Ruifan Xuan - piano
Franz Schubert Sonata in B flat major, D 960
Sergei Rachmaninov Moment Musicaux Op 16: No 4
Approximately 50 minutes without interval
Chinese pianist Ruifan Xuan started her piano studies at the age of four with her mother Hong Cheng, a piano professor at the University of Pingdingshan, China. In 2010 Ruifan entered the Junior Department of The China Conservatory of Music and started her study and training as a professional pianist.
Johns’ Boys Male Chorus is one of the most decorated British male choirs in history. In 2019 they became only the third male voice choir to win the prestigious Choir of the World at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod. They are in great demand on the concert platform performing in prestigious theatres throughout Britain, and the lads are proud to regularly sing in the Principality Stadium for Welsh Rugby Union home international games.
Winner of the prestigious Jazz Album of the Year at the 2023 Parliamentary Jazz Awards for “When Winter Turns To Spring” Jo Harrop offers a perfect blend of originals and timeless perennials framed by Paul Edis’ elegant arrangements Jo Harrop and Paul Edis will be joined by virtuoso double bassist Ken Marley.
Clothworkers Consort of Leeds is an auditioned chamber choir led by Bryan White.
London-based composer and pianist, Ben Smith, presents his programme - ‘Art of the Groove’.
Influenced by Nina Simone, Billie Holiday and Aretha Franklin, Harrop cut her teeth working with iconic artists including Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart and Gloria Gaynor.
New music ensemble, LSTwo, return to live performance with an energetic programme.
Another opportunity to hear students from the School of Music
perform. Programme to be announced.
The Spring Season of the University of Leeds International Concert Series, hosted at the stunning Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, takes place 2 Feb 2024 - 10 May 2024.
Cuban composer, cellist and singer, Ana Carla Maza took her first musical steps growing up in the ever-reverberating ‘rumbero’ district of Guanabacaoa, Havana.
Age 5, her mother (director of a children’s choir) and father (jazz composer and instrumentalist) introduced her to the piano and at 8 years old she plucked her first cello string, the instrument she would call her own.