistic excellence and rural cultural enrichment. Since its founding in 2001, the Two Moors Festival has grown to become one of the UK’s most distinctive classical music events, attracting over 4,000 attendees annually and supporting emerging talent through its Young Musicians’ Competition....Read More

About

The Two Moors Festival Celebrates 25 Years of Music and Culture

This October, the internationally renowned Two Moors Festival marks its 25th anniversary with a distinguished programme of chamber music, song, talks, and workshops. The 2025 Festival will present 21 events across 15 venues, taking place on Exmoor from 1st to 5th October and on Dartmoor from 8th to 12th October.

Spanning six centuries of musical tradition, this milestone celebration highlights the festival’s enduring commitment to artistic excellence and rural cultural enrichment. Since its founding in 2001, the Two Moors Festival has grown to become one of the UK’s most distinctive classical music events, attracting over 4,000 attendees annually and supporting emerging talent through its Young Musicians’ Competition.

Highlights on Exmoor include:

  • English song recital with soprano Elizabeth Watts and pianist Julius Drake

  • All-ages singing workshop with APOLLO5

  • Schubert’s Trout Quintet performed by violinist and artistic director Tamsin Waley-Cohen, alongside Guy Johnston, Cordelia Williams, Gary Pomeroy, and Toby Hughes

  • Jazz performance by Alice Zawadzki

  • Piano recital by Tianxu An, featuring works by Liszt, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff

On Dartmoor, highlights include:

  • The World Premiere of a new commission by Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür

  • Family-friendly concert with the Colin Currie Quartet

  • Schubertiade with tenor Nick Pritchard, pianists James Baillieu and Cordelia Williams

  • Poetry reading by Carol Hughes

  • Operatic performance by the National Opera Studio

For the past 24 years, the Two Moors Festival has transformed venues across Devon and Somerset—from village halls and churches to castles and railway stations—into vibrant spaces for classical performance. The 2025 Festival promises to be a landmark celebration of music, community, and creativity.

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Season 1 Oct 2025 - 12 Oct 2025

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