| Music Room Classical Archive 2005 
 
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| J a n u a r y   2 0 0 5
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| Wednesday 5 January Jonathan Lemalu & Malcolm Martineau a Newcastle upon Tyne Chamber Music Society event in Kings Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 12 January
 Evelyn Glennie & Julian Lloyd Webber the Baroque tour with Northern Sinfonia; in Sheffield - (details to follow)
 
 Thursday 13 January
 The Galliard Ensemble ,The performances are simply breathtaking in thier total co-ordination in Morpeth Town Hall
 Tickets: �9 (concs) at the door; info from Aileen Cunningham, 01670 513369
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 14 January
 Trobairitz, Lunchtime Recital in Sheffield Cathedral
 Admission: free - �1.50 donation suggested - see website
 1.15pm
 
 Friday 14 January
 Evelyn Glennie & Julian Lloyd Webber the Baroque tour with Northern Sinfonia; at the Sage Gateshead
 
 Tickets: �26/�21/�16/�11/�6 - details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 15 January
 Evelyn Glennie & Julian Lloyd Webber with the Northern Sinfonia under Bradley Creswick; with a programme of pieces by Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli/Karl Jenkins and Haydn, in Leeds Town Hall
 Tickets: �8.50 - �25 or see Concerts website
 7.30pm (free pre-concert talk at 6.45)
 
 Sunday 16 January
 Evelyn Glennie & Julian Lloyd Webber the Baroque tour with Northern Sinfonia; in Carlisle - (details to follow)
 
 Sunday 16 January
 The Silken Ladder, and music by Barber and Rimsky Korsakov, by the Airedale Symphony Orchestra with Victoria Sharp (soprano) and David Owen Lewis (baritone); Victoria Hall, Saltaire
 
 Tickets: �10, (concs), children free - details see website
 3.00pm
 
 Tuesday 18 January
 Fabio Bidini with a programme of pieces by Chopin and Szymanowski in Quarry Hill, Leeds
 Tickets: �10 - �14 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 19 January
 Richard Ormrod, piano plays Beethoven Moonlight and Hammerklavier; St. Cuthbert's Church, Durham
 Admission details see website
 1.00pm
 
 
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Wednesday 19 January Peter Hill and Benjamin Frith piano (four hands) play Ravel and Stravinsky in Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
 Admission: �15/�13 details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 19 January
 Jin Ju, piano plays Chopin and Schumann in the Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield
 Admission: �12.50 (concs) details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 22 January
 The Dante Quartet ; String Quartets by Beethoven, Brahms and Alan Rawsthorne; in St Oswald's, Sowerby, Yorks
 Tickets: �8 see  or call 0870 7034555 for details and see map for directions
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 22 January
 The Academy of Ancient Music with Pavlo Beznosiuk and Rachel Podger, Violins; with a programme of Handel, Bach and Vivaldi, in Leeds Town Hall
 Tickets: �8.50 - �25 or see Concerts website
 7.30pm (free pre-concert talk at 6.45)
 
 Saturday 22 January
 Music in the Round Spring Series , Ensemble Selection Weekend - This is your chance to meet the potential members of the new MitR ensemble. In the Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield
 Admission: �5 (concs) details see website
 6.00pm
 
 Sunday 23 January
 Dante Quartet, play Beethoven, Bartok and Brahms; Nunthorpe Methodist Church
 Admission: �10 - details call 01642-817097 or see website
 7.45pm (children's concert at 3pm)
 
 Tuesday 25 January
 Music in the Round Spring Series , Piers Adams, recorder, Howard Beach, piano. In the Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield
 Admission: �12.50 (concs) details see website
 7.15pm
 
 Wednesday 26 January
 Gould Piano Trio, a programme of Mozart, Tchaikowsky and MacMillan. In the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough
 Admission: �13.50 (concs) details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 28 January
 Carol Bowns (soprano) & Jonathan Gooing (piano), Lunchtime Recital in Sheffield Cathedral
 Admission: free - �1.50 donation suggested - see website
 1.15pm
 
 Saturday 29 January
 Shostakovich Piano Quintet and James MacMillan Tryst; Northern Sinfonia Late Mix in All Saints Church, Newcastle
 Tickets: �10 (concs, �3 students) see  or call 0870 7034555 for details
 9.00pm
 
 
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| F e b r u a r y   2 0 0 5
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| Wednesday 2 February   DURHAM Schubert Ensemble, play Hummel, Vaughan Williams and Dvor�k in Elvet Methodist Church, Durham
 part of the Musicon Concert Series
 Tickets: call 0191 384 7641 - or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 2 February   YORK
 Fitzwilliam String Quartet with Moray Welsh, cello; a programme of Schubert, Shostakovitchand Purcell, in Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
 Admission: �15/�13 details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 4 February   SHEFFIELD
 Students of Worksop College, Lunchtime Recital in Sheffield Cathedral
 Admission: free - �1.50 donation suggested - see website
 1.15pm
 
 Friday 4 February   BERWICK
 Avison Ensemble directed by Robert Howarth, play Avison, Boyce, Handel and Pepusch; in Paxton House, Berwick-upon-Tweed
 Tickets: �10, �8 from JG Windows - 0191-232 1356 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 4 February    YORK
 Rika Zayasu, piano - plays Chopin, C�sar Franck, Takemitsu and Ravel;
in the Rymer Auditorium, Department of Music, York
 Admission: �8 (concs) details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 5 February   NEWCASTLE
 Avison Ensemble directed by Robert Howarth, play Avison, Boyce, Handel and Pepusch; in Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne
 Tickets: �10, �8 from JG Windows - 0191-232 1356 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 5 February   YORK
 Schubert Overture 'Rosamunde' Symphony 9 in C and music by Brahms played by York Guildhall Orchestra; in York University Central Hall
 Tickets: call 01904 658338 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 5 February   LEEDS
 Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under Antoni Wit, with Ewa Poblocka, piano; with a programme of pieces by Górecki, Chopin and Saint-Saens, in Leeds Town Hall
 Tickets: �8.50 - �25 or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 9 February   DURHAM
 Viv McLean, piano plays Beethoven, Chopin and Ravel; St. Cuthbert's Church, Durham
 Admission details see website
 1.00pm
 
 Wednesday 9 February   GATESHEAD
 Piano Workshop led by Venera Bojkova, studying the Shostakovich 24 preludes Op34 for piano solo at the Caedmon Hall
 Admission: �3 on the door
 7pm
 
 Wednesday 9 February   YORK
 Thomas Bauer baritone, and Moritz Eggert, piano with Franz Schubert, Winterreise 
Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
 Admission: �13/�10 details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 9 February   SHEFFIELD
 Hall� Orchestra under Martyn Brabbins with a programme of Elgar, Debussy and Ravel; Firth Hall, University of Sheffield, Sheffield
 Ticket details, 0114 222 0499 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 10 February   MORPETH
 Chiao-Ying Chang (piano),in Morpeth Town Hall
 Tickets: �9 (concs) at the door; info from Aileen Cunningham, 01670 513369
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 11 February   SHEFFIELD
 Sachika Taniyama (piano), Lunchtime Recital in Sheffield Cathedral
 Admission: free - �1.50 donation suggested - see website
 1.15pm
 
 Saturday 12 February   LEEDS
 BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Ilan Volkov, with Christian Tezlaff, Violin; with a programme of Brahms and Bruckner, in Leeds Town Hall
 Tickets: �7.50 - �21 or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 13 February    HARROGATE
 Harrogate International Sunday Series  Freddy Kempf, piano - plays Beethven and Mussorgsky;
in the Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate
 Admission: �5/�13 (concs) details see website
 7.30pm
 
 
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Sunday 13 February    TEESSIDEJohn Barker and Tim Sidford(saxophone & piano), play Bach, Boutry, Creston, Debussy, Milhaud, Wood, Bennett, Schumann, Liszt, De Rose, and Ibert;
 Nunthorpe Methodist Church
 Admission: �10 - details call 01642-817097 or see website
 7.45pm (children's concert at 3pm)
 
 Tuesday 15 February   STOCKTON
 Lunchtime Recital, in the Lenten series introducing talented young artists from the area; in Stockton Parish Church
 Admission: see website or call 01642 583090
 12.30pm
 
 Tuesday 15 February   LEEDS
 Christina Poltéra and Kathryn Stott with a programme of Piano & Cello works by Chopin, Debussy and Beethoven in Quarry Hill, Leeds
 Tickets: �10 - �14 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 16 February   DURHAM
 Allegri String Quartet, play Haydn, Bart�k and Brahms in Elvet Methodist Church, Durham
 part of the Musicon Concert Series
 Tickets: call 0191 384 7641 - or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 17 February   GATESHEAD
 Ludovico Einaudi, Piano in the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �21/�16/�6 see  or call 0870 7034555 for details
 8.00pm
 
 Saturday 19 February   SOWERBY
 Flute & Piano recital by Philippa Legge (flute) with Greg Smith (piano); Outstanding young flautist pays a return visit to Sowerby; in St Oswald's, Sowerby, Yorks
 Tickets: �7 see  or call 0870 7034555 for details and see map for directions
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 22 February   STOCKTON
 Lunchtime Recital, in the Lenten series introducing talented young artists from the area; in Stockton Parish Church
 Admission: see website or call 01642 583090
 12.30pm
 
 Wednesday 23 February   DURHAM
 Chroma, Piano, Violin and Clarinet; play Khachaturian Stravinsky and Milhaud; St. Cuthbert's Church, Durham
 Admission details see website
 1.00pm
 
 Wednesday 23 February    SHEFFIELD
 Music in the Round Spring Series , Goldner Quartet play Szymanowski, Gy�rgy Ligeti and Schubert. In the Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield
 Admission: �12.50 (concs) details see website
 7.45pm
 
 Friday 25 February    SHEFFIELD
 Music in the Round Spring Series , Jana Nov�kov�, violin and Alba Ventura, piano; play Beethoven, Schumann, Ysa�e and Dvor�k. In the Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield
 Admission: �12.50 (concs) details see website
 12.45pm
 
 Friday 25 February   SHEFFIELD
 University of Sheffield Music Department, Lunchtime Recital in Sheffield Cathedral
 Admission: free - �1.50 donation suggested - see website
 1.15pm
 
 Saturday 26 February   GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia under Thomas Zehetmair, play Strauss Waltzes and Schubert No 9; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6-�31 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 26 February   LEEDS
 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Martyn Brabbins, with Paul Watkins, Cello and Gweneth-Ann Jeffers, soprano; with a programme of works by Elgar, Vaughan Williams and Britten in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: �8.50 - �25 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 26 February    SHEFFIELD
 Music in the Round Spring Series , YOUNG PERFORMERS' PLATFORM . In the Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield
 Admission: FREE details see website
 from 9.30am
 
 Sunday 27 February   GATESHEAD
 The Lindsays play Beethoven and Tippett; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6-�16 see Concerts website
 3.00pm
 
 Monday 28 February   NEWCASTLE
 John Kirk, baritone, with Margaret Huntington, Piano, perfrom Ireland's Sea Fever and other 'nautical inspired' works; in the Lit & Phil, Newcastle
 Admission details
 1.10pm
 
 Monday 28 February   LEEDS
 Philip McCann & Simon Lindley, Cornet and Organ, with a programme of music by Handel, Mozart, Joplin and more; in Leeds Cathedral, Leeds
 Tickets: FREE - see Concerts website
 1.15pm
 
 
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| M a r c h   2 0 0 5
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| Tuesday 1 March   STOCKTON Lunchtime Recital, in the Lenten series introducing talented young artists from the area; in Stockton Parish Church
 Admission: see website or call 01642 583090
 12.30pm
 
 Tuesday 1 March    CARLISLE
 Michael Hancock & David Gibbs (pianos), Lunchtime Live Recital; Carlisle Cathedral
 Admission: see website
 12.45 pm
 
 Tuesday 1 March   SHEFFIELD
 Pupils of Judith Mellor, Lunchtime Recital in Sheffield Cathedral
 Admission: free - �1.50 donation suggested - see website
 1.15pm
 
 Tuesday 1 March   LEEDS
 Richard Uttley, piano,  with a programme to include Beethoven - Sonata in C 'Waldstein' and Etudes by Chopin, Debussy and Ligeti; in Quarry Hill, Leeds
 Tickets: �10 - �14 (concs) or see Concerts website
 1.05pm
 
 Wednesday 2 March   GATESHEAD
 The Lindsays play Tippett and Beethoven; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6-�16 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 2 March   GATESHEAD
 Piano Workshop led by Venera Bojkova, studying the Shostakovich 24 preludes Op34 for piano solo at the Caedmon Hall
 Admission: �3 on the door
 7pm
 
 Thursday 3 March   GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia under Thomas Zehetmair, play Tippett's 'A Child of our Time' as part of the Tippett centenary season, and Sibelius; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6-�31 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 
  
 Friday 4 March   GATESHEAD
 Family and Schools Concert with Leon Rosselson; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6-�31 see Concerts website
 10.30am
 
 Friday 4 March   SHEFFIELD
 B�la Hartmann (piano), Lunchtime Recital in Sheffield Cathedral
 Admission: free - �1.50 donation suggested - see website
 1.15pm
 
 Saturday 5 March   GATESHEAD
 Julian Arguelles Band Saxophone evening; Northern Sinfonia Late Mix in All Saints Church, Newcastle
 Tickets: �10 (concs, �3 students) see  or call 0870 7034555 for details
 9.00pm
 
 Saturday 5 March   YORK
 Haydn 'Nelson Mass' and Mozart 40; University of York Choir and University of York Chamber Orchestra under Jonathan Wainwright, conductor; in York University Central Hall
 Tickets: �6-14 (concs) call 01904 658338 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 5 March   LEEDS
 Orchestra of St John's under John Lubbock, with Stephen Kovacevich, Piano; with a programme of works by James MacMillan, Beethoven and Mozart; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: �7.50 - �21 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 5 March   MIDDLESBROUGH
 Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, play Wagner, Elgar and Gerschwin; Middlesbrough Town Hall
 Admission: �10 - details call 01642-817097 or see website in aid of Macmillan Cancer Relief
 7.45pm
 
 Sunday 6 March   LEEDS
 Concert by Orchestra of St John's, with a free pre-concert talk by Julian Rushton, 6.45pm; Leeds Town Hall
 Tickets: Box office 0113 224 3801
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 6 March   GATESHEAD
 the Hall� Conductor: Mark Elder; play Tippett symphony 2 and Concerto for double string orchestra, and Jan�cek: Sinfonietta; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6-�26 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 6 March   GATESHEAD
 The Leopold String Trio play Britten, Purcell and Moeran; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6-�11 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 6 March   LEEDS
 City of Leeds Youth Orchestra under Paul Mountain, Guoda Gedvilaite, piano; with a programme to incclude RachmaninovPiano Concert No 2; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: �5 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 
 
 Sunday 6 March   STOKESLEY
 The London Concertante(octet), play Mozart and Schubert; Stokesley Methodist Church
 Admission: �10 - details call 01642-817097 or see website
 7.45pm
 
 Tuesday 8 March   STOCKTON
 Lunchtime Recital, in the Lenten series introducing talented young artists from the area; in Stockton Parish Church
 Admission: see website or call 01642 583090
 12.30pm
 
 Tuesday 8 March    CARLISLE
 RSAMD Junior Academy Chamber Orchestra, Lunchtime Live Recital; Carlisle Cathedral
 Admission: see website
 12.45 pm
 
 Tuesday 8 March   SHEFFIELD
 Pupils of Nina Martin, Lunchtime Recital in Sheffield Cathedral
 Admission: free - �1.50 donation suggested - see website
 1.15pm
 
 Tuesday 8 March   DURHAM
 Electroacoustic Music Festival: Psappha, play Stockhausen, Kontakte in St Oswald's Church, Durham
 part of the Musicon Concert Series
 Tickets: �10 (concs) call 0191 384 7641 - or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 9 March   GATESHEAD
 The Late Mix Northern Sinfonia is conducted by James MacMillan; works by James MacMillan, Corelli and Tippett; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6-�11 see Concerts website
 9.00pm
 
 Wednesday 9 March   DURHAM
 Florian Uhlig, Piano; plays Haydn, Schubert and Schumann; St. Cuthbert's Church, Durham
 Admission details see website
 1.00pm
 
 Wednesday 9 March   LEEDS
 Chetham's School of Music; with a programme tba; in the Venue, Quarry Hill, Leeds
 Tickets: FREE see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 9 March   DURHAM
 Electroacoustic Music Festival: Furt, play Xenakis Polytope de Cluny (UK premiere);
in St Oswald's Church, Durham
 part of the Musicon Concert Series
 Tickets: �10 (concs) call 0191 384 7641 - or see website
 7.00pm
 
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Wednesday 9 March   HEXHAMSorrel String Quartet; with a programme of Haydn, Shostakovich and Brahms; in the Queens Hall, Hexham
 Tickets: see Concerts website
 7.45pm
 
 Thursday 10 March   GATESHEAD
 The Lindsays play Tippett and Beethoven; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6-�16 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 10 March   RIPON
 Music students from Leeds University, lunchtime recital in Ripon Cathedral
 Admission free, light refreshments available. see website
 1.15pm
 
 Thursday 10 March   MORPETH
 Dante String Quartet The most impressive 'new' string quartet to have emerged in Britain in the last few years,in Morpeth Town Hall
 Tickets: �9 (concs) at the door; info from Aileen Cunningham, 01670 513369
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 11 March   SHEFFIELD
 Michael Routh (piano), Lunchtime Recital in Sheffield Cathedral
 Admission: free - �1.50 donation suggested - see website
 1.15pm
 
 Saturday 12 March   GATESHEAD
 Weekend School 'Expressions' A festival of performances by some of the Weekend School students; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 see Concerts website
 9.00am
 
 Saturday 12 March   GATESHEAD
 London Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Sir Colin Davis; Tippett: A Birthday Suite for Prince Charles, and Beethoven 5; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - 26 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 12 March   YORK
 The Lindsays play Haydn, Tippet and Beethoven; the National Centre for Early Music, York
 Tickets: �17 (concs) see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 12 March   LEEDS
 Netherlands Symphony Orchestra uner Jaap van Zweden, with Joanne Lunn and Julianne de Villiers; with Mahler Symphony 2 'Resurrection'; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: �13- �25 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 13 March   GATESHEAD
 Young Sinfonia, Northern Sinfonia and LSO Brass, Conducted by Scott Stroman; Tippett: Praeludium for brass, bells and percussion & Little Music - and Beethoven: Symphony 7; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �11 see Concerts website
 11.00am
 
 
  Sunday 13 March   GATESHEAD
 The Lindsays draw the Tippett celebrations to a close, completing the Beethoven and Tippett quartets cycles; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6-�16 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 15 March   STOCKTON
 Lunchtime Recital, in the Lenten series introducing talented young artists from the area; in Stockton Parish Church
 Admission: see website or call 01642 583090
 12.30pm
 
 Tuesday 15 March   GATESHEAD
 Pascal Rog� plays Faur�, Debussy and Ravel; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �16 see Concerts website
 1.00pm
 
 Tuesday 15 March   LEEDS
 Nelson Goerner , piano, with a programme of Chopin, Debussy and Liszt; The Venue, at Leeds College of Music, Leeds
 Tickets: �6- �14 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 15 March   SUNDERLAND
 Romeo and Juliet - Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Sunderland Empire
 Tickets: �17 (concs)
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 15 March   LEEDS
 Nelson Goerner with a programme of works by Chopin, Debussy and Granados in Quarry Hill, Leeds
 Tickets: �10 - �14 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 15 March   YORK
 Blazin' Fiddles With their distinctive flavours of Highlands and Islands music; the National Centre for Early Music, York
 Tickets: �13 - �11 see Concerts website
 8.00pm
 
 Wednesday 16 March   DURHAM
 Leonid Gorokov (cello) & Nikolai Demidenko (piano), play Schnittke, Shostakovich and Rachmaninov;
in Elvet Methodist Church, Durham
 part of the Musicon Concert Series
 Tickets: �12/�8 (concs) call 0191 384 7641 - or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 16 March   LEEDS
 Dorin Tuca and Bing Bing Li, violin & piano of the Purcell School, play Elgar Saint-Sa�ns and Chopin; The Venue, Quarry Hill, Leeds
 Tickets: �6- �14 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 16 March   SUNDERLAND
 Romeo and Juliet - Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Sunderland Empire
 Tickets: �17 (concs)
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 17 March    RIPON
 Thomas Leech & Stephen Power, lunchtime piano duet recital in Ripon Cathedral
 Admission free, light refreshments available. see website
 1.15pm
 
 Thursday 17 March   GATESHEAD
 Gateshead International Jazz Festival ; at the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �6-�16 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 17 March   SUNDERLAND
 Romeo and Juliet - Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Sunderland Empire
 Tickets: �17 (concs)
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 17 March   YORK
 Trio Phoenix with a programme including Ravel, Debussy, Sokolovic and  Janacek; the National Centre for Early Music, York
 Tickets: �8 (concs) see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 18 March   SUNDERLAND
 Romeo and Juliet - Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Sunderland Empire
 Tickets: �17 (concs)
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 19 March   NORTH SHIELDS
 North Tyneside Youth Orchestra, with a programme of Beethoven and Mozart; Linskill Centre East Hall, North Shields
 Tickets:
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 19 March   YORK
 Ian Pace (Piano) with a programme including Birtwistle, Boulez and Ligeti; the National Centre for Early Music, York
 Tickets: �8 (concs) see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 19 March   SOWERBY
 Evgeny Soifertis (piano); The exciting young Russian pianist who at the age of 13 won first prize in the International Beethoven Competition returns to Sowerby ; in St Oswald's, Sowerby, Yorks
 Tickets: �8 see  or call 0870 7034555 for details and see map for directions
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 19 March   SUNDERLAND
 Romeo and Juliet - Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Sunderland Empire
 Tickets: �17 (concs)
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 19 March   LEEDS
 BBC Philharmonic, under Simon Wright with the Leeds Festival Chorus, perform Maxwell Davies 'Canticum Canticorum' and Haydn (Nelson Mass); Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: �9.50 - �21 see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 19 March   STOCKTON
 Cleveland Chamber Orchestra and with the Michelmas Singers, perform Bach St. Matthew Passion; Stockton Baptist Tabernacle
 Admission: �10 - details call 01642-817097 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 20 March   RICHMOND
 Cleveland Chamber Orchestra with the Michelmas Singers, perform Bach St. Matthew Passion; Richmond Parish Church
 Admission: �10 - details call 01642-817097 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 20 March   YORK
 Lesley Schatzberger, Shelagh Sutherland and Gina McCormack (Clarinet, piano & violin) with a programme including Khatchaturian, Martinu, Stravinsky and Janacek; the National Centre for Early Music, York
 Tickets: �8 (concs) see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 22 March   STOCKTON
 Lunchtime Recital, in the Lenten series introducing talented young artists from the area; in Stockton Parish Church
 Admission: see website or call 01642 583090
 12.30pm
 
 Wednesday 23 March   LEEDS
 Trio Phoenix, flute, cello and piano, play Debussy 'Chansons de Bilitis', Janacek 'Pohadka', and Crumb 'Vox Balaenae'; in Quarry Hill, Leeds
 Tickets: FREE or see Concerts website
 1.05pm
 
 Wednesday 30 March   LEEDS
 Mark Ashford, classical guitar, with a programme to include Mozart, Granados and Dyens; in Quarry Hill, Leeds
 Tickets: FREE or see Concerts website
 1.05pm
 
 
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| Friday 1 April   BERWICK Avison Ensemble directed by Pavlo Beznosiuk, play Avison, Scarlatti, Tartini and Sammartini; in the Guildhall Berwick-upon-Tweed
 Tickets: �10, �8 from JG Windows - 0191-232 1356 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 2 April   SOWERBY
 The Avison Ensemble led and directed by Pavio Beznosiuk; music by Charles Avison and his contemporaries; in St Oswald's, Sowerby, Yorks
 Tickets: �8 see  or call 0870 7034555 for details and see map for directions
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 3 April   NEWCASTLE
 Avison Ensemble directed by Pavlo Beznosiuk, play Avison, Scarlatti, Tartini and Sammartini; in the Assembly Rooms, Newcastle upon Tyne
 Tickets: �10, �8 from JG Windows - 0191-232 1356 or see website
 3.00pm - Afternoon Tea available after the concert, please book in advance
 
 Wednesday 6 April   LEEDS
 Katie Punter, flute with piano from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, with a programme of Martinu, Bach Ian Clarke and Rory Boyle; in Quarry Hill, Leeds
 Tickets: FREE or see Concerts website
 1.05pm
 
 Thursday 7 April   NEWCASTLE
 Gareth Miller, Piano Recital of Haysn, Chopin, Beethoven and Ravel;
 Robert Stewart Memorial United Reformed Church, Wingrove Road, Fenham, Newcastle upon Tyne
 Admission: �4 see website
 2.00pm
 
 Thursday 7 April   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Saturday 9 April   LEEDS
 BBC Symphony Orchestra under Donald Runnicles, with Christine Brewer, soprano; with a programme of works by Wagner, Strauss and Sibelius; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: �8.50 - �25 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 12 April   CARLISLE
 Katie Punter (flute), Naoko Matamura (piano), Lunchtime Live Recital; Carlisle Cathedral
 Admission: see website
 12.45 pm
 
 Wednesday 13 April   DURHAM
 Geoffrey Duce, Piano; plays Beethoven and Schumann; St. Cuthbert's Church, Durham
 Admission details see website
 1.00pm
 
 Thursday 14 April   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Saturday 16 April   LEEDS
 Hallé Orchestra under Mark Elder, with Dolora Zajick, Mezzo-soprano; with a programme of works by Rossini, Puccini, Berlioz and Beethoven; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: �7.50 - �21 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 16 April   HUDDERSFIELD
 Turandot, Concert version of Puccini's opera sung by the Holmfirth Choral Society with Slaithwaite Philharmonic; at Huddersfield Town Hall
 Admission: �7.50 (concs) - details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 19 April   CARLISLE
 Brian Melville (jazz piano), Lunchtime Live Recital; Carlisle Cathedral
 Admission: see website
 12.45 pm
 
 Wednesday 20 April   LEEDS
 Phillip McCann & Simon Lindley, cornet & piano, with a programme tba; in Quarry Hill, Leeds
 Tickets: FREE or see Concerts website
 1.05pm
 
 Thursday 21 April   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Friday 22 April   CULLERCOATS
 Whitley Bay High School Early Music Consort, directed by Andrew Soulsby, with a programme of works by Charles Avison and Francesco Geminiani;
 part of St George's Early Music Festival; in St George's church, Cullercoats
 Admission FREE
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 22 April   BISHOP AUCKLAND
 The Broadwood Ensemble play Milhaud, Beethoven, SChumann and Mozart, in the Throne Room, Auckland Castle
 Tickets: �10 (concs) under 16 free (0191) 386 8622
 7.30pm
 
 
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Friday 22 April - 7.30Early Music Consort play Avison and Geniniani
 Saturday 23 - 1pm
 English Keyboard music on original instruments
 (organ and harpsichord)
 Saturday 23 - 7.30pm
 Vox Humana sing Purcell & Mozart
 Sunday 24 - 1pm
 Recorder Recital
 Sunday 24 - 6.30
 Festival Choral Evensong
 please see the Festival website
 or email for details
 see map page for directions
 
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Saturday 23 April   CULLERCOATSEnglish keyboard Music - �Tallis to Handel�; Paul Ritchie (organ) and Andrew Soulsby (harpsichord); music from the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book and �Musick�s Hand~Maid� played on period instruments;
 part of St George's Early Music Festival; in St George's church, Cullercoats
 Tickets: �6/�5 (concs)
 1.00pm
 
 Saturday 23 April   CULLERCOATS
 Vox Humana Chamber Choir; Purcell Welcome Ode and the Mozart �Ave Verum Corpus�, accompanied by a Baroque String Band, directed by Andrew Soulsby;
 part of St George's Early Music Festival; in St George's church, Cullercoats
 Tickets: �8/�7 (concs)
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 23 April    STOCKTON
 Teesside Symphony Orchestra under David Kendall, play Creston, Rodrigo, Vorisek and Dvorak;
Holy Trinity Church, Stockton
 Admission: �10 - details call 01642 653046 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 24 April   CULLERCOATS
 Wind and Wire; Music for Recorder and Harpsichord, played by Karen Martin with Andrew Soulsby, with a programme of works by CBarsanti, Cima, Telemann and Parcham;
 part of St George's Early Music Festival; in St George's church, Cullercoats
 Tickets: �6/�5 (concs)
 1.00pm
 
 
  
 Tuesday 26 April   CARLISLE
 Richard Rowntree (tenor), David Bednall (piano), Lunchtime Live Recital; Carlisle Cathedral
 Admission: see website
 12.45 pm
 
 Tuesday 26 April   NEWCASTLE
 Northern Sinfonia, under Sir Roger Norrington, with a programme including Mendelssohn "Midsummer Nights Dream" and works by Brahms and Berlioz
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 26-28 April   NEWCASTLE
 Oliver, performed by the students of Ponteland High School
 Admission and times: contact by email
 
 
 Thursday 28 April   NEWCASTLE
 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, under Mark Elder, with a programme including Mendelssohn "Hebrides" and works by Schumann and Gade
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 28 April   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 
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| Thursday 5 May    NEWCASTLE Northern Sinfonia, under Simon Halsey, with a programme of works by Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams and Fauré
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm (free pre-concert talk at 6.30pm)
 
 Thursday 5 May    BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Saturday 7 May
 Georgina Wells (harp) with Jane Beadle (oboe) led and directed by Pavio Beznosiuk; music by Charles Avison and his contemporaries; in St Oswald's, Sowerby, Yorks
 Tickets: �7 see  or call 0870 7034555 for details and see map for directions
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 7 May
 Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra under Marin Alsop, with Tasmin Little, violin; with a programme of works by Copland, Sibelius and Beethoven; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: �8.50 - �25 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 8 May   GATESHEAD
 Colin Matthews, Debussy & George Benjamin; Northern Sinfonia Late Mix in the Sage Gateshead
 Tickets: �10 (concs, �3 students) see  or call 0870 7034555 for details
 9.00pm
 
 Tuesday 10 May    NEWCASTLE
 Leopold String Trio, with a programme of works by Beethoven, Mozart and David Matthews
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 11 May    GATESHEAD
 London Sinfonietta, with Plaid and Jamie Lidell (Warp), with a programme of Avant Garde music and film from the '20s to date.
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 12 May    GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia under Susanna Malkki with Gillian Keith (soprano), with a pogramme of Sibelius, Britten, Rameau and Prokifiev, at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 12 May    BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Saturday 14 May   LEEDS
 Russian State Symphony Orchestra under Mark Gorenstein, with Nikolai Demidenko, piano; with a programme of works by Stravinsky, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: �8.50 - �25 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 14 May   BOROUGHBRIDGE
 The Musica Viva Quartet St Mary`s Church
Roecliffe, Boroughbridge
 Tickets: �5.00 (concs); For more details, Tel 01423 324276 or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 14 May    GATESHEAD
 Cobweb Orchestra under Chris Griffiths with a programme of works by Mozart, Brahms, Hobbs and Sibelius; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 14 May   YORK
 25th Birthday Celebration Concert, Saint-Sa�ns organ symphony No.3, Walton Belshazzar's Feast and a new Commissioned work played by York Guildhall Orchestra with the combined voices of the Leeds Festival Chorus and Leeds Philharmonic Chorus; in York Minster
 Tickets: call 01904 658338 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 17 May   LEEDS
 The Endellion String Quartet with a programme of Schubert and Jancek; in the Venue, Quarry Hill, Leeds
 Tickets: �12 - �14 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 18 May   DURHAM
 Angela Hewitt (piano), plays Bach, Ravel and Liszt;
in the Gala Theatre, Durham
 part of the Musicon Concert Series
 Tickets: �12/�8 (concs) call 0191 332 4041 - or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 18 May   LEEDS
 Freddy Kempf Trio with a programme of Beethoven and Brahms; in the Venue, Quarry Hill, Leeds
 Tickets: �12 - �14 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 19 May    GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia under Thomas Zehetmair with a progrmme of works by Bach, Bartók and Beethoven; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 19 May    BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Friday 20 May
 Avison Ensemble directed by Robert Howarth, play Arias from Handel depicting his disturbed mind; in Chillingham Castle
 Tickets: �15, �12 from JG Windows - 0191-232 1356 or see website
 7.15pm
 
 Friday 20 May   BISHOP AUCKLAND
 Sarah Beth Briggs (piano) plays Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin, in the Throne Room, Auckland Castle
 Tickets: �10 (concs) under 16 free (0191) 386 8622
 7.30pm
 
 
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Saturday 21 May   STOCKTONAvison Ensemble directed by Robert Howarth, play Arias from Handel depicting his disturbed mind; in Preston Hall, Stockton-on-Tees
 Tickets: �15, �12 from JG Windows - 0191-232 1356 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 21 May   LEEDS
 BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under David Hill, with Ailish Tynan, Soprano and Christopher Purves, bar with the Leeds Philharmonic Chorus; with a programme of works by Schumann, Mahler and Brahms; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: �9.50 - �21 (concs) or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 
 
 Sunday 22 May   NEWCASTLE
 Avison Ensemble directed by Robert Howarth, play Arias from Handel depicting his disturbed mind; in the Assembly Rooms, Newcastle upon Tyne
 Tickets: �15, �12 from JG Windows - 0191-232 1356 or see website
 6.00pm - supper is available after this concert (�17 pp), please book in advance
 
 Wednesday 25 May   DURHAM
 Dimitri Rachmanoff, Piano; plays Schubert, Rachmaninoff and Scriabin; St. Cuthbert's Church, Durham
 Admission details see website
 1.00pm
 
 Thursday 26 May    GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia under Thomas Adès, with a programme of works by Nancarrow, Ives, Beethoven and Thomas Adès himself; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 26 May    GATESHEAD
 Estonian Chamber Choir under Paul Hillier, with Arvo Part'sKanon Pokjanen; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 website
 10.00pm
 
 Thursday 26 May    BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Thursday 26 May   GATESHEAD
 Augustin Fernandez & Karl Aage Rasmussen,another fabric of musical threads featuring everything from the baroque masterpieces to jazz to twenty-first century works, all in the atmospheric 'in-the-round' surroundings of All Saints'; Northern Sinfonia Late Mix in All Saints Church, Newcastle
 Tickets: �10 (concs, �3 students) see  or call 0870 7034555 for details
 9.00pm
 
 Friday 27 May
Classical ROK with Inessa Galante The North East Debut of Inessa Galante & the Rotterdam Opera Choir in Aid of the Children's Foundation; Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne
 Tickets: �15 - �30 website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 28 May    GATESHEAD
 Inside Music with Judith Weir and Vaya Naidu with a presentation on their work tomorrow; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 3.00pm
 
 Saturday 28 May    GATESHEAD
 City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Sakari Oramo and Simon Halsey, with Stephen Isserlis; with a programme of works by Elgar, David Matthews, Julian Anderson and Walton's Belshazzar; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 29 May    GATESHEAD
 Birmingham Contemporary Music Group under Judith Weir, with Vaya Naidu; with a programme of works by Stravinsky, Weir/Naidu and Skempton; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �11 website
 7.30pm
 
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| Thursday 2 June    BRIDLINGTON Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Tuesday 7 June    GATESHEAD
 Opera North under Richard Farnes with Batók's Duke Bluebeard's Castle in a semi-staged performance; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 8 June   DURHAM
 Tim Horton, Piano; plays Schumann, Chopin and Ravel; St. Cuthbert's Church, Durham
 Admission details see website
 1.00pm
 
 Thursday 9 June    BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Friday 10 June 2005    DURHAM
 Durham University Chamber Orchestra Durham University Symphony Orchestra under Nathan Hamer and Christopher Johns, play Prokoviev and Tchaikovsky; in Durham Cathedral, Durham
 Tickets: on the door
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 11 June   DURHAM
 Grimethorpe Colliery (UK Coal) Band, with Elgar Howarth (conductor) and Sue Bickley (soloist)
play Beethoven, Mussorgsky and more; in the Gala Theatre, Durham
 part of the Musicon Concert Series
 Tickets: �10 (concs) call 0191 332 4041 - or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 12 June    GATESHEAD
 Young Sinfonia and soloist under Scott Stroman; with a programme of Villa Lobos, Mozart and Stroman; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - see website
 7.30pm
 
 
  Wednesday 15 June    GATESHEAD
 The Hanover Band under Adrian Butterfield; with a programme of Bach Cantatas and Brandenburg no 5 in D; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �16 website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 16 June    BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Friday 17 June 2005    DURHAM
 Durham Sinfonietta under Rylan Holey play Vivaldi, Dvor�k and Mozart; St Oswald's Parish Church, Durham
 Tickets: �3
 7.00pm
 
 
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 Friday 17 June   BISHOP AUCKLAND
 The Wakeford Ensemble play Ropartz, Mozart, Skempton, Debussy and Ravel, in the Throne Room, Auckland Castle
 Tickets: �10 (concs) under 16 free (0191) 386 8622
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 18 June   HALIFAX
 Summer Prom Concert, Halifax Choral Society, with the Black Dyke Band under Nicholas Childs
 Victoria Theatre, Halifax
 Tickets: Tel. 01422 351158 or see website
 6.30pm
 
 Saturday 18 June 2005    DARLINGTON
 Rotary Charity Concert with Cleveland Chamber Orchestra play a summer concert; St Cuthbert's Church, Darlington
 Tickets: tbc
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 19 June    GATESHEAD
 Nothern Sinfonia under Thomas Zehetmair with Gidon Kremer; with a programme of Haydn, Kancheli and Mozart; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 19 June    BRIDLINGTON
 Orangery Concert, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 3.00pm
 
 Wednesday 22 June   DURHAM
 Arta Arnicane, Piano; plays Chopin and Liszt; St. Cuthbert's Church, Durham
 Admission details see website
 1.00pm
 
 Thursday 23 June    BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Saturday 25 June   DURHAM
 Brighouse & Rastrick Band
, with Ray Farr (conductor), play Howells, Elgar and more; in the Gala Theatre, Durham
 part of the Musicon Concert Series
 Tickets: �10 (concs) call 0191 332 4041 - or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 30 June    BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
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| Friday 1 July   BRINKBURN  Hotel? Pirates of the Baroque Red Priest and guests; Stolen masterpieces and long lost jewels of the baroque era are performed with swashbuckling virtuosity! in Brinkburn Priory, Longramlington, Morpeth
 Tickets: �5.00 (concs); For more details, Tel 01665 570 628 or see Concerts website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 2 July   SUNDERLAND
 North of England Chamber Orchestra with Cantamus Girls Choir, Judith Howarth (Soprano), conducted by Stephen Bulla; as part of the Exhilarate Festival; The Venerable Bede Church of England School, Tunstall Bank, Sunderland
 Admission: �10 (concs) - details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 2 July   SUNDERLAND
 Music For A Summer Evening With Nick Hudson (trombone), and Sunderland Monkwearmouth Salvation Army Band; The Salvation Army, Sunderland
 Admission: �10 (concs) - details see website
 7.00pm
 
 
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 Saturday 2 July   LEEDS
 The Musica Viva Quartet, with Thom Meredith (Baritone), present a concert;
 Lidgett Park Methodist Church, Roundhay, Leeds
 Tickets: �3 (concs); For more details, Tel 0191 521 2021
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 2 July   YORK
 York Symphony Orchestra under David Blake, with Sally Burgess; music by Dvor�k, Mahler and Enescu
 Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
 Tickets: For more details, Tel 01423 324276 or see Concerts website
 8pm
 
 Wednesday 6 July    GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia & Samling Opera under Thomas Zehetmair; with Mozart's Così fan Tutte; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 7 July    BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Thursday 7 July    HUDDERSFIELD
 Chetham's Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, with a programme of Britten, Arutjunjan and Tippett; in Huddersfield Town Hall
 Admission: �10 (concs) 01484 223200 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 8 July    GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia & Samling Opera under Thomas Zehetmair; with Mozart's Così fan Tutte; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 9 July    YORK Hotel?
 Handel's Extraordinary Divas, Lynne Dawson (soprano) with the University of York Baroque Ensemble; in the Nave, York Minster
 part of the York Early Music Festival
 Tickets: �10 (concs) see website
 4.00pm
 
 Saturday 9 July    GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia & Samling Opera under Thomas Zehetmair; with Mozart's Così fan Tutte; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 9 July    CARLISLE Hotel?
 Manchester Camerata with David Gibbs, perform Poulenc�s Organ Concerto, with works by Elgar and Grieg�s Holberg Suite; in Carlisle Cathedral
 part of Carlisle Summer Festival see website
 Tickets: online booking
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 10 July    YORK Hotel?
 When Cannons are Roaring, The Minster Minstrels, York�s Early Music Youth Ensemble, present music and readings that tell the story of Trooper Jane Ingliby, of Ripley Castle; in the National Centre for Early Music, York
 part of the York Early Music Festival
 Tickets: �3.50 (concs) see website
 3.00pm
 
 Sunday 10 July    YORK Hotel?
 The Orchestra of La Serenissima with Mhairi Lawson (soprano), 'Vivaldi and the Girls of the Ospedale della Pieta' - a concert by one of Britain�s brightest young baroque ensembles;  Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
 part of the York Early Music Festival
 Tickets: �20 (concs) see website
 7.00pm
 
 Monday 11 July    YORK Hotel?
 Carole Cerasi harpsichord Music by Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre and her contemporaries;  National Centre for Early Music, St Margaret�s Church, Walmgate, York
 part of the York Early Music Festival
 Tickets: �10 (concs) see website
 1.00pm
 
 Monday 11 July    CARLISLE Hotel?
 Octaphonie with Emma Hancock (violin), a programme with works by Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Richard Strauss and Kurt Weill; in Carlisle Cathedral
 part of Carlisle Summer Festival see website
 Tickets: online booking
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 12 July    CARLISLE Hotel?
 Annie Mawson (voice and celtic harp), a programme of traditional music; in Carlisle Cathedral
 part of Carlisle Summer Festival see website
 Tickets: online booking
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 13 July    CARLISLE Hotel?
 Composition Competition Final  new compositions for the piano submitted by the shortlisted finalists; in Carlisle Cathedral
 part of Carlisle Summer Festival see website
 Tickets: online booking
 11.00am
 
 Wednesday 13 July   DURHAM
 Arta Arnicane, Piano; plays Beethoven, Brahms and Bridge; St. Cuthbert's Church, Durham
 Admission details see website
 1.00pm
 
 
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Wednesday 13 July    CARLISLE Hotel?Raphael-Alexandre Lustchevsky (piano) of Warsaw, plays music by Chopin; in Carlisle Cathedral
 part of Carlisle Summer Festival see website
 Tickets: online booking
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 13 July    YORK Hotel?
 Jacob Heringman lute and Timothy Roberts harpsichord 'LADYE NEVELL AND MISTRESS PICKERINGE', Music for two mystery ladies whose patronage was responsible for two of the richest surviving manuscripts of English instrumental music from the years around 1600; Unitarian Chapel, St Saviourgate, York
 part of the York Early Music Festival
 Tickets: �12.50 (concs) see website
 10.00pm
 
 Thursday 14 July    CARLISLE Hotel?
 Benjamin MacDougall (flute) a Lunchtime Recital; in Carlisle Cathedral
 part of Carlisle Summer Festival see website
 Tickets: online booking
 12.45pm
 
 Thursday 14 July    BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 
  Thursday 14 July    BERWICK Hotel?
 Guszt�v Fenyő (piano), Recital of music by Scriabin, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Debussy and Wagner; Paxton House, nr Berwick
 Tickets: �15 01289 386291  or see website
 7.45pm
 
 Friday 15 July    BERWICK Hotel?
 Bronte String Quartet, Recital of music by Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms; Paxton House, nr Berwick
 Tickets: �15 01289 386291  or see website
 7.45pm
 
 Saturday 16 July    BERWICK Hotel?
 Bronte String Quartet with Catriona Holt (soprano), recital of lieder by Berg and Wolf and music by by Beethoven and Dvoř�k; Paxton House, nr Berwick
 Tickets: �15 01289 386291  or see website
 7.45pm
 
 Saturday 16 July    ALWOODLEY
 Alwoodley Sinfonia with Howard Wyborn (piano) under Tom Newall, 'A German Evening', of Mendelssohn, Brahms and Beethoven; Adel  Methodist Church, Gainsborough Avenue
 Tickets: �5 0113 293 1779
 7.30pm (please call)
 
 Saturday 16 July   BOROUGHBRIDGE
 The Musica Viva Quartet areat Minskip Village Garden Party;
 Minskip, near Boroughbridge
 Tickets: For more details, Tel 01423 324276 or see Concerts website
 2pm - 5pm
 
 Sunday 17 July    BERWICK Hotel?
 Bronte String Quartet with Guszt�v Fenyő (piano), recital of music by Haydn, Jan�ček and Schumann; Paxton House, nr Berwick
 Tickets: �15 01289 386291  or see website
 7.45pm
 
 
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 Thursday 21 July    BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Friday 22 July   BISHOP AUCKLAND
 The Carducci String Quartet play Mozart, Britten and Dvorák, in the Throne Room, Auckland Castle
 Tickets: �10 (concs) under 16 free (0191) 386 8622
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 22 July   SALTBURN
 The Martin String Trio three musicians from The Northern Sinfonia Orchestra play Dvorak Terzetto and the Dvorak Miniatures; in Saltburn Community Theatre
 Tickets: �6 (concs)  01287 622422
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 22 July    BERWICK Hotel?
 Bronte String Quartet, Recital of music by Kurt�g, Mozart, Schumann and Bart�k; Paxton House, nr Berwick
 Tickets: �15 01289 386291  or see website
 7.45pm
 
 Saturday 23 July    BERWICK Hotel?
 Christine Moore (soprano), Recital of songs by Haydn and Mozart, with chamber music by Schoenberg, Poulenc and Stravinsky; Paxton House, nr Berwick
 Tickets: �15 01289 386291  or see website
 7.45pm
 
 Saturday 23 July   HEXHAM
 Pro Corda Children from the Pro corda chamber music course perform the results of their work; Hexham Abbey, Hexham
 Admission: �7/�6 - details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 24 July    BERWICK Hotel?
 Chamber Concert, a recital of chamber music by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Webern and Britten; the final concert of the Summer series at Paxton House, nr Berwick
 Tickets: �15 01289 386291  or see website
 7.45pm
 
 Thursday 28 July    BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
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 Thursday 4 August   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 
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 Friday 5 August     CORBRIDGE Hotel?
 Gould Piano Trio, with a programme of chamber music by Brahms, Schumann and Frank Martin; in St. Andrew�s Church, Corbridge
 part of the Corbridge Chamber Music Festival
 Tickets: �10, call 01434 652 477 or see website
 8.00pm
 
 Saturday 6 August     CORBRIDGE Hotel?
 Brodsky Quartet with Robert Plane (clarinet), with a programme of chamber music by Debussy, Mozart and Smetana; in St. Andrew�s Church, Corbridge
 part of the Corbridge Chamber Music Festival
 Tickets: �10, call 01434 652 477 or see website
 8.00pm
 
 Saturday 6 August     CORBRIDGE Hotel?
 Brodsky Quartet with Robert Plane (clarinet), with a programme of chamber music by Rachmaninov, Berio and Schnitke; in St. Andrew�s Church, Corbridge
 part of the Corbridge Chamber Music Festival
 Tickets: �4, call 01434 652 477 or see website
 10.30pm
 
 Sunday 7 August     CORBRIDGE Hotel?
 Gould Piano Trio and Brodsky Quartet with guests, with a programme of chamber music by Khachaturian, Brahms and the Mendelssohn Octet; in St. Andrew�s Church, Corbridge
 part of the Corbridge Chamber Music Festival
 Tickets: �10, call 01434 652 477 or see website
 8.00pm
 
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    Thursday 11 August   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Sunday 14 August   GATESHEAD
 National Children's Orchestra under Peter Stark, with a programme of Holst, Walton and Vaughan Williams; These outstanding youngsters from across the country never cease to amaze with their skill and enthusiasm. The quality of music they produce is hard to believe when you consider their tender years.; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �6 - �16 website
 3.00pm
 
 Thursday 18 August   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Thursday 25 August   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Saturday 27 August   GATESHEAD
 Black Dyke Brass Band presents a programme which is stunningly varied, with classics to suit everyone; This concert is in aid of National Childrens Homes; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: �8 - �16 website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 27 August   WALLINGTON
 Northumbrian Proms at Wallington Hall
 Admission: �25 (concs) - details see website
 8.00pm
 
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| Thursday 1 September   BRIDLINGTON Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Tuesday 6 September   GATESHEAD Hotel?
 Vienna Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta; with a programme of Hayd, Berg and Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring'; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: £36 - £78 (concs) website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 8 September   RIPON
 VaCO Chamber Ensemble Lunchtime recital, in Ripon Cathedral
 Admission free. see website
 1.15pm
 
 Thursday 8 September   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Thursday 15 September   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Thursday 15 September   GATESHEAD Hotel?
 Northern Sinfonia and soloists under Thomas Zehetmair; with Beethoven String Quartet in f and the Choral Symphony; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: £6 - £26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 16 September   BISHOP AUCKLAND
 London Concertante play Mozart, Elgar, Bartók, Rossini, Barber and Holst, in the Throne Room, Auckland Castle
 Tickets: £10 (concs) under 16 free (0191) 386 8622
 7.30pm
 
 
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 Saturday 17 September   HEXHAM Hotel?
 Hexham Morality Plays; moral tales for our time - music and entertainment;
in Hexham Town Centre
 part of the Hexham Abbey Festival
 FREE 01434 652477 website
 11.00am to 2.00pm
 
 Saturday 17 September   GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia and soloists under Thomas Zehetmair; with Beethoven String Quartet in f and the Choral Symphony; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: £6 - £26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 18 September   HEXHAM
 La Divina Commedia; 'Daughters of Elvin' with Music from the time of Dante Alighieri; evoke the spirit of medieval Europe with music, masks, dance, giant stilt characters and aerial aerobatics in powerful displays of colour, movement and sound;
in Hexham Abbey
 part of the Hexham Abbey Festival
 Tickets: £10 01434 652477 website
 2.30pm
 
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Sunday 18 September   HEXHAM Hotel?Acoustic Triangle the sound of “exquisitely passionate and inspired” jazz coming from three world-class soloists; 
in Hexham Abbey
 part of the Hexham Abbey Festival
 Tickets: £8 01434 652477 website
 8.15pm
 
 Wednesday 21 September   HEXHAM Hotel?
 London Sinfonietta One of the world’s leading chamber ensembles visits Hexham with a programme featuring Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time; 
in the Queen's Hall Hexham
 part of the Hexham Abbey Festival
 Tickets: £12 01434 652477 website
 7.45pm
 
 Thursday 22 September   RIPON
 Ingrid Cusido piano Lunchtime recital, in Ripon Cathedral
 Admission free. see website
 1.15pm
 
 Thursday 22 September   LEEDS
 Alen Garagic (guitar); in clothworkers' concert hall, University of Leeds
 For more information contact: 0113 246 1741
 7.00pm
 
 Thursday 22 September   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
 Friday 23 September   HEXHAM Hotel?
 The Samling Foundation Concert London-based Southbank Sinfonia and its founder conductor, Simon Over work intensively with pupils of all ages from local schools to create this exciting family concert; 
in Hexham Abbey
 part of the Hexham Abbey Festival
 Tickets: £7.50 01434 652477 website
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 23 September   HALIFAX
 Jill Crossland (piano) with works by J S Bach, Glenn Gould, Rameau and Chopin; Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
 Tickets: £8 (concs)
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 24 September   CULLERCOATS
 Musick by Bach & Handel; Trio Sonatas and Keyboard suites directed by Andrew Soulsby; in St George's Church, Cullercoats
 Admission: £5 - £4
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 24 September   GATESHEAD Hotel?
 Concert in the Chapel perform Haydn, Janacek and Suk; Gibside Chapel
 Admission: £15 (concs) - details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 24 September   MIDDLESBROUGH
 Cleveland Chamber Orchestra perform Haydn, Janacek and Suk; Zetland Centre, Richmond
 Admission: £10 - details call 01642-817097 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 25 September   WALLINGTON
 Seasonal Soiree at Wallington Hall
 Admission: £20 (concs) - details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 29 Sept
ember   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
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 Saturday 1 October   HALIFAX
 The Shezan Piano Trio come strongly recommended by the Royal Northern College of Music; Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
 Tickets: 8 (concs)- see website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 2 October   HALIFAX
 Orchestra of Square Chapel play romantic music by Kalinnikov, Schumann, Ravel and Faur; Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
 Tickets: 7.50 (concs)- see website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 5 October   GATESHEAD Hotel?
 the sorrel Quartet Haydn, Simpson and Schubert; part of the Newcastle International Chamber Music Series the at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 6 October   NEWCASTLE
 Piano Recital by Ashley Wass, of Mozart and Liszt in the Kings Hall, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
 Admission: Olivia Cameron on 0191 222 8463 or see website
 1.10pm
 
 Thursday 6 October   RIPON
 ARKangel duo  Histoire du Tango Lunchtime recital, in Ripon Cathedral
 Admission free. see website
 1.15pm
 
 Thursday 6 October   BRIDLINGTON
 Piano Recital, in The Orangery, Sewerby Hall, Bridlington
 Admission: (01262) 677874 or see website
 2.00pm
 
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Thursday 6 October   GATESHEADNorthern Sinfonia under Thomas Zehetmair with Mark Wilde (Tenor); with Britten Songs and Schubert Symphony 6; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 8 October   LEEDS
 Philharmonia Orchestra under Christoph von Dohnnyi with Gil Shaham (Violin), play Prokoviev, Mendelssohn and Beethoven; in Leeds Town Hall
 Tickets: 8.50 - 25 - see website
 5.00pm
 
 Saturday 8 October   HALIFAX
 Ronald Brautigam (FortePiano) with a programme of Mozart, Haydn and Beethoven; Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
 Tickets: 7.50 (concs)- see website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 9 October   GATESHEAD Hotel?
 Birmingham Contemporary Music Group under Dominic Donatoni; with Kagel, Woolrich, Donatoni and Ligeti; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 website
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 11 October   LEEDS
 Opera North Ensemble under Martyn Brabbins with Claire Booth (soprano), Stravinsky 'Soldier's Tale' and Schoenberg 'Pierrot Lunaire'; in The Venue, Quarry Hill Leeds
 Tickets: 12 - 14 - see website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 12 October   LEEDS
 Samantha Ward (piano), plays Scarlatti, Mozart, Schumann and Prokoviev; in The Venue, Quarry Hill Leeds
 Admission free - see website
 1.05pm
 
 Wednesday 12 October   GATESHEAD Hotel?
 Il Giardino Armonico under Giovanni Antonini; with Handel, Vivaldi and Sammartini; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 13 October   NEWCASTLE
 Christopher Foster (baritone) & Audrey Hyland (piano) ,  A selection of songs by Richard Strauss, Reynaldo Hahn, and Frank Bridge; in the Kings Hall, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
 Admission: Olivia Cameron on 0191 222 8463 or see website
 1.10pm
 
 Friday 14 October   GATESHEAD
 The Late Mix - Jian Wang (cello)plays Bach Cello suites 1 & 4; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 12 website
 9.00pm
 
 Saturday 15 October   LEEDS
 Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra under Gabriel Chmura with Igor Tchetuev (Piano), play Lutoslawski, Saint-Sans and Berlioz; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: 8.50 - 25 - see website
 7.30pm
 
 
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Saturday 15 October   GATESHEADThe Late Mix - Jian Wang (cello)plays Bach Cello suites 2 & 6; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 12 website
 9.00pm
 
 Sunday 16 October   GATESHEAD
 The Late Mix - Jian Wang (cello)plays Bach Cello suites 5 & 3; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 12 website
 9.00pm
 
 Tuesday 18 October   GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia under Nézet-séguin with Imogen Cooper; with a programme of Ravel and Mozart; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 3.00pm
 
 Tuesday 18 October   GATESHEAD
 Cropper/Welsh/Roscoe Trio with a programme of Beethoven and Schubert and a new work by Hugh Wood; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 
  
Wednesday 19 October   LEEDSJamie O'Brien (trumpet) with Elizabeth French (piano), play Enescu, Bozza, Bernstein and others; in The Venue, Quarry Hill Leeds
 Admission free - see website
 1.05pm
 
 Wednesday 19 October   GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia under Nézet-séguin with Imogen Cooper; with a programme of Ravel and Mozart; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 19 October   YORK
 Angela Hewitt (Piano) plays Bach and Chopin; Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
 Tickets: 13 - 15 (concs) website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 20 October   NEWCASTLE
 Elizabeth Kenny (lute) , with a selection of pieces by Robert Ballard, Ennemond Gaultier and Hieronymus Kapsberger, including dance music from theatre productions and Italian court music; in the Kings Hall, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
 Admission: Olivia Cameron on 0191 222 8463 or see website
 1.10pm
 
 Saturday 22 October   GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia Family Concert under Nézet-séguin; with a programme of Saint-Sans Carnival of the Animals; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 26 October   BRADFORD
 Stanislav Zenevich - Russian Accordion Virtuoso,entertains with an array of popular Russian revolutionary dances written especially for the unique button accordion; Tasmin Little Music Centre Bradford
 Admission free - see website
 12.15.pm
 
 Wednesday 26 October   LEEDS
 Junior Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, soloists and programme tba; in The Venue, Quarry Hill Leeds
 Admission free - see website
 1.05pm
 
 Wednesday 26 October   YORK
 Rejouissance Viaggio Musicale - music by JS Bach and Vivaldi; Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
 Tickets: 13 - 15 (concs) website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 27 October   NEWCASTLE
 Eileen Bown & David Murray (piano duo) , with a selection of pieces by Grainger and Milhaud; in the Kings Hall, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
 Admission: Olivia Cameron on 0191 222 8463 or see website
 1.10pm
 
 Saturday 29 October   GATESHEAD Hotel?
 Concert in the Chapel perform Haydn, Janacek and Suk; Gibside Chapel
 Admission: 15 (concs) - details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 30 October   WALLINGTON
 Seasonal Soiree at Wallington Hall
 Admission: 20 (concs) - details see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 31 October   GATESHEAD
 The Northern Remembrance Concert he Band of the Royal Marines, with a 200-strong choir; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: SOLD OUT website
 7.30pm
 
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| Wednesday 2 November   GATESHEAD Hotel? The Hermitage String Trio play Martinu, Dohnányi, Beethoven and Schubert; part of the Newcastle International Chamber Music Series the at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 2 November   LEEDS
 McFarlane String Quartet, play Haydn and Debussy; in The Venue, Quarry Hill Leeds
 Admission free - see website
 1.05pm
 
 Thursday 3 November   RIPON
 Giggleswick School Music Scholars Lunchtime recital, in Ripon Cathedral
 Admission free. see website
 1.15pm
 
 Friday 4 November   GATESHEAD Hotel?
 Philharmonia Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen; with a programme of Bartók and Mahler; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 4 November   HALIFAX
 Peter Cropper and Friends with a concert of Franck, Bartok, Brahms and Khachaturian; Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
 Tickets: 11 (concs)- see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 5 November   HALIFAX
 Ye Traitors All 'York Waits' recreate the sight and the sound of the civic band as it was at the time of Guy Fawkes, on shawms, sackbut, hurdy gurdy, violin, harp, lute, bagpipes and recorders; Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
 Tickets: 11 (concs)- see website
 2.00pm
 
 Monday 7 November   LEEDS
 University of Huddersfield Brass Band under Phillip McCann; in Leeds Town Hall
 Admission: Free, - see website
 1.05pm
 
 
  
 Wednesday 9 November   LEEDS
 Simon Davies and Ruth Hollick , play Casco, Russen, Schubert and others; in The Venue, Quarry Hill Leeds
 Admission free - see website
 1.05pm
 
 Wednesday 9 November   GATESHEAD
 Budapest Festival Orchestra with Richard Goode (Piano) under Ivan Fischer; with a programme of Bartók and Beethoven; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 9 November   YORK
 Anglo-Suisse Artistic Foundation Showcase of variuos ensembles (see website); Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
 Tickets: 13 - 15 (concs) website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 10 November   NEWCASTLE
 University lunchtime concert; Julia Munn (clarinets/dance) and Oliver Butterworth (violin) with a programme of Stockhausen, Woolrich and others; in the King's Hall, Newcastle University
 Admission free. see website
 1.10pm
 
 Thursday 10 November   DURHAM
 Palace Green lunchtime concert; James Redfern and So-Yeong Kim (piano); Music School, Palace Green, Durham
 Admission free. see website
 1.00pm
 
 Thursday 10 November   RIPON
 Music students from Leeds University Lunchtime recital, in Ripon Cathedral
 Admission free. see website
 1.15pm
 
 Saturday 12 November   LEEDS
 Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, under David Hill, with Elgar and Jenkins' 'Armed Man'; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: 9.50 - 21 - see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 12 November   LEEDS
 Sinfonia Leeds under Douglas Scarfe with Richard Hewitt (oboe) with a programme of Mozart and Bruckner; in The Great Hall, University of Leeds
 Tickets: see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 12 November   YORK
 BBC Philharmonic under Stamatia Karampini, play Wagner, Strauss, Debussy and Mussorgsky; Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York
 Tickets: 13 - 15 (concs) website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 12 November   HUDDERSFIELD
 Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra, With Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Cleobury, Huddersfield Choral Society, and soloists Alison Buchanan, Frances Bourne, Thomas Walker and Dawid Kimberg, perform Elgar and Tippett 'A Child of our Time'; in Huddersfield Town Hall
 Tickets: 9.50 - 14.00 - see website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 15 November   LEEDS
 Peter Bull, on a variety of period instruments, plays a selection of C16 & C17 works; in The Venue, Quarry Hill Leeds
 Admission free - see website
 1.05pm
 
 Wednesday 16 November   BRADFORD
 Nika Shirocorad - Red Piano, to mark the centenary of the 1905 Russian revolution she plays a Russian programme in this recital with one exception  a short work by Christopher Fox who established EIMC and who is 50 this year ; Bradford Gallery, Yorkshire Craft Centre, Bradford
 Admission 2 - see website
 12.15.pm
 
 Thursday 17 November   DURHAM
 Palace Green lunchtime concert; Robin Michael ('cello) and Sarah Nicholls (piano); Music School, Palace Green, Durham
 Admission free. see website
 1.00pm
 
 Friday 18 November   HALIFAX
 Prazk String Quartet playing works by Haydn, Zemlinsky and Dvork; Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
 Tickets: 11 (concs)- see website
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 18 November   BRADFORD Hotel?
 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under  Jonathan Brett with Natalia Trull (piano) playing Rimsky Korsakov, Rachmaninov and Tchaikowsky; St. George's Hall, Bradford
 Tickets: 8.50 - 21 (concs)- see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 19 November   BLYTH
 New Tyneside Orchestra conductor - Stephen Pettitt, soloist Iona Brown, play Wagner, Brahms and Dvorák; in Community College, Blyth
 Tickets: - see website
 7.30pm
 
 
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 Saturday 19 November   LEEDS
 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, under David Hill, with a Russian Programme including Shostakovich Cello Concerto; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: 8.50 - 21 - see website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 20 November   LEEDS Hotel?
 Film Music Spectacular, Orchestra of Opera North under Carl Davis, with music from The Seas Hawk, The Alamo, Batman, Star Wars, Independence Day and Cinema Paradiso; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: 8.50 - 21 - see website
 7.30pm
 
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Tuesday 22 November   GATESHEAD Hotel?Dame Felicity Lott & Sir Thomas Allen with Malcolm Martineau (Piano); with a programme of music from Mozart to Rogers and Hammerstein; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 22 November   LEEDS
 Emma Bell and Andrew West, (soprano & piano) with a programme of Berg, Walter, Strauss amd Marx; in The Venue, Quarry Hill Leeds
 Tickets: 12 - 14 - see website
 7.30pm
 
 
   
 Wednesday 23 November   LEEDS
 Junior Royal Northern College of Music, with a showcase recital; in The Venue, Quarry Hill Leeds
 Admission free - see website
 1.05pm
 
 Wednesday 23 November   DURHAM
 Musicon concert; Jonathan Powell (piano); Music School, Palace Green, Durham
 Admission free. see website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 23 November   SHEFFIELD
 Simon Trpčeski, piano, plays Brahms, Scriabin and Debussy (part of the Music in the Round Series); Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield
 Tickets:  12.50, 8 (concs)  website
 7.45pm
 
 Thursday 24 November   DURHAM
 Palace Green lunchtime concert; Geoffrey Duce (piano); Music School, Palace Green, Durham
 Admission free. see website
 1.00pm
 
 Thursday 24 November   RIPON
 Music students from Leeds University  Lunchtime recital, in Ripon Cathedral
 Admission free. see website
 1.15pm
 
 Thursday 24 November   SHEFFIELD
 Fretwork, the versatile consort of viols play music by Purcell, Gibbons and Bach (part of the Music in the Round Series); Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield
 Tickets:  12.50, 8 (concs)  website
 7.45pm
 
 Friday 25 November   GATESHEAD
 Northern Sinfonia under Thomas Zehetmair; with a programme of Janácek, Mozart and Dvorak; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 26 November   MORPETH
 New Tyneside Orchestra conductor - Stephen Pettitt, featuring Mid Northumberland Choral Society with a programme of Weber, Verdi andJenkins Armed Man; in Riverside Leisure Centre, Morpeth
 Tickets: - see website
 7.30pm
 
 
   
Saturday 26 November   LEEDS Hotel?English Chamber Orchestra, with Leeds Festival Chorus and Soloists, Conductor - Simon Wright play Handel and Arvo Prt; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: 9.50 - 21 - see website
 7.30pm - Free pre-concert talk by Simon Lindley, 6.45pm
 
 
  Sunday 27 November   GATESHEAD
 CObweb Orchestra under David Lawrence; with a programme of Corelli, Mozart and A Gospel Requiem, arr. Andy Jackson; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Monday 28 November   LEEDS
 University of Leeds Philharmonia under conductor Eno Koo; in Leeds Town Hall
 Admission: Free, - see website
 1.05pm
 
 Saturday 29 November   GATESHEAD
 Concert in the Chapel in Gibside Chapel
 Admission: 15 (concs) - details see website
 7.30pm
 
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  Sunday 30 November   GATESHEAD Hotel?
 The Florestan Piano Trio play Mozart, Schumann and Shostakovich; part of the Newcastle International Chamber Music Series the at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 30 November  DURHAM
 Allegri String Quartet; part of the Musicon Concert Series; Elvet Methodist Church, Durham
 Admission: see website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 30 November   SHEFFIELD
 Ensemble 360 play Mozart Hendemith and Spohr (part of the Music in the Round Series); Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield
 Tickets:  12.50, 8 (concs)  website
 7.45pm
 
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| Thursday 1 December   DURHAM Allegri String Quartet a Palace Green lunchtime concert; Music School, Palace Green, Durham
 Admission free. see website
 1.00pm
 
 Thursday 1 December   GATESHEAD Hotel?
 Northern Sinfonia under Robin Ticciati; with a programme of Elgar, Strauss and Brahms; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 2 December   ALNWICK Hotel?
 Allegri String Quartet, programme includes works from Haydn and Beethoven; The Playhouse, Alnwick
 Tickets: 13, 12 (concs) - 01665 605962 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 
  Friday 2 December   BRADFORD Hotel?
 Brodsky Quartet playing Mozart, Debussy and Beethoven; Bradford Cathedral, Bradford
 Tickets: 7.50 - 9.50 (concs)- see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 3 December   BERWICK Hotel?
 Allegri String Quartet, programme includes works from Haydn and Beethoven; The Maltings Theatre & Arts Centre, Berwick-upon-Tweed
 Tickets: 13, 12 (concs) - 01289 330999 or see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 3 December   DURHAM
 Durham University Symphony Orchestra perform Mendessohn, Elgar and Debussy; Van Mildert College, Durham
 Tickets:  see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 3 December   SHEFFIELD
 Elias Quartet & Tim Horton, piano play music by Haydn, Hindemith and Dvorak(part of the Music in the Round Series); Crucible Studio Theatre, Sheffield
 Tickets:  12.50, 8 (concs)  website
 7.45pm
 
 Saturday 3 December   WHITLEY BAY
 North Tyneside Youth Orchestra in concert; Langley First School, Whitley Bay
 Tickets:  3
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 3 December   YORK Hotel?
 York Symphony Orchestra under David Blake; music by Dvork, Wolff-Ferrari, Mozart and Brahms
 Central Hall, University of York
 Tickets: For more details, Tel 01423 324276 or see Concerts website
 8pm
 
 Saturday 3 December   LEEDS Hotel?
 Orchestra of Opera North, under Richard Farnes with Evgenia Rubinova (Piano) play Rachmaninov, Prokoviev and Stravinsky; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: 7.50 - 21 - see website
 7.30pm - Free pre-concert talk by Douglas Scarfe with Richard Farnes, 6.45pm
 
 
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 Wednesday 7 December   DURHAM
 Durham Contemporary Music Ensemble; Music School, Palace Green, Durham
 Tickets:  see website
 6.45pm
 
 Thursday 8 December   GATESHEAD
 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment under Sir Simon Rattle; with a programme of Mozart and Haydn; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 30 website
 7.30pm
 
 
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 Friday 9 December   HALIFAX
 Ensemble 360 brings together musicians from across the globe to form one versatile eleven-piece group, with a concert of works by Mozart, Beethoven and Elgar; Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
 Tickets: 11 (concs)- see website
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 9 December   BRADFORD Hotel?
 Manchester Camerata under  Nicholas Kraemer playing Purcel, Telemann and Pachelbel; St. George's Hall, Bradford
 Tickets: 8.50 - 21 (concs)- see website
 7.30pm
 
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Saturday 10 December   LEEDS Hotel?West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra, under Randall Whittaker, with Andrew Bettle (violin), play Beethoven Etmont, Violin Concerto and Symphony No 5; at St Edmund's Church Roundhay, Leeds
 Tickets: at door
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 11 December   HALIFAX
 Orchestra of Square Chapel and Friends Christmas Concert - music, mulled wine, mince pies!; Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
 Tickets: 7.50 (concs)- see website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 11 December   NEWCASTLE
 New Tyneside Orchestra - 'The Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children Annual Christmas Concert' conductor - Stephen Pettitt, featuring Mid Northumberland Choral Society with a programme of Weber, Verdi andJenkins Armed Man; in Riverside Leisure Centre, Morpeth
 Tickets: - see website
 3.00pm
 
 
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Monday 12 December   GATESHEADChristmas Presence, Sir James and Lady Galway: Flute; with a concert full of seasonal and traditional music; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 28 website
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 13 December   HARROGATE
 Katherine Jenkins, With the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Inglis; Harrogate International Centre - Kings Road, Harrogate
 Tickets: 21 - 31
 7.30pm
 
 Tuesday 13 December   SKIPTON
 The Sorrel Quartet, Playing Beethoven, Shostakovich and Mendelssohn; Skipton Town Hall
 Tickets: 9 (concs)
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 14 December   GATESHEAD
 Wajahat Khan & Medici Quartet, this collaboration brings together Indian and Western classical music in the form of a
Sarod Quintet ; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 12 website
 7.30pm
 
 Friday 16 December   HALIFAX
 Peter Bradley-Fulgoni This talented and in-demand pianist is known for his sensitive and intellectual performance style. Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Schumann and Messiaen; Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
 Tickets: 7.50 (concs)- see website
 8.00pm
 
 
  
Saturday 17 December    GATESHEAD Hotel?Northern Sinfonia with soloists under Thomas Zehetmair; with Handel's 'Messiah'; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 17 December   HALIFAX
 A Night Before Christmas Opus 1 Music with a magical Christmas concert with songs and duets from all around the world; Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
 Tickets: 8 (concs)- see website
 7.30pm
 
 Saturday 17 December    HUDDERSFIELD
 Brahms Clarinet Trio with Gould Trio, with a programme of chamber music by Rachmaninov, Berio and Schnitke; in Huddersfield
 Tickets: see website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 18 December    GATESHEAD Hotel?
 Northern Sinfonia with soloists under Thomas Zehetmair; with Handel's 'Messiah'; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 18 December    SHEFFIELD
 Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra under John Pearson; a 'Family Christmas Concert', playing Strauss, Tchaikovsky and Blake's 'The Snowman'; 
in Firth Hall, University of Sheffield , Sheffield
 Tickets: tbc (concs)see website
 7.30pm
 
 Sunday 18 December    GATESHEAD Hotel?
 BBC Young Musician of the Year the Keyboard finalists; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 (for both concerts) website
 3pm and 5.45pm
 
 Monday 19 December    GATESHEAD Hotel?
 BBC Young Musician of the Year the Percussion finalists; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 (for both concerts) website
 3pm and 5.45pm
 
 Tuesday 20 December    GATESHEAD Hotel?
 BBC Young Musician of the Year the Woodwind finalists; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 (for both concerts) website
 3pm and 5.45pm
 
 
  Wednesday 21 December   GATESHEAD
 Katherine Jenkins, the stunning young Welsh soprano with a crossover programme; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: SOLD OUT website
 7.30pm
 
 Wednesday 21 December    GATESHEAD Hotel?
 BBC Young Musician of the Year the Brass finalists; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 (for both concerts) website
 3pm and 5.45pm
 
 Thursday 22 December    GATESHEAD Hotel?
 Northern Sinfonia Christmas Concert  under Alan Fearon, with the Choir of St Nicholass Cathedral; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 7.30pm
 
 Thursday 22 December    GATESHEAD Hotel?
 BBC Young Musician of the Year the Strings finalists; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 (for both concerts) website
 3pm and 5.45pm
 
 Friday 23 December    GATESHEAD Hotel?
 Northern Sinfonia Christmas Concert  under Alan Fearon, with the Choir of St Nicholass Cathedral; at the Sage, Gateshead
 Tickets: 6 - 26 website
 11.00am
 
 Saturday 24 December   HALIFAX
 'Green Grows the Holly' This Christmas Eve treat by York Waits will consist of seasonal music, mainly from the England of 500-400 years ago, played on the instruments of the day, such as shawms, sackbut, crumhorns, lute, harp, cittern, recorders, bagpipes and hurdy gurdies.; Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax
 Tickets: 8 (concs)- see website
 7.30pm
 
 
  Happy Christmas from the Music Room
 
 Friday 30 December   LEEDS
 New Year Viennese Whirl, the Orchestra of Opera North under Christian Gansch; in Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
 Tickets: 8.50 - 21 - see website
 3.00pm
 
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