The 12th West Meon Music Festival, which runs from September 8 to 11, will feature Spanish guitar, a prize-winning pianist, chamber music favourites, a baroque duo recital and a dazzling young soprano.

The festival was founded by the Primrose Piano Quartet, who regularly invites musician friends to join them for the event in three beautiful Meon Valley churches.

This year’s eight concerts include four solo or duo recitals, favourite works for chamber ensembles and a late-night introduction to Schoenberg.

Andrew Fuller, the quartet’s cellist and festival musical director, said: “It’s always a joy to share the festival with our various guests.

“This year we are delighted that they include renowned guitarist John Mills, violinist Huw Daniel, who is the leader of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and mezzo soprano Helen Charlston, who is a BBC New Generation Artist and winner of the 2018 London Handel Competition.

“Also appearing is Emanuil Ivanov, a brilliant young Bulgarian pianist who won the 2019 Busoni International Piano Competition.”

Emanuil Ivanov generally performs in such prestigious venues as La Scala Milan, the Herculessaal in Munich or the Great Hall of the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic.

He’s also given solo recitals in France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Cyprus, and Poland.

On Saturday, September 11, however, he will play rather closer to home when he plays at the West Meon Music Festival. His 11.30am recital includes Beethoven’s ever-popular Moonlight Sonata, and a piano transcription of six of Chopin’s Polish Songs, as well as works by Liszt, Busoni and Scriabin.

Works to be performed at the festival by the Primrose Piano Quartet – which comprises Susanne Stanzeleit (violin), Dorothea Vogel (viola), Andrew Fuller (cello) and John Thwaites (piano) – include piano quartets by Beethoven and Mozart, and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio.

They will be joined by string players Jonathan Martindale, Norbert Blume and Kirsten Jenson in several pieces, including Brahms’ String Sextet in G major and Schubert’s much-loved last chamber work, the String Quintet in C.

The festival will raise funds for The Rosemary Foundation, which operates a hospice-at-home service in Hampshire. Concerts take place at churches in West Meon, East Meon and Warnford, and tickets are from £10 to £20, with discounts for students and accompanied children.

For full details and to book tickets visit the website at www.westmeonmusic.co.uk