Artistic Temperaments Keyboard Festival 2026
Three days exploring the amazing world of keyboard instruments from 1700 – present day.
Weekend Pass: Book standard Band A tickets for Beethoven Reimagined + The Glamorgan Duo + The Village Coquettes for £44 (full price £50)
Try the Pianos: Friday 13 February / Saturday 14 February
During the Artistic Temperaments Keyboard Festival, the University of Southampton Music Department is offering the chance to play historic keyboard instruments in the University’s Keyboard Room.
You’ll have the chance to play the Schantz pianoforte (a modern replica of the Viennese Grand of 1802) and the Taskin 2-manual harpsichord (modern replica of Paris 1769), with Music Students on hand to support you.
Beethoven Orchestral Masterpieces: Friday 13 February / 1pm
Hummel was Mozart’s live-in pupil and one of the pall-bearers at Beethoven’s funeral. Moscheles was Beethoven’s preferred arranger (he prepared the vocal score of Fidelio under Beethoven’s supervision). He later conducted the London premiere of the Missa Solemnis. Musicians of this calibre spent a great deal of their time arranging orchestral masterpieces for flute, violin, cello and piano, to cater for the many towns and cities that had no orchestra. Our music students will get to know these great works from the inside out by learning these arrangements.
This concert is free to attend.
Foyer Music with our 1796 Broadwood: Friday 13 February / 3pm – 5pm
Come and go informally. Sit for a while with a glass or a cuppa and enjoy the music – the bar will be open.
Enjoy Beethoven Piano Sonatas performed by University of Southampton music students.
Free – just drop in.
Beethoven Reimagined: Friday 13 February / 7.30pm
An Evening with Jacqueline Ross & Artem Belogurov
Join internationally acclaimed violinist Jacqueline Ross and virtuoso pianist Artem Belogurov for a captivating evening that reimagines Beethoven’s violin sonatas.
Tickets from £10
Masterclass and Lecture with Jaqueline Ross & Artem Belogurov: Saturday 14 February / 10.30am
Join Jacqueline Ross (pictured) and Artem Belogurov, our Friday-night artists, as they work with University of Southampton Music Students.
Free – just drop in.
I can’t believe my ears!: Saturday 14 February / 1pm
Our students compare Temperaments (tuning methods) in favourite pieces by Chopin, Schumann & Liszt. The University of Southampton Music Department’s beautiful new Bösendorfer will be tuned in the nineteenth-century way. The Turner Sims’ beloved Steinway will be tuned in the twentieth-century way. University of Southampton Music students will play well-loved pieces by Chopin, Schumann & Liszt on both pianos, one after the other. Come and hear the difference for yourself.
This concert is free to attend.
Foyer Music with our 1796 Broadwood: Saturday 14 February / 3pm – 4pm
Come and go informally. Sit for a while with a glass or a cuppa and enjoy the music – the bar will be open.
Students of the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin present Irish Piano Music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Free – just drop in.
The Glamorgan Duo: Saturday 14 February / 7.30pm
Cellist Tabitha Selley and pianist Cheryl Tan shine a spotlight on female composers whose music was often overlooked in their time. Together, as the Glamorgan Duo, they bring these powerful voices to today’s audiences.
Tickets from £10
Dickens songs & musical portraits: Sunday 15 February 12pm
The hour will include music from Dickens’s sister, Fanny, who was a student at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
This concert is free to attend.
The Village Coquettes: Sunday 15 February / 4pm
Discover Dickens’s only opera – a comic tale full of charm, wit, and unforgettable characters.
Written just before ‘The Pickwick Papers’ launched Dickens’s literary career, The Village Coquettes offers a glimpse into his early creative spirit. Expect romance, mischief, and a vivid slice of village life.
Featuring orchestral accompaniment, a Come & Sing chorus, and talented young soloists, this is a rare chance to experience Dickens in a whole new light.
If you would like to Come & Sing, send an email to don@soton.ac.uk
