Bernardi Summer Concert 2022 

Leonardslee welcomes back Andrew Bernardi and the Bernardi Music Group, for the Summer Concert Series 2022.  

This unique Summer Concert Series will yet again take place within the majestic atrium of Leonardslee House, set within the beautiful Grade I listed lakes and gardens setting. 

The Magic of Vienna

27 July 2022 | 18:30 - 21:00

This intimate concert celebrates the Magic of Vienna and includes compositions such as Gold and Silver Waltz and The Merry Widow Waltz by Franz Lehar, as well as Voices of Spring, Unter Donner and Blitz by Johann Strauss. 

Music for a Summer Evening with Stradivarius Piano Trio

29 August 2022 | 18:30 – 21:00 

The Stradivarius Piano Trio will present a one-of-a-kind acoustic experience in the spirit of summertime. The ensemble is well-known for its interpretations of classical pieces, and for this particular occasion they will play Piazzolla’s Four Seasons and perform Ralph Vaughan Williams' ‘The Lark Ascending’  

Opera Gala with Dominic Bevan and Charlotte Broker

20 September 2022 | 18:30 – 21:00

The Bernardi Music Group is joined by two of the world's most promising young opera singers, soprano Charlotte Broker and tenor Dominic Bevan. They perform favourites such as Puccini's Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums), Nessun Dorma, and excerpts from La Bohème, Verdi's La Traviata, and Mozart's Cos fan tutte. 

Each concert is priced at £75 and includes a welcome drink upon arrival. 

The Sussex-based Bernardi Music Group - comprised of musicians from the UK’s top ensembles and founded by violinist Andrew Bernardi - have long been deepening the cultural landscape of Sussex, bringing communities together through music, commissioning works based on the rich history and beauty of the area, and reflecting the Wilding efforts happening at the nearby Knepp Castle to counter the extinction crisis. The Group's contributions to Sussex's cultural life have been vast, with commissions including Helen Ottaway’s ‘White Storks’, Cecilia McDowall's ‘Great Hills’, and Paul Lewis' ‘Shipley Concerto’ amongst others. 

Andrew Bernardi's 1696 Stradivarius violin - known as the Amici Bernardi Stradivarius violin - is at the heart of everything the group does and is a symbol of the Group's musical excellence. It brings together the Bernardi Orchestra, Stradivarius Piano Trio, the annual Shipley Arts Festival that takes place in local churches, schools and stately homes across rural West Sussex, and the Leonardslee Concert Series, which boosts well-being through its intoxicating mix of music and nature. 

Founded by Andrew Bernardi in 1989, the Group aims to inspire and connect people across the globe through music and education, all whilst supporting charitable causes. In recent years, the group has raised over £3.5 million for charities, with Classic FM presenter John Suchet occasionally hosting their concerts in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. 

Andrew Bernardi is one of the UK’s leading violinists, festival directors, string educationalists and music entrepreneurs. Previously, he’s performed with several orchestras, including BBC Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic, and has served as a Tutor at Trinity Laban for over twenty years, with many of his former pupils now in leading positions within the music profession.