Opera North, Light Night and Swan Song on 10 and 11 October
Opera North will be bringing us another magical experience with their installation for Light Night at St John’s Church, when the Church and its grounds will resonate with bird song, filled with light and the music of Rautavaara, Messiaen. Swan Song by Erland Cooper has been specially commissioned. The Church on New Briggate, the oldest […]
Deptford Northern Soul Club – The New Generation
Headrow House is the venue for London DJ duo’s Deptford Northern Soul Club’s monthly residency. The new face of soul is next in Leeds on 18 October, then on 15 November. Think hard-hitting soul stompers and hugely energetic dance moves – worth it, even on the morning after! Deptford Northern Soul Club (DNSC) began in […]
The 4th Leeds Oktoberfest – Now Extended to Two Week-ends
Oktoberfest 10 – 12 October is approaching a sell-out at the time of writing….. so in order to meet demand, fans of German beers, bratwurst and brezeln will be happy to know that there’s a second Oktoberfest week-end on 18 and 19 October. Leeds South Bank is set to welcome 14,000 visitors at Temple Arches, […]
Theon Cross at Headrow House on 21 September
Theon Cross, having made his name as a leader of the UK’s jazz scene, starts his UK headline tour on 20 September and is at Leeds Headrow House on 21st. This tuba player and composer released his debut album, Fyah, earlier this year, and it reached #1 in the UK jass charts, with its mix […]
The Orchestra of Opera North – New Kirklees Concert Season
Ruth Reinhardt, acclaimed young conductor, opens the new Kirklees Concert Season at Huddersfield Town Hall on Thursday 19 September on her UK debut. Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin is the soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, and the programme is completed by Webern’s Passacaglia and Schubert’s Fifth Symphony. On Thursday 28 November, a concert staging of Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle […]
