• CHAMBER MUSIC PLUS
    • Promoters >
      • Promoters - Central
      • Promoters - Northern
    • Artists >
      • Quartets and other chamber groups
      • Pianists and other instrumentalists
      • Singers, vocal groups & opera
      • Orchestras and conductors
      • Early music and folk
    • Contact Us >
      • Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • Concerts 2025-26 Central
    • AUTUMN CENTRAL >
      • September 2025 Central
      • October 2025 Central
      • November 2025 Central
    • WINTER CENTRAL >
      • December 2025 Central
      • January 2026 Central
      • February 2026 Central
    • SPRING CENTRAL >
      • March 2026 Central
      • April 2026 Central
      • May 2026 Central
    • SUMMER CENTRAL >
      • June/July 2026 Central
  • Concerts 2025-26 North
    • AUTUMN NORTH >
      • September 2025 North
      • October 2025 North
      • November 2025 North
    • WINTER NORTH >
      • December 2025 North
      • January 2026 North
      • February 2026 North
    • SPRING NORTH >
      • March 2026 North
      • April 2026 North
      • May 2026 North
    • SUMMER NORTH >
      • June/July 2026 North
find the music you love

MARCH CONCERTS

Sunday 1 March                                            LIVERPOOL
The Tung Auditorium, 60 Oxford St L7 3NY, 7.30pm
PAUL LEWIS – piano
Mozart           Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K330
Poulenc          Improvisations Nos. 7–12
Debussy         L’isle Joyeuse
Poulenc          Improvisations Nos. 1–6 and 13–15
Mozart           Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K457
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic  0151 709 3789  www.liverpoolphil.com
£31/£10


Tuesday 10 March                                                 LEEDS
The Venue at Leeds Conservatoire, Quarry Hill LS2 7PD, 7.30pm
KHANH NHI LUONG – piano
Haydn             Piano Sonata No. 58 in C major,
                        Hob.XVI:48
Brahms           6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118
Schubert        Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664
Bacewicz       Piano Sonata No. 2
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

Thursday 12 March                                  MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street M2 3WS, 1.00pm
SOPHIA STOYANOVICH – violin
DEREK WANG – piano

American violinist Sophia Stoyanovich has earned acclaim for her “lustrous tone” and “superb musical instincts” (Fanfare).
Patrick Stoyanovich      Romance for Violin and Piano
Mozart                            Violin Sonata No. 21 in E minor,
                                         K304
Richard Strauss             Violin Sonata in E flat major,
                                         Op. 18
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

Saturday 14 March                                MACCLESFIELD
St Michael’s Church, Market Place SK10 1DY, 5.00pm
NCO SOLOISTS
ZOË BEYERS – director

Schubert       Octet in F major, D803
Northern Chamber Orchestra  0161 706 1990  www.ncorch.co.uk/concerts
£29 (£19, free)

Sunday 15 March                                  HUDDERSFIELD
St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate HD1 3DH, 3.00pm
RAPHAEL WALLFISCH – cello
SIMON CALLAGHAN – piano

Beethoven           Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69
Martinů                Sonata for Cello & Piano No. 2, H. 286
Rachmaninoff     Sonata in G minor, Op. 19
Huddersfield Music Society  07525 337233  www.huddersfield-music-society.org.uk
£25 (£18, £5)

Monday 16 March                                             PENRITH
Penrith Methodist Church, Wordsworth St CA11 7QY, 7.30pm
LONDON HANDEL PLAYERS
German Geniuses: Chamber music masterpieces
by Bach and Handel

Handel        Trio Sonata in B minor for two violins
                     and continuo
J.S. Bach      Sonata for violin and harpsichord in
                     B minor
J.S. Bach      The Musical Offering: Trio Sonata
Handel        Harpsichord Suite in F major
Handel        Giulio Cesare: Two arias (arranged)
J.S. Bach      Organ Trio in D minor for flute, violin
                     and continuo
Penrith Music Club   penrithmusicclub.com
£20 (Students £5)

Wednesday 18 March                                           ILKLEY
King’s Hall, Station Rd LS29 8HB, 7.30pm
SACCONI QUARTET
Haydn                           String Quartet, Op. 33 No. 3 in
                                       C major ‘The Bird’
Freya Waley-Cohen    String Quartet
Beethoven                    String Quartet No. 15 in A minor,
                                       Op. 132
Ilkley Concert Club  07791 083326  [email protected]
£20, £18, £16 (£5 under-25s, under-18s free)

Saturday 21 March                                             KENDAL
St George’s Church, Castle St LA9 7AS, 7.30pm
LEVENS CHOIR
GAWAIN GLENTON – conductor

Handel       Messiah
Written in 24 days and conceived as a work for Easter, Messiah prèmiered to great acclaim in Dublin in 1742. Levens Choir last performed this glorious music
12 years ago, in 2014.
Levens Choir   levenschoir.net 
£TBA

Sunday 22 March                                      MORECAMBE
The Platform, Old Station Building, Central Promenade LA4 4DB, 3.00pm
PROMENADE CONCERT ORCHESTRA
HOWARD ROGERSON – conductor
Music from the Palm Court

As the only large Palm Court Orchestra in the country, we present another of our Palm Court concerts with historical and archive music taken from music’s great days in the spas and watering places of England. Watch out for the solo spots, novelty items, and the potted palms and aspidistra!
Promenade Concert Orchestra  01524 582803  www.lancaster.gov.uk/platform
£18 (children free)

Tuesday 24 March                                                 LEEDS
The Venue at Leeds Conservatoire, Quarry Hill LS2 7PD, 7.30pm
JUNYAN CHEN – piano
ALIM BEISEMBAYEV – piano

Poulenc                  Elégie
Poulenc                  Sonata for piano four hands
Rachmaninoff       Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos in
                                G minor, Op. 5
Rachmaninoff       Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
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

Saturday 28 March                                   BOLLINGTON
Bollington Arts Centre, Wellington Rd SK10 5JR, 7.30pm
BEN NORRIS – viola
JAMIE COCHRANE – piano

Britten                             Lachrymae, Op. 48
Prokofiev (arr.                Selected pieces from Romeo
   Borisovsky)                 and Juliet
Bowen                            Romance in A major, Op. 21 No. 1
Dobrinka Tabakova      Suite in jazz style
Brahms                           Viola Sonata in F minor,
                                         Op. 120 No. 1
Bollington Chamber Concerts  07535 892436  www.bollington-chamber-concerts.org/norris
£24 (£2). (Live stream £12)

Saturday 7 March                                              KENDAL
Westmorland Hall, Kendal Leisure Centre LA9 7HX, 7.30pm
LAKELAND SINFONIA ORCHESTRA
RACHEL SIU – cello
PHILIP ELLIS – conductor

Richard Strauss        Ariadne auf Naxos, Overture and
                                    Dance Scene, Op. 60
Robert Schumann   Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Arensky                     Intermezzo, Op. 13
Louise Farrenc         Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
Lakeland Sinfonia   www.lakelandsinfonia.org.uk
£20/£24/£29 (£5 under-19s)

Wednesday 11 March                                       KENDAL
Kendal Town Hall, Highgate LA9 4DL, 1.00pm
BAROQUE ALCHEMY
PIERS ADAMS – recorders
LYNDY MAYLE – keyboards
Works by Bach, Handel, Telemann, Albinoni, Biber, Albeniz, and Piazzolla.
Kendal Midday Concert Club
www.kendalmiddayconcertclub.org
Tickets on sale at the Hall from 12 noon
£10 (£2 students)

Friday 13 March                                        MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley St M2 3WS, 7.30pm
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA
MARIN ALSOP – conductor
ALISA WEILERSTEIN – cello

Arturo Márquez         Danzón No. 2
Gabriela Ortiz            Dzonot
Rimsky-Korsakov      Scheherazade, Op. 35
The Bridgewater Hall  0161 907 9000  www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk 
£25–£48

Saturday 14 March                                   MANCHESTER
Christ Church, Darley Ave M20 2ZD, 7.00pm
WILLIAM BYRD SINGERS
KEITH ORRELL – conductor
Shine Through the Darkness

Jonathan Dove       Missa Brevis
Poulenc                   Salve Regina
Poulenc                   Quatre motets pour un temps de
                                 pénitence
Tallis                        Salvator mundi
Purcell                     Remember not Lord our offences
Kerensa Briggs      Media vita
Britten                     A hymn of St Columba
Jonathan Dove      Seek him that maketh the seven
                                stars
Jonathan Dove      Praise him with the sound of the
                                trumpet
The William Byrd Singers  www.williambyrdsingers.com    £15 (£5)
Monday 16 March                                    MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley St M2 3WS, 7.30pm
NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF UKRAINE
VOLODYMYR SIRENKO – conductor
MARIA PUKHLIANKO – piano

Berezovsky      Symphony in C Major (Symphony No. 1)
Beethoven       Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major,
                          Op. 73 'Emperor'
Delius               Two Pieces for Small Orchestra
Beethoven       Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
The Bridgewater Hall  0161 907 9000  www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk 
£25–£48

Wednesday 18 March                            BOWNESS-ON-
The Old Laundry Theatre LA23 3BX,        WINDERMERE
1.00pm                
LAKELAND SINFONIA – LIVE AND LOCAL
URSULA LEVEAUX – bassoon
MARTIN HUGHES – violin
FAY SWEET – viola
DEBORAH FINDLEY – cello

Programme to include:
Vogel             Quartet Op. 5, No. 1 in F major
Kodály           Intermezzo for String Trio
Krommer      Quartet Op. 46 No. 1 in B flat major
Lakeland Sinfonia  www.lakelandsinfonia.org.uk 
£12 (£5 under-19s)

Saturday 21 March                                     BLACKBURN
Blackburn Cathedral, Cathedral Close BB1 5AA, 7 30pm
BLACKBURN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
RICHARD HOWARTH – conductor
WILL BRACKEN – piano

Rautavaara       Cantus Arcticus, Op. 61 (Concerto for
                           Birds & Orchestra)
Beethoven        Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Nielsen              Symphony No. 4, Op. 29
                           ‘The Inextinguishable’
Blackburn Symphony Orchestra  blackburnsymphony.org.uk   £TBA (under-19s free)
Sunday 22 March                                         GRASMERE
St Oswald’s Church, Grasmere, Ambleside LA22 9SW, 3.00pm
LEVENS CHOIR
GAWAIN GLENTON – conductor

Handel       Messiah
Written in 24 days and conceived as a work for Easter, Messiah prèmiered to great acclaim in Dublin in 1742. Levens Choir last performed this glorious music
12 years ago, in 2014.
Levens Choir   levenschoir.net
£TBA

Monday 23 March                                   MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley St M2 3WS, 1.00pm
VENTIS VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Formed in 2023, Ventis Vocal Ensemble is an upper voice sextet of soloists from the Royal Northern College of Music. Inspired by the winds that carry music across cultures, and bringing trained classical voices into the folk genre, they explore a wide range of traditional and contemporary folk music. Programme to include traditional folk songs and arrangements from across the world.
Sponsored by Alison Wilkinson
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 March                                       KENDAL
Kendal Town Hall, Highgate LA9 4DL, 1.00pm
BRODSKY QUARTET
KRYSIA OSOSTOWICZ, IAN BELTON – violins
PAUL CASSIDY – viola
JACQUELINE THOMAS – cello
Bach (arr. Cassidy)   Violin Sonata No. 3 in C major,
                                    BWV1005
Beethoven                 String Quartet No. 12 in 
                                    E flat major, Op. 127
Kendal Midday Concert Club
www.kendalmiddayconcertclub.org
Tickets on sale at the Hall from 12 noon
£12 (£2 students)

Picture

Picture

Picture

Picture

Picture

Header photo: Raphael Wallfisch
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • CHAMBER MUSIC PLUS
    • Promoters >
      • Promoters - Central
      • Promoters - Northern
    • Artists >
      • Quartets and other chamber groups
      • Pianists and other instrumentalists
      • Singers, vocal groups & opera
      • Orchestras and conductors
      • Early music and folk
    • Contact Us >
      • Privacy & Cookie Policy
  • Concerts 2025-26 Central
    • AUTUMN CENTRAL >
      • September 2025 Central
      • October 2025 Central
      • November 2025 Central
    • WINTER CENTRAL >
      • December 2025 Central
      • January 2026 Central
      • February 2026 Central
    • SPRING CENTRAL >
      • March 2026 Central
      • April 2026 Central
      • May 2026 Central
    • SUMMER CENTRAL >
      • June/July 2026 Central
  • Concerts 2025-26 North
    • AUTUMN NORTH >
      • September 2025 North
      • October 2025 North
      • November 2025 North
    • WINTER NORTH >
      • December 2025 North
      • January 2026 North
      • February 2026 North
    • SPRING NORTH >
      • March 2026 North
      • April 2026 North
      • May 2026 North
    • SUMMER NORTH >
      • June/July 2026 North