Our 2024/25 Musica Viva season celebrates composer Béla Bartók, with the help of a new classical ensemble and local folk legend Seth Lakeman. 

Tickets are now on sale for the series of five events at the University of Plymouth’s Levinsky Hall, which commemorate the 80th anniversary of Bartók’s death in 1945, as well as featuring classics from other composers, including Bach, Beethoven, Ravel and Purcell.

Director of Music, Dr Robert Taub explains what makes Bartók’s work so special, and how it connects to the world of contemporary folk music: