Evening Concert | Fantasia Orchestra: ‘British Isles’ Wednesday 24 February 7–9pm Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall £22.50, £16.50 Barber Association, £11.50 Concessions, £6 Student/U18/ University Staff Feat. Guy Johnston cello Dame Sheila Hancock narrator Fantasia Orchestra team up with British cellist Guy Johnston and Dame Sheila Hancock for a programme that celebrates the British Isles and … Read more
Evening Concert | Paul Lewis – piano Wednesday 10 February 7.30–9.30pm Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall £22.50, £16.50 Barber Association, £11.50 Concessions, £6 Student/U18/ University Staff Mozart Piano Sonata No.6 in D, K284 Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses, Op.54 Copland Piano Variations (1930) Mozart Piano Sonata No.11 in A, K331
Evening Concert | Borodin Quartet Wednesday 27 January 7.30–9.30pm Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall £22.50, £16.50 Barber Association, £11.50 Concessions, £6 Student/U18/ University Staff Haydn Quartet in E-flat, Op.33, No.2, ‘The Joke’ Debussy Quartet in G minor, Op.10 Shostakovich Quartet No.2 in A, Op.68
Lunchtime Concert | Stephen Upshaw and Huw Watkins Friday 11 December 1–1.50pm Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Free Our autumn term lunchtime concerts conclude with a performance from two leading chamber musicians, violist Stephen Upshaw, and pianist and composer Huw Watkins. The duo joins us having given a composition workshop with music students last year, and … Read more
Lunchtime Concert | Fidelio Trio Friday 4 December 1–1.50pm Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Free Darragh Morgan violin Tim Gill cello Mary Dullea piano One of the UK’s most acclaimed piano trios, Fidelio Trio join us for this lunchtime performance with a programme that includes Michael Zev Gordon’s In the Middle of things, a work commissioned … Read more
Lunchtime Concert | Dichterliebe Friday 27 November 1–1.50pm Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Free Helen Charlston soprano Sholto Kynoch piano In 2023, Helen Charlston and Sholto Kynoch premiered Knight’s Dream, a brilliantly inventive new cycle by Héloïse Werner that was conceived as a companion piece for Schumann’s Dichterliebe. The concert received rave reviews in The Times … Read more
Lunchtime Concert | Clare Hammond – piano Friday 20 November 1–1.50pm Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Free One of the most formidable pianists of her generation, Clare Hammond is a regular guest at festivals and in concert halls across the UK. A performer with great poise, renowned for her communication and expressiveness, Hammond’s programme includes a … Read more
Lunchtime Concert | The Purcell School Friday 13 November 1–1.50pm Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Free Come along to hear the next generation of classical music artists! A selection of talented students from The Purcell School for young musicians join us for a lunchtime concert centred around Mozart’s popular Serenade for winds, performed by The Purcell … Read more
Pocket-sized Power: A Feminist History of Portrait Miniatures Online exhibition Explore the exhibition here Can power fit in the palm of your hand? Portrait miniatures are tiny, yet mighty objects. Often no bigger than a smartphone, these small detailed portraits were often made to be worn as jewellery and carried as keepsakes. Hidden in … Read more