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OCTOBER CONCERTS

Saturday 3 October                               MACCLESFIELD
The King’s School, Alderley Road, Prestbury SK10 4SP, 7.30pm
NORTHERN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
SARAH BRANDWOOD-SPENCER – director

Rossini                   The Barber of Seville: Overture
Mascagni               Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Respighi                Gli Uccelli (The Birds)
Mendelssohn       Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90
                               'Italian'
Northern Chamber Orchestra    0161 706 1990  ncorch.co.uk/events    £32 (£15, £5, £2)
Wednesday 7 October                                      KENDAL
Kendal Town Hall, Highgate LA9 4DL, 1.00pm
HEATH QUARTET
Mozart                   String Quartet No. 1 in G major, K80
                               ‘Lodi’
Matthew Locke     Consort of Fower Parts: Suite III
                                in F major
Mendelssohn        String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 44
                                No. 3
Kendal Midday Concert Club  kendalmiddayconcertclub.org
Tickets on sale at the hall from 12 noon    £12 (£2)

Monday 12 October                              HUDDERSFIELD
St Paul’s Hall, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate HD1 3DH, 7.30pm
KYAN QUARTET
NAOMI WARBURTON and SYDNEY GRACE MARIANO – violins
WANSHU QIU – viola
SIMON GUÉMY – cello
Mozart                    String Quartet No. 22 in B flat major,
                                 K589 ‘Prussian’
Elgar                        String Quartet in E minor, Op. 83
Schulhoff                Five Pieces for String Quartet
Mendelssohn         String Quartet No. 2 in A minor,
                                 Op. 13
Huddersfield Music Society    07525 337233  huddersfield-music-society.org.uk    £26 (£18, £5)
Wednesday 14 October                                        ILKLEY
King’s Hall, Station Road LS29 8HB, 7.30pm
ALIM BEISEMBAYEV – piano
Bach                       Prelude and Fugue in E flat minor,
                                BWV 853
Mendelssohn        Prelude and Fugue in B minor,
                                Op. 35 No. 3
Mozart                   Fantasia and Fugue in C major, K394
Franck                    Prélude, Choral et Fugue
Brahms                  Variations on a Theme by Handel,
                               Op. 24
Ilkley Concert Club    07791 083326
ilkleyconcertclub.org.uk        £21 (£19, £17, £5, FREE)

Wednesday 21 October                                     KENDAL
Kendal Town Hall, Highgate LA9 4DL, 1.00pm
SACCONI QUARTET
ANNA TILBROOK – piano

Jonathan Dove      Piano Quintet (2009)
Elgar                       Piano Quintet in A minor, Op. 84
Kendal Midday Concert Club  kendalmiddayconcertclub.org
Tickets on sale at the hall from 12 noon    £12 (£2)

Saturday 24 October                                  SILVERDALE
St John’s Church, Emesgate Lane, LA5 0RJ, 7.30pm
THE GESUALDO SIX
Programme tbc
Silverdale Renaissance, facebook.com/SilverdaleRenaissance
Tickets £20, £15, £10
Saturday 31 October                                 BOLLINGTON
Bollington Arts Centre, Wellington Road SK10 5JR, 7.30pm
GOULD PIANO TRIO
Haydn                      Piano Trio No. 44 in E major,
                                  Hob.XV:28
Schumann               Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 80
James MacMillan   Piano Trio No. 2
Mendelssohn         Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Bollington Chamber Concerts
bollington-chamber-concerts.org/gould
07535 892436    £25 (£2)

Tuesday 6 October                                               LEEDS
The Venue at Leeds Conservatoire, St Peter’s Square, Quarry Hill LS2 7PD, 7.30pm
PIATTI QUARTET
MICHAEL TRAINER and EMILY HOLLAND – violins
MIGUEL SOBRINHO – viola
JESSIE ANN RICHARDSON – cello
SIMON CALLAGHAN – piano
Ina Boyle         String Quartet in E minor
Amy Beach      Piano Quintet in F Sharp Minor Op. 67
Dvořák             String Quartet No. 12, Op. 96
                         ‘American’
This concert is part of the Leeds International Chamber Series 2026/27: In the Shadows of Giants.
Leeds International Concert Season    0113 376 0318    leedsconcertseason.co.uk
£29.50, £27.50 (£25.50, £15, £14, £10)

Saturday 10 October                                         KENDAL
Kendal Parish Church LA9 5AF, 7.30pm (pre-concert talk at 6.30pm)
LAKELAND SINFONIA
URSULA LEVEAUX – bassoon
ANNA CASTRO GRINSTEIN – conductor

Haydn                       Symphony No. 84 in E flat major,
                                  Hob.1:84
Mozart                      Bassoon Concerto in B flat major,
                                   K191
Claudia Montero     Ausencias
Mozart                      Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K550
Lakeland Sinfonia CIO   lakelandsinfonia.org.uk
£22 (£60 for 3 concerts)

Monday 12 October                                MANCHESTER
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street M2 3WS, 7.30pm
NDR RADIOPHILHARMONIE HANNOVER
STANISLAV KOCHANOVSKY – conductor
INGRID FLITER – piano

Beethoven       Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven       Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Brahms             Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
The Bridgewater Hall    0161 907 9000
bridgewater-hall.co.uk    £48 (£41, £34, £25)

Friday 16 October                                                  LEEDS
The Venue at Leeds Conservatoire, St Peter’s Square, Quarry Hill LS2 7PD, 7.30pm
ERIC LU – piano
Brahms (arr. Williams)  Theme and Variations, Op. 18b
Rachmaninoff                Prelude Op. 32 No. 5 in G major
Rachmaninoff                Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor
Chopin                            Nocturne No. 13 in C minor,
                                         Op. 48 No. 1
Chopin                            Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major,
                                        Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'
Schumann                     Arabeske in C major, Op. 18
Schumann                     Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Prokofiev                        Sonata No. 7 in B flat major,
                                        Op. 83
This concert is part of the Leeds International Piano Series 2026/27, presented in partnership with the Leeds International Piano Competition.
Leeds International Concert Season    0113 376 0318    leedsconcertseason.co.uk
£29.50, £27.50 (£25.50, £15, £14, £10)
Saturday 24 October                          WRIGHTINGTON
St Joseph’s R C Church WN6 9PA, 7.00pm
Live and Local concert
LAKELAND SINFONIA SOLOISTS’ ENSEMBLE
BRADLEY CRESWICK AND MARTIN HUGHES – violins
LAURIE ASHWORTH – soprano

Pachelbel      Canon and Gigue in D major
Bach               Concerto for Two Violins in D minor,
                        BWV 1043
Purcell            Three Parts on a Ground
Vivaldi            Nulla in mundo pax sincera
Vivaldi            Four Seasons
Lakeland Sinfonia CIO    lakelandsinfonia.org.uk and
St Joseph’s R C Church Wrightington  01257 676027. Please contact John on 07831 461860 to reserve tickets. Payment on collection – cash only please. Doors open at 6.30pm     £15 (£5)

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