An Evening With Bradley Wiggins at Harrogate’s Royal Hall
Sir Bradley Wiggins, one of Britain’s most decorated Olympic athletes, has embarked on a new venture – the ‘Bradley Wiggins: An Evening With tour’. This tour sees Wiggins recount memorable tales from his highly eventful cycling career as well as some more personal stories from his childhood in London. On 23 September, I attended the […]
The Orchestra of Opera North with Marc-Andre Hamelin
On Thursday 19 September, Huddersfield Town Hall played host to two debuts in one triumphant concert. This was the first concert of Kirklees Concert Season 2019/20. It was also the UK début for the wonderful conductor Ruth Reinhardt—more on her later—and simultaneously the Opera North début for Marc-André Hamelin, one of the finest pianists around. […]
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 […]
Harrogate Food and Drink Festival 2019
I had the pleasure of attending the 2019 Harrogate Food and Drink Festival held at Ripley Castle over the bank holiday weekend. The Festival was organised by Yorkshire Food Guide and other Harrogate businesses to showcase local talent and raise money for the charity Mind in Harrogate and District. The location was stunning, and the […]
Alibi Bar Opens in Halifax in Grand Style
Somerset House, a Georgian mansion in Rawson Street, Halifax, is the home of Alibi Bar, which has welcomed its first guests. The listed building has just been given the special refurbishment treatment it deserves, to the tune of £450,000, which has created a main bar with private booths, an intimate cocktail bar and a courtyard. […]
