Violinist Nicola Benedetti and actress Juliet Stevenson are among the artists who will star at the inaugural festival, which runs from 19-27 June 2010.
Benedetti will be making an appearance alongside cello virtuoso Leonard Elschenbroich and Ukranian pianist Alexei Grynyuk in a private residence on Kew Green. Their programme includes Schumann's Piano Trio No. 3 and Rachmaninov's Piano Trio No. 2.
Stevenson, who has starred in films such as 'Truly Madly Deeply', will appear alongside actor Alex Jennings and pianist Lucy Parham in their performance of ‘Nocturne' which is about the romantic life of Chopin.
Other festival highlights include performances by Jools Holland singer Louise Marshall, the String of Pearls Quartet, the Garden Opera Company, Kew Wind Orchestra, Kew Sinfonia and local schools.
The Kew Music Festival has attracted the support of local patrons including double bassist and BBC Radio 3 presenter Chi-chi Nwanoku, writer and photographer Camilla Panufnik, and historian David Blomfield.
"I am confident that these incredible performers will help establish the Kew Music Festival as a major cultural event in the capital," said Kew Music Festival directors Catherine Bromley and Clare Warren. "It is fitting that an area of such beauty and historical significance as Kew should have its own high calibre music festival."
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