Review: Accomplished quartet and Chinese virtuoso shine at Lichfield Festival - with more to come

The Lichfield Festival has for many years presented a programme with plenty of variety - mainly focussed on classical music, but with jazz, folk music and drama too, writes John Watson.

This year festival director Damian Thantrey and his team have exceeded themselves, with a rich programme also embracing world music, soul music and opera as well as orchestral, choral and chamber music.