Three April concerts, three piano recitals, three innovative programmes and a free glass of wine.

David Hammond (piano) – Yorkshire Airs and a Cuckoo in Spring

Friday 4th April 2025, 1:00pm

In this concert, Yorkshire Airs and a Cuckoo in Spring, pianist David Hammond continues his exploration of composers with a Yorkshire connection. The programme includes music by the remarkably talented Richard Stoker, William Baines’ Goodnight to Flamboro’, Sadie Harrison’s tribute to Baines, 3 Portraits of William Baines from Shadows plus Frederick Delius’ On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring.

Programme:

Richard Stoker: Zodiac Variations

Frederick Delius: On hearing the first cuckoo in Spring

William Baines: Goodnight to Flamboro’

Sadie Harrison: 3 Portraits of William Baines from Shadows  

David Hammond: New Work

Catherine Holbrook: Flamborough Sea Cave  

Elin Alaw: New Work

Samuel Mather: Yorkshire Airs  

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Jakob Fichert (piano)

Saturday 5th April 2025, 1:00pm

Jakob Fichert presents a concert of music curated by Tom Armstrong, composer and York University alumnus, consisting of a tapestry of variations — four discreet panels threading together variation works from the 19th to the 21st centuries.

Programme:

James Else: A stolen moment

Franz Liszt: Au bord d’une source

Variation Tapestry I: a solo piano collage curated by Tom Armstrong

Panel 1 Aaron Copland Variations/Tom Armstrong Dance Maze: Variations

Panel 2 Georg Von Albrecht ‘Piano Sonata in C Minor’ (2nd movement ‘Adagio’)/

Ronald Stevenson Passacaglia on DSCH (‘Tempo di valse’ and ‘Lento lamentoso’)

Panel 3 Robert Schumann Etudes in the form of free variations on a theme of Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (transcribed Franz Liszt) ‘Symphony No. 7 in A Major’ (2nd

movement ‘Allegretto’)

Panel 4 Bela Bartók Improvisations on Hungarian Peasant Songs (3 and 8)

KennethLeighton Nine Variations (2 and 4)

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Ian Pace (piano)

Saturday 5th April 2025, 7:30pm

The Beethoven Project: Ian Pace continues his exploration of Beethoven’s nine symphonies (transcribed by Franz Liszt) with his iconic Pastoral Symphony No.6. The concert will include Michael Finnissy’s English Country Tunes (1-3), Beethoven: Six Goethe-Lieder (transcribed by Franz Liszt) and a new work by Steve Crowther.

Programme:

Beethoven: Six Goethe-Lieder (transcribed by Franz Liszt)Steve Crowther: Three musical tributes: Rock with Stock; A Study in Glass and Louis’ Angry BluesMichael Finnissy: English Country Tunes (movements 1-3)

Beethoven: Symphony No.6 (Pastoral) -transcribed by Franz Liszt

Pre-concert talk by Jakob Fichert (with a complimentary glass of wine or juice) at 6.45pm

Tickets and full concert details here