Leeds Philharmonic Chorus joins forces with the world’s most famous brass band, Black Dyke Band, to perform a rare arrangement of Handel’s Messiah at Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 8 December. Handel’s Messiah remains the composer’s most famous work which tells the story of Jesus’ birth, life, death and final victory over sin and death. […]
Opera North’s massed musical forces prepare to come together for a specially commissioned work in commemoration of the centenary of the Armistice, to be performed at Leeds Town Hall on Saurday 1 December. Former Music Director of Opera North, Richard Farnes returns to the helm of the Orchestra to present the second-ever performance of Will […]
On Saturday 24 November the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Leeds Town Hall, to present a programme of music inspired by stories and pictures from across the globe. Maestro Vasily Petrenko leads the country’s longest surviving orchestra through performances of Tchaikovsky’s symphonic fantasy Francesca da Rimini, Mussorgsky’s Picture’s at an Exhibition, a work conceived in tribute to […]
Marking the Armistice 100 centenary this Autumn, an extensive collaborative programme of events has been announced in Leeds. Arts organisations, museums, local councils, historians and volunteers will come together to remember the sacrifice made by so many men and women during the First World War. With collaboration, community involvement and the development of young artists […]
Opera North is also committed to developing young orchestral players through its popular holiday activity and, from September, weekly instrumental sessions for beginner string players. The second Opera North Orchestra Camp takes place at the University of Leeds School of Music from Monday 21 to Friday 25 August. Open to orchestral players aged 10 to […]
Renowned as one of the finest string quartets in the world, the Endellion String Quartet returns to The Venue, Leeds College of Music on Tuesday 26 April to begin its popular annual Spring/Summer residency. Part of a series of four concerts all taking place on Tuesday nights at The Venue, the Endellion String Quartet performs […]
Join Northern Ballet this spring for one of ballet’s most famous love stories with the return of David Nixon OBE’s Swan Lake. Performed to Tchaikovsky’s moving score, this production is a modern take on an iconic classic with all the beauty for which Swan Lake is renowned. Opening at Leeds Grand Theatre from 3 – […]
Leeds Minster, formerly Leeds Parish Church, has a long and distinguished musical history. The list of organists and former organists of the Parish Church of St Peter-at-Leeds is outstanding. On Sunday 28 April 2013 at 8:15pm St Peter’s Singers of Leeds will celebrate this musical heritage with a special concert entitled “Music with Leeds Minster […]
Founded by the late legendary composer and pianist Michael Garrick MBE the Lyric Ensemble continues with the fabulous Nikki Iles on piano. Tony Woods saxes, part of the original line up, now leads. The beautifully lyrical Nette Robinson continues her contribution on vocals with a voice that it would be hard to tire of listening […]
The fine art of improper piano playing. For as long as the piano has existed, composers have used techniques now more readily associated with contemporary music, as Luk Vaes shows in this programme embracing three centuries of keyboard music. Bypassing some famous composers in favour of unjustly forgotten masterpieces to concentrate on beautiful music, he […]