by leedslieder-admin | 31 Mar, 2021 | Reviews
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...
by leedslieder-admin | 2 Mar, 2021 | Reviews
Review from The Arts Desk: https://theartsdesk.com/opera/tony-and-young-artists-royal-operaliebeslieder-waltzes-blackheath-halls-online-review-love-and Review from Guardian:...
by leedslieder-admin | 22 Feb, 2021 | News
Leeds Lieder are delighted to welcome outstanding artists to Leeds this Spring including Dame Sarah Connolly, Gerald Finley, Fatma Said, Kitty Whately, Julius Drake and Joseph Middleton who will perform alongside some of the UK’s leading young artists (in...
by leedslieder-admin | 1 Feb, 2021 | News
LOVE: Brahms Liebeslieder-Waltzer, Op.52 & 65 Your favourite romantic restaurant closed? Netflix left you chilled? While many concert halls remain dark, Blackheath Halls and Leeds Lieder are holding hands this year to offer a perfect Valentine’s Gift for you and...
by leedslieder-admin | 19 Jan, 2021 | News
The highly acclaimed Leeds Lieder ‘Mahler Song Series’ (given in collaboration with the University of Leeds International Concert Series and recorded by the BBC Radio 3 last season) is to be broadcast again this week! The three recitals will be spread over four...
by leedslieder-admin | 4 Nov, 2020 | Reviews
Last updated 4th November 2020 https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/ilkleynews/18842344.review-leeds-lieder-louise-alder-joseph-middleton-benson-wilson-leeds-town-hall-friday-30th-october-2020...
by leedslieder-admin | 4 Oct, 2020 | News, Press Release
Thursday 29th to Saturday 31st October 2020 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. Supported by Arts Council England, seven...
by leedslieder-admin | 10 Apr, 2020 | News
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...
by leedslieder-admin | 19 Mar, 2020 | News, Press Release
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...
by leedslieder-admin | 17 Mar, 2020 | News, Reviews
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...
by leedslieder-admin | 15 Nov, 2019 | News
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...
by leedslieder-admin | 10 May, 2019 | News, Reviews
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,...
by leedslieder-admin | 10 May, 2019 | News
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...
by leedslieder-admin | 18 Apr, 2019 | News, Reviews
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/...
by leedslieder-admin | 7 Feb, 2019 | News
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...
by leedslieder-admin | 30 Nov, 2018 | News
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...
by leedslieder-admin | 30 Nov, 2018 | News, Reviews
Howard Assembly Room- 22nd November 2018 Christopher Maltman baritone Joseph Middleton piano 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...
by leedslieder-admin | 30 Nov, 2018 | News, Reviews
Howard Assembly Room- 22nd November 2018 Christopher Maltman baritone Joseph Middleton piano 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...
by leedslieder-admin | 23 Aug, 2018 | News
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)....
by leedslieder-admin | 8 Jun, 2018 | News, Reviews
“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...
