Gregynog Festival

The modern incarnation was directed by the tenor Anthony Rolfe Johnson from 1988 until his retirement in 2006 when Dr Rhian Davies, the music historian and broadcaster, succeeded as Artistic Director.

The Festival has hosted many major international performers including Jelly D'Aranyi in the 1930s, Evelyn Barbirolli in the 1950s, and, in its more recent history, John Lill, John Mark Ainsley, Bryn Terfel, Alison Balsom, The Sixteen and The King's Singers.

[1] Gregynog Festival has also hosted world premiere performances by composers including Gustav Holst, William Mathias, Hilary Tann, Huw Watkins and Eric Whitacre.

The 2010 Festival revived music associated with Vauxhall and Ranelagh, the great Pleasure Gardens of Georgian London, and ran from 8–21 June, featuring Emma Kirkby, Catrin Finch and The Academy of Ancient Music.

The 2011 Festival ran between 17 June and 3 July with concerts taking place in Aberystwyth, Kerry, Montgomery and Shrewsbury as well as at Gregynog Hall itself.