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Concerts 2021/2022
Now in its 27th season, our concert series continues to attract artists with international reputations to Harrogate. Andrew Hitchen, a music-loving volunteer, put the series together. Please consider supporting his, and our, efforts by becoming a Patron (details below).
LUNCHTIME RECITALS at 1 pm on Mondays
Admission £10
Tickets 01423 883 618 or a.hitchen81@gmail.com
4 October 2021
Leonore Piano Trio
Benjamin Nabarro (violin)
Gemma Rosefield (cello)
Tim Horton (piano)
Piano Trio Hob XV:21 - Haydn
Piano Trio in F minor Op.65 - Dvorak
1 November 2021
Susan Tomes (piano)
CPE Bach, Haydn, Szymanowska, Chopin, Amy Beach, Schumann, Ravel and Debussy
6 December 2021
Ariel Lanyi
(3rd prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition 2021)
Mozart: Piano Sonata in G, K283,
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No29 in B flat, Op. 106 (‘Hammerklavier’)
7 February 2022
Irène Duval (violin) and Ariel Lanyi (piano)
SCHUBERT: Sonatina No.2 in A minor for violin & piano, op.137
REYNALDO HAHN: Romance in A for violin and piano
SCHUBERT: Sonatina No.1 in D major (D.384)
FAURE: Sonata No.1 in A for violin and piano, Op.13
14 March 2022
Elisabeth Brauß (Germany) - piano
(Former BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist)
W. A. Mozart - 12 variations on “Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman“
F. Mendelssohn - Bartholdy - Variations sérieuses op. 54
J. Brahms - 4 Klavierstücke op. 119
R. Schumann - Faschingsschwank aus Wien op. 26
4 April 2022
The Mithras (Piano) Trio
(BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists)
Piano Trio, Op. 150 - Amy Beach
Piano Trio in B major, Op. 8 - Brahms
9 May 2022
Fidelio Trio
Darragh Morgan - violin
Tim Gill - cello
Mary Dullea - piano
Piano Trio no. 4 in E minor, op.90 ('Dumky') - Dvorak
Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, op. 92 - Saint Saëns
6 June 2022
Nicky Spence (tenor) BBC Music Magazine Personality of the Year 2022
Joseph Middleton (piano)
Griffes: 3 poems of Fiona MacLeod
Barber: Knoxville Summer of 1915
Ravel: Ye Banks and Braes
Britten: Ca’ the Yowes
O can ye sew cushions?
The Larky Lad
Bonds: Songs of the Season
4 July 2022
Sofya Gulyak (piano)
Winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition 2009
Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann op.20 - Clara Schumann
Rondo-capriccioso op.14 - Mendelssohn
Five pieces op.3 - Rachmaninov
Pictures at an Exhibition - Mussorgsky
18 July 2022
Jazz concert - the Richard Wetherall Trio
EVENING RECITALS at 7.30pm
Admission £16 (16 and under £8)
Tickets 01423 883 618 or a.hitchen81@gmail.com
Saturday, 8 January 2022
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
PIERNÉ Nocturne op. 40 no. 2
DECAUX Cimetière (No. 3 from Clairs de lune)
DEBUSSY Nocturne (1892)
RAVEL Gaspard de la nuit
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DEBUSSY Préludes Book 2
Thursday, 3 March 2022
Stephen Hough
Alan Rawsthorne Bagatelles
Robert Schumann Kreisleriana, Op. 16
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Stephen Hough Partita
Frédéric Chopin Ballade No. 3 in A-flat. Op. 47
Nocturne in F-sharp Major, Op. 15, No. 2
Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9. No. 2
Scherzo: No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Patrons Scheme
If you are interested in becoming a patron of the Wesley Centre Concerts, please ask for a leaflet.
Bringing such wonderful concerts to Harrogate is not without cost. Although almost entirely volunteer-run, artist and venue expenses are now approaching £16,000 annually. We do not receive grants. Ticket sales and donations only partly meet running costs, hence our Patrons Scheme. As a patron, you will be supporting great music-making in Harrogate by established and up-and-coming artists. If you wish, your support can be acknowledged in the programme.