Carl Maria von Weber - Trio in G minor, op 63 
Johann Wilhelm Wilms - Trio for flute, cello & piano in D major, op 6

Weber’s Trio op 63 is one of the most well-known early Romantic works for the flute-cello-piano trio. Wilms, born in 1772, wrote seven symphonies as well as the Dutch national anthem, yet his music remains relatively unknown.

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Kantos Chamber Choir – Elements

Ellie Slorach – director
Paul Whitaker – BSL interpretation

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Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective
 

Jonathan Leibovitz – clarinet
Elena Urioste – violin
Savitri Grier – violin
Rosalind Ventris – viola
Laura van der Heijden – cello

Osvaldo Golijov The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (for klezmer clarinet and string quartet)
Beethoven Heiliger Dankgesang from String Quartet, Op 132
and other short works to include new arrangements of folk songs

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Meliora Collective

Woman Power

Deborah Cheetham Ngarrgooroon (for violin, viola, cello, bass and wind quintet)
Caroline Shaw Entr’acte (for string quartet)
Valerie Coleman Red Clay & Mississippi Delta (for wind quintet)
Jessie Montgomery Sergeant McCauley (for string quartet and wind quintet)
Louise Farrenc Nonet in E-flat major (for violin, viola, cello, bass and wind quintet)

Baritone James Newby, former BBC New Generation Artist and Rising Star of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, joins renowned pianist, Joseph Middleton for a concert of maritime inspired song.

James Newby is a former BBC New Generation Artist and Rising Star for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. He was nominated by the Barbican Hall for the European Concert Hall Organisation Rising Star scheme and will be presented by them in recitals throughout Europe in the 2022-23 season.

Duo Ardašev
Renata Lichnovská and Igor Ardašev – Piano four hands

Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) Má vlast (My Homeland)
A cycle of symphonic poems (1872–79) in the composer’s own arrangement for piano four hands (1879–80)
Vyšehrad, Vltava, Šárka, From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields, Blaník

Presented as part of the Czech Dreams project by Leeds City Council International Relations and twin city Brno UNESCO Creative City of Music, Leeds International Concert Season, and Leeds International Piano Competition.

Twenty years ago, Tim Garland launched his Lighthouse Trio – a truly unique and formidable acoustic band where interplay is paramount. Featuring pianist Gwilym Simcock and percussionist Asaf Sirkis and informed by a blend of fusion, folk, and classical forms, this is sure to be a fun night out at the Howard Assembly room.

Martin Kohlstedt is a trail-blazing composer, pianist and producer of instrumental music and electronica.

His live shows set the standard for the integration of cutting-edge electronic production with analogue and acoustic approaches, and his musical style ranges effortlessly from classical to electronic to ambient sound and field recordings.

Kohlstedt intuitively combines inspirations and influences from fundamentally different worlds and soundscapes into something that feels more like a living body than a list of pieces.

‘Music for Prayer’ - Unaccompanied works by Bach and his contemporaries.

Otley Baroque is delighted to invite back Pablo Tejedor-Gutièrrez from London, the Spanish baroque cellist who displayed his exceptional musicality and technique at our last concert in January. 

Together with Asuka Sumi on baroque violin, they each will perform unaccompanied solo works by J.S. Bach and his lesser-known contemporaries through which they wish to provide meditative time and space for the listeners.

Art of Andalucia is a captivating celebration of Daniel Martinez‘s exceptional artistry in the world of flamenco. This unique concert offers a full immersion into the essence of flamenco, featuring a carefully curated selection of Daniel’s most celebrated works from his discography, including his award-winning production Art of Believing and his latest masterpiece, Andalucia. Additionally, the concert will provide an exclusive sneak peek into his eagerly awaited third album, offering the audience an exclusive first listen to some of his new music.