by leedslieder-admin | 13 Mar, 2024 | News, Press Release
The Leeds Lieder Festival has received support from Arts Council England for its 2024 edition. A heartening message from Leeds Lieder Director, Joseph Middleton, who celebrates his tenth anniversary with the Festival this year: “Following last...
by leedslieder-admin | 4 Jan, 2024 | News, Press Release
Leeds Lieder Festival returns to mark its 20th anniversary, filling the city with song from Saturday 13 April to Sunday 21 April 2024. Bouncing back from the well-documented funding crisis of last season, and building on last year’s record number of first time concert...
by leedslieder-admin | 20 Jun, 2023 | News, Reviews
“Leeds Lieder’s effect on the musical landscape of Leeds has been transformational.” – Geoffrey Mogridge, Ilkley Gazette Writing for the Ilkley Gazette, classical music critic Geoffrey Mogridge expressed praise for the 2023 edition of the Leeds Lieder...
by leedslieder-admin | 19 Jun, 2023 | News, Reviews
“This was mélodie perfection.” – Martin Dreyer, Charles Hutch Press In a review for the Charles Hutch Press, writer Martin Dreyer praised Véronique Gens’ “remarkable” ability and her dynamism with accompanist Susan Manoff at the 2023...
by leedslieder-admin | 19 Jun, 2023 | News, Reviews
★★★★★ “The quality of this performance gave ample evidence of just how worthwhile this festival has proven to be.” – Melanie Eskenazi, musicOMH musicOMH awarded Sir Simon Keenlyside and Joseph Middleton’s Closing Gala recital a full five stars as the...
by leedslieder-admin | 17 Jun, 2023 | News, Reviews
★★★★ “Rewarding as ever, the annual art-song festival has long won converts through its sheer quality – and yet, ACE has pulled all its funding” – Ivan Hewitt, The Telegraph Reviewing the 2023 Leeds Lieder Festival as part of the Telegraph’s monthly...