Saturday 3 April                                       BOLLINGTON
Bollington Arts Centre, Wellington Road SK10 5JR, 7.30pm
WIHAN QUARTET
Janáček            String Quartet No. 1 ‘Kreutzer’
Smetana         Quartet No. 1 in E minor, ‘From My Life’
Dvořák            Two Waltzes, Op. 54
Dvořák            Quartet No. 12 in F major, Op. 96,
                         ‘American’
Bollington Chamber Concerts
bollington-chamber-concerts.org/wihan
07535 892436    £25 (£2)
Saturday 10 – Saturday 17 April                          LEEDS
Various venues
LEEDS SONG FESTIVAL
The Leeds Song Festival returns in 2027, featuring an exceptional line‑up including Sir Simon Keenlyside, Carolyn Sampson, Christiane Karg, Christopher Maltman, Iestyn Davies, and Joseph Middleton – 
a truly remarkable gathering of artists. Alongside headline recitals, we will once again feature a week of masterclasses, lectures and community events with some of the most sought-after names in classical song.
leedssong.com                                                              £various (on sale in autumn)
Wednesday 14 April                                             ILKLEY
King’s Hall, Station Road LS29 8HB, 7.30pm
CLARE HAMMOND – piano
Hélène de Montgeroult    Etudes Nos. 37, 65, 67, 107,
                                              104, 110, 111
Germaine Tailleferre         Partita
Mel Bonis                            Femmes de légende:
                                              Desdémona, Phœbé,
                                             Mélisande
Ravel                                   Sonatine
Grażyna Bacewicz             Sonatina
Cecile Chaminade             Autrefois, Op. 87
Cecile Chaminade             Au pays devasté, Op. 155
Cecile Chaminade             Étude de concert
                                             ‘Impromptu’, Op. 35 No. 5
Rachmaninoff                    Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor,
                                             Op. 36
Ilkley Concert Club    07791 083326 ilkleyconcertclub.org.uk    £21 (£19, £17, £5, FREE)
Saturday 3 April                                     MACCLESFIELD
The King’s School, Alderley Road, Prestbury SK10 4SP, 7.30pm
NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
DAVID THRELFALL – narrator
STEPHEN THRELFALL – conductor
ZOË BEYERS – director and violin
Haydn        Seven Last Words of Our Saviour
                    on the Cross
Northern Chamber Orchestra    0161 706 1990    ncorch.co.uk/events    £32 (£15, £5, £2)

Wednesday 14 April                            BOWNESS-ON-
The Victoria Wood Theatre LA23 3BX,     WINDERMERE
1.00pm
Live and Local concert
LOUISE LATHAM – violin
FAY SWEET – viola
J.S. Bach                        Two-Part Inventions
Mozart                          Duo No. 2 in B flat major, K424
Martinů                         Madrigal No. 1
Handel/Halvorsen      Passacaglia
Lakeland Sinfonia CIO    lakelandsinfonia.org.uk
£12 (£5)

Thursday 29 April –                          LEAMINGTON SPA
Monday 3 May                                        
Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade CV32 4AA,
various times
LEAMINGTON MUSIC FESTIVAL
Largely Ludwig 2.0 – celebrating Beethoven in his 200th anniversary year
Featuring Ensemble 360, Peter Donohoe, Raphael Wallfisch, Simon Callaghan, Mark Bebbington, Sinfonia of Birmingham and Royal Leamington Spa Bach Choir with Michael Seal, Sacconi String Quartet, and a 3-night residency from the Brodsky Quartet.
Leamington Music    0333 666 3366    leamingtonmusic.org     £various
Header photo: Iestyn Davies 
​(credit: Chris Sorensen)