VIOLINIST Elizabeth Cooney is bringing musicians of international calibre to Farnham this weekend as director of the Farnham Chamber Music Festival, run in collaboration with Tilford Bach Society.

Concerts and masterclasses showcasing young, talented local musicians will be held on October 22, 23, 24 and 30 at The Spire Church in South Street, Farnham.

This year, the festival will feature composers who lived or worked in Vienna, including Beethoven, Haydn, Schubert and Dohnanyi.

Festival musicians are Alexander Sitkovetsy (violin), Qian Wu (piano), the Carducci String Quartet, Elizabeth Cooney (violin), Daisy Spiers (viola) and Benedict Rogerson (cello). For tickets to the festival and masterclasses, go to www.tilbach.org.uk