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februarY CONCERTS

Thursday 1 February                      LINCOLN
Lincoln Cathedral, Minster Yard LN2 1PX, 7.30pm
THE SIXTEEN
HARRY CHRISTOPHERS – conductor
Vivaldi              Gloria
The Sixteen thesixteen.com tickets.ncem.co.uk 01904 651485 £15, £25, £30
Sunday 4 February                    BIGGAR
Municipal Hall, High Street ML12 6DT, 2.30pm
EMILY NORRIS – mezzo soprano
KRISTINA YORGOVA – piano
TESSA HENDERSON – violin
A programme based on the theme of Love and the Pain of Love, including arias by Handel, Purcell, Mozart, Beethoven, Dvorak and Puccini, Lieder by Schumann and songs by Duparc, Grieg, Richard Strauss, Quilter and Novello, plus Violin Sonata No 1 and Romances by Robert and Clara Schumann
Biggar Music Club biggarmusic.org.uk 01899 220 119 £12 (students and school pupils free)
Tuesday 6 February                    BIRMINGHAM
Symphony Hall, 8 Centenary Square, Broad Street B1 2EA, 7.30pm
ORCHESTRA OF THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
MARIN ALSOP – conductor
NICOLA BENEDETTI – violin
Beethoven        Symphony No 4
Beethoven        Violin Concerto
Town Hall Symphony Hall, Birmingham thsh.co.uk 0121 780 3333 £12.50 - £48​
Wednesday 7 February                      KENDAL
Kendal Town Hall, Highgate LA9 4DL, 1.00pm
GOULD PIANO TRIO
Beethoven                    Piano Trio in C minor Op 1 No 3
Beethoven                    Piano Trio in B flat Op 97 Archduke
Kendal Midday Concert Club kendalmiddayconcertclub.org £9 (Students and children 7 years and over £2)


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Friday 9 February                    SCUNTHORPE
New Theatre, Outwood Academy Foxhills, 2 Foxhills Road, Scunthorpe DN15 8LJ, 7.30pm
NICK MORTON – baritone
HARRY SEVER – piano
Schubert                              Winterreise
Scunthorpe and North Lincolnshire Concert Society scunthorpe-concert-society.co.uk
01144 574570 snkavanagh@googlemail.com £15
This concert is supported by www.munstertrust.org.uk
Sunday 11 February                                        KESWICK
Theatre by the Lake, Lake Road CA12 5DJ, 3.00pm
JESS GILLAM – saxophone
PATSY GILLAM – clarinet
Half-term Family Concert
Keswick Music Society keswick-music-society.org.uk theatrebythelake.com 01768 774411 £5, acc. by child (Children free)​


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Sunday 11 February                     KESWICK
Theatre by the Lake, Lake Road CA12 5DJ, 7.30pm
JESS GILLAM – saxophone
Programme to include:
Dave Heath       The Celtic
Pedro Itturalde   Pequena Czardas
Chick Corea      Children’s Songs
Ravel                Pièce en forme de Habanera
Bartok              Folk Songs from Csik
Keswick Music Society keswick-music-society.org.uk theatrebythelake.com 01768 774411  £18, £16, £7 (students, U18s £7, £4)
Tuesday 13 February                              SHEFFIELD
Firth Hall, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Western Bank S10 2TN, 7.30pm
ASHLEY RICHES – bass-baritone
JOSEPH MIDDLETON – piano
Leeds Lieder: Schubert Series III
Schubert                       Schwanengesang
Beethoven                    An die ferne Geliebte
Songs by Haydn
Leeds Lieder leedslieder.org.uk 0113 234 6956 / University of Sheffield Concerts: Songmakers sheffield.ac.uk/concerts 0333 666 3366  Advance bookings: £14.50; Over 65 £11; U26/Unwaged £6.  On the Door: £16; £13; £7​
Wednesday 14 February                         ILKLEY
Kings Hall, Station Road LS29 8HB, 8.00pm
SEPTURA
Josquin                        Ave Maria
Parsons                        Ave Maria
Rameau                        Suite from Dardanus
Purcell                          The Married Beau
Debussy                       Préludes
Parry                            Songs of Farewell
Ravel                           Trois Chansons
Vaughan Williams         The Turtle Dove
Ilkley Concert Club concertclub.ilkley.org icc.jennie@gmail.com £14, £13, £12 (U25 £2)​
Saturday 17 February                     DARLINGTON
Central Hall, Dolphin Centre, Horsemarket DL1 5RP, 7.30pm
PRINCE BISHOPS BRASS
Works by Dukas, Jeremiah Clarke, JS Bach, Farnaby, Barber, Henry VIII, Mozart, Michael Kamen, George Gershwin, Ray Chester and Bram Tovey
Darlington Music Society dms.btck.co.uk 01325 467163   £14 (U26 free)
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​Wednesday 21 February                     KENDAL
Kendal Town Hall, Highgate LA9 4DL, 1.00pm
FINGHIN COLLINS – piano
John Field                     Nocturnes No 5 in B flat, No 10 in E minor
John Field                     Andante Inédit in E flat  
Chopin                          Preludes Op 28
Kendal Midday Concert Club kendalmiddayconcertclub.org £9 (Students and children 7 years and over £2)



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Saturday 24 February            BOLLINGTON
Bollington Arts Centre Wellington Road SK10 5JR, 8.00 pm
BUSCH PIANO TRIO
Smetana           Piano Trio Op 15
Bridge              Phantasie Trio H79
Schubert           Piano Trio No 1 D898
Bollington Chamber Concerts 01625 576402 bollingtonartscentre.co.uk/busch £17.50 (£2 students)
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Sunday 25 February                  BIGGAR
Municipal Hall, High Street ML12 6DT, 8.00pm
MEADOWS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA EDINBURGH
PETER EVANS – conductor
RAYMOND YIU – piano
Mozart              Overture La Clemenza di Tito K621
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor Op 18        
Beethoven        Symphony No 3 in E flat Op 55 Eroica
Biggar Music Club biggarmusic.org.uk 01899 220 119 £12 (students and school pupils free)​



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Monday 26 February                          HOYLAKE
St. Hildeburgh's Church, Stanley Road CH47 1HL, 7.30pm
MICHAEL FOYLE – violin
MAXIM STSURA – piano
Tchaikovsky      Souvenir d'un lieu cher Op 42
Lutoslawski       Partita
Schumann        Violin Sonata No 1 in A minor Op 105
Brahms            Violin Sonata No 3 in D minor Op 108
Hoylake Chamber Concert Society chamberconcert.co.uk 0151 625 3120 £15 (students free)
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Wednesday 28 February                                 KEELE 
FITZROY QUARTET
Westminster Theatre, Keele University ST5 5BG, 7.30pm
Winners of the 2016 Cavatina Intercollegiate Chamber Music Competition and Finalists in the 2017 Royal Overseas League the Fitzroy Quartet are Chamber Music Fellows at the Royal Academy for 2016/17 and are also Associate Ensemble at Birmingham Conservatoire. 
Concerts at Keele 01782 734340 keele.ac.uk/artskeele £15 (£8 students, 16 & under free)
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Friday 2 February                          GLOSSOP
Parish Church, Church Street South SK13 7RU, 7.30 pm
GOULD PIANO TRIO
ROBERT PLANE – clarinet
Ravel                Piano Trio in A minor
Debussy           Première Rhapsody
Messiaen          Quartet for the End of Time
Glossop Music Festival glossopmusicfestival.org.uk Tickets free, on the door only. Donations accepted​
 
Tuesday 6 February                              ALNWICK
Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without NE66 1PQ, 7.30pm
GOULD PIANO TRIO
Beethoven                    Piano Trio in C minor Op 1/3
Mark Simpson               Piano Trio (2017)
Ravel                           Piano Trio in A minor
Alnwick Music Society alnwickmusicsociety.co.uk 01665 510785 alnwickplayhouse.co.uk £16 (conc £15)
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Tuesday 6 February                              MANCHESTER
The Stoller Hall, Hunts Bank M3 1DA, 7.30pm
THE HEATH QUARTET
Haydn              Quartet in C
Jörg Widmann   Quartet No 2
Ravel                Quartet in F
The Stoller Hall stollerhall.com 0333 130 0967 £16-£9.60
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Wednesday 7 February                         CLITHEROE
Clitheroe Royal Grammar School, Sixth Form Centre, York Street BB7 2DJ, 7.30pm
JOHANNESSON-POMPILI DUO
Nino Rota           Sonata in D for clarinet and piano
Liszt                     La Lugubre Gondola II
Thorkell Sigurbjörnsson Kvedja
Sergio Calligaris    Studies 23 & 24 Op 11
Sergio Calligaris    Il quaderno pianistico di Renzo Op 7
Paul Jeanjean         Carnival in Venice
Clitheroe Concerts Society clitheroeconcerts.org 01200 423474 £15 (Full-time students and accompanied children free)​
Saturday 10 February                       MACCLESFIELD
Heritage Centre, Roe Street SK11 6UT, 7.30pm
NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
CHLOË HANSLIP – violin/director
Vivaldi              The Four Seasons
Tchaikovsky     Souvenir de Florence
NCO Macclesfield Concert Series ncorch.co.uk 0161 247 2220 £20, £15 (U18s free) 
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Sunday 11 February                        KELSO
Kelso Old Parish Church, The Knowes TD5 7BH, 3.00pm
DANIEL LEBHARDT
Beethoven        Sonata in D minor Op 32 No 2 Tempest
Liszt                  Après une lecture du Dante - Fantasia quasi sonata S161/7
Ravel                Gaspard de la nuit
Liszt                  Mephisto-Walzer No 2 S515
Kelso Music Society kelsomusicsociety.com £12, students £5, under 18 free​
Monday 12 February                                 RIPON
Ripon Cathedral, Minster Rd HG4 1QT, 7.30pm
RODERICK WILLIAMS – baritone
IAIN BURNSIDE – piano
Schubert           Winterreise
Cathedral Concert Society – Ripon 01765 635422  riponconcerts.co.uk  £20 (students £5, U18 free)



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Wednesday 14 February                          KEELE 
Westminster Theatre, Keele University ST5 5BG, 7.30pm
KABANTU
Kabantu are a quintet from Manchester whose high-octane and percussive live workouts blend roots, jazz & classical music from around the world, unravelling new marriages of music from around the globe. Vocal harmonies of South Africa coalesce with everything from Celtic reels and Brazilian samba to Balkan folk music and beyond.
Concerts at Keele 01782 734340 keele.ac.uk/artskeele £15 (£8 students, 16 & under free)​
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Friday 16 February                                YORK
Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of York, Heslington YO10 5DD, 8.00pm
THE PELLÉAS ENSEMBLE
Corelli                           Trio Sonata Op 3 No 2
Bartók                          Suite Paysanne Hongroise
W Mathias                    Zodiac Trio
Stephen Roberts           Moroccan Sketches
Bax                              Sonata for viola and harp
Ravel                            Le Tombeau de Couperin
BMS York bms-york.org.uk 01904 704052 £15 (students £6)
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Saturday 17 February                            YORK
National Centre for Early Music, Walmgate, York YO1 9TL, 12.30pm
JAMES GILCHRIST & MHAIRI LAWSON
Song Day
Three concerts of Lieder, to include
Schubert      Die schöne Müllerin
YorkConcerts yorkconcerts.co.uk 01904 322429  £35/£30/students £9 (tickets for individual concerts also available)​
Wednesday 21 February                        KEELE 
NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Keele University Chapel ST5 5BG, 7.30pm
NYJO has helped launch the careers of many of the UK’s most renowned musicians. Recent performance highlights include a yearly residency at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, performing with Gregory Porter at Buckingham Palace, a major European tour with the German (BuJazzO) and Dutch (NJJO) National Youth Jazz Orchestras, a televised performance at the BBC Proms and repeat appearances at the EFG London Jazz Festival.
Concerts at Keele 01782 734340 keele.ac.uk/artskeele £15 (£8 students, 16 & under free)​
Sunday 25 February               DARLINGTON
Central Hall, The Dolphin Centre, Horsemarket DL1 5RP, 3.00pm
MARTIN JAMES BARTLETT – piano
Scarlatti                         Three Sonatas
Beethoven                      Sonata No 30 in E major Op 109
Rachmaninov                 Three Preludes from Op 32  
Schumann/Liszt              Widmung
Liszt                                Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Scriabin                          Sonata No 4 in F sharp Op 30  
Darlington Piano Society dpiano.co.uk 01325 406000 £12 (U21 - £6)​
Monday 26 February                      BIRMINGHAM
Town Hall, Victoria Square, B3 3DQ, 7.30pm
TAMÁS PÁLFALVI – trumpet
Pianist to be confirmed
Tamberg           Trumpet Concerto Op 42 for trumpet and piano
Shostakovich    Piano solo
Enescu             Légende
Eötvös              Solo trumpet piece (2017)
Bartók              Piano solo
Sarasate           Zigeunerweisen Op 20
Dubrovay          Walzer & Scherzo
Bartók              Romanian Folk Dances
Town Hall Symphony Hall, Birmingham thsh.co.uk 0121 780 3333 £12.50 - £31 ​
Tuesday 27 February                ALNWICK
Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without NE66 1PQ, 7.30pm
CHIYAN WONG – piano
Bach/Busoni                 Goldberg Variations
Beethoven                    Six Bagatelles Op 126
Busoni                          Sonatina seconda
Liszt                             Reminiscenses de Don Juan S481
Alnwick Music Society alnwickmusicsociety.co.uk 01665 510785 alnwickplayhouse.co.uk £16 (conc £15)
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