by leedslieder-admin | 31 May, 2023 | News
“We have the opportunity to bring these people to the concert hall; people who may not have been to one before, and to tell their individual story through song.” – Joseph Middleton Classical Music has published a feature on The Leeds Songbook – a new...
by leedslieder-admin | 31 May, 2023 | News, Press Release
BRITISH BARITONE SIR SIMON KEENLYSIDE TO MAKE HIS LONG-AWAITED DEBUT AT LEEDS LIEDER Saturday 17 June 2023 at 8pm Replacing an indisposed Dame Sarah Connolly, Sir Simon Keenlyside will perform Schubert’s enduring song cycle Winterreise, accompanied by Festival...
by leedslieder-admin | 30 May, 2023 | News
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...
by leedslieder-admin | 30 May, 2023 | News
“Leeds Lieder has always been about more than just world-class artists giving recitals” – Joseph Middleton Pianist and Leeds Lieder Director Joseph Middleton has shared a Feature on the 2023 Leeds Lieder Festival, Touches of Sweet Harmony, with Opera North. He walks...
by leedslieder-admin | 29 May, 2023 | News
“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...
by leedslieder-admin | 27 May, 2023 | News
‘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...
by leedslieder-admin | 26 May, 2023 | News
Leeds Lieder Director Joseph Middleton devised the June 2023 edition of BBC Music Magazine’s cover CD, Songs of the Night. He discusses selections on the CD – including works by Mahler, Schumann, Finzi, Maconchy, Brahms, Fauré and more – in the magazine feature....
by leedslieder-admin | 25 May, 2023 | News
With regret Dame Sarah Connolly has had to withdraw from the previously announced Closing Gala recital. A new date in the autumn with the same programme will be announced in due course. Leeds Lieder are thrilled that Sir Simon Keenlyside has agreed to step in to close...
by leedslieder-admin | 13 Mar, 2023 | News, Press Release
TOUCHES of SWEET HARMONY Friday 9 to Saturday 17 June 2023 The 2023 Leeds Lieder Festival extends from four days to nine and presents its most wide-reaching programme to date, with an array of recitals, masterclasses and events in and around the city of Leeds....
by leedslieder-admin | 28 Feb, 2023 | News
“Noël Coward was the best lyrical tongue and satirist of the last century and it’s a real delight to be able to bring him back to life so close to the 50th anniversary of his death.” – Nicky Spence BBC Music Magazine Personality of the Year 2022 Nicky Spence was...
by leedslieder-admin | 27 Feb, 2023 | News, Press Release
A MOST MARVELLOUS PARTY! It’s partytime at Leeds Lieder as soprano Mary Bevan, tenor Nicky Spence and Festival Director Joseph Middleton join forces for an evening of songs by Noël Coward. Leeds Lieder are in party mode as they prepare for an evening of songs by Noël...
by leedslieder-admin | 9 Feb, 2023 | News
“There’s nothing broad-brush about a recital, I have to be specific in my storytelling to keep the audience engaged.” – Jennifer Johnston Ahead of her recital inaugurating the Leeds Lieder Spring 2023 Concert Season accompanied by Joseph Middleton, mezzo-soprano...
by leedslieder-admin | 24 Jan, 2023 | News, Press Release
Announcing our Leeds Lieder 2023 Young Artists programme – applications now open. Dates: Sunday 11 June to Saturday 17 June 2023 Application deadline: Friday 24 February 2023 Click here to view the application form. Building on the success of our Young Artists...
by leedslieder-admin | 20 Jan, 2023 | News, Press Release
ONE LIFE STAND Leeds Lieder starts 2023 with a recital celebrating English and American art song performed by mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston and accompanied by Festival Director Joseph Middleton As part of the 2023 Contemporary Music Festival at the University of...
by leedslieder-admin | 29 Mar, 2022 | News
‘The assumption that accompanists can get away with being less proficient is false’ – Joseph Middleton As he prepares for a four-day celebration of song as artistic director of Leeds Lieder, the leading collaborative pianist discusses his art, and much besides, with...
by leedslieder-admin | 29 Mar, 2022 | News
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by leedslieder-admin | 8 Feb, 2022 | News
Click here to download the 2022 Festival brochure Browse all Festival events here Thursday 28 April – Sunday 1 May 2022Howard Assembly Room, Leeds Leeds Lieder is delighted to welcome an array of outstanding artists to the newly refurbished Howard Assembly Room in...
by leedslieder-admin | 23 Dec, 2021 | News
Leeds Town Hall will close for two years on 31 December for a major programme of redevelopment and refurbishment. We have therefore had to give up our office, which has been generously provided to us by Leeds City Council as support-in-kind since 2014. While we look...
by leedslieder-admin | 24 Jun, 2021 | News, Reviews
“towering performances on a grand stage” The Times **** “a cleverly devised, beautifully polished programme” The Guardian **** “a stunning line-up of today’s leading singers” Gramophone Magazine “..it’s difficult...
by leedslieder-admin | 6 May, 2021 | News, Press Release
Leeds Lieder has ‘fully realised its potential and become an event of international stature. It attracts a large, loyal and knowledgeable audience, and not just from the locality’ Opera Now Ten Festivals and a Pandemic! In 2004 a group of passionate,...
