Leeds Lieder

04/09/2024

An established Leeds Lieder favourite, Ian Bostridge, returns to Leeds for a one-off recital with Joseph Middleton as the pair perform an all-Schubert programme, including some of his less-familiar songs.

📅 Friday 29 November, 7.30pm
📍 The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire

Book now: https://leedslieder.org.uk/whats-on/evening-recital-ian-bostridge-cbe-and-joseph-middleton/

26/08/2024

We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Leeds Lieder Festival will take place from Saturday 5 April to Saturday 12 April 2025.

Roderick Williams will return to Leeds after his spellbinding performance earlier this year, where he will be joined by the phenomenal Fatma Said and Leeds Lieder’s Director, Joseph Middleton.

We thank you again for your generous and continued support!

12/08/2024

Do you have a background in arts fundraising and development?We are currently seeking a Development Manager. Please see our website for further details: https://leedslieder.org.uk/about-us/job-vacancies/

14/05/2024

The Andpiano Music Festival presents an evening celebrating the beautiful jazz and cabaret-inspired songs of Madeleine Dring on Saturday 25 May, performed by Leeds Lieder artists Soprano Sarah Fox, pianist Christopher Pulleyn and Opera North artist Joe Shovelton.

Alongside this celebration of Dring’s collection of songs, &Piano will be present the world premiere of ‘Five Armitage Songs' a new song cycle inspired by Dring’s ‘Five Betjeman Songs’, commissioned by the festival for the occasion by Manchester-based emerging composer Alice Beckwith setting poems by Huddersfield-born current Poet Laureate Simon Armitage.

Join us for a fantastic evening of wonderful song and a celebration of exceptional music-making by musicians from across the North of England 👉 https://www.tickettailor.com/events/andpiano/1175251

21/04/2024

From Schubert to Sondheim, Dvorák to Disney, we enjoyed a late-evening session of song and poetry presented by our talented Young Artists 🎹🎶

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21/04/2024

🌟 It’s the grand finale of the Leeds Lieder Festival! 🎶 Join us for the closing day, where the magic continues both in person and through livestream. 
 
👉 Lunchtime Recital: Fleur Barron and Joseph Middleton
 
👉 Film Screening: Brava, Victoria!
 
👉 Young Artists Finale Concert
 
👉 Closing Recital: Benjamin Appl and Sholto Kynoch - The Sound of Silence
 
Tickets will be available at the door 🎟️

21/04/2024

“We have to plant music and art into the brains and hearts of young people” – an interview with celebrated baritone Benjamin Appl

20/04/2024

Tansy Davies possesses one of the most personal voices in composition today. Embracing a wide range of influences – from the classical avant-garde to funk and experimental rock – her vital, visceral music bridges the spiritual and political, the man-made and the natural.

In this pre-concert talk, Davies introduces her new song cycle, especially commissioned for this 20th-anniversary Festival.

20/04/2024

Late Night Cabaret with the incredible Claire Barnett-Jones and Libby Burgess 🪩🎼

Last night there was laughter and tears during a stunning cabaret performance against the backdrop of Kino.

📷 Photography by Tom Arber

20/04/2024

As the Leeds Lieder Festival draws near its close, we’re reminiscing about all the incredible moments we’ve shared together. What’s been your favourite moment so far? Tell us in the comments below!

Let us introduce you to the stellar lineup for Day 8️⃣
 
👉 Festival Masterclass V: Benjamin Appl and Leeds Lieder Young Artists
👉 Lunchtime Recital: Harriet Burns, Nick Pritchard, Christopher Glynn, Kate Wakeling
👉 Bring and Sing! Rehearsal and Concert: Vivaldi’s Gloria with Andrea Brown
👉 Pre-concert Talk with Tansy Davies
👉 Evening Recital: Ema Nikolovska and Joseph Middleton
👉 Late Night Lieder Lounge with Leeds Lieder Young Artists
 
With such a fantastic day ahead, why not join us for the final weekend of the Leeds Lieder Festival? Tickets will be available at the door 🎟️

19/04/2024

Cellist and musicologist Dr George Kennaway, Visiting Research Fellow at Huddersfield and Leeds Universities, returns to Leeds Lieder to give one of his popular pre-concert talks.

19/04/2024

It’s Day 7️⃣ and we’re kicking off the final weekend of Leeds Lieder Festival with:

👉 Lunchtime Recital: Young Artists Showcase

👉 Festival Masterclass IV: James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook and Leeds Lieder Young Artists

👉 Pre-concert Talk with Dr George Kennaway

👉 Evening Recital: Carolyn Sampson and Joseph Middleton – but I like to sing…

👉 Late Night Cabaret: Claire Barnett-Jones and Libby Burgess

Don’t forget to tune into our Facebook livestream if you can’t make it in person!

18/04/2024

Head of School and Professor of Music at the University of Leeds, Barbara Kelly gives an enlightening introduction to this evening’s recital. A leading expert on French music between 1870 and 1939, Kelly has published widely on Debussy, Ravel and Les Six and will provide context and insight to the programme to follow.

18/04/2024

After an exceptional day at the Composers & Poets Forum and Through the Noise yesterday, we’re flying into Day 6️⃣ of the festival!

👉 Festival Masterclass II: Dame Felicity Lott and Leeds Lieder Young Artists

👉 Lunchtime Lecture Recital: Graham Johnson OBE, Sarah Fox and Florian Störtz

👉 Festival Masterclass III: Graham Johnson OBE and Leeds Lieder Young Artists

👉 Pre-concert Talk with Professor Barbara Kelly

👉 Evening Recital: James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook – The Earth Has Music

Tickets will be available to purchase at the door and all events today will be available to watch through Facebook and YouTube livestream!

17/04/2024

A continuation of the acclaimed 2023 ‘Leeds Songbook’ project, our Composers & Poets Forum adds further creative contributions to Leeds Lieder’s song collection. Stories about the people of Leeds, told in poems by the people of Leeds, set to music by composers brought to Leeds and performed by our Leeds Lieder Young Artists. Firmly rooted in the locality, our songbook will draw many threads across disciplines. These Forums have been built on collaborations made over the Spring and workshops during the Festival. Come and hear the fruits of their labours in today’s exciting showcase!

17/04/2024

It’s Day 5️⃣
 
👉 Schools Culmination Concert
 
👉 Composers & Poets Forum Showcase: ‘A Leeds Songbook’
 
👉 Through the Noise with James Newby and Joseph Middleton
 
Don’t miss the livestream of the Composers & Poets Forum Showcase which explores stories about the people of Leeds, told in poems by the people of Leeds, and performed by our Leeds Lieder Young Artists!
 
Last tickets remaining for the Through the Noise event with and at

17/04/2024

🌟 What a night! ✨ Yesterday, Leeds Lieder and South Asian Arts UK joined for an unforgettable collaboration. Audiences witnessed the stunning vocals of Nina Kanter and Oscar Castellino, a beautifully crafted programme by pianist Keval Shah, and notably, the enchanting Punjabi Proverbs song cycle by Cheryl Frances-Hoad. 

The concert hall was electric with diverse voices and vibrant energy, bringing together people from all walks of life. From the beautifully executed programme to the wonderful conversations over delicious hot food at the end of the evening, it was a brilliant celebration of cross-cultural art. Thank you to everyone who was involved in bringing it to life!

16/04/2024

What's on Day 4 of Leeds Lieder Festival?

👉 Evening Recital: Punjabi Proverbs

We are trilled to present this new commission in co-promotion with South Asian Arts-uk. Celebrate the cross-cultural art of British and Indian composers and poets with three outstanding artists – Nina Kanter, Oscar Castellino and Keval Shah – who will give the world première of a new collection of miniatures by Cheryl Frances-Hoad.

Head to our Facebook livestream to watch this event from 7.30pm.

Booking for Friends of Leeds Lieder is available from 10:00am, Monday 8th January 2024. General sale for the Leeds Lieder Festival 2024 will launch at 10:00am, Monday 15th January 2024.

14/04/2024

That’s a wrap for Day 2️⃣ of Leeds Lieder Festival!

We’ve listened to the spellbinding voices of Roderick Williams and Nikola Hillebrand and witnessed mesmerising performances from Roger Vignoles, Joseph Middleton and Oliver Casanovas Nuevo. And a special shoutout to our incredible Young Artists who lit up the stage ✨

Stay tuned for what’s in store tomorrow…

14/04/2024

✨ A full day of Leeds Lieder Festival events ✨

👉 Schubertiade Lunchtime Opening Recital with Nikola Hillebrand, Joseph Middleton and Oliver Casanovas Nuevo

👉 Young Artists Schubertiade with Richard Stokes and Leeds Lieder Young Artists

👉 Schubertiade 20th Anniversary Gala Recital with Roderick Williams, Roger Vignoles, Nikola Hillebrand, Joseph Middleton and the Leeds Lieder Young Artists.

Tickets will be available at the door for all recitals, so if you’ve not already booked, browse what’s on offer and make a spontaneous trip to the concert hall!

Otherwise, you can watch our festival events via Facebook live stream from the comfort of your own space: https://www.facebook.com/leedslieder1/events

06/04/2024

Meet the Leeds Lieder Young Artists! 🎉

We have 10 exceptional duos who are set to immerse themselves in recitals, masterclasses and talks taking place during the festival.

Find out more about them and keep an eye out for our Instagram stories where the Young Artists will be taking over to share their journey ❤️

https://leedslieder.org.uk/leeds-lieder-young-artists-2024/

05/04/2024

📣 The countdown is on! Next weekend Leeds Lieder Festival will fill the city with song until to Sunday 21 April. Check out all the festival events taking place at Howard Assembly Room…

🎵 but I like to sing... | Fri 19 April
🎵 Masterclass with James Gilchrist & Anna Tilbrook | Fri 19 April
🎵 Young Artists Showcase | Fri 19 April
🎵 Late Night Cabaret | Fri 19 April
🎵 Masterclass with Benjamin Appl | Sat 20 April
🎵 Lunchtime recital: Myrtles | Sat 20 April
🎵 Pre-concert talk with Tansy Davies | Sat 20 April
🎵 Ema Nikolovska & Joseph Middleton | Sat 20 April
🎵 Late Night Lieder Lounge | Sat 20 April

🔗 https://www.operanorth.co.uk/event-tag/leeds-lieder/

02/04/2024

We’re bringing a series of short pop up recitals to venues in Pudsey and Huddersfield.

Neil Balfour (baritone) and Christopher Pulleyn (pianist) will perform an engaging and exciting programme of Art Song to represent our education and community work and to bring a taste of what’s to come at Leeds Lieder Festival 2024!

27/03/2024

We are delighted to have reached (and exceed) our goal of £20,000 in the Arts for Impact campaign! 🎉

Thank you so much for all your generous donations and support.

This vital funding will make a meaningful difference in supporting our mission to promote music education, artistic development and community wellbeing.

25/03/2024

There are only 24 hours left to donate to Leeds Lieder’s Big Give campaign! So far you’ve helped us reach £18,574 out of the £20,000 we were targeted to raise. That means we only need £713 more, as this amount will be doubled by , to reach our target!

Follow the link to make your donation before 12pm tomorrow: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002SEVNGAA5

A MASSIVE thank you to everyone who has donated to the Arts for Impact campaign so far!

24/03/2024

Last year, our Composer and Poets Forum was described in The Guardian as 'electric'. We believe in the power of music and song to connect communities and bring together people from diverse backgrounds to learn from one another. None of this would be possible without the support of inspired philanthropists.

Together, we can enable individuals to discover the arts and develop their talents through the Big Give Arts for Impact campaign. With less than two days to donate, every contribution will be doubled, helping to make a meaningful difference in promoting music education, artistic development, and community wellbeing.

Click to make a donation: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002SEVNGAA5

Find out more about our 2024 Composer and Poets Forum event: https://leedslieder.org.uk/whats-on/wednesday-17-april-composers-poets-forum-showcase-a-leeds-songbook/

22/03/2024

We know that arts and culture can have a huge, meaningful impact on lives - whether through improving mental health, decreasing loneliness or providing access to fantastic arts experiences and opportunities to all.

Every donation made this week, no matter what size, will be doubled to enable us to make this work possible for the communities in Leeds. If donating is not an option for you right now, we encourage you to please like and share this post so that we can reach as many people as possible.

👉 Follow the link to make a donation - https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002SEVNGAA5

A BIG thank you to everyone who has contributed so far!

21/03/2024

So far you've helped raise an incredible £13,134 out of £20,000 for Leeds Lieder's Big Give Arts for Impact campaign!

With only 4 days left to donate, your support is needed now more than ever. Every donation made this week will be doubled to enable us to deliver our award-winning education projects for thousands of school children across Leeds.

Follow the link to make your donation: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002SEVNGAA5
A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to this campaign!

20/03/2024

Leeds Lieder’s Young Artist Programme is the beating heart of the Festival and you can play a crucial role in supporting their artistic development and journey. By donating to the Big Give Arts for Impact campaign, you can help champion the next generation of talent 🌱

We’re aiming to raise £10,000 in one week which will be matched by Big Give, doubling the impact of your contribution. A huge thank you to everyone who has generously donated so far!

Remember donations are open until Tuesday 26 March at 12:00pm.

Find out more and donate here: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a056900002SEVNGAA5

20/03/2024

Putting a new spin on the concert hall! Tomorrow students from are collaborating with Leeds Lieder artist, Neil Balfour. A relaxed evening of Art Song at the ‘musical heartbeat of Leeds’,
 
📅 Thursday 21 March 2024
🕖 Doors 7.00pm, music from 7.30pm
📍 Jumbo Records

Free entry, no booking required