Concerts in Bedford

Find out more about our 2026/27 Bedford season here.

View events
Santtu-Matias Rouvali and the Philharmonia standing on stage at Bedford Corn Exchange, facing the audience
Adam Hickox leaning on a wall and looking up at the camera
Concert

Bedford: Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Brahms

Adam Hickox – conductor
Alim Beisembayev – piano

  • Mendelssohn Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture
  • Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
  • Brahms Symphony No. 1
Bedford Corn Exchange

General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.

More info Book tickets
Delyana Lazarova wearing dark clothing and shoes, sat cross-legged on a bench. She is holding her baton in her hand and looking diagonally away from the camera.
Concert

Bedford: Beethoven's Fifth with Delyana Lazarova

Delyana Lazarova – conductor
Lukas Sternath – piano

  • Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
  • Grieg Piano Concerto
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Bedford Corn Exchange

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 28 April. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

More info Priority booking opens 23 April
Seong-Jin Cho sat at the piano looking downwards. The image largely shows the inside of the piano.
Concert

Bedford: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with Seong-Jin Cho

Santtu-Matias Rouvali – conductor
Seong-Jin Cho – piano

  • Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia
  • Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1
  • Shostakovich Symphony No. 11, 'The Year 1905'
Bedford Corn Exchange

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 28 April. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

More info Priority booking opens 23 April
An ensemble of brass musicians on stage, wearing Christmas jumpers and with tinsel on their music stands.
Concert

Bedford: Philharmonia Brass at Christmas

Philharmonia brass ensemble

Bedford Corn Exchange

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 28 April. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

More info Priority booking opens 23 April
Clara-Jumi Kang resting her violin on her shoulder and looking directly into the camera. She is wearing dark clothing.
Concert

Bedford: The Lark Ascending and Beethoven's Sixth

Ryan Bancroft – conductor
Clara-Jumi Kang – violin

  • Sibelius Symphony No. 7
  • Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
  • Beethoven Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral'
Bedford Corn Exchange

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 28 April. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

More info Priority booking opens 23 April
Sean Shibe sat half cross-legged on a stool, holding his guitar and staring directly into the camera. He is wearing light clothing and is against a light background.
Concert

Bedford: Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto with Sean Shibe

Nil Venditti – conductor
Sean Shibe – guitar

  • Rossini Overture, The Silken Ladder
  • Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez
  • Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, 'Italian'
Bedford Corn Exchange

General booking opens at 10am on Tuesday 28 April. Join the Friends to access priority booking.

More info Priority booking opens 23 April