
The unique grace and power of Gluck’s sublime reworking of the Orpheus myth is revealed in full at the opening night of Opera North’s new concert performance of Orfeo ed Euridice.
Canadian conductor Jordan de Souza, former First Kapellmeister of the Komische Oper Berlin, makes his Kirklees Concert Season debut alongside remarkable Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth in Hummel’s thrilling 1803 Trumpet Concerto.
Thomas Trotter, the celebrated City of Birmingham Organist, treats us to a dazzling recital, including selections from Ligeti’s rarely-heard Musica Ricercarta, marking the centenary of his birth. Jonathan Dove’s sparkling The Dancing Pipes precedes Thomas’s arrangement of Rossini’s popular overture.
Margaret Phillips returns to Huddersfield with a highly varied programme. Weber’s Jubilee Overture includes a rousing account of our National Anthem! Wammes’s jazzy Happiness shows a different side of the repertoire, and Vierne’s stunning Toccata unleashes the might of the Willis organ.
The singing of VOCES8 is impeccable in its quality of tone and balance. They bring a new dimension to the word ‘ensemble’ with meticulous timing and tuning. [GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE]
Photographer Kate Abbey is Artist in Residence at Bradford Cathedral. Her work explores the multi-faith community unique to Bradford, asking the question ‘is it possible to photograph faith?’.
Discover more about Bradford's famous English mathematician and astronomer Abraham Sharp. Join us for a talk; craft activities; and space-themed music, and explore our very inflatable solar system!
Organist of the Megaron Concert Hall in Athens, Ourania Gassiou plays in Huddersfield for the first time. Alongside masterpieces by Mendelssohn, Bach and Liszt, we hear modern works by Thierry Escaich, one of Duruflé’s successors in Paris, and Ad Wammes’s catchy and pop-inspired Miroir.
The blazing energy and beautiful melodies of Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto fill the Town Hall as Moscow-born Israeli pianist Boris Giltburg returns to the Orchestra of Opera North following his triumphant Huddersfield performance of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto.
Guest Leader Andrew Beer of Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra joins string principals and David Cowan for a concert centred around a performance of Dvořák’s Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major.