Join the Leeds International Piano Competition for fun, inclusive and engaging piano based open-mics events at Leeds Playhouse as part of Open Season.
Both events will feature a headliner and then anyone is welcome to turn up and play or perform at the piano to a friendly audience. Participants can either play on their own or perform with someone else for example as a singer and an accompanist.
Join us for an evening of live music in this iconic church in West Leeds featuring the magnificent organ in Saint Seans, Symphony No.3
Full performance details:
Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis
Copland, Billy the Kid ballet suite
Saint Saens, Symphony No3 (the organ symphony)
Tickets:
Adults £12
Full time students with valid NUS card £5
Under 18s Free (Tickets must still be booked)
Experience one of Leeds most prestigious choirs as they rehearse and then perform the beautiful melodies of Brahms German Requiem in German.
Under the leadership of the renowned Artistic Adviser and Conductor Simon Wright, choruses from Brahms' Requiem will be learned, finishing with an informal performance. Music will be provided for those without copies. You can book to sing with the Chorus or join the audience without booking for the performance.
Blondel Medieval & Renaissance wind band playing music from the 14th-16th centuries on shawms, bagpipes and recorders.
What makes a song leap across national boundaries and language barriers, slip from the secular to the ecclesiastic, and remain at the top of the charts for more than 70 years? We don’t have the formula, but we know why these pieces wedged themselves into the cultural background of medieval Europe. The music is fabulous.
А unique concert on August 29th will take place at 7:00 pm at the Auditorium of St George's Church in the heart of Leeds.
The evening programme includes the best Enigma, Enya and neoclassical music performed by the extraordinary Mystery Ensemble in an intimate & relaxing atmosphere.
Celtic music combined with neoclassical music — a completely new sound of great hits!
Get ready for an enchanting evening as children from schools across Leeds come together for a special musical performance at the Howard Assembly Room in the heart of Leeds! They'll be bringing to life a captivating commissioned arrangement of Wonderland Restored, written by acclaimed composer Will Todd.
A journey of original choral music, featuring works by Kerensa Briggs, Knut Nystedt and Robert Schumann, as well as by members of the choir. Come with us on a musical voyage of longing and hope in the beautiful setting of All Souls' Church.
In this final concert of our 2024-25 season, we will perform the complete cycle of Nystedt's "Prayers of Kierkegaard", which we have been building up during the year, as well as all four of Schumann's songs for double choir. We also introduce two works by contemporary British composer, Kerensa Briggs.
We’re pleased to share the first concerts in this year’s Summer Bands in Leeds Parks series – and there’s more to come! Unlike previous years, there won’t be a printed brochure for the 2025 series, so please keep checking back here as we’ll be adding more concerts over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience and support, we hope you enjoy these free concerts!
All concerts begin at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated.
Make Music Day is an international annual day of music making.
The free celebration of music takes place in 125 countries on 21 June every year.
It creates cultural communities by:
Fostering connections in music-making
Supporting the development of skills
Promoting music to new audiences via free music events and participatory projects.
Join Leeds Festival Chorus for a choral journey with some of music's greatest storytellers.