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Ilkley Gazette praises Leeds Lieder Festival 2023

Ilkley Gazette praises Leeds Lieder Festival 2023

"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 Festival,...

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Applauds from the Telegraph in Festival review

Applauds from the Telegraph in Festival review

★★★★ "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 live classical...

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Leeds Lieder Festival 2023 reviewed by the Guardian

Leeds Lieder Festival 2023 reviewed by the Guardian

★★★★ "A masterclass in elegance, restraint and the fine art of communication" – Clive Paget, The Guardian Véronique Gens' celebrity recital with Susan Manoff was praised as part of the "world-class" offering in the 2023 Leeds Lieder Festival's "ear-ravishing"...

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James Newby & Joseph Middleton reviewed in musicOMH

James Newby & Joseph Middleton reviewed in musicOMH

★★★★★ "A superb recital from a young baritone and accompanist at the height of their game. Come along on Saturday to hear the same pianist with Simon Keenlyside in Winterreise." – Melanie Eskenazi, musicOMH James Newby and Joseph Middleton's recital at Leeds Lieder...

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Leeds Lieder Festival previewed in the Yorkshire Post

Leeds Lieder Festival previewed in the Yorkshire Post

"[Leeds Lieder] has consistently punched above its weight, bringing world-class classical singers and pianists to perform in Leeds." – Yvette Huddleston, The Yorkshire Post The 2023 Leeds Lieder Festival and the Leeds Lieder Angels Appeal have been featured in the...

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Leeds Lieder launches Angels Appeal

Leeds Lieder launches Angels Appeal

  Leeds Lieder has launched the Angels Appeal crowdfunding campaign to help support the 2023-24 Concert Season, the 2024 Festival, and our vital outreach work in schools and communities. Donate to support art song in Leeds and beyond by clicking here.  ...

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Joseph Middleton pens funding op-ed for the Arts Desk

Joseph Middleton pens funding op-ed for the Arts Desk

"We are being fast-tracked to a society where culture and especially classical music is being systematically stamped out of the communities in which we live." – Joseph Middleton Following news of a cut to Leeds Lieder's funding, Director Joseph Middleton has written...

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SongPath Leeds at the 2023 Festival

SongPath Leeds at the 2023 Festival

“The wandering of the legs gives rise to the wandering of the mind…” SongPath returns to Leeds Lieder for a second year with a unique outdoor walking trail blending music, nature and mental health. This year, the event will explore the rich natural world and history...

read more
Learning and Participation at Leeds Lieder 2023

Learning and Participation at Leeds Lieder 2023

Our award-winning schools' projects are underway across the city, bringing high-quality music education to hundreds of young people. The Discovering Lieder and Living Lieder projects have been running in Leeds schools regularly since 2009. Initially running every year...

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Interview: The Yorkshire Times – Joseph Middleton

Interview: The Yorkshire Times – Joseph Middleton

"There's something so special about being in a concert hall. Two artists who, for one evening, give everything of themselves, expressing the most profound elements of the human condition. I hope somebody sitting there feels something by hearing these texts and amazing...

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Interview: Opera Now – Véronique Gens

Interview: Opera Now – Véronique Gens

'The gift of song' French soprano Véronique Gens was recently interviewed in the June 2023 issue of Opera Now magazine, where she discussed the recording success of her album of Poulenc's La Voix humaine, the beauty of French song and her upcoming recital at Leeds...

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Ilkley Gazette praises Leeds Lieder Festival 2023

Ilkley Gazette praises Leeds Lieder Festival 2023

"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 Festival,...

read more
Applauds from the Telegraph in Festival review

Applauds from the Telegraph in Festival review

★★★★ "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 live classical...

read more
Leeds Lieder Festival 2023 reviewed by the Guardian

Leeds Lieder Festival 2023 reviewed by the Guardian

★★★★ "A masterclass in elegance, restraint and the fine art of communication" – Clive Paget, The Guardian Véronique Gens' celebrity recital with Susan Manoff was praised as part of the "world-class" offering in the 2023 Leeds Lieder Festival's "ear-ravishing"...

read more
James Newby & Joseph Middleton reviewed in musicOMH

James Newby & Joseph Middleton reviewed in musicOMH

★★★★★ "A superb recital from a young baritone and accompanist at the height of their game. Come along on Saturday to hear the same pianist with Simon Keenlyside in Winterreise." – Melanie Eskenazi, musicOMH James Newby and Joseph Middleton's recital at Leeds Lieder...

read more
Leeds Lieder Festival previewed in the Yorkshire Post

Leeds Lieder Festival previewed in the Yorkshire Post

"[Leeds Lieder] has consistently punched above its weight, bringing world-class classical singers and pianists to perform in Leeds." – Yvette Huddleston, The Yorkshire Post The 2023 Leeds Lieder Festival and the Leeds Lieder Angels Appeal have been featured in the...

read more
Leeds Lieder launches Angels Appeal

Leeds Lieder launches Angels Appeal

  Leeds Lieder has launched the Angels Appeal crowdfunding campaign to help support the 2023-24 Concert Season, the 2024 Festival, and our vital outreach work in schools and communities. Donate to support art song in Leeds and beyond by clicking here.  ...

read more
Joseph Middleton pens funding op-ed for the Arts Desk

Joseph Middleton pens funding op-ed for the Arts Desk

"We are being fast-tracked to a society where culture and especially classical music is being systematically stamped out of the communities in which we live." – Joseph Middleton Following news of a cut to Leeds Lieder's funding, Director Joseph Middleton has written...

read more
SongPath Leeds at the 2023 Festival

SongPath Leeds at the 2023 Festival

“The wandering of the legs gives rise to the wandering of the mind…” SongPath returns to Leeds Lieder for a second year with a unique outdoor walking trail blending music, nature and mental health. This year, the event will explore the rich natural world and history...

read more
Learning and Participation at Leeds Lieder 2023

Learning and Participation at Leeds Lieder 2023

Our award-winning schools' projects are underway across the city, bringing high-quality music education to hundreds of young people. The Discovering Lieder and Living Lieder projects have been running in Leeds schools regularly since 2009. Initially running every year...

read more
Interview: The Yorkshire Times – Joseph Middleton

Interview: The Yorkshire Times – Joseph Middleton

"There's something so special about being in a concert hall. Two artists who, for one evening, give everything of themselves, expressing the most profound elements of the human condition. I hope somebody sitting there feels something by hearing these texts and amazing...

read more
Interview: Opera Now – Véronique Gens

Interview: Opera Now – Véronique Gens

'The gift of song' French soprano Véronique Gens was recently interviewed in the June 2023 issue of Opera Now magazine, where she discussed the recording success of her album of Poulenc's La Voix humaine, the beauty of French song and her upcoming recital at Leeds...

read more
Ilkley Gazette praises Leeds Lieder Festival 2023

Ilkley Gazette praises Leeds Lieder Festival 2023

"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 Festival,...

read more
Applauds from the Telegraph in Festival review

Applauds from the Telegraph in Festival review

★★★★ "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 live classical...

read more
Leeds Lieder Festival 2023 reviewed by the Guardian

Leeds Lieder Festival 2023 reviewed by the Guardian

★★★★ "A masterclass in elegance, restraint and the fine art of communication" – Clive Paget, The Guardian Véronique Gens' celebrity recital with Susan Manoff was praised as part of the "world-class" offering in the 2023 Leeds Lieder Festival's "ear-ravishing"...

read more
James Newby & Joseph Middleton reviewed in musicOMH

James Newby & Joseph Middleton reviewed in musicOMH

★★★★★ "A superb recital from a young baritone and accompanist at the height of their game. Come along on Saturday to hear the same pianist with Simon Keenlyside in Winterreise." – Melanie Eskenazi, musicOMH James Newby and Joseph Middleton's recital at Leeds Lieder...

read more
Leeds Lieder Festival previewed in the Yorkshire Post

Leeds Lieder Festival previewed in the Yorkshire Post

"[Leeds Lieder] has consistently punched above its weight, bringing world-class classical singers and pianists to perform in Leeds." – Yvette Huddleston, The Yorkshire Post The 2023 Leeds Lieder Festival and the Leeds Lieder Angels Appeal have been featured in the...

read more
Leeds Lieder launches Angels Appeal

Leeds Lieder launches Angels Appeal

  Leeds Lieder has launched the Angels Appeal crowdfunding campaign to help support the 2023-24 Concert Season, the 2024 Festival, and our vital outreach work in schools and communities. Donate to support art song in Leeds and beyond by clicking here.  ...

read more
Joseph Middleton pens funding op-ed for the Arts Desk

Joseph Middleton pens funding op-ed for the Arts Desk

"We are being fast-tracked to a society where culture and especially classical music is being systematically stamped out of the communities in which we live." – Joseph Middleton Following news of a cut to Leeds Lieder's funding, Director Joseph Middleton has written...

read more
SongPath Leeds at the 2023 Festival

SongPath Leeds at the 2023 Festival

“The wandering of the legs gives rise to the wandering of the mind…” SongPath returns to Leeds Lieder for a second year with a unique outdoor walking trail blending music, nature and mental health. This year, the event will explore the rich natural world and history...

read more
Learning and Participation at Leeds Lieder 2023

Learning and Participation at Leeds Lieder 2023

Our award-winning schools' projects are underway across the city, bringing high-quality music education to hundreds of young people. The Discovering Lieder and Living Lieder projects have been running in Leeds schools regularly since 2009. Initially running every year...

read more
Interview: The Yorkshire Times – Joseph Middleton

Interview: The Yorkshire Times – Joseph Middleton

"There's something so special about being in a concert hall. Two artists who, for one evening, give everything of themselves, expressing the most profound elements of the human condition. I hope somebody sitting there feels something by hearing these texts and amazing...

read more
Interview: Opera Now – Véronique Gens

Interview: Opera Now – Véronique Gens

'The gift of song' French soprano Véronique Gens was recently interviewed in the June 2023 issue of Opera Now magazine, where she discussed the recording success of her album of Poulenc's La Voix humaine, the beauty of French song and her upcoming recital at Leeds...

read more