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1. OPENING CONCERT: KANNEH-MASON FAMILY – WAITING LIST ONLY
1. OPENING CONCERT: KANNEH-MASON FAMILY – WAITING LIST ONLY
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2 events,
2. HOUSE OF MUSIC: RAISING THE KANNEH-MASONS
2. HOUSE OF MUSIC: RAISING THE KANNEH-MASONS
House of Music is a joyful celebration of the extraordinary story of the Kanneh-Masons. Their mother, Kadiatu, talks about what it takes to raise a musical family in a Britain divided by class and race. Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason in conversation with Edward Seckerson House of Music is a joyful celebration of the extraordinary story of the […]
3. JOHAN DALENE VIOLIN & CHARLES OWEN PIANO
3. JOHAN DALENE VIOLIN & CHARLES OWEN PIANO
The dizzyingly talented 19-year-old violinist, quickly building an international reputation as a virtuoso and superb communicator, joins Charles Owen to play an irresistible programme, including Beethoven’s famous Spring sonata and Lili Boulanger’s last work, completed just before her tragic early death at the age of 25. Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5 Poulenc Violin Sonata Clara […]
3 events,
4. FAMILY CONCERT
4. FAMILY CONCERT
Izzy Gizmo is the enchanting story of an intrepid young inventor who puts her talents to work to rescue a crow that can’t fly. Based on Pip Jones’s best-selling children’s book with illustrations by Sara Ogilvie, this interactive family concert brings Izzy’s mechanical marvels and infectious creative spirit to life, with original music by Paul […]
5. PRE-CONCERT TALK (THE WANDERER)
5. PRE-CONCERT TALK (THE WANDERER)
Katy Hamilton Katy Hamilton explores the Romantic idea of the solitary, wandering outsider and why it inspired so many composers. Tickets: £5
6. THE WANDERER – WAITING LIST ONLY
6. THE WANDERER – WAITING LIST ONLY
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3 events,
7. SHAKESPEARE’S INFINITE VARIETY
7. SHAKESPEARE’S INFINITE VARIETY
Lucy Beckett has loved, taught, and written about Shakespeare all her life. In this talk she hopes to give some idea of his unlimited capacity to understand, and to help any audience to understand, people of every possible kind in the world he lived in and beyond. Lucy Beckett speaker Lucy Beckett has loved, taught, […]
8. RODERICK WILLIAMS MASTERCLASS
8. RODERICK WILLIAMS MASTERCLASS
The much-loved baritone and composer shares thoughts on singing and performance with talented young artists. Admission: FREE
9. DOUBLE CONCERT – WAITING LIST ONLY
9. DOUBLE CONCERT – WAITING LIST ONLY
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4 events,
10. COFFEE CONCERT: MAXWELL QUARTET
10. COFFEE CONCERT: MAXWELL QUARTET
The Maxwells continue their Ryedale residency with the joie de vivre of Haydn, a piece evoking a dream sea voyage (listen out for shanties heard through shifting scenes of mist, swell and storm) and the energy and colourful swagger of Prokofiev. Haydn Quartet op.77, no.1 Roukens Visions at Sea Prokofiev Quartet no.2 The Maxwells continue […]
11. PRE-CONCERT TALK (ACIS AND GALATEA I)
11. PRE-CONCERT TALK (ACIS AND GALATEA I)
Katy Hamilton introduces the story of Acis and Galatea, the world of ‘pastoral’ opera, and some of the most appealing music Handel ever composed. Tickets: £5 →Looking for more early music concerts? Click here to see what's on
12. ACIS AND GALATEA I
12. ACIS AND GALATEA I
Welcome to Arcadia. Heaven on earth. Beauty and nature live together in perfect harmony – and the nymph Galatea has love in her eyes. But when the jealous giant murders her beloved Acis, the idyll is shattered. Only with the help of Handel’s most beautiful and bucolic music can harmony finally be restored. Eamonn Dougan […]
4 events,
14. COFFEE CONCERT: MARGARET FINGERHUT PIANO – WAITING LIST ONLY
14. COFFEE CONCERT: MARGARET FINGERHUT PIANO – WAITING LIST ONLY
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15. ACIS AND GALATEA II
15. ACIS AND GALATEA II
Welcome to Arcadia. Heaven on earth. Beauty and nature live together in perfect harmony – and the nymph Galatea has love in her eyes. But when the jealous giant murders her beloved Acis, the idyll is shattered. Only with the help of Handel’s most beautiful and bucolic music can harmony finally be restored. A group […]
16. PRE-CONCERT TALK (MYSTICAL SONGS)
16. PRE-CONCERT TALK (MYSTICAL SONGS)
Katy Hamilton explores a rich moment in British musical history, delving into the background of Elgar’s Piano Quintet and Vaughan Williams’s Mystical Songs. Tickets: £5
3 events,
18. TROUBADOUR TRAIL I
18. TROUBADOUR TRAIL I
Music-making at its simplest and most mobile – as the spellbinding Scottish accordionist and Ryedale Festival Young Artist sets out on a ‘troubadour trail’ across Ryedale, bringing music – from the grandeur of Bach to the romance of Tchaikovsky – to three beautiful and less-known Ryedale churches. His first visit is to the stunning 12th […]
19. ACIS AND GALATEA III
19. ACIS AND GALATEA III
Welcome to Arcadia. Heaven on earth. Beauty and nature live together in perfect harmony – and the nymph Galatea has love in her eyes. But when the jealous giant murders her beloved Acis, the idyll is shattered. Only with the help of Handel’s most beautiful and bucolic music can harmony finally be restored. A group […]
20. BRUNO PHILIPPE CELLO & TANGUY DE WILLIENCOURT PIANO – Last few remaining tickets
20. BRUNO PHILIPPE CELLO & TANGUY DE WILLIENCOURT PIANO – Last few remaining tickets
Last few tickets remaining, book now to avoid disappointment. From the dark humour of Debussy to the madcap insouciance of Poulenc and the ardent lyricism of Franck, this concert features three of the greatest French sonatas played by two of France’s most exciting musicians. the two of them play the expansive landscape and poignant poetry […]
3 events,
21. NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR
21. NATIONAL YOUTH CHOIR
A captivating programme on the theme of ‘environment’ from the UK’s flagship youth choir, much praised for both the opportunities it brings to talented young singers and for the polish and vitality of its performances. Including a stonking 40-part piece by Errollyn Wallen, music by anniversary composer Vaughan Williams, a piece specially written for the […]
22. TROUBADOUR TRAIL II
22. TROUBADOUR TRAIL II
Music-making at its simplest and most mobile – as the spellbinding Scottish accordionist and Ryedale Festival Young Artist sets out on a ‘troubadour trail’ across Ryedale, bringing music – from the grandeur of Bach to the romance of Tchaikovsky – to three beautiful and less-known Ryedale churches. For the second stop on his troubadour trail, […]
23. 100 YEARS OF JAZZ IN 99 MINUTES – Last few tickets remaining
23. 100 YEARS OF JAZZ IN 99 MINUTES – Last few tickets remaining
Last few tickets remaining, book now to avoid disappointment. Friday night is music night in Malton! Six multi-instrumental virtuosi are in town to tell the story of jazz in 99 hilarious, musically brilliant and historically fascinating minutes. Including everything from New Orleans to Bebop, Swing to Latin, Hot to Cool, Chicago to New York, and […]
3 events,
24. TROUBADOUR TRAIL III
24. TROUBADOUR TRAIL III
Music-making at its simplest and most mobile – as the spellbinding Scottish accordionist and Ryedale Festival Young Artist sets out on a ‘troubadour trail’ across Ryedale, bringing music – from the grandeur of Bach to the romance of Tchaikovsky – to three beautiful and less-known Ryedale churches. The superb accordionist concludes his ‘troubadour trail’ at […]
25. COME AND SING ABBA!
25. COME AND SING ABBA!
Join charismatic choral leader Ben Parry, a live band, and members of the National Youth Choir for an afternoon rehearsing and performing ABBA’s greatest hits. The programme includes the world premiere of a medley of ABBA’s songs by extraordinary electric violinist Roberts Balanas. Enthusiasm is all you need and participants of all ages and abilities are welcome. […]
26. LONDON MOZART PLAYERS
26. LONDON MOZART PLAYERS
Since winning BBC Young Musician 2014, Martin James Bartlett has built an international reputation for the wit and colourful range of his playing. In this programme, he explores the idea of youth, exploring Benjamin Britten as a young composer, but also encapsulating his own growth as a musician, pianist and conductor, and looking back to […]
3 events,
27. KIRKBYMOORSIDE TOWN BRASS BAND
27. KIRKBYMOORSIDE TOWN BRASS BAND
Crowned 'North of England First Section Champions', join us to enjoy one of Yorkshire’s finest brass bands playing in their new concert hall. Tickets: £12, £5 (UNDER 18) →Looking for more family events? Click here to see what's on →Looking for more brass concerts? Click here to see what's on
28. ALIM BEISEMBAYEV PIANO – WAITING LIST ONLY
28. ALIM BEISEMBAYEV PIANO – WAITING LIST ONLY
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29. LATE-NIGHT CANDLELIT CONCERT
29. LATE-NIGHT CANDLELIT CONCERT
From Baroque to Balanas, an eclectic programme from a Latvian violinist who combines his classical background with the soundworlds of pop, rock and funk and has amassed millions of online views for his solo arrangements of Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder, Queen and Sir Elton John, who said of his arrangement of I’m still standing ‘I […]
3 events,
30. COFFEE CONCERT: REBECA OMORDIA PIANO
30. COFFEE CONCERT: REBECA OMORDIA PIANO
Rebeca Omordia is a pioneering virtuoso whose revelatory album African Pianism has changed the face of classical music. From a delicate Nocturne expressing Moroccan composer Nabil Benabdeljalil’s intense joy at roaming the Middle Atlas mountains after lockdown, to the pianistic recreation of Nigerian drum techniques by Christian Onyeji, and David Earl’s nostalgia for childhood fishing […]
31. NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMBER CHOIR AND PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
31. NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMBER CHOIR AND PHILHARMONIA BAROQUE ORCHESTRA
An unmissable collaboration between the festival’s two ensembles in residence, as San Francisco’s renowned period instrument orchestra accompany their British director in a sparkling organ concerto before joining the National Youth Chamber Choir for one of Handel’s earliest masterpieces, a tour de force of vocal and instrumental virtuosity that bubbles with the energy and exuberance […]
32. DAME JANET BAKER
32. DAME JANET BAKER
One of the greatest of all singers gives a rare public interview in her native North Yorkshire. Dame Janet Baker is joined by Edward Seckerson to discuss her life in music and the remarkable people, music and ideas that inspired her stellar career, in between recorded examples of some of her most famous performances In conversation […]
2 events,
33. COFFEE CONCERT: MUSIC FOR A WHILE
33. COFFEE CONCERT: MUSIC FOR A WHILE
With the promise that ‘Music for a while should all your cares beguile’, Rowan Pierce joins Philharmonia Baroque for a luminous programme of 17th century theatre music, culminating in the vibrant and sensual world of Henry Purcell. Rowan Pierce soprano John Butt harpsichord* Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players Gibbons Fantasy in A minor Blow Welcome every […]
34. THE GESUALDO SIX
34. THE GESUALDO SIX
A vibrant programme from the immaculate voices of The Gesualdo Six, encompassing Renaissance motets, the chant-inspired minimalism of John Taverner, and some of today’s most exciting and original choral composers. Owain Park director Lux Aeterna Morales Parce mihi Domine John Tavener Funeral Ikos Byrd Peccantem me quotidie Tallis In jejunio et fletu Howard Skempton And there […]
2 events,
35. COFFEE CONCERT: LUCIENNE RENAUDIN VARY TRUMPET & FÉLICIEN BRUT ACCORDION – WAITING LIST ONLY
35. COFFEE CONCERT: LUCIENNE RENAUDIN VARY TRUMPET & FÉLICIEN BRUT ACCORDION – WAITING LIST ONLY
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36. TRIPLE CONCERT – WAITING LIST ONLY
36. TRIPLE CONCERT – WAITING LIST ONLY
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4 events,
37. COFFEE CONCERT: ASHBY MAYES BASSOON & KRYSTAL TUNNICLIFFE PIANO
37. COFFEE CONCERT: ASHBY MAYES BASSOON & KRYSTAL TUNNICLIFFE PIANO
Two Ryedale Festival Young Artists in an enterprising programme ranging from a bright-eyed opening sonata, the irresistible ‘pocket grooves’ of Koshinski (with guest percussionist), and twentieth century masterworks by Poulenc and Saint-Saëns. Schreck Sonata for Bassoon and Piano Gene Koshinski Pocket Grooves (with percussionist Adam Cracknell) Poulenc Mélancolie Saint-Saëns Sonata for Bassoon and Piano Two Ryedale Festival Young […]
38. RYEDALE FESTIVAL YOUNG ARTISTS DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CONCERT
38. RYEDALE FESTIVAL YOUNG ARTISTS DEMENTIA FRIENDLY CONCERT
A relaxed, informal and interactive concert created by Ryedale Festival Young Artists for people living with dementia, their friends, family and carers – and anyone else who would like to attend. From Binnie Hale’s A Nice Cup of Tea to Sondheim’s Worst Pies in London, with plenty of opportunities for audience participation, the music will […]
39. STEPHEN KOVACEVICH PIANO – WAITING LIST ONLY
39. STEPHEN KOVACEVICH PIANO – WAITING LIST ONLY
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3 events,
41. INNER CITY BRASS
41. INNER CITY BRASS
Five of the UK’s most exciting, entertaining and subtle brass players showcase their vivid repertoire, from Bach to a new work cocommissioned by Ryedale and Spitalfields festivals. Susan LaBarr Grace Before Sleep Schumann Kinderszenen JS Bach Fugue in G major Mogens Andresen Three Norwegian Dances Øystein Baadsvik Fnugg Callum Au new work JOINT WORLD PREMIERE Bruce Broughton When […]
42. BRASS MASTERCLASS
42. BRASS MASTERCLASS
The trumpet virtuoso Lucienne Renaudin Vary works with young brass players from across Ryedale. To take part, please email workshops@ryedalefestival.com Admission: FREE →Looking for more brass concerts? Click here to see what's on.
43. A GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
43. A GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
Philharmonia Baroque’s commitment to both old and new music is reflected in a striking programme built around connections and contrasts. Leading countertenor Tim Mead explores Handel’s genius for characterisation in four vividly contrasted arias, while the orchestra show the stunning expressive range of his concertos. At the centre of the programme, Tarik O’Regan and Errollyn […]
4 events,
44. SIÂN DICKER SOPRANO & KRYSTAL TUNNICLIFFE PIANO
44. SIÂN DICKER SOPRANO & KRYSTAL TUNNICLIFFE PIANO
Inspired by Errollyn Wallen’s London’s Burning, a programme celebrating London and Paris from two Ryedale Festival Young Artists, with songs and poems variously evoking a newspaper seller on the Metro, religionmongers in Hyde Park A Tale of Two Cities Poulenc Voyage à Paris / Parisiana / Montparnasse / Hyde Park Willa Cartha Paris Butterworth On […]
45. LEMN SISSAY: MY NAME IS WHY
45. LEMN SISSAY: MY NAME IS WHY
We regret to inform you that this event has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
46. PRE-CONCERT TALK (LOOKING WEST)
46. PRE-CONCERT TALK (LOOKING WEST)
Julian Philips and Rebecca Hurst in conversation with Katy Hamilton. Julian Philips and Rebecca Hurst discuss the legacy of Vaughan Williams and how it inspired their new work Looking West. Admission: FREE →Looking for more concerts with voices? Click here to see what's on
3 events,
48. JAZZ IN THE GARDEN – WAITING LIST ONLY
48. JAZZ IN THE GARDEN – WAITING LIST ONLY
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49. FESTIVAL SERVICE
49. FESTIVAL SERVICE
A service of thanksgiving for the festival, also celebrating the church music of anniversary composer and English Hymnal editor Vaughan Williams. The Revd Gareth Atha The Revd Vicky Johnson (Precentor of York Minster) preacher Ryedale Festival Singers Vaughan Williams Organ Prelude on Rhosymedre For all the Saints Come Down O Love Divine O taste and […]
50. FINAL GALA CONCERT
50. FINAL GALA CONCERT
A captivating trumpeter joins the Royal Northern Sinfonia for a sunny-spirited concerto at the heart of an eclectic programme that also takes in the lyricism of two English romantics, a Bach-inspired work by Errollyn Wallen, and one of Haydn’s most rousing and witty symphonies. Royal Northern Sinfonia Lucienne Renaudin Vary - trumpet Malcolm Arnold Sinfonietta no.2 […]
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