Concerts
North West
Cancelled – Cockermouth Music Society: Cumbria
United Reformed Church, Cockermouth Main Street, Cumbria, EnglandBeethoven 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, EnglandChopin 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 KingdomTim 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 KingdomTim 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, EnglandWatkins 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.
Festival of Music at Pownall Hall School: Cheshire
St Bartholomew's Church, Wilmslow Cliff Road, Wilmslow, Cheshire, EnglandClassics Night
Craig Ogden, Stephen Threlfall and Louise Thomson
Kendal Midday Concert Club: Cumbria
Town Hall, Kendal Kendal, Cumbria, Cumbria, EnglandBartók 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, EnglandFarrenc 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 KingdomBeethoven 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, EnglandSolem 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, EnglandHandel 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, EnglandGala 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, EnglandThe 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, EnglandPremiere 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, EnglandLouise 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 KingdomSchumann 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
Buxton International Festival: Derbyshire
St John's Church, Buxton Saint John's Road 6, England, United KingdomLake District Summer Music International Festival: Ambleside
Ambleside Parish Church Vicarage Road, Ambleside, EnglandMaurice 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, EnglandMikhail 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, EnglandBeethoven 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, EnglandBenjamin Britten: Ceremony of Carols
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Holmes Chapel Music @ Clonter: Cheshire
Clonter Opera Theatre Trap Road, England, United KingdomLouise 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, EnglandTibor 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, EnglandFelix 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, EnglandLouise 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, EnglandThis 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, EnglandConductor Stephen Threlfall
Debussy Danse Sacrée et Danse Profane
Respighi The Birds
University of Liverpool Department of Music: Liverpool
University of Liverpool Brownlow Hill, England, United KingdomResidency
University of Liverpool Department of Music: Liverpool
Tung Auditorium Yoko Ono Lennon Centre, Oxford Street, Liverpool, EnglandConcert with student/staff performances
Yewfield Concerts: Cumbria
Yewfield Guest House Ambleside, Cumbria, EnglandCarl 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, EnglandMarcel 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: Lake District
Windermere Jetty Museum Rayrigg Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Lake District, EnglandLake District Summer Music International Festival: Hawkshead
Hawkshead Market Hall The Square, Hawkshead, EnglandLouise 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, EnglandMarcel 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, EnglandBBN: 'Life Episodes' - Edmund Finnis, Bartók and Beethoven
Carlisle Music Society: Carlisle
The Fratry, Carlisle Cathedral 7 Abbey Street, Carlisle, EnglandMax 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, EnglandWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Gioachino Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestra
Macclesfield Symphony Orchestra: Macclesfield
St Michael and All Angels Church Market Place, Macclesfield, EnglandProgramme includes:
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Kendal Midday Concert Club: Cumbria
Town Hall, Kendal Kendal, Cumbria, Cumbria, EnglandLudwig 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, EnglandThe 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, EnglandEsther 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, EnglandAmy 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, EnglandHugo 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, EnglandWolfgang 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, EnglandSteve Reich: Different Trains
Kate Bush, arr. William Newell: A selection of her songs
Through The Noise: Birkenhead
Future Yard 75 Argyle St, Birkenhead, EnglandSteve 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, EnglandThe 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, EnglandBBN: 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 KingdomFranz 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 KingdomThe 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, EnglandUniversity of Liverpool Department of Music: Liverpool
University of Liverpool Brownlow Hill, England, United KingdomThe Solem Quartet continue their residency at University of Liverpool
Chamber Music @ Clonter: Cheshire
Clonter Opera Theatre Trap Road, England, United KingdomHuw 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 KingdomHenriëtte 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 KingdomHenriëtte 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