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Cancelled – Holmes Chapel Music Society

Leisure Centre, Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School and Sixth Form College off Selkirk Drive, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Elias String Quartet

Cancelled – Cockermouth Music Society: Cumbria

United Reformed Church, Cockermouth Main Street, Cumbria, England
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio

Beethoven Trio no. 4 in B flat op. 11, Gassenhauer
Watkins Four Fables
Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat major, op. 97, Archduke

Online – Ulverston International Music Festival: Cumbria

St. Mary's Church, Barrow in Furness Cumbria, England
Tim Horton (piano)

Chopin Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23
Debussy Images Book 1
Chopin Waltz in A minor op. 34, no. 2
Debussy Images Book 2
Chopin Ballade no. 4 in F minor, op. 52

Buxton International Festival: Derbyshire

St John's Church, Buxton Saint John's Road 6, England, United Kingdom
Tim Horton (piano)

Tim Horton Piano
Fenella Humphreys Violin
Jessica Burroughs Cello

Haydn Piano Trio no. 32 in A major, Hob XV:18
Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat major, op. 97, Archduke

Buxton International Festival: Derbyshire

St John's Church, Buxton Saint John's Road 6, England, United Kingdom
Tim Horton (piano)

Tim Horton Piano
Fenella Humphreys Violin
Jessica Burroughs Cello

Haydn Piano Trio no. 32 in A major, Hob XV:18
Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat major, op. 97, Archduke

Lake District Summer Music International Festival: Ambleside

Ambleside Parish Church Vicarage Road, Ambleside, England
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio

Watkins Four Fables with dancer Mayuri Boonham
Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time

Music and dance combine in this unique concert as Huw Watkins Four Fables comes to life with original choreography by Mayuri Boonham. A pinnacle of chamber music performance, the Gould Piano Trio and clarinettist Robert Plane present Messiaen’s ethereal Quartet for the End of Time.

Kendal Midday Concert Club: Cumbria

Town Hall, Kendal Kendal, Cumbria, Cumbria, England
Solem Quartet

Bartók String Quartet no. 4, BB 95
Beethoven Quartet no. 12 in E flat major, op. 127

Cockermouth Music Society: Cumbria

United Reformed Church, Cockermouth Main Street, Cumbria, England
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio

Farrenc Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in Eb, op. 44
Watkins Four Fables
Saint-Saëns Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, op. 92

Holmes Chapel Music Society: Cheshire

Clonter Opera Theatre Trap Road, England, United Kingdom
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Elias String Quartet

Beethoven String Quartet no.3 in D major, op.18, no.3

Sally Beamish String Quartet no.3: Reed Stanzas

Brahms Clarinet Quintet in B minor, op. 115

University of Liverpool Department of Music: Liverpool

Tung Auditorium Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Oxford Street, Liverpool, England

Solem Quartet and Mark Simpson (clarinet)

Simpson Darkness Moves
Compton-Stewart Duality of Gesture (student piece)
Mozart Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581

Kendal Midday Concert Club: Cumbria

Town Hall, Kendal Kendal, Cumbria, Cumbria, England
Ferio Saxophone Quartet and Timothy End (piano)

Handel Water Music Suite no. 2, HWV 349 (selection), arr. Iain Farrington
Bozza Andante et Scherzo
Farrington Animal Parade (selection), arr. Iain Farrington
Shostakovich Suite for Jazz Orchestra, arr. Iain Farrington
Iturralde Memorias (Triptico)

Tung Auditorium: Liverpool

Tung Auditorium Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Oxford Street, Liverpool, England

Gala Concert to celebrate the opening of the Tung Auditorium.
Private event.

University of Liverpool Department of Music: Liverpool

Tung Auditorium Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Oxford Street, Liverpool, England
Solem Quartet

The Department of Music presents more composition and performance highlights from the year including collaborations with Ensemble-in-Residence, the Solem Quartet, and Honorary Visiting Scholar Shu Xue (yangqin).

J. S. Bach Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV1052
Yang sound sound slow
Mozart Piano Concerto in E flat K449 (piano quintet version)

Tung Auditorium: Liverpool

Tung Auditorium Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Oxford Street, Liverpool, England
Solem Quartet

Premiere of Beethoven Bartók Now: Pioneers

Beethoven Bartók Now, is an ambitious series bringing together the late quartets of Beethoven and the quartets of Bartók, uniquely reimagined with music from composers of today.

In a one-hour playlist-form concert, ‘BBN: Pioneers’ features Bartók’s achingly beautiful 1st Quartet, Beethoven’s most exploratory and inventive work in the genre, opus 131, and a new work by David John Roche: “a wild, blistering experience - bold, exciting, relentlessly powerful music!". Preceded by a 20-minute “Unpacking BBN live” presentation.

Bartók String Quartet no. 1, BB 52
Beethoven Quartet no. 14 in C sharp minor, op. 131
Roche A Prayer at the Edge of Silence

Higham Hall: Cumbria

Higham Hall Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, England
Louise Thomson (harp)

Louise Thompson (Harp) and Nicola Hunter (Flute)

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves
Vaughan Williams Valse Lente
Vaughan Williams Six Studies in English Folksong
Grandjany Rhapsodie
Nielsen The Fog is Lifting
Trad. The Boatman, arr. Rhonda Larson
Scott Rubato, from Sonata for Flute and Harp
Ravel Pièce en forme de Habanera
Vaughan Williams Suite de Ballet

Buxton International Festival: Derbyshire

St John's Church, Buxton Saint John's Road 6, England, United Kingdom
Solem Quartet

Schumann Three Romances for violin and piano, op.22, arr. Amy Tress
Bartók String Quartet no. 3, BB 93

Roche A Prayer at the Edge of Silence
Beethoven Quartet in B flat major, op. 133, Grosse Fugue

Lake District Summer Music International Festival: Ambleside

Ambleside Parish Church Vicarage Road, Ambleside, England
Linos Piano Trio

Maurice Ravel, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Danse macabre, op. 40

Lili Boulanger: Deux Pièces en trio
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor

Cockermouth Music Society: Cumbria

United Reformed Church, Cockermouth Main Street, Cumbria, England
Louise Thomson (harp)

Mikhail Glinka: Nocturne
Gabriel Pierné: Impromptu Caprice
Pierick Houdy: Sonata for Harp
Nino Rota: Sarabanda
Ekaterina Walter-Kühne: Fantaisie Sur Un Theme De L’Opera Eugene Onegin par P. Tchaikovsky

Dalwyn Henshall: Three Welsh Dances
Huw Watkins: Suite for Harp
Esther Swift: Time Spinner
Pat Metheny, arr. Louise Thomson: Letter from Home
Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie

Tung Auditorium: Liverpool

Tung Auditorium Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Oxford Street, Liverpool, England
Solem Quartet and Ayanna WJ (Voice and cello)

Beethoven Bartók Now: Experiments
…and Stories

Bela Bartók: Duos (selection) for 2 violins
Bela Bartók: Quartet no. 3, BB 93

Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in B flat major, op. 133, Grosse Fugue
Ayanna Witter-Johnson: Island Suite

The celebrated songwriter, composer, pianist and cellist Ayanna Witter-Johnson joins the acclaimed Solem Quartet for this thought provoking, high-energy, and cathartic presentation of music and readings, all of which combine to inform the present.

Laced together via the words of the archetypal experimenters, Bartók and Beethoven, in which they describe the thinking behind their respective ground breaking masterpieces, the Solem Quartet perform Beethoven’s Grosse Fugue and Bartók’s Third Quartet before being joined by Ayanna Witter-Johnson to perform her specially composed ‘Island Suite’.

In the Grosse Fugue, Beethoven pushed boundaries creating ‘music that will be contemporary forever’ according to Stravinsky, while Bartók’s Third Quartet sees the composer finding his true voice, channelling the Eastern-European folk music he so loved. Ayanna’s piece is a musical and narrative journey which takes inspiration from Jamaican folk song to create a work that defies genre, and tells the story of Ayanna Witter-Johnson’s ancestry.

The Barnby Choir: Cheshire

Wilmslow United Reform Church Chapel Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, England
Louise Thomson (harp)

Benjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms

Holmes Chapel Music @ Clonter: Cheshire

Clonter Opera Theatre Trap Road, England, United Kingdom
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio

Louise Farrenc: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in Eb, op. 44
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio no. 10 in E flat major, op. 44, Variations on an Original Theme
Walter Rabl: Clarinet Quartet in E flat major, op. 1

Kendal Midday Concert Club: Cumbria

Town Hall, Kendal Kendal, Cumbria, Cumbria, England
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio

Tibor Serly: Chamber Folk Music for clarinet, violin and piano
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101
Walter Rabl: Clarinet Quartet in E flat major, op. 1

Absolute Classics: Carlisle

Netherby Hall, Longtown Carlisle, England
Solem Quartet

Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet no. 5 in E flat major, op. 44, no. 3
Henriëtte Bosmans: Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet in A minor, op. 132

Penrith Music Club: Cumbria

Penrith Methodist Church Wordsworth Street, Cumbria, England
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio

Louise Farrenc: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in Eb, op. 44
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio no. 10 in E flat major, op. 44, Variations on an Original Theme
Walter Rabl: Clarinet Quartet in E flat major, op. 1

University of Liverpool Department of Music: Liverpool

Tung Auditorium Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Oxford Street, Liverpool, England
Solem Quartet

This concert, from the University of Liverpool's Ensemble-in-Residence, brings together a well-loved quartet, Felix Mendelssohn's joyous op 44 no. 3, with lesser-known and newly arranged works. Lili Boulanger's Nocturne (originally for violin and piano and arranged by the Solem Quartet's second violin, William Newell) is beautifully expressive and rich in colour; while Henriëtte Bosmans' String Quartet of 1927 has a fleeting, impressionistic quality.

Felix Mendelssohn: String Quartet no. 5 in E flat major, op. 44, no. 3
Lili Boulanger, arr. William Newell: Nocturne
Henriëtte Bosmans: String Quartet

Orchestra of Square Chapel: Halifax

Square Chapel Arts Centre 10 Square Road, Halifax, England
Louise Thomson (harp)

Conductor Stephen Threlfall

Debussy Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane
Respighi The Birds

Yewfield Concerts: Cumbria

Yewfield Guest House Ambleside, Cumbria, England
Linos Piano Trio

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Piano Trio in E flat major, Wq. 89, no. 4
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major, op. 70, no. 1, Ghost
Interval
Jean-Féry Rebel, arr. Linos Piano Trio: Les Caractères de la Danse
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor

Buxton International Festival: Derbyshire

Crescent Assembly Rooms Buxton Crescent Spa Hotel, The Crescent, Derbyshire, England
Louise Thomson (harp)

Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie
Pierick Houdy: Sonata for Harp
Ekaterina Walter-Kühne: Fantaisie Sur Un Theme De L’Opera Eugene Onegin par P. Tchaikovsky
Bedrich Smetana, arr. Hans Trnecek: The Moldau
Esther Swift: Time Spinner
Henriette Renié: Légende, after Les Elfes by Leconte de Lisle

Lake District Summer Music International Festival: Hawkshead

Hawkshead Market Hall The Square, Hawkshead, England
Louise Thomson (harp)

Louise Thompson - Harp
Stephen Threlfall - Director

Schreker Intermezzo
Mahler Adagietto (from Symphony No.5)
Debussy Danse Sacrée et Profane

Calling all string players! The enchanting village of Hawkshead hosts our annual workshop. Don’t miss your chance to play sublime music alongside stunning harpist Louise Thompson and festival Artistic Director Stephen Threlfall.

Duration 3 hrs (approx.) | Tickets: £15 (free for under 18s)

Lake District Summer Music International Festival: Hawkshead

Hawkshead Parish Church 1863 Main Street, Hawkshead, England
Louise Thomson (harp)

Marcel Grandjany: Rhapsodie
Pierick Houdy: Sonata for Harp
Ekaterina Walter-Kühne: Fantaisie Sur Un Theme De L’Opera Eugene Onegin par P. Tchaikovsky
Bed?ich Smetana, arr. Hans Trnecek: The Moldau
Esther Swift: Time Spinner
Henriette Renié: Légende, after Les Elfes by Leconte de Lisle

Tung Auditorium: Liverpool

Tung Auditorium Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Oxford Street, Liverpool, England
Solem Quartet

BBN: 'Life Episodes' - Edmund Finnis, Bartók and Beethoven

Carlisle Music Society: Carlisle

The Fratry, Carlisle Cathedral 7 Abbey Street, Carlisle, England
Trio Meister Raro - Robert Plane (clarinet), Rachel Roberts (viola) and Tim Horton (piano)

Max Bruch: Selection from 8 Pieces for clarinet, viola and piano, op. 83
György Kurtág: Hommage à Robert Schumann, op. 15d
Robert Schumann: Märchenbilder, op. 113
Interval
Rebecca Clarke: Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Viola and Piano in E flat, K. 498, Kegelstatt

The Lakeland Sinfonia Concert Society: Kendal

Kendal Parish Church Kirkland, Kendal, England
Robert Plane (clarinet)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Gioachino Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra

Kendal Midday Concert Club: Cumbria

Town Hall, Kendal Kendal, Cumbria, Cumbria, England
Linos Piano Trio

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in E flat major, op. 1, no. 1
Prach Boondiskulchok: Prayer Lost in Smoke, Piano Trio no. 2, Songs without Words
Maurice Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor

Manchester Harp Festival

Stoller Hall Hunts Bank, Manchester, England
Louise Thomson (harp)

The inaugural Manchester Harp Festival will take place on Friday 19 January and Saturday 20 January 2024, led by Artistic Director Louise Thomson.

There will be world-class performances, workshops, meet the artist events, children’s activities and an exciting competition for harpists of all abilities.

Book an all-access ticket to the two-day festival – including both evening recitals and access to the full day of workshops. You can find full bios for all performers and workshop leaders in the Manchester Harp Festival here.

Manchester Harp Festival: Opening Recital

Stoller Hall Hunts Bank, Manchester, England
Louise Thomson (harp)

Esther Swift: Time Spinner
Jerome Kern, arr. P. Baker: All the Things You Are
Johann Sebastian Bach, trans. Anne-Marie O’Farrell: Prelude from Cello Suite no. 6 in D major, BWV 1012
Louis Spohr: Fantasie in C minor op. 35
Franz Schubert, trans. Anne-Marie O’Farrell: Fantasie, op. 103, D. 940
Interval
“Expectations of a Lifetime” (Set performed by Esther Swift)
Charles-Marie Widor, trans. Anne-Marie O’Farrell: Toccata from Symphony for Organ no. 5 in F minor, op. 42

University of Liverpool Department of Music: Liverpool

Tung Auditorium Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Oxford Street, Liverpool, England
Solem Quartet

Amy Bryce: Mimic
Nadia Boulanger, arr. Amy Tress: Three Pieces for cello and piano, arranged for string quartet
Claude Debussy: Quartet in G Minor, op. 10

University of Manchester: Manchester

The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall Martin Harris Centre for Music and Drama, The University of Manchester, Bridgeford Street, off Oxford Road, Manchester, England
Ferio Saxophone Quartet

Hugo Reinhart: Quartet in F minor for Saxophone Quartet - Adagio and Presto (mvts 3 and 4)
Charlotte Bray: Voyage, mvts 3, 5 and 6
Andy Scott: My Mountain Top
Ida Gotkovsky: Quatour de Saxophones, Movement 1: Misterioso
Guillermo Lago: Sarajevo, from Ciudades
Will Gregory: Hoe Down

Kendal Midday Concert Club: Cumbria

Town Hall, Kendal Kendal, Cumbria, Cumbria, England
Galliard Ensemble (wind quintet) and Simon Callaghan (piano)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano and Winds Quintet in E Flat major, K. 452
Darius Milhaud: La Cheminée du Roi René
Francis Poulenc: Sextet for Wind Quintet and Piano in C major

Through The Noise: Salford

The White Hotel Dickinson St, Salford, England
Solem Quartet and and Alice Zawadzki (voice)

Steve Reich: Different Trains
Kate Bush, arr. William Newell: A selection of her songs

Through The Noise: Birkenhead

Future Yard 75 Argyle St, Birkenhead, England
Solem Quartet and and Alice Zawadzki (voice)

Steve Reich: Different Trains
Kate Bush, arr. William Newell: A selection of her songs

University of Liverpool Department of Music: Liverpool

The Tung Auditorium Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Oxford Street, Liverpool, England
Solem Quartet

The Department of Music's ensemble-in-residence the Solem Quartet will be joined by students to showcase the achievements of performers and composers across the academic year.

Tung Auditorium: Liverpool

The Tung Auditorium Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Oxford Street, Liverpool, England
Solem Quartet and Faraz Eshghi (kamancheh)

BBN: Courage

Bela Bartók: Quartet no. 6, BB 119
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135
Bushra El-Turk: Rostan, Rastan and Rast-Kara for Kamanche/Qeychak and String Quartet

Buxton International Festival: Derbyshire

St John's Church, Buxton Saint John's Road 6, England, United Kingdom
Gould Piano Trio

Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Trio no. 32 in A major, Hob XV:18
Helen Grime: Three Whistler Miniatures
Johannes Brahms: Piano Trio no. 3 in C minor, op. 101
Interval
Bedřich Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 15

BBC Radio 3: County Durham

The Bowes Museum County Durham, United Kingdom
Robert Plane (clarinet) and the Gould Piano Trio

The Gould Piano Trio and Robert Plane, joint Artistic Directors of Corbridge Chamber Music Festival, talk about this year's edition, live from The Bowes Museum on BBC Breakfast. They will also play:

Louise Farrenc: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in E flat major, op. 44, Adagio
Bedřich Smetana: Piano Trio in G Minor, op. 15, Scherzo

BBC Radio 3 “In Tune”: London

BBC Broadcasting House Portland Place, London, England
Corvus Consort (vocal ensemble) and Music on the Edge (flute and saxophone)

Chamber Music @ Clonter: Cheshire

Clonter Opera Theatre Trap Road, England, United Kingdom
Ensemble 360 Piano Quartet

Huw Watkins: Piano Quartet
Antonin Dvořák: Piano Quartet in D major, op. 23
Interval
Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 2 in G minor, op. 45

Skipton Music: North Yorkshire

Skipton Town Hall High Street, Skipton, England, United Kingdom
Solem Quartet and Shiry Rashkovsky (viola)

Henriëtte Bosmans: String Quartet
Errollyn Wallen: LENCTEN
Interval
Felix Mendelssohn: String Quintet no. 1 in A major, op. 18

Bollington Chamber Concerts: Macclesfield

Bollington Arts Centre Wellington Road, Bollington, England, United Kingdom
Solem Quartet

Henriëtte Bosmans: String Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet no. 16 in F major, op. 135
Interval
Nadia Boulanger, arr. Amy Tress: Three Pieces for cello and piano, arranged for string quartet
Claude Debussy: Quartet in G Minor, op. 10

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25/01/2025