Music Room Classical Archive 2005

J a n u a r y   2 0 0 5

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

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

F e b r u a r y   2 0 0 5

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

Sunday 13 February   TEESSIDE
John 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

M a r c h   2 0 0 5

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   HEXHAM
Sorrel 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

The Lindsays, performing a full Tippett and Beethoven quartet cycle at the Sage
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

A p r i l   2 0 0 5

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

click here for the full festival programme
Four unique concerts in one of the finest acoustic spaces in the region:

Friday 22 April - 7.30
    Early 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

Saturday 23 April   CULLERCOATS
English 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

Saturday 21 May   STOCKTON
Avison 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

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

Summer Music from the elegant Paxton House, near Berwick
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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Concerts in the elegant orangery at Sewerby
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   GATESHEAD
Northern 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

Saturday 15 October   GATESHEAD
The 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

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Wednesday 19 October   LEEDS
Jamie 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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N o v e m b e r   2 0 0 5

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

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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

Tim Hugh plays Shostakovich Cello Concerto
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

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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

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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

Brodskys play in Bradford Cathedral
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   GATESHEAD
Christmas 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

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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

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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

Angeli musicanti by Bernardino Luini - 25.03 from World Gallery
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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