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March brings a fantastic line-up of trailblazing artists and performers, from the electrifying fusion of classical and electronic music with Manchester Collective to the powerful sounds of two of the UK’s top brass bands. Join us for an exciting month of live classical music!
We are also deeply saddened by the passing of Simon Lindley, former Leeds City Organist and a dear friend and colleague of Leeds International Concert Season for over 30 years. You can read our full tribute to Simon on our website and social media.
See you at a concert soon,
Leeds International Concert Season
Upcoming concerts
Manchester Collective: Serenity 2.0
Manchester Collective and DJ Nabihah Iqbal provide a nervous system reset in Serenity 2.0, the latest show from the sought-after chamber ensemble. Nabihah performs the world premiere of her first classical commission What Psyche Felt, alongside music by VESSEL, Bryce Dessner, Dobinka Tabakova, and Ben Nobuto's titular Serenity 2.0 - a frenzy of strings, percussion, and vocal samples from YouTubers and Japanese pop.
Thu 13 March, 7.45pm
Howard Assembly Room
Presented in partnership with Opera North
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Formed over 140 years ago, Brighouse & Rastrick Band is regarded by many as the best and most consistent ‘public subscription band’ in the world. The band is known for its famous 1977 hit parade success, The Floral Dance, and recently qualified to compete in the National Championship of Great Britain.
Sat 15 March, 7.30pm
Pudsey Civic Hall
Benjamin Grosvenor
Benjamin Grosvenor brings a sublime programme of romantic piano music to close this season's International Piano Series, pairing Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann alongside one of the blockbusters of the virtuoso piano repertoire, Modest Mussorgsky’s ever-popular Pictures at an Exhibition.
Fri 21 March, 7.30pm
Leeds Conservatoire
Presented in association with Leeds International Piano Competition
CAERUS Chamber Ensemble
CAERUS Chamber Ensemble takes us on the most epic journey of them all – Athens to Bucharest. Exploring the amazing diversity of rhythm, colourful dances, and powerful story-telling music that the Balkans have to offer, CAERUS performs music by Nikos Skalkottas, Béla Bartók, Iannis Xenakis and George Enescu.
Tue 25 March, 7.30pm
Leeds Conservatoire
Rothwell Temperance Band
Rothwell Temperance Band is Leeds’ highest ranked brass band and has cemented itself as one of the finest ensembles in the competitive county of Yorkshire. Formed in the 1980s, the current band has risen through the ranks under experienced Musical Director David Roberts, earning numerous prestigious accolades along the way.
Sat 29 March, 7.30pm
Pudsey Civic Hall
Manchester Camerata: New Connections
Set sail on a thrilling orchestral adventure with Manchester Camerata as the adventurous orchestra joins forces with students from Leeds Conservatoire, Hugh Gaitskell Primary and Cockburn High School for an exciting musical journey. Featuring music from The Planets, Pirates of the Caribbean and How to Train Your Dragon, alongside new student-created works, this family-friendly concert is the perfect introduction to live orchestral music.
Thu 3 April, 6.30pm
Leeds Conservatoire
Lunchtime music in Leeds
Lunchtime Organ Music
The final few Lunchtime Organ Music concerts of the season take place this month, featuring City Organist Darius Battiwalla (10 March & 31 March), a selection of outstanding young performers studying on the Royal College of Organists education programme (17 March), and Rachel Mahon, Director of Music at Coventry Cathedral (pictured, 24 March).
Mondays, 1.15pm at Leeds Cathedral
Free admission, simply turn up and enjoy the music!
Lunchtime Chamber Music
Concerts continue with the multi-award winning piano trio Trio Casella from Guildhall School of Music & Drama (pictured, 12 March), a rare chance to hear music for flute and bassoon by Duo Auloi (19 March), and Gramophone Magazine’s One to Watch - violinist Hana Chang partners with pianist Alison Rhind to perform wildly contrasting sonatas by Claude Debussy and Ludwig van Beethoven (26 March).
Wednesdays, 1.05pm at Leeds Conservatoire
Free admission, simply turn up and enjoy the music!
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Until 7 March
Venues across the UK
Amiri Harewood
Harrogate Music Festival Young Musician and winner of the Dorothy Parkinson Memorial Award for Young British Artists 2024, Amiri Harewood returns to Harrogate by popular demand. Currently studying at the Royal College of Music under the tutelage of Danny Driver, Amiri performs music by JS Bach, Johannes Brahms, Dmitri Shostakovich and more as part of Harrogate International Sunday Series.
Sun 23 March, 11am
The Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate
Black Dyke Festival
Join the world-famous Black Dyke Band for a gala concert to round off the band's 2025 festival. The programme includes popular favourites Carnival Romain, Call of the Cossacks and Nightingale Dances. Black Dyke Band be joined by hundreds of brass band musicians for a grand performance of the finale from Camille Saint-Saëns’ spectacular Organ Symphony.
Sun 15 June, 3pm
Huddersfield Town Hall
Leeds International Concert Season
Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press 3 Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD
0113 376 0318 | tickets@leeds.gov.uk
www.leedsconcertseason.co.uk
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.
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Grab cut-price tickets to this season's big show...   Experience Northern Ballet's Jane Eyre For Just £22Thanks for entering our Northern Ballet competition. You weren't a winner this time, but here's a treat just for you – £22 tickets to see Jane Eyre at Leeds Grand Theatre.The story follows Jane on a dramatic journey from the dreary school room to a towering manor house and the sweeping Yorkshire Moors. A timeless tale of romance, drama, twists and turns, it'll have you gripped from start to finish.
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Spring is in the air and we’ve got an exciting line-up of shows to brighten your days!
Soak up Edinburgh Fringe theatre with It's The Economy, Stupid!, enjoy a night of non-stop laughs with Leeds Comedy Pick N Mix, and explore the highs and lows of the bisexual experience in BI-TOPIA.
For families, magic awaits as Room on the Broom takes little ones on a soaring adventure, while The Jungle Book brings Mowgli’s wild journey to life on stage.
No matter what you’re in the mood for, there’s something to discover this March at Carriageworks Theatre. We can’t wait to welcome you!
Exceptional queer comedy
CARRIAGEWORKS THEATRE
Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD
0113 376 0318 | tickets@leeds.gov.uk
www.carriageworkstheatre.co.uk
Carriageworks Theatre 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.
LIFF SPRING FILM WEEKENDER RETURNS WITH PREVIEWS AND EXCLUSIVE SCREENINGS
You don’t have to wait a whole year for your next LIFF experience! The LIFF Spring Film Weekender 2025 arrives at the very start of spring, running from 21-23 March at Vue in The Light.
We present 9 acclaimed new features, including previews of films released in the UK this spring and exclusive screenings of films only showing at the Weekender like Souleymane’s Story, The Mohican, In Vitro, and The New Year That Never Came. The more films you see at the Weekender, the more you can save on tickets, with discounts for multiple film bundles - details below.
WHAT'S ON
This year’s Weekender opens on Friday 21 March with Souleymane's Story, a gripping social drama set on the streets of Paris about an asylum seeker in a race against time to stop his deportation. Also on the Friday, we present Santosh, a captivating procedural crime thriller set in rural Northern India.
Souleyman's Story | Fri 21 March
Santosh | Fri 21 March
On Saturday 22 March, the day starts with Holy Cow, an authentic, touching and rousing French rural tale about a teenager’s adventures with friends, girlfriends, and cheesemaking. The Mohican, receiving its UK Premiere at the Weekender, is a thrilling man-on-the-run drama set in the beautiful island landscapes of Corsica. Blue Road - The Edna O’Brien Story is an intimate and insightful film about the sensational life of Irish author Edna O’Brien who influenced a generation of writers. The final film on the Saturday is Dying, a darkly comic and epic family melodrama from Germany.
Holy Cow | Sat 22 March
The Mohican | Sat 22 March
Blue Road - The Edna O'Brien Story | Sat 22 March
Dying | Sat 22 March
On Sunday 23 March, the day starts with Misericordia, a slyly subversive reinvention of the French rural drama by the director of Stranger by the Lake. In Vitro is a tense and atmospheric sci-fi thriller exploring the dangers of biotechnology. The Weekender closes with The New Year That Never Came, a funny and moving ensemble drama following six very different people on the day before the fall of communism in Romania.
All the films in the Weekender will start soon after the time stated after a brief introduction – there are no trailers or adverts. The films are for ages 18 and over due to local licensing requirements, unless otherwise stated in the credits section of each film page.
SAVE WITH WEEKENDER TICKET BUNDLES
The more you watch, the more you save!
2 Films – £18/£16 (Concession) - £9/£8 per film
3 Films – £24/£21 (Concession) - £8/£7 per film
4 Films – £30/£26 (Concession) - £7.50/£6.50 per film*
* Want to book 5-9 films? You’ll still pay £7.50 / £6.50 per ticket – the same rate as the 4 film bundle.
Ticket bundles apply to different films only and can't be used to buy multiple tickets for the same film. Discounts apply automatically at checkout.
OTHER NEWS & EVENTS
STUART CROFT: ETERNAL RETURN AT LEEDS ART GALLERY
There’s still time to explore the work of Stuart Croft at Leeds Art Gallery with the major exhibition Eternal Return running until 6 April. Whether you discovered his films through our LIFF 2024 programme or are new to his work, this is a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the artist and experience Croft’s immersive, looping narrative films in a gallery setting.
To accompany the exhibition, the Leeds Art Gallery shop has exclusive Stuart Croft items available, including the monograph ‘Stuart Croft: Returns’, which delves into his filmmaking practice, and a limited-edition postcard collection.
Don’t miss this final chance to experience Croft’s visionary work before the exhibition closes next month.
Leeds Young Film Festival 2025
Leeds Young Film Festival returns this Easter with a fantastic lineup of family-friendly films, shorts and free immersive VR experiences across Leeds and Bradford.
Young film fans can get hands-on with Movie Club filmmaking workshops, presented in collaboration with Screen Yorkshire and take part in the brand-new LYFF Giant Jury, where they’ll watch, review, and vote for their favourite films - completely free!
INDIs Film Festival 2025
INDIs Film Festival 2025 runs until 23 March with a packed programme of feature films, industry workshops, short film awards and immersive VR experiences, all designed for young creatives aged 16-25 looking to explore the screen industries.
Whether you want to develop your filmmaking skills, connect with industry professionals or discover the best in independent cinema, INDIs is the place to start.
COMING SOON
CINEMA ON THE SQUARE 2025
Cinema on the Square is our summer open-air cinema in Millennium Square, celebrating film and music with an unmissable lineup of big-screen experiences.
Returning in August 2025, the programme will feature films for all audiences, from family favourites to live concert screenings, all on the stunning concert stage screen. Stay tuned for more information and updates, coming soon.
Part of the Summer Series, an annual programme of outdoor gigs showcasing world-renowned artists alongside emerging talent.
Leeds Film is supported by the British Film Institute.
Leeds Film is proud to have achieved the BFI Diversity Standards.
Leeds International Film Festival 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.
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Get ready for a day of bookish fun, where the whole country celebrates reading and sharing their favourite stories. Where the children go to school dressed up as their favourite characters and receive a free book token to spend in their local book shop. It’s truly the perfect time to surround yourself with books. No matter your age the library is the perfect spot to be and while you’re here, why not borrow up to 15 books and really kickstart your reading journey? 
Happy reading, everyone! 
—she’s having a fantastic time discovering all the hidden treasures!
Bagshaw Museum
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Put a spring in your step
Spring is just around the corner, and our stage is heating up with contemporary dance, theatre, comedy, a brand new arts festival and family shows on the horizon. Here's our top picks of what's coming up over the next few months.
Robyn Orlin: We wear our wheels with pride
FRI 21 & SAT 22 MAR
Dance, song and costume combine in Robyn Orlin’s joyous tribute to the spirit of the Rainbow Nation and the rickshaw drivers of South Africa’s past.
Presented by the Southbank Centre and Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels.
Holly Blakey: A Wound with Teeth & Phantom
WED 9 – FRI 11 APR
Holly Blakey delves into the deeply personal and universal experience of loss and reinvention in the UK premiere of a double bill of new dance works.
Rambert x (La)Horde: Bring Your Own
WED 7 – SAT 10 MAY
We’re crashing an after-party; you coming? In this epic collaboration with (La)Horde, Rambert dancers bring their full selves to the French company’s work.
Fri 9 May, 7.30pm: Audio Description available.
Carnival
Frantic Assembly x Aurora Orchestra
SAT 3 MAY
Roll up, roll up to Aurora Orchestra’s reimagining of The Carnival of the Animals, created in collaboration with physical theatre company Frantic Assembly (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time).
The Lion Inside
WED 16 – SUN 20 APR
Embark on an adventure with a heart-warming tale about confidence, self-esteem and a shy little mouse who sets out on a journey to find his roar.
This event is a Relaxed Performance (RP).
Sat 19 Apr, 1pm: British Sign Language interpreted (BSL)
Thanks for reading. We hope you enjoyed your specially selected highlights. Share your comments and photos with us by mentioning @southbankcentre or @haywardgallery.
Southbank Centre is a charity registered in England and Wales No.298909. Registered office: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
Your monthly round-up of the best of our Magazine
Issue Two – March 2025
Daffodils gather in gardens, an unfamiliar orb glows in the sky, another Tuesday has had its annual shrivening. All of which means but one thing: yes, spring is on its way.
Fittingly, for the season of new beginnings, this month’s edition of The Tonic features two pieces connected to our recently opened Hayward Gallery exhibitions: an insight into Mickalene Thomas: All About Love, and a tour of Linder’s studio space. And we hear from composer Huang Ruo on how he creates new work.
New approaches are evident too in the practice of theatre-maker Jaha Koo and the Scottish Ensemble orchestra – both of whom are introduced here, while author Torrey Peters champions the same attribute in fellow writer Elif Batuman.
Spring is also the season of renewals, something we channel through a revisit of a past Meltdown festival and our opening interview with George the Poet, an artist who continues to renew and reinvent himself.
By George
George the Poet: ‘there was no blueprint for what I do’
The popular poet and podcaster George the Poet continues to ‘lay it all bare’ as he sits down with Oluwaseun Olayiwola to talk grime, growth and guiding the next generation in this month’s long-read interview.
Staying composed
How I create… with composer Huang Ruo
A composer known for breaking genre barriers, Huang Ruo lets us in on his creative process, and tells us the importance of keeping his phone close at hand and learning to say no.
Artist on artist
Torrey Peters on the ‘pure pleasure’ of Elif Batuman
The author of the award-winning book Detransition, Baby shares her love for the ‘earnest’, ‘ethical’ and ‘hilarious’ prose of her fellow American writer, Elif Batuman.
Love at first sight
5 things to know about Mickalene Thomas: All About Love
Get an insight into the artist behind our current Hayward Gallery exhibition whose large-scale portraits of Black women at repose are, whatever the medium, ultimately all about love.
Saltire sounds
My Mixtape: Scottish Ensemble’s 10 tracks that embody their music
From Shostakovich to Johnny Greenwood, the innovative orchestra from north of the border share a specially curated playlist of pieces to offer a flavour of their distinct programme.
Seoul searching
Who is theatre maker Jaha Koo?
Introducing Jaha Koo, the answer to the admittedly rarely asked question: what links a staged street food stall, The History of Korean Western Theatre and talking rice cookers?
Yoko’s year
Yoko Ono’s Meltdown revisited
As we get set to welcome Little Simz as our latest Meltdown curator, let’s indulge in the nostalgia of another edition of the festival with an iconic woman at the helm; come with us back to 2013.
Cutting room
Studio spotlight: Linder
While we celebrate 50 years of Linder in the Hayward Gallery, enjoy a rare insight into the artist’s practice as she leads ArtsReview’s Fi Churchman on this video tour of her studio.
Image credits: Installation view of Mickalene Thomas, Mama Bush (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me), Higher and Higher, 2009. From the exhibition Mickalene Thomas: All About Love. Courtesy the artist and the Hayward Gallery. Photo by Mark Blower.
Thanks for reading. We hope you enjoyed your specially selected highlights. Share your comments and photos with us by mentioning @southbankcentre or @haywardgallery.
Southbank Centre is a charity registered in England and Wales No.298909. Registered office: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX
  Celebrating the Women Changing Our World International Women's Day is tomorrow, don't miss our lineup of tours featuring remarkable women who are changing the conversation. Join Elizabeth Day as she transforms failure into triumph with her uplifting How To Fail tour, discover cosmic guidance with modern spiritualist Kirsty Gallagher, and explore Nesting, just recently longlisted for the Women's Prize Fiction, with author Roisín O'Donnell. This March, the charismatic star of Salvage Hunters, Drew Pritchard, will be joined by actor and comedian Johnny Vegas for his nationwide tour of architectural treasures and restoration tales. Formula 1 fans fasten your seatbelts! Season 7 of Netflix's adrenaline-fueled Drive to Survive has landed, featuring our very own Guenther Steiner. Don't miss his Unfiltered LIVE tour coming to theatres this spring.  How To Fail LIVE 19 Mar - 6 Apr | Live & Streaming If you're a How To Fail listener or someone who wants to feel better, THIS is the evening you've been waiting for. With Elizabeth Day at the helm, learning to fail might be the most successful thing you'll do. Presented by Hayu.  Roisín O'Donnell5 - 19 Mar | Streaming Connect with Irish Book Award winner Roisín as she unpacks her breakout debut novel Nesting, a gripping story about one woman's courageous journey to reclaim her life.  Kirsty Gallagher 2 - 7 Jun | Live Tour The Sunday Times bestselling author will share her newest work, Your Cosmic Purpose, a simple yet profound guide to uncovering your life’s true path. This evening is a gateway to living in deeper alignment with your soul's truth.  Lucy Worsley 28 Mar - 27 May | Live Tour Lucy invites audiences to step into the world of Jane Austen, tracing her footsteps through the very rooms she moved, the landscapes she painted with words, and the quiet revolutions she sparked.  Behind the Finds with Drew Pritchard & Johnny Vegas 8 - 22 Mar | Live Tour Joined by guest host Johnny Vegas, this special evening offers an up-close look at Drew’s life, career, and the stories behind some of his most remarkable finds. Drew will share personal reflections into the fascinating world of antiques and architectural salvage as the charismatic star of the 20-season hit series Salvage Hunters and one of Britain’s leading antique dealers. You’ll have the opportunity to ask Drew your own questions about antiques, how to spot hidden value, and what it’s really like hunting for salvage across the UK and beyond. If you're a fan of Salvage Hunters or simply intrigued by the charm of antiques, this evening is not to be missed.  Jonathan 'Aggers' Agnew 21 Mar - 30 Apr | Live Tour Get ready to be bowled over by a true cricket legend. Whether you're a die-hard fan or new to the game, plunge into the world of cricket with exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and side-splitting humour.  Billy Billingham 1 - 16 Apr | Live Tour The Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins Chief Instructor is as tough as they come. He now shares his journey from Birmingham's streets to SAS Sergeant Major, leading some of the world's most dangerous missions.  Grayson Perry 7 Oct - 7 Dec | Live Tour Are You Good? A question that I think is fundamental to our humanity. In this show you're asked: Are you as virtuous as you think? Is it more important to be good or right? And what is sin? No one will leave unscathed.  Merlin Sheldrake 20 Oct - 1 Nov | Live & Streaming What secrets lie beneath our feet? Join Merlin for a dynamic, immersive experience where science meets storytelling. Step into the mycelial web and prepare to see life in a completely new way!  Guenther Steiner Unfiltered LIVE 23 Apr - 20 Jul | Live Tour Drive to Survive is focking back! Season 7 of the hit documentary series with Guenther Steiner has just dropped on Netflix. At the end of the electrifying trailer, the show teased an explosive interview with our beloved Guenther. Let me tell you, it's so good to have him back on our screens. If you want more behind the scenes & exclusive stories from the man who's seen it all, Guenther Steiner Unfiltered LIVE is on tour right now across Australia, and will return to the UK this Autumn. For superfans of Formula One, this will be simply too good to miss. To book your tickets, click the link in bio or visit the Fane website. |
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