University of Leeds International Concert Series

The Listen Again service is a growing collection of some memorable Concert Series performances recorded and made available for online digestion.

Below you’ll find a selection of concerts from previous years, featuring performances as diverse as North Indian classical sitar, early Spanish theatre songs, English Seventeenth-Century strings and Singapore-born pianist, Melvyn Tan playing to a sell out crowd in Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall.

Simply click on the icon next to each listing, sit back and appreciate the talents of some exceptional performances.

If you like what you hear then why not come along to one of our free Friday lunchtime concerts in Clothworkers Hall to experience for yourself the many great performers who make up the University of Leeds International Concert Series.

Peter Veale (oboe) Friday 9 October 2009 Some of the most exciting oboe playing you will ever hear – this late-night performance, part of the city wide “Light Night” programme, brings contemporary virtuosity of the highest order. Peter’s programme included works by Vinko Globokar, Violeta Dinescu, Gwyn Pritchard, Elliott Carter and the world première of a new work by Sebastian Semper.

Graham Barber (organ, harpsichord) Friday 9 October 2009 Graham Barber plays a programme of works by Handel, including his popular Air and Variations in E major better known as “The Harmonious Blacksmith”, and his Organ Concerto Op.4 No.6.

Heads We Dance Friday 2 October 2009 We welcomed back two School of Music Alumni (PWM) for a performance featuring tracks from their recently released debut album on This Is Fake DIY Records called Love Technology.

Patxi del Amo, Judy Tarling & Peter Holman (viola da gamba, violin & continuo) Friday 6 March 2009 English Seventeenth-Century Music for Violin, Bass Viol and Organ. The programme included works by George Jeffries, Anthony Poole, John Jenkins and Henry Purcell.

Melvyn Tan (piano) Sunday 22 Feb 2009 Following Melvyn’s highly successful recital with the Radio 3 lunchtime series last season we were delighted to welcome him back to be reunited with his Erard piano.

Hilary Thomas & Daniel Gordon (soprano, piano) Friday 20 Feb 2009 A programmme exploring the TONADILLA or early theatre songs of the Madrid of Francisco Goya.

Dharambir Singh & Kousic Sen (sitar, tabla) Friday 28 November 2008 Two of the country’s most respected exponents of North Indian Music join together to give the best of Sitar and Tabla.

Intriplicate (flute, oboe, piano) Friday 24 Oct 2008 We welcomed back pianist Claire Dunham with her colleagues for a programme that included music by another Leeds graduate David Lloyd-Mostyn – his Cheshire Phantasies.