Friday, 17 January 2025

Leeds International Concert Season

Here is the latest newsletter with details of upcoming concerts: 

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Hi 

Come and explore Sound Out Leeds, a collection of concerts that ask the question: What haven't we heard? 

We're reimagining how and where music can be experienced, inviting you to engage with classical music in unusual and exciting ways. Performances are as diverse as our city, featuring artists and composers who reflect the rich tapestry of our modern society. 

Let's discover what we haven't heard and make it resonate across Leeds. Keep reading to see what's coming up in February, March and beyond.

See you at a concert soon, 
Leeds International Concert Season

 

 

Explore Sound Out Leeds

 

 

Manchester Collective: Hidden Mechanisms

Manchester Collective with composer and soprano Héloïse Werner present a unique and intimate programme that showcases different sounds and textures of vocal music. In Héloïse's new piece, Hidden Mechanisms, expect a fun approach to vocals and theatrical flair. 

Thu 6 February, 7.45pm
Howard Assembly Room

 

 

Meliora Collective: Woman Power

Landscape and soundscape combine in this concert by Meliora Collective's flexible ensemble of wind and string players. The all-female programme features indigenous storytelling and music by ethnically diverse composers. 

Sun 16 February, 3pm
Old Woollen, Sunny Bank Mills

 

 

 

Chineke! Septet

Members of Chineke! Orchestra take us on a musical journey through German folk hero Till Eulenspiegel's merriest of pranks, an arrangement of Prince Nico Mbarga's song Sweet Mother by Master of the King's Music Errollyn Wallen, and Ludwig van Beethoven's sublime Septet.

Sun 23 February, 4pm
The Wardrobe

 

 

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective returns to Leeds with music that draws on themes of dreams, hope and spirituality. Folk traditions from around the world weave into the programme, which includes Osvaldo Golijov's electrifying klezmer-inspired clarinet quintet and new arrangements by Kaleidoscope's founder, Tom Poster.

Sun 2 March, 4pm
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds

 

 

Coming soon...

 

 

Manchester Collective: Serenity 2.0

Classical music meets electronic music for an authentic fusion of genres and explosion of sounds from chamber ensemble Manchester Collective and DJ Nabihah Iqbal.

Thu 13 March, 7.45pm
Howard Assembly Room 

 

 

Kantos Choir: Rest Soft

Kantos Chamber Choir lifts us out of this world with a performance of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize winning piece The Little Match Girl Passion by American composer David Lang. 

Sat 12 April, 7.30pm
Leeds Minster

 

 

Parable

Turntablism, electronic music production and orchestral music combine for a new and original work. Don't miss this world premiere by turntablist NikNak and Chienke! Orchestra

Thu 1 May, 8pm
TESTBED

 

 

Leeds International Concert Season

Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press 3 Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD
0113 376 0318tickets@leeds.gov.uk 
www.leedsconcertseason.co.uk

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Leeds International Concert Season is part of Leeds Ticket Hub, the city's cultural ticket office: Leeds Ticket Hub, Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD.