Thursday 1 December                            MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street M2 3WS, 1.10pm
VICTORIA STRING QUARTET
BENEDICT HOLLAND – violin
DAVID GREED – violin
KIM BECKER – viola
JEN LANGRIDGE – cello
JAMES GILBERT – clarinet
Britten         Three Divertimenti for String Quartet
Brahms        Clarinet Quintet in B minor op 115
The Bridgewater Hall  0161 907 9000
www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk  £10 (£8.50, £5)


Friday 2 December                                       SHEFFIELD
Crucible Studio Theatre, Norfolk Street S1 1DA, 7.15pm
TIM HORTON – piano
R Schumann         Davidsbundlertänze Op. 6
Stockhausen         Klavierstück VII
Chopin                   Two Nocturnes Op. 27
Chopin                   Three Mazurkas Op. 59
Chopin                   Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
Music in the Round  0114 249 6000 www.musicintheround.co.uk  £20 (£14, £5)

Saturday 3 December                               DONCASTER
CAST, Waterdale DN1 3BU, 7.00pm
TIM HORTON – piano
R Schumann          Davidsbundlertänze Op. 6
Stockhausen          Klavierstück VII
Chopin                    Two Nocturnes Op. 27
Chopin                    Three Mazurkas Op. 59
Chopin                    Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
Music in the Round  01302 303 959 www.musicintheround.co.uk  £14.50 (£10.50)
Tuesday 6 December                             MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street M2 3WS, 1.10pm
MANCHESTER CHAMBER CHOIR
This festive Christmas Concert will feature a lively programme, to include The Twelve Days of Christmas.
The Bridgewater Hall  0161 907 9000
www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk  £10 (£8.50, £5)



Wednesday 7 December                                 KENDAL
Kendal Parish Church, Kirkland, LA9 5AF, 7.30pm
ROYAL NORTHERN SINFONIA
DINIS SOUSA – conductor
Biber                                XVI Rosary Sonata: Passacaglia
Corelli                              Christmas Concerto
Hildegard von Bingen   O Beata Infantia
Arvo Pärt                          Trisagion
Purcell                              Chacony In G Minor
JS Bach                             Cantata Mein Herze Schwimmt
                                          im Blut BWV 199
Lakeland Sinfonia  www.lakelandsinfonia.org.uk
£16 (£5)
Sunday 11 December                                       BUXTON
St John`s Church Buxton, 6 St John's Road SK17 6XN, 7.30pm
ANDREW MACKENZIE WICKS – tenor
CHOIR OF FAIRFIELD ENDOWED JUNIOR SCHOOL
FROGGATT YOUNG SINGERS
CHORUS AND ORCHESTRA OF BUXTON MUSICAL SOCIETY
MICHAEL WILLIAMS – conductor
Britten         St Nicolas
Various        Supporting programme of Christmas music
Buxton Musical Society  01298 72190 buxtonoperahouse.org.uk  £15
Tuesday 13 December                                         LEEDS
The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire, 3 Quarry Hill LS2 7PD, 7.30pm
ELENA URIOSTE – violin
TOM POSTER – piano
W. A.  Mozart       Violin Sonata No 32, K 454
Gabriel Fauré       Violin Sonata No 2, Op 108
#UriPosteJukeBox – an eclectic selection of music from Elena and Tom’s JukeBox project
Part of the Leeds International Chamber Season 2022/23.
Tickets: Full price: A £25, B £23, Over 60s: A £23, B £21, Full-time students, unwaged: A £12.50, B £11.50, Under 26s: £10
www.leedsconcertseason.co.uk / 0113 376 0318
Wednesday 14 December                               KENDAL
Kendal Town Hall, Highgate LA9 4DL, 1.00pm
ROBERT HUNTER, ZOE MATHER – piano duet
Holst          Planets Suite 
Kendal Midday Concert Club    www.kendalmiddayconcertclub.org
kendalmiddayconcertclub@gmail.com
Tickets £10 at the Hall from 12 noon. Students and schoolchildren 7 years and over £2
Friday 2 December                                       DUMFRIES
St Johns Church, Lover’s Walk DG1 1LR, 7.30pm
CARMENCO TRIO
EMILY ANDREWS – flute and mezzo
DAVID MASSEY and FRANCISCO CORREA – guitar
Mozart           Flute quartet in D major (new
                        arrangement for flute and two guitars)
Turina             Danzas Fantasticas (for two guitars)
Ian Clarke      Hypnosis (arrangement for flute and two
                        guitars)
Elgar               Sea Pictures selection (arrangement for
                         mezzo and two guitars)
World-music arrangements of seasonal carols
Music in Dumfries  07972 503895 www.musicindumfries.com   £15, £5 student, U18 free
Friday 2 December                         STOKE-ON-TRENT
Victoria Hall, Bagnall Street, Hanley ST1 3AD, 7.30pm
BBC PHILHARMONIC
JOHN STORGARDS – conductor
MARTIN ROSCOE – piano
Beethoven          Prometheus Overture
Beethoven          Piano Concerto No. 5
Tchaikovsky        Symphony No. 4
Stoke-on-Trent Classics  Ticket sales: Music Mania Telephone 01782 206000. Online: musicmaniauk.com   www.stokeontrentfestival.com
Saturday 3 December                                      KENDAL
Westmorland Hall, Kendal Leisure Centre LA9 7HX, 3.00pm
WESTMORLAND ORCHESTRA
RICHARD HOWARTH – conductor
Nielsen              Helios Overture
Rautavaara        Cantus Arcticus
Sibelius              Symphony No 1
www.WestmorlandOrchestra.org.uk  01539 896299 www.TicketSource.co.uk/wes  £0/£15
Tuesday 6 December                                          LEEDS
The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire, 3 Quarry Hill LS2 7PD, 7.30pm
PAVEL KOLESNIKOV – piano
Mystery item
Franz Schubert            Four Impromptus, D899/Op 90
Robert Schumann       Kreisleriana
Part of the Leeds International Piano Series 2022/23.
Tickets: A £25, B £23, Over 60s: A £23, B £21, Full-time students, unwaged: A £12.50, B £11.50, Under 26s: £10: www.leedsconcertseason.co.uk / 0113 376 0318
Friday 9 December                                  KNUTSFORD
Tenant’s Hall, Tatton Park WA16 6SG, 3.30pm and 7.00pm
NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
CHOIR OF ST NICHOLAS’ CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, KNUTSFORD
Christmas Concert
Northern Chamber Orchestra  0161 247 2220 www.ncorch.co.uk
£27 (£17)



Sunday 11 December                                         KENDAL
St. Peter’s Church Heversham, Woodhouse Lane, Milnthorpe LA7 7EW, 2.30pm
EVERSLEY CHOIR
IAN JONES – musical director 
PETER FREYHAN – cello
IAN PATTINSON – organ
Vaughan Williams      Fantasia on Christmas carols
                                      Lord thou hast been our refuge 
Works by Lauridsen, Sweelinck, Gibbons
Christmas carols
Eversley Choir  For further details and ticket prices see website. Book online www.eversleychoir.org
Tuesday 13 December                            WINDERMERE
Carver Church, Lake Road, LA23 2DB, 7.30pm
LEVENS CHOIR
GAWAIN GLENTON – director
Christmas Past, Christmas Present
A programme of Christmas music from the British Isles from C16th to C21st.
Full details and booking on www.levenschoir.net.  Tickets also available on the door and from choir members.
Saturday 17 December                         MACCLESFIELD
The King’s School in Macclesfield, Alderley Rd, Prestbury SK10 4SP, 7.30pm
NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
MAGNUS JOHNSTON – director
GUY JOHNSTON – cello
Vaughan Williams    Five Variants of ‘Dives and
                                    Lazarus’ 
Haydn                         Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major 
Shostakovich             Symphony Op. 73a 
Northern Chamber Orchestra  0161 247 2220 www.ncorch.co.uk  £25 (£15, free)
Header photo: Guy Johnston (credit Kaupo Kikkas)
EXTRA CONCERT!

Saturday 10 December     CARLISLE
St. Cuthbert’s Church, Carlisle CA3 8AG
SOLWAY SINGERS
Edward Taylor – Musical Director
Jordan English – Organist
Avril Tisdall – Accompanist
Including:
Rutter – Magnificat
Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Chilcott – Twelve Days of Christmas
Lauridsen – O Magnum Mysterium
www.solwaysingers.org
www.trybooking.co.uk/BWEG
£12 (under 18 and full time students free)