News and Reviews
Reviews: Leeds Lieder 2021 March recitals
Spring song weekend; Bernadette Johns, Alexandra Standing, Fatma Said, Joseph Middleton, Laurence Kilsby, Ian Tindale, Kitty Whately, Madelaine Newton, Kevin Whately; Leeds Lieder at Leeds Town Hall Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 27 March 2021 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) A...
Reviews: Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzer in collaboration with Blackheath Halls
Reviews from our Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzer concert at Blackheath Halls
Leeds Lieder announce Spring 2021 recitals presented from Leeds Town Hall
Join Leeds Lieder this Spring for recitals presented live from Leeds Town Hall. Now on sale!
Join Leeds Lieder and Blackheath Halls for a musical Valentine’s Day treat!
Join Leeds Lieder and Blackheath Halls for a Valentine’s treat!
Catch Leeds Lieder on BBC Radio 3 all this week!
The highly acclaimed Leeds Lieder ‘Mahler Song Series’ is to be broadcast again this week on BBC Radio 3!
Autumn 2020 concert reviews
Reviews from our weekend of song at Leeds Town Hall – October 2020
Leeds Lieder announces Autumn 2020 Weekend of Song
Leeds Lieder announces first live recitals of the 2020-21 season, and among the first socially distanced song recitals outside of London since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic.
Exclusive Leeds Lieder Digital Content!
Throughout April we will be showcasing videos of Masterclasses and Talks from the 2019 Festival. In this series of videos, our 2019 Leeds Lieder Young Artists will be joined by Ann Murray DBE, Malcolm Martineau and Amanda Roocroft. All the videos will be premiered on...
Leeds Lieder Cancels 10th Festival
Following the UK Government and Public Health England’s announcement of enhanced recommendations to counter the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic by avoiding large gatherings, we have taken the decision to cancel the 2020 Leeds Lieder Festival. Joseph...
Review | Diary of one who Disappeared
Nicky Spence tenor Joseph Middleton piano This recital was both the final concert in the Leeds Lieder 2019-20 season, and a taster for the forthcoming 2020 Festival, which takes place over four days from Thursday April 16th-Sunday April 19th. This will be the...
Leeds Lieder receives a J.M.Barrie Award
We were delighted to receive the J.M.Barrie Award from Action for Children's Arts for our Discovering Lieder Project. Special thanks go to our project artists Aimee Toshney, Ewan Gilford and Charlie Trepess. The J.M.Barrie Award is given annually to a children's arts...
Leeds Lieder Festival in the News
Review: The Sunday Times Leeds Lieder is lucky to have this soprano at the peak of her powers The Sunday Times, May 5 2019 by Hugh Canning Just before the summer festival onslaught begins in earnest in two weeks with Glyndebourne’s La Damnation de Faust, two smaller,...
Discovering Lieder Wins ACA Member’s Award
Every year Action for Children's Arts host The JM Barrie Awards to celebrate those who give their time and talent to arts for children, 0-12yrs. This year’s ‘Lifetime’s Achievement in Children’s Arts Award’, goes to the author, Sir Philip Pullman CBE; and ‘The Special...
Previews, listings and broadcasts – Leeds Lieder in the News
Leeds Lieder 2019 is drawing attention online, in print and on air - check out the coverage via these links:- https://seenandheard-international.com/2019/04/leeds-lieder-announces-2019-art-song-festival/...
Wallis Giunta & Michael Sikich – A Friends Event at Bowcliffe Hall
Wallis Giunta and Michael Sikich - A Friends Event at Bowcliffe Hall A delightful evening of song to be held in the elegant surroundings of Bowcliffe Hall, Bramham, Leeds on Tuesday 26 February 2019. The evening will begin at 7pm with a champagne and canapé...
2019 Festival Programme Launch
Leeds Lieder are pleased to announce the programme for the 2019 Lieder Festival, which is taking place from Thursday the 25th to Sunday the 28th of April. We invite you to join us for another packed festival of talks, concerts, poetry, recitals, masterclasses, a...
Review- The Soldier: from Severn to Somme
One of the chief delights of the classical song recital is that the comparatively short form of the Lied (song) allows for imaginative, thematic programming, and the present concert is in this regard exemplary.
Review- The Soldier: from Severn to Somme
THIS thought provoking programme of 20 songs from the 19th and 20th centuries traced the mythical soldier’s journey from boyhood awakening in idyllic Edwardian rural England to early death at the 1916 Battle of the Somme.
Leeds Lieder Pop Up Piano Trail Performance
Saturday 8th September 2018 Experience a taste of Leeds Lieder's 2018-19 Concert Season whilst you shop! In partnership with Leeds Piano Trail listen to Lieder performed live in the Victoria Quarter from 11.00am - 12.30pm (more information here).
"Thoughtful, intellectual pieces" finds Jason Whittaker in his review of the premiere of Daniel Kidane's 'Songs of Illumination' performed by Nick Pritchard and Ian Tindale on the 22nd April 2018. Read the full review here
Reviews: Leeds Lieder 2021 March recitals
Spring song weekend; Bernadette Johns, Alexandra Standing, Fatma Said, Joseph Middleton, Laurence Kilsby, Ian Tindale, Kitty Whately, Madelaine Newton, Kevin Whately; Leeds Lieder at Leeds Town Hall Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 27 March 2021 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) A...
Reviews: Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzer in collaboration with Blackheath Halls
Reviews from our Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzer concert at Blackheath Halls
Leeds Lieder announce Spring 2021 recitals presented from Leeds Town Hall
Join Leeds Lieder this Spring for recitals presented live from Leeds Town Hall. Now on sale!
Join Leeds Lieder and Blackheath Halls for a musical Valentine’s Day treat!
Join Leeds Lieder and Blackheath Halls for a Valentine’s treat!
Catch Leeds Lieder on BBC Radio 3 all this week!
The highly acclaimed Leeds Lieder ‘Mahler Song Series’ is to be broadcast again this week on BBC Radio 3!
Autumn 2020 concert reviews
Reviews from our weekend of song at Leeds Town Hall – October 2020
Leeds Lieder announces Autumn 2020 Weekend of Song
Leeds Lieder announces first live recitals of the 2020-21 season, and among the first socially distanced song recitals outside of London since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic.
Exclusive Leeds Lieder Digital Content!
Throughout April we will be showcasing videos of Masterclasses and Talks from the 2019 Festival. In this series of videos, our 2019 Leeds Lieder Young Artists will be joined by Ann Murray DBE, Malcolm Martineau and Amanda Roocroft. All the videos will be premiered on...
Leeds Lieder Cancels 10th Festival
Following the UK Government and Public Health England’s announcement of enhanced recommendations to counter the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic by avoiding large gatherings, we have taken the decision to cancel the 2020 Leeds Lieder Festival. Joseph...
Review | Diary of one who Disappeared
Nicky Spence tenor Joseph Middleton piano This recital was both the final concert in the Leeds Lieder 2019-20 season, and a taster for the forthcoming 2020 Festival, which takes place over four days from Thursday April 16th-Sunday April 19th. This will be the...
Leeds Lieder receives a J.M.Barrie Award
We were delighted to receive the J.M.Barrie Award from Action for Children's Arts for our Discovering Lieder Project. Special thanks go to our project artists Aimee Toshney, Ewan Gilford and Charlie Trepess. The J.M.Barrie Award is given annually to a children's arts...
Leeds Lieder Festival in the News
Review: The Sunday Times Leeds Lieder is lucky to have this soprano at the peak of her powers The Sunday Times, May 5 2019 by Hugh Canning Just before the summer festival onslaught begins in earnest in two weeks with Glyndebourne’s La Damnation de Faust, two smaller,...
Discovering Lieder Wins ACA Member’s Award
Every year Action for Children's Arts host The JM Barrie Awards to celebrate those who give their time and talent to arts for children, 0-12yrs. This year’s ‘Lifetime’s Achievement in Children’s Arts Award’, goes to the author, Sir Philip Pullman CBE; and ‘The Special...
Previews, listings and broadcasts – Leeds Lieder in the News
Leeds Lieder 2019 is drawing attention online, in print and on air - check out the coverage via these links:- https://seenandheard-international.com/2019/04/leeds-lieder-announces-2019-art-song-festival/...
Wallis Giunta & Michael Sikich – A Friends Event at Bowcliffe Hall
Wallis Giunta and Michael Sikich - A Friends Event at Bowcliffe Hall A delightful evening of song to be held in the elegant surroundings of Bowcliffe Hall, Bramham, Leeds on Tuesday 26 February 2019. The evening will begin at 7pm with a champagne and canapé...
2019 Festival Programme Launch
Leeds Lieder are pleased to announce the programme for the 2019 Lieder Festival, which is taking place from Thursday the 25th to Sunday the 28th of April. We invite you to join us for another packed festival of talks, concerts, poetry, recitals, masterclasses, a...
Review- The Soldier: from Severn to Somme
One of the chief delights of the classical song recital is that the comparatively short form of the Lied (song) allows for imaginative, thematic programming, and the present concert is in this regard exemplary.
Review- The Soldier: from Severn to Somme
THIS thought provoking programme of 20 songs from the 19th and 20th centuries traced the mythical soldier’s journey from boyhood awakening in idyllic Edwardian rural England to early death at the 1916 Battle of the Somme.
Leeds Lieder Pop Up Piano Trail Performance
Saturday 8th September 2018 Experience a taste of Leeds Lieder's 2018-19 Concert Season whilst you shop! In partnership with Leeds Piano Trail listen to Lieder performed live in the Victoria Quarter from 11.00am - 12.30pm (more information here).
"Thoughtful, intellectual pieces" finds Jason Whittaker in his review of the premiere of Daniel Kidane's 'Songs of Illumination' performed by Nick Pritchard and Ian Tindale on the 22nd April 2018. Read the full review here
Reviews: Leeds Lieder 2021 March recitals
Spring song weekend; Bernadette Johns, Alexandra Standing, Fatma Said, Joseph Middleton, Laurence Kilsby, Ian Tindale, Kitty Whately, Madelaine Newton, Kevin Whately; Leeds Lieder at Leeds Town Hall Reviewed by Robert Hugill on 27 March 2021 Star rating: 4.0 (★★★★) A...
Reviews: Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzer in collaboration with Blackheath Halls
Reviews from our Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzer concert at Blackheath Halls
Leeds Lieder announce Spring 2021 recitals presented from Leeds Town Hall
Join Leeds Lieder this Spring for recitals presented live from Leeds Town Hall. Now on sale!
Join Leeds Lieder and Blackheath Halls for a musical Valentine’s Day treat!
Join Leeds Lieder and Blackheath Halls for a Valentine’s treat!
Catch Leeds Lieder on BBC Radio 3 all this week!
The highly acclaimed Leeds Lieder ‘Mahler Song Series’ is to be broadcast again this week on BBC Radio 3!
Autumn 2020 concert reviews
Reviews from our weekend of song at Leeds Town Hall – October 2020
Leeds Lieder announces Autumn 2020 Weekend of Song
Leeds Lieder announces first live recitals of the 2020-21 season, and among the first socially distanced song recitals outside of London since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic.
Exclusive Leeds Lieder Digital Content!
Throughout April we will be showcasing videos of Masterclasses and Talks from the 2019 Festival. In this series of videos, our 2019 Leeds Lieder Young Artists will be joined by Ann Murray DBE, Malcolm Martineau and Amanda Roocroft. All the videos will be premiered on...
Leeds Lieder Cancels 10th Festival
Following the UK Government and Public Health England’s announcement of enhanced recommendations to counter the spread of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic by avoiding large gatherings, we have taken the decision to cancel the 2020 Leeds Lieder Festival. Joseph...
Review | Diary of one who Disappeared
Nicky Spence tenor Joseph Middleton piano This recital was both the final concert in the Leeds Lieder 2019-20 season, and a taster for the forthcoming 2020 Festival, which takes place over four days from Thursday April 16th-Sunday April 19th. This will be the...
Leeds Lieder receives a J.M.Barrie Award
We were delighted to receive the J.M.Barrie Award from Action for Children's Arts for our Discovering Lieder Project. Special thanks go to our project artists Aimee Toshney, Ewan Gilford and Charlie Trepess. The J.M.Barrie Award is given annually to a children's arts...
Leeds Lieder Festival in the News
Review: The Sunday Times Leeds Lieder is lucky to have this soprano at the peak of her powers The Sunday Times, May 5 2019 by Hugh Canning Just before the summer festival onslaught begins in earnest in two weeks with Glyndebourne’s La Damnation de Faust, two smaller,...
Discovering Lieder Wins ACA Member’s Award
Every year Action for Children's Arts host The JM Barrie Awards to celebrate those who give their time and talent to arts for children, 0-12yrs. This year’s ‘Lifetime’s Achievement in Children’s Arts Award’, goes to the author, Sir Philip Pullman CBE; and ‘The Special...
Previews, listings and broadcasts – Leeds Lieder in the News
Leeds Lieder 2019 is drawing attention online, in print and on air - check out the coverage via these links:- https://seenandheard-international.com/2019/04/leeds-lieder-announces-2019-art-song-festival/...
Wallis Giunta & Michael Sikich – A Friends Event at Bowcliffe Hall
Wallis Giunta and Michael Sikich - A Friends Event at Bowcliffe Hall A delightful evening of song to be held in the elegant surroundings of Bowcliffe Hall, Bramham, Leeds on Tuesday 26 February 2019. The evening will begin at 7pm with a champagne and canapé...
2019 Festival Programme Launch
Leeds Lieder are pleased to announce the programme for the 2019 Lieder Festival, which is taking place from Thursday the 25th to Sunday the 28th of April. We invite you to join us for another packed festival of talks, concerts, poetry, recitals, masterclasses, a...
Review- The Soldier: from Severn to Somme
One of the chief delights of the classical song recital is that the comparatively short form of the Lied (song) allows for imaginative, thematic programming, and the present concert is in this regard exemplary.
Review- The Soldier: from Severn to Somme
THIS thought provoking programme of 20 songs from the 19th and 20th centuries traced the mythical soldier’s journey from boyhood awakening in idyllic Edwardian rural England to early death at the 1916 Battle of the Somme.
Leeds Lieder Pop Up Piano Trail Performance
Saturday 8th September 2018 Experience a taste of Leeds Lieder's 2018-19 Concert Season whilst you shop! In partnership with Leeds Piano Trail listen to Lieder performed live in the Victoria Quarter from 11.00am - 12.30pm (more information here).
"Thoughtful, intellectual pieces" finds Jason Whittaker in his review of the premiere of Daniel Kidane's 'Songs of Illumination' performed by Nick Pritchard and Ian Tindale on the 22nd April 2018. Read the full review here
Louise Alder (winner of the Joan Southerland Audience prize, Cardif Singer of the World 2017) and Joseph Middleton’s recital from last year’s Leeds Lieder Festival featured as part of the Cardiff Singer of the World focus on BBC Radio 3.
Listed again HERE