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FEBRUARY CONCERTS

Wednesday 4 February                     BOWNESS-ON-
The Old Laundry Theatre LA23 3BX,   WINDERMERE
1.00pm
LAKELAND SINFONIA – LIVE AND LOCAL
CHRISTINE LORRIMAN – flute
MELINDA COLLINS – violin
FAY SWEET – viola
PENNY HOLT – cello

Programme to include:
Haydn                           Divertimento No. 2 in G major,
                                       Hob.IV:2
Mozart                          Andante in C major, K315
Jacques Castérède      Ombres et Clartés
Mozart                          Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major,
                                      K285
Lakeland Sinfonia  www.lakelandsinfonia.org.uk 
£12 (£5 under-19s)

Monday 9 February                         HUDDERSFIELD
St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate HD1 3DH, 7.30pm
ENSEMBLE RENARD (supported by Countess of Munster Musical Trust)
Mozart (arr. Meyer)      Andante für eine Walze in
                                        eine Kleine Orgel, K616   
Haas                               Wind Quintet, Op. 10
Isabella Leonarda        Sonata Nona, Op. 16 No. 9
   (arr. King)
Bartók (arr. Strivens)   Mikrokosmos: Six Dances in
                                       Bulgarian Rhythm

Ligeti                              Six Bagatelles for Wind
                                        Quintet
Judith Weir                    Mountain Airs
Reicha                            Wind Quintet in E flat,
                                        Op. 88 No. 2
Huddersfield Music Society  07525 337233  www.huddersfield-music-society.org.uk
£25 (£18, £5)
Tuesday 10 February                                         LEEDS
The Venue at Leeds Conservatoire, Quarry Hill LS2 7PD, 7.30pm
ENSEMBLE JACKALOPE
CHARLOTTE SPRUIT – violin
EDGAR FRANCIS – viola
HUGH MACKAY – cello
JUNYAN CHEN – piano
Bridge                              Phantasy in F sharp minor
                                          for Piano Quartet
Enescu                             Piano Quartet No. 2 in
                                          D minor, Op. 30
Anna Thorvaldsdottir    Shades of Silence
Fauré                                Piano Quartet No. 1 in
                                          C minor, Op. 15
Part of Leeds International Chamber Series 2025/26.
Leeds International Concert Season  0113 376 0318  leedsconcertseason.co.uk
£28.50, £26.50, £24.50, £14.50, £13.50, £10

Thursday 12 February                         MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street M2 3WS, 1.00pm
DOMINIC MATTOS – countertenor
Dominic Mattos is a British countertenor praised as a “voice of rare beauty” (The Arts Desk). His operatic credits include Apollonia (La Canterina, Buxton Festival), Narciso (Agrippina, HGO), and roles with Opera North and Merry Opera. The programme will feature rare gems from the golden age of American Music Theatre taking us through the passing of day into late evening and night.
Manchester Midday Music – The Bridgewater Hall  www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/series/midday2526/
£10.25 (£8.75 concessions, £5.25 students) + £3.25 booking fee unless booked in person

Sunday 22 February                           MACCLESFIELD
The King’s School, Alderley Rd, Prestbury SK10 4SP, 3.00pm
NCO SOLOISTS
JULIAN BLISS – clarinet
SARAH BRANDWOOD-SPENCER – director

Mozart          Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
Brahms         Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115
Northern Chamber Orchestra  0161 706 1990  www.ncorch.co.uk/concerts
£25 (£15)

Wednesday 25 February                               KENDAL
Kendal Town Hall, Highgate LA9 4DL, 1.00pm
ROB PLANE – clarinet
GOULD PIANO TRIO

LUCY GOULD – violin
RICHARD LESTER – cello
BENJAMIN FRITH – piano
Messiaen      Quartet for the End of Time
Kendal Midday Concert Club
www.kendalmiddayconcertclub.org
Tickets on sale at the Hall from 12 noon
£12 (£2 students)

Friday 27 February                              MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley St M2 3WS, 7.00pm
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA AND ORCHESTRA
ALEXANDER JOEL – conductor
RUTH KNIGHT – director

Mozart        Così fan tutte
The Bridgewater Hall  0161 907 9000  www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk
From £25

Saturday 28 February                          BOLLINGTON
Bollington Arts Centre, Wellington Rd SK10 5JR, 7.30pm
MINGUET QUARTETT
Mozart              String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K421
Pēteris Vasks   String Quartet No. 4
Brahms             String Quartet No. 1 in C minor,
                           Op. 51 No. 1
Bollington Chamber Concerts  07535 892436  www.bollington-chamber-concerts.org/minguet      £24 (£2). (Live stream £12)
Wednesday 4 February                                       ILKLEY
King’s Hall, Station Rd LS29 8HB, 7.30pm
JULIAN BLISS – clarinet
CARDUCCI QUARTET

Weber                  Clarinet Quintet in B flat major, Op. 34
Shostakovich      String Quartet No. 4 in D major, Op. 83
Mozart                 Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581
Ilkley Concert Club  07791 083326  [email protected]
£20, £18, £16 (£5 under-25s, under-18s free)

Monday 9 February                                          PENRITH
Penrith Methodist Church, Wordsworth St CA11 7QY, 7.30pm
ALENA WALENTIN – flute
NIKLAS JOHANSEN – guitar

Kathryn Hoover            Caprice, Winter Spirits and
                                        Canyon Echoes
Joan Tower                    Snow Dreams
Claudia Montero          Suite de los Buenos Aires
Lowell Liebermann      Suite for flute and guitar, Op. 25
Villa-Lobos                    Étude No. 11 for guitar solo
Piazzolla                        Histoire du tango; Bordello; Café;
                                        Nightclub; Concert d’Aujourdhui
Penrith Music Club  penrithmusicclub.com
£20 (Students £5)

Wednesday 11 February                                     KENDAL
Kendal Town Hall, Highgate LA9 4DL, 1.00pm
ASHLEY FRIPP – piano
J.S. Bach             Chorale: Nun komm der Heiden
   (arr. Busoni)    Heiland
Liszt                    Années de pèlerinage – deuxième
                            année, Italie:iv) Sonetto 47 del                                            Petrarca, v) Sonetto 104 del Petrarca,                                 vi) Sonetto 123 del Petrarca
Ravel                  Gaspard de la Nuit: i) Ondine,
                           ii) Le gibet, iii) Scarbo

Kendal Midday Concert Club
www.kendalmiddayconcertclub.org
Tickets on sale at the Hall from 12 noon
£10 (£2 students)
Saturday 21 February                             MACCLESFIELD
The King’s School, Alderley Rd, Prestbury SK10 4SP, 7.30pm
NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
JULIAN BLISS – clarinet
SARAH BRANDWOOD-SPENCER – director

Caroline Shaw       Valencia
Mozart                    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622
Beethoven             Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Northern Chamber Orchestra  0161 706 1990  www.ncorch.co.uk/concerts
£29 (£19, free)
Tuesday 24 February                               MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley St M2 3WS, 1.00pm
MARIO BOBOTSOV – piano
Schubert         Impromptu Op. 90, No. 1
Chopin            Polonaise-Fantaisie in A flat major, Op. 61
Prokofiev        Piano Sonata No. 4 in C minor, Op. 29
Sponsored by an anonymous donor
Manchester Midday Music – The Bridgewater Hall  www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/series/midday2526/
£10.25 (£8.75 concessions, £5.25 students) + £3.25 booking fee unless booked in person

Wednesday 25 February                                       LEEDS
The Venue at Leeds Conservatoire, Quarry Hill LS2 7PD, 7.30pm
JENEBA KANNEH-MASON – piano
Programme to include:
Haydn                     Piano Sonata No.48 in C major,
                                 Hob.XVI:35
Still                          Three Visions: Summerland
Debussy                 Préludes Book I: La fille aux cheveux
                                de lin

Debussy                 Préludes Book II: Bruyères
Florence Price       Fantasie nègre No. 1 in E minor
Chopin                   Ballades Nos. 3 & 4
Part of Leeds International Piano Series 2025/26.
Leeds International Concert Season  0113 376 0318  leedsconcertseason.co.uk
£28.50, £26.50, £24.50, £14.50, £13.50, £10
Saturday 28 February                              MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley St M2 3WS, 3.00pm
ENGLISH NATIONAL OPERA AND ORCHESTRA
ALEXANDER JOEL – conductor
RUTH KNIGHT – director

Mozart        Così fan tutte
The Bridgewater Hall  0161 907 9000  www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk
From £25
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