The Opus One Summer Music Festival 2026 unfolds across London and Paris, offering a carefully curated programme that combines intensive study, high-level performance, and rich cultural immersion. The festival opens in London, where piano, violin, and cello students take part in full-day masterclasses with distinguished professors, including Julian Jacobson (piano) and Marc Djokic (violin), alongside duo and small-ensemble rehearsals that foster collaborative music-making. The London programme culminates in a competition and concert at the Royal Academy of Music’s Duke’s Hall, followed by a celebratory reception.

Students who choose to continue to Paris will take part in the Bastille Day celebrations before visiting the Musée Debussy, housed in the composer’s former home, and performing a Debussy tribute concert. The festival concludes with a final concert and reception at the elegant Rachmaninoff Conservatoire, with the Eiffel Tower shimmering in view through its windows.