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Monday 1 February BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 2.00pm CBSO: CENTRE STAGE HELEN BENSON – flute RACHEL PANKHURST – oboe JOANNA PATTON – clarinet TONY LIU – bassoon ELSPETH DUTCH – horn Dances for Woodwind Agay Five Easy Dances Farkas Early Hungarian Dances Félix Darío Morgan Suite Popular Cubana Hallam Dance Suite An informal afternoon performance, programmed and introduced by CBSO musicians. CBSO www.cbso.co.uk £12 (£5) Friday 5 February BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm ANDREI IONIȚĂ – cello FLORIAN MITREA – piano BBC New Generation Artist Concert Sauli Zinovjev Trial & Error (world première) Beethoven Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69 Bartók Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 Barber Concerts barber.org.uk/concerts Admission: Free Sunday 7 February LEOMINSTER
Lion Ballroom, Lion Yard, off Broad Street HR6 8BT, 3.00pm PETER CIGLERIS – clarinet DUNCAN HONEYBOURNE – piano Finzi Five Bagatelles, Op. 23 Alwyn Clarinet Sonata Arnold Children’s Suite, Op. 16 (piano) Clive Jenkins Five Pieces for Clarinet and Piano Arnold Clarinet Sonatina, Op. 29 Ireland Daydream; The Towing Path; The Darkened Valley (piano) Cécile Hartog Chateaux en Espagne Nos 1 and 2 Ireland Fantasy-Sonata Espressivo Concerts/Leominster TIC 01568 616460 Hereford Courtyard 01432 340555 courtyard.org.uk £20 (students free) Wednesday 10 February BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 7.30pm PAUL LEWIS – piano Mozart Piano Sonata No. 6 in D major, K284 Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses, Op. 54 Copland Piano Variations (1930) Mozart Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331 Barber Concerts barber.org.uk/concerts 0121 414 4414 £22.50 (£16.50, £11.50, £6) Friday 12 February LEAMINGTON
Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Avenue CV32 5RG, 7.30pm VAN KUIJK QUARTET Mozart String Quartet No. 16 in E flat major, K428 Henriëtte Bosmans String Quartet (1927) Schumann String Quartet No. 2 in F major, Op. 41 No. 2 Leamington Music 0333 666 3366 leamingtonmusic.org £29, £24, £19 (£12, £9.50, £3) Sunday 14 February WORCESTER
The Old Bishop’s Palace, Deansway WR1 2JD, 3.30pm BELLOT ENSEMBLE – BBC New Generation Baroque Ensemble Cupid’s Ground Capturing love’s extremes from radiant joy to deep lament, linking arias and instrumental works in the vivid sound world of the 17th century. Worcestershire Early Music earlymusicworcs.org Tickets from earlymusic.sumupstore.com £23 (students free) Sunday 21 February MALVERN
Malvern Theatres, Grange Road WR14 3HB, 3.00pm ROBERT PLANE – clarinet ROSALIND VENTRIS – viola FINGHIN COLLINS – piano Rebecca Clarke Prelude, Allegro and Pastorale Brahms Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1 Brahms Viola Sonata in E flat major, Op. 120 No. 2 Mozart Clarinet Trio in E flat major, K498 ‘Kegelstatt’ Malvern Concert Club For contact details, ticket prices and subscription options, please see display ad Tuesday 23 February WARWICK
Holy Trinity Church, Beauchamp Avenue CV32 5RG, 11.30am ELLEN SMITH – mezzo-soprano ELIZABETH HAUGHAN – piano Tae dee and dy folk, fae me and my folk In this folk inspired recital, the 2025 Leamington Music Prize winners explore works which have been influenced by the folklore and folk music of various cultures across the world. Richard Phillips Coffee Concert series. Coffee served from 11am. Leamington Music 0333 666 3366 leamingtonmusic.org £19 (£9.50, £3) Wednesday 24 February BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 7.00pm FANTASIA ORCHESTRA GUY JOHNSTON – cello DAME SHEILA HANCOCK – narrator Fantasia Orchestra team up with British cellist Guy Johnston and Dame Sheila Hancock for a programme that celebrates the British Isles and interweaves classical, folk, pop, and rock into an eclectic and audience friendly programme. Barber Concerts barber.org.uk/concerts 0121 414 4414 £22.50 (£16.50, £11.50, £6) Friday 26 February BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm STERLING ELLIOT – cello BBC New Generation Artist Concert Tomeka Reid New Work (world première) Strauss Cello Sonata in F major, Op. 6 Barber Concerts barber.org.uk/concerts Admission: Free Sunday 28 February WORCESTER
Huntingdon Hall, Crowngate WR1 2ES, 3.00pm THE GOULD PIANO TRIO with ROBERT PLANE – clarinet LUCY GOULD – violin RICHARD LESTER – cello BENJAMIN FRITH – piano Brahms Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114 Piers Hellawell The Rising of Sirius Mendelssohn Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49 Worcester Concert Club worcserenade.co.uk 01905 611427 £23 (£5) |
Tuesday 2 February WARWICK
St Mary’s Church CV34 4RA, 7.30pm I FAGIOLINI ‘We’re not dead yet’ – I Fagiolini at 40 Music by Victoria, Wilbye, Weelkes, Vecchi, Monteverdi, Howells, Lesur, Ferré, and more. ‘Behind the Music’: free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm Leamington Music 0333 666 3366 leamingtonmusic.org £29, £19, £14 (£9.50, £3) Saturday 6 February WORCESTER
St Martin’s Church, London Road WR5 2ED, 3.00pm WORCESTERSHIRE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA KEITH SLADE – conductor Family Concert Programme to include Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra and an assortment of animal-themed works by Saint-Saëns and others. Worcestershire Symphony Orchestra worcestershiresymphony.org.uk (TicketSource) £15 (under-18s free) Tuesday 9 February CHIPPING CAMPDEN
St James’ Church, Church Street GL55 6JE, 7.00pm RACHEL ROPER – mezzo-soprano CLAIRE HABBERSHAW – piano The programme will include pieces by Gurney, Howells, Finzi, Vaughan Williams, Novello, and Elgar. Campden Music Winter Season 01608 654233 campdenmusic.org.uk £75 for the whole season of 6 concerts or a suggested donation of £20 for one concert. Friday 12 February BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm KENNETH HAMILTON – piano Lecture-Recital Scottish pianist Kenneth Hamilton combines insightful research with dynamic performance in this lunchtime lecture-recital. Barber Concerts barber.org.uk/concert Admission: Free Sunday 14 February CHELTENHAM
Cheltenham Town Hall, Imperial Square GL50 1QA, 3.00pm ENGLISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA JAC VAN STEEN – conductor ZOE BEYERS – violin Renewal and Celebration Elgar In The South (Alassio), Op. 50 Korngold Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 English Symphony Orchestra eso.co.uk 01242 528764 [email protected] Save on ESO performances at Cheltenham Town Hall when you book multiple concerts www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk/event/english-symphony-orchestra-renewal-and-celebration £30.50 (£14.50, £5) Friday 19 February BIRMINGHAM
Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, B15 2TT, 1.00pm OXFORD INTERNATIONAL SONG FESTIVAL ARTISTS Oxford International Song Festival Director Sholto Kynoch returns to the Barber series with one of this year’s festival artists. Barber Concerts barber.org.uk/concerts Admission: Free Sunday 21 February STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
The Town Hall, Sheep Street CV37 6EF, 3.00pm POSTON TRIO (clarinet, flute and piano) Winners of the Brian Midgley Chamber Music Prize at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Guillaume Connesson Techno Parade Debussy Reverie Burton Flute Sonatina Michael Webster Carmen Rhapsody Valerie Coleman Portraits of Langston Brahms Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 120 No. 1 (1st movement) Schmitt Sonatine en Trio, Op. 85 Stratford Chamber Music stratfordchambermusic.co.uk £25 (£5 students) Season Tickets £120 for 6 concerts (£20 students) Tuesday 23 February CHELTENHAM
Pittville Pump Room, East Approach Drive GL52 3JE, 7.30pm HANA CHANG – violin ARTHUR HINNEWINKEL – piano Mozart Violin Sonata in E minor, K304 Sibelius Five Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 81 Grieg Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13 Lili Boulanger Deux Morceaux for Violin and Piano Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 94bis Cheltenham Music Society 01242 528764 cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk £29/£24 (£5) Friday 26 February BIRMINGHAM
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street B1 2LF, 1.00pm CBSO: CENTRE STAGE JONATHAN MARTINDALE and LOWRI PORTER – violins CHRIS YATES – viola ARTHUR BOUTILLIER – cello Beethoven String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131 An informal afternoon performance, programmed and introduced by CBSO musicians. CBSO www.cbso.co.uk £12 (£5) Saturday 27 February CIRENCESTER
Church of St John Baptist, 6 West Market Place GL7 2NH, 7.00pm CANTORES CHAMBER CHOIR SIMON HARPER – conductor Cantores a cappella Cantores Chamber Choir www.cantores.net £16 (£5) |
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