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Music combined with
juggling, piano music, chamber music, free lunchtime concerts.
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Join us this
month for some explosive live music! We're delighted to welcome
United Strings of Europe to Leeds for a unique hour-long
concert of music by Igor Stravinsky, Osvaldo Golijov, and
British composer Joanna Marsh.
Our
International Chamber Season and International Piano Series
also continue this month with performances from the talented
young mezzo soprano Fleur Barron and extraordinary pianist
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, and there's plenty more free lunchtime
concerts for your mid-week live music fix.
See
you at a concert soon,
Aimee & Leeds International Concert Season
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United
Strings of Europe: Apollo Resurrected
The innovative string ensemble United Strings
of Europe joins forces with a quartet of juggler-acrobats
to present a ground-breaking re-staging of Stravinsky’s
ballet Apollo and His Muses. Alongside Stravinsky’s
sumptuous score for Apollon musagete, the hour-long show
includes music by Osvaldo Golijov and a new commission from
British composer Joanna Marsh.
Thu
3 November, 7.30pm
Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, Northern Ballet
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Jean-Efflam
Bavouzet
The iconic French pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
has been wowing audiences worldwide for the last twenty
years. It is a particular privilege to welcome him to Leeds
with a programme mixing French music and Bartók. Bavouzet's
recordings of the complete piano music of Debussy and the
concertos of Bartók have won him numerous international
awards and wide acclaim. Presented in association with
Leeds International Piano Competition.
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The
Venue, Leeds Conservatoire
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Leyland
Band
Founded in 1946 in the heart of industrial
Lancashire, Leyland Band celebrated its 75th anniversary in
2021. Under the guidance of Musical Director Thomas Wyss,
the band has rightly earned its reputation as an unrivalled
concert entertainer by producing dynamic and unique
performances both at home and abroad. The band's programme
includes highlights from Chicago by Fred Ebb &
John Kander, Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney
featuring soprano soloist Sacheus
Holloway-Jones, William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini
and much more.
Sat
12 November, 7.30pm
Morley Town Hall
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Songs
of Travel
Award-winning soprano Katherine Broderick
joins renowned pianist Kathryn Stott and BSL interpreter
Paul Whittaker for an evening of music inspired by Vaughan
Williams’ Songs of Travel and celebrating the 150th
anniversary of his birth.
The song-cycle draws on poems by Robert Louis
Stevenson's love of travel, including songs from some of
the countries he visited as well as acknowledging his
Scottish heritage and traditional folk tunes.
The performance also features a new commission
and world premiere by British composer Cheryl Frances-Hoad
with text by Leeds-based librettist and poet, Adam
Strickson.
Tue
22 November, 7.30pm
Howard Assembly Room
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Kaleidoscope
Chamber Collective
Three of Kaleidoscope’s instrumentalists are
joined by rapidly rising star mezzo soprano Fleur Barron in
a vibrant, Asia-inspired programme combining instrumental
and vocal chamber music.
The influence of folk music is felt strongly
throughout the programme - enchanting songs by East Asian
composers sit alongside works by Europeans who drew
inspiration from the Asian continent. To end the evening,
brand new folksong arrangements by Kaleidoscope’s founder
Tom Poster join Britten’s much-loved settings.
Tue
29 November, 7.30pm
The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire
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Lunchtime
Organ Music
We're delighted to have a rare visit from Dr
Colin Walsh (pictured), renowned for his performances of
French repertoire, this month at Leeds Cathedral (28 Nov).
Earlier in November we also welcome organists Katherine
Dienes Williams - the first woman to be appointed as a
Cathedral music director (7 Nov), Tim Harper - a hugely in
demand improviser, jazz musician, continuo player and
organist, and City Organist Darius Battiwalla (21 Nov) for
solo recitals as part of the series.
Free
admission
Mondays at 1.15pm
Leeds Cathedral
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Lunchtime
Chamber Music
This month's free recitals feature a violin
and piano duo from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (2 Nov),
the Larisa Trio from Guidhall School of Music (9 Nov), a
programme of art songs and duets from the land and sea
including Britten’s song cycle On this Island by
Leeds Lieder (16 Nov), students from Chetham's School of
Music (23 Nov), and oboist Armand Djikoloum (pictured) with
pianist Iyad Sughayer (30 Nov).
Free
admission
Wednesdays at 1.05pm
The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire
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Watch in
the comfort of your home
The Lunchtime Organ
Music concerts will be livestreamed on our website and YouTube
channel and will be available for 30 days. View past concerts
>>
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Howard
Assembly Room: Doric String Quartet
Award-winning quartet of Alex Redington
(violin), Yume Fujise (violin), Hélène Clément (viola) and
John Myerscough (cello) arrive for an intimate performance.
Beethoven's 1810 Quartet in F minor Op 95 is followed by
the third Haydn's 'Prussian Quartet', with Beethoven's
Quartet in G Op 18/2 rounding off the night.
Thu
3 November, 7.30pm
Howard Assembly Room
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Make your health the
priority this November with Leeds Libraries Wellbeing
Festival.
Acclaimed writer and rapper Testament will be
heading up next month’s Sound Mind festival in Leeds, which
aims to highlight the benefits that connection, music and
movement can have for health and wellbeing.
Hosted by Leeds Libraries, Sound Mind begins
on 5 November at Leeds Central Library and all events are
either free or low cost.
The programme includes free taster sessions
featuring singing, life-drawing, playing a musical
instrument, creative writing and yoga.
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Leeds International Concert
Season is part ofLeeds Ticket Hub,
the city's cultural ticket office: Leeds Ticket Hub,
Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square,
Leeds, LS2 3AD. | | | |
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