Known worldwide as a ‘peerless song accompanist’, Graham Johnson reimagined and revitalised the song recital with the advent of his Songmakers’ Almanac.

Head of School and Professor of Music at the University of Leeds, Barbara Kelly, gives an enlightening introduction to this evening’s recital.

James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook perform repertoire by composers including Quilter, Fauré, Mahler, Boulanger and Muriel Herbert.

Enjoy the finest young duos of the Leeds Lieder Young Artists Programme, coached by Sir Thomas Allen, Dame Felicity Lott and more.

Having watched this great song duo in performance, our Young Artists will benefit from a joint masterclass with James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook.

Cellist and musicologist Dr George Kennaway, Visiting Research Fellow at Huddersfield and Leeds Universities, returns to Leeds Lieder to give one of his popular pre-concert talks.

To close the Leeds Lieder Festival, Sampson and Middleton present a gala recital entitled “But i like to sing…” a witty line from Bernstein’s song written for children: “I hate music!”.

In the informality of the Kino bar, Claire Barnett-Jones will offer up for a late-night cabaret performance along with pianist Libby Burgess.

Benjamin Appl leads our Young Artists through their chosen repertoire, passing on the experiences he had as a pupil of Fischer-Dieskau.

Performed in English, alongside new poems by Kate Wakeling, this is a fresh take on one of the most unusual and captivating of all song cycles.

Calling all singers! Now is your chance to experience the thrill of working with one of the UK’s leading choral trainers

Following an afternoon of rehearsals under the inspirational leadership of Andrea Brown, the newly-formed Leeds Lieder Bring and Sing!

In this pre-concert talk, Davies introduces her new song cycle, specially commissioned for this 20th Anniversary Festival.

Ema Nikolovska and Joseph Middleton will perform newly commissioned song cycle by Tansy Davies with text by poet Kate Wakeling.

Join us in the Howard Assembly Room’s Kino Bar for an informal late-evening session of song and poetry presented by our Leeds Lieder Young Artists.

Hailed as “a knockout performer” by The Times, Singaporean-British mezzo Fleur Barron makes a highly anticipated return to Leeds Lieder.

To celebrate the centenary of the great Victoria de los Ángeles, we are thrilled to have secured the UK screening debut of her documentary, Brava, Victoria!

This gala performance presents a culmination of the work and study undertaken by the Leeds Lieder Young Artists over the Festival week.

In a typically thoughtful programme Benjamin Appl and Sholto Kynoch perform a recital that explores the silences between the notes.