Filling the city with song since 2004
Leeds Lieder celebrates the performance and composition of song and of poetry in many languages. Between our annual festivals, we hold a lively programme of concerts, talks and educational activities in co-promotions with the Howard Assembly Room at Opera North, Leeds College of Music, the University of Leeds and Leeds International Concert Series.
News and Reviews
Véronique Gens at Leeds Lieder lauded by Charles Hutch Press
"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...
musicOMH praises Keenlyside and Middleton’s Winterreise
★★★★★ "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...
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...
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