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27 February
Durham Opera Ensemble
The Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms

Fairy whimsy meets political satire in Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta Iolanthe, performed by Durham Opera Ensemble

£12.50
01 March
MUSICON
Durham University Music School

An packed weekend of performances and workshops with the newest music from Durham and beyond.

04 March
Fretwork
Elvet Methodist Church

Rising star counter-tenor Alexander Chance joins Fretwork Viols for a concert marking the 400th anniversary of the death of Orlando Gibbons

14 March
Durham University Orchestral Society
Elvet Methodist Church

A world premiere by Durham composer Ella Stephens, Gerald Finzi's clarinet concerto, Anna Clyne PIVOT and Felix Mendelssohn's sunny Fourth Symphony.

15 March
Durham University Orchestral Society
Gala Theatre

Magic, witchcraft, fairytales come together in DUOS symphony orchestra with music by Giacomo Rossini, Dorothy Howell and Hector Berlioz

17 March
Durham University Chamber Choir
Durham Cathedral

Themes of love, death and eternity with music by British, German and American composers including 'O Great Beyond' by Thomas LaVoy

19 March
Durham University Palatinate Orchestra
Durham Cathedral

DUPO Symphony Orchestra with soloist Henry Hiscock play Rachmaninoff's demanding and romantic 3rd piano concerto with music by Delius, Wagner and Marquez.

£19.80
20 March
English Touring Opera
Gala Theatre

A studio performance with puppetry and chamber ensemble drawing in music inspired by Shakespeare's plays.

12 April
Durham Singers
Ushaw Historic House and Chapels

A rich selection of music reflecting on Lent and the Passion story, from Alsonso Lobo's 'Versa est in luctum' to Tom Edney's'The Crucifixion', composed in 2024.

15 June
Orchestra North East
Gala Theatre

Bedřich Smetana: Vltava, (The Moldau), from Ma Vlast. Henryk Wieniawski: Violin Concerto no.2. Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’. Conductor: Maria Barbosa Aristizabel Soloist: Bradley Creswick An afternoon of music from Central Europe, played by Orchestra North East under the direction of the young Colombian conductor Maria Barbosa Aristizabel. Smetana’s Vltava depicts the […]

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