| Date/time | Venue | Artists | Works |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14th January
7.30 p.m |
The Barbican Centre
For tickets and further information please click the following link: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2025/event/london-schools-symphony-orchestra |
The London Schools Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Matthew Lynch Soloist – Alessandro Fisher (tenor) |
Venetian Songs Op.22 (Orchestral version) |
| 5th February 7.30 p.m | Song Recital – ‘Love, Lives Beyond the Tomb’
1901 Arts Club, London For further information please click the link below |
James Laing (counter-tenor)
Clare Habbershaw (piano) Dr Jonathan Clinch (pre-concert talk) Sponsored by the Herberts Howells Society |
Selection of songs, including the premiere of ‘A Little Old Cupid’ (De la Mare |
| 14th February
7.30.p.m |
Song Recital – ‘The Truth about Love’ at the Bishop’s Palace, Hereford. | Rachel Roper (mezzo-soprano) Claire Habbershaw (piano)
This concert is in support of the Three Choirs Festival |
The Pine Boughs Past Music Op.39
|
| 17th/18th February | ‘Best of British’ – A Two-Day Celebration at
The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire of Music https://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/events-calendar/best-of-british-17-18-02-2025 |
Day 1. Afternoon Concert (3 p.m) Chu You Yang (violin) and Eric McElroy ( piano)
Evening Concert Mark Bebbington (piano) BCM string ensemble |
Three Violin Pieces Op.11 |
| 6th March
7.30 p.m
|
World Premiere of – ‘The Wreaths of Time’ Op.57
|
Moss Arts Centre, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, NV, USA
Brian Thorsett (tenor) The Dante String Quartet |
Song Cycle ‘The Wreaths of Time’ Op. 57 |
| 27th May
|
The 2025 Elgar Festival
The Firs – Elgar’s Birthplace, Worcestershire Young Composers Workshop |
A Masterclass with April Fredrick (soprano) and Ian Venables | |
| 29th May 1.30 p.m | Screening of ‘Hidden Music’ – Documentary Film by Anthony Cheng
at The Firs – Elgar’s Birthplace, Worcestershire |
Performance of Three Violin Piece Op.11 by Shuwei (violin) and Jiayi Chen (piano)
Followed by ‘Hidden Music’ and a Q and A session with the composer hosted by Seb Soanes |
Three Violin Pieces Op.11 |
| 30th May
11 a.m |
Song Recital – Countess of Huntingdon’s Hall, Deansway, Worcester | April Fredrick (soprano)
Eric McElroy (piano) |
Song Cycle ‘Love’s Voice’ Op.22 |
| 31st May 11 a.m | Choral Concert at St Martin’s in the Cornmarket, Worcester | Elgar Chorale
Piers Maxim (conductor) |
Anthem
Psalm 67 ‘ ‘God be Merciful’Op.51 |
| 31st May
3 p.m
|
Celebrity Organ Recital,
Malvern Priory |
David Briggs (organist | Rhapsody Op.25 |
| 31st May
5.30 p.m |
Choral Evensong
Worcester Cathedral |
Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir
Stephen Shellard (conductor)
|
Evening Canticles |
| 31st May 7.30 p.m
|
Elgar Festival Gala Concert
Worcester Cathedral |
The English Symphony Orchestra
Gareth Brynmor John (baritone) Kenneth Woods (conductor) |
‘Out of the Shadows’ Op.55 (orchestral premiere) |
| Sun 1 June 2pm | Celebrity ‘Cello and Piano Recital
Henry Sandon Hall, Worcester |
Raphael Wallfisch (‘cello)
Simon Callaghan (piano) |
Elegy Op. 2 |
| 4th November
|
70th Birthday Event at The Temple Church, London
Afternoon Song Recital and Evening Concert |
Kitty Whately (mezzo-soprano)
Will Vann (piano) Gareth Brynmor John (baritone) Alessandro Fisher (tenor) String Ensemble (TBA) |
Solo songs (tbc)
Song cycles, ‘Out of the Shadows’ Op.55
|
| 15th November
7.30 p.m |
String Quartet Recital
Hellens, Much Marcle, Herefordshire |
The Tippett String Quartet | String Quartet Op.32 |
Ian Venables
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