Music Tours
Our music tours include a combination of performances presented by some of the most celebrated artists in classical music, opera and theatre.
Whether attending a grand orchestral piece or an intimate chamber recital, engrossing lectures provide us with the tools to understand and appreciate each performance. Our itineraries are designed to showcase the variety of works on offer, from rarities to well- loved works, interspersed with relaxing daytime visits.
Experience a sparkling array of musical performances, from piano, baroque flute and song recitals on board to organ recitals on site and a performance at Vienna’s State Opera House
Investigate a selection of Oxford’s beautiful college chapels, with an emphasis on their distinguished organs
Experience recitals from a range of esteemed musicians, including award-winning classical pianist David Fray, mezzo-soprano Sophie Rennert and the Elias String Quartet
Enjoy performances of La Bohème and Madama Butterfly alongside shorter works Il Tabarro and Bartók’s Il Castello di Barbablù, all staged in the beautiful lakeside village of Torre del Lago
Attend spectacular performances – including Mozart's The Magic Flute and Puccini’s La bohème – spread across Vienna’s world renowned venues, and enjoy the sights and sounds of Austria’s capital at this atmospheric time of year, including its famous Christmas markets
Enjoy performances from Glyndebourne’s autumn tour, all presented at the festival’s famous opera house
Our 2023 tour offers a delightful range of performances, beginning with two concerts featuring the prize-winning Spanish string quartet Cuarteto Casals.
Florilegium – one of the country’s leading early music ensembles – present a celebration of Baroque music in the perfect chamber sized salon of Hintlesham Hall, an Elizabethan manor house remodelled with a Georgian facade in the 1740s, neatly bookending the musical and artistic period we will be celebrating.
Discover centuries of history along France’s most famous waterway, with historical and artistic visits complemented by afternoon lectures and evening piano recitals.
Enjoy spectacular performances of Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and Mozart’s Don Giovanni, both presented at the festival’s famous opera house. Develop a greater understanding of each opera in the company of expert Tour Director Nicholas Wearne.
Enjoy spectacular performances of Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and Mozart’s Don Giovanni, both presented at the festival’s famous opera house. Develop a greater understanding of each opera in the company of expert Tour Director Nicholas Wearne.
During this festive time of year, enjoy a series of privileged visits to Cambridge’s fine colleges, including organ recitals at some of the chapels. To accompany the music, we will enjoy trips to the collections of college libraries and the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Enjoy the superb playing of leading lights of the early music movement, including harpsichordist Andrea Buccarella and Erik Bosgraaf, the extraordinary virtuoso recorder player
Experience delightful organ playing in the stunning surroundings of Cambridge’s famous chapels, in the company of expert organist and lecturer Nicholas Wearne and guest musician John Bryden.
Hear Bach’s outstanding church music in the hands of some of today’s leading exponents and explore Leipzig's musical heritage in the company of Tour Director Sandy Burnett.
Attend a handpicked selection of performances at the 2024 Dresden Music Festival. Experience five concerts in a selection of Dresden venues, including two at the recently-opened Kulturpalast concert hall all in the company of Tour Director Sandy Burnett.
Attend productions of Mozart’s enchanting opera The Magic Flute and Richard Strauss’s Elektra at the world famous Semper Opera House
Hear two concerts from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo, including a performance of Elgar’s Cockaigne Overture
Enjoy an exclusive, private concert series featuring internationally famous pianist Dame Imogen Cooper and some of the most outstanding alumni of the Imogen Cooper Music Trust
Take in the full 2024 Bach Festival, including performances by Tenebrae and the Academy of Ancient Music
Take your seat in Verona’s spectacular Arena for productions of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, Puccini’s Turandot and the new production of Verdi’s Aida, the work that launched the festival
Attend recitals from a range of esteemed musicians, including Renaud Capuçon, Quatuor Modigliani, Julia Kleiter and Christoph Prégardien
Enjoy a selection of the festival’s main performances, including Verdi’s Ernani, Haydn’s La Canterina and Handel’s The Triumph of Time and Truth
Hear some of the best early music performances the UK has to offer in the surroundings of medieval York
Take in a variety of excellent performances in an eclectic range of venues in this beautiful ‘nook’ of Scotland, where charming fishing villages are dotted along a beautiful coastline.
Join ACE as we journey to Gustav Mahler’s “second musical homeland” for one of the biggest celebrations of the composer’s music in the world.
Enjoy a superb selection of concerts at the 2024 edition of the world’s longest running music festival, from Holst’s The Cloud Messenger in the composer’s 150th year, to pieces by Judith Weir, Master of the King’s Music
Enjoy a superb selection of concerts at the 2024 edition of the world’s longest running music festival, from a performance of Charles Villiers Stanford’s The Blue Bird in the 100th anniversary year of the composer’s death, to Elgar’s Biblical oratorio The Kingdom
Join the 2024 Puccini Festival set in the beautiful lakeside village of Torre del Lago, and enjoy performances of three of the composer’s most beloved works: La Bohème, Turandot and Tosca.
Join ACE's perennially popular tour to the world-famous Aldeburgh Festival at Snape Maltings in 2024
Enjoy a selection of superb performances including Un ballo in maschera and Macbeth
Spend time in the historic city of Bath taking in Mozart's life and work whilst attending a selection of performances from specialist ensembles and solo artists.
Attend several operatic performances at Wexford’s stunning National Opera House and discover forgotten operatic treasures, innovatively produced and staged.
Enjoy performances from Glyndebourne’s autumn tour, all presented at the festival’s famous opera house.