Ever wanted to hear what the female contemporaries of Schumann, Barber, Joplin and Vaughan Williams had to say? Then this is the concert for you! Featuring composers Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn, Amy Beach, Florence Price and Amy Woodforde-Finden, this all-women recital by tenor Patricia Yates and pianist Rachel Miller moves the spotlight over to the shadows!
Katherine Broderick – soprano
Kathryn Stott – piano
Schubert Winterreise
Paul Whittaker – BSL interpreter
Performance Ensemble and local community performers
Brudenell Piano Sessions goes from strength to strength, beginning the New Year with another event showcasing the variety of music being composed for and performed on the piano. This first event of 2022 will feature the contemplative, classical and intimate music of British composer Fiona Brice; an ambient, melody-driven acoustic performance of melancholic songs by Night Porter…the newest project from saxophonist/composer Emma Johnson & vocalist/composer Nishla Smith; and Leeds-based pianist & composer Joe Semple.
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
Elena Urioste – violin
Tim Crawford – violin
Rosalind Ventris – viola
Juan-Miguel Hernandez – viola
Laura van der Heijden – cello
Tom Poster – piano
Frank Bridge Phantasy Piano Quartet
Florence Price Piano Quintet: Andante and Juba
Antonín Dvořák String Quintet
Manchester Collective – Shades of Light
Igor Stravinsky Three Pieces for String Quartet
Edmund Finnis Sister
Mica Levi You Belong to Me
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Philip Glass String Quartet No 2 (Company)
Edmund Finnis String Quartet No 2
Manchester Collective create intimate and intense experiences, drawing unexpected connections between cutting edge contemporary music and classical masterpieces.
Avenue Ensemble returns to Leeds with an eclectic winter themed programme of classical, film and TV music including music by Vivaldi, Puccini, Dvořák, Max Richter, Einaudi, John Barry, and more. In an Avenue Ensemble first it will be joined by singer Molly Becker who will perform some much loved and celebrated songs from favourite movie soundtracks.
Thomas Gould – conductor
Mishka Rushdie Momen – piano
Matilda Lloyd – trumpet
Alisa Firsova New Work
Shostakovich Concerto for piano, trumpet, and strings
Prokofiev/Barshai Visions Fugitives
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm.
Orchestra of Opera North
Jack Liebeck – director/violin
Programme to include:
Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Glazunov Violin Concerto
Rebecca Tong – conductor
John Adams Shaker Loops
Vivian Fung String Sinfonietta
Dvořák Serenade for Strings
Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm.
Darragh Morgan – director
Fenella Humphreys – violin
Holst St Paul’s Suite
Mozart Violin Concerto No 5 (Turkish)
Sibelius Romance
Haydn Symphony No 57