- Classical Cleveland -
Classical Music in Cleveland UK
Bringing classical music to smaller communities
Marske Centre (popularly known as Marske Leisure Centre) is a modern, purpose-built community centre with a large concert room, smaller meeting rooms, a sports hall, a licensed bar and coffee bar. There is a stair-lift to the concert room on the first floor to assist guests with impaired mobility. There is ample free and unrestricted parking behind the building.
Classical Cleveland is pleased to work alongside Marske Leisure Centre and to present this exciting new series of concerts.
Pick up tickets from Marske Centre weekday mornings.
Phone bookings 01642 478006 with credit card
Mon - Fri, 9.00 am - 12 noon - or pay at the door.
18 December Music by Vaughan Williams, Liszt & Fauré
Autumn 2025
Thursday 18th December, 2.00pm
Rhys Nicholson, cello
& Joseph Sweeney, piano
Rhys Nicholson began learning to play the piano as a ghild and took up the cello in his early teens. Rhys has served as Principal Cello of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales, 2021 - 2024. He has worked with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Sinfonia Cymru and joined Manchester Camerata for several concerts in their 2024/25 season through their Professional Experience Scheme.
Also a keen chamber musician, he plays with the Morelia Piano Trio, who are recent winners of the RNCM’s Nossek Prize. Recent solo performances include All Shall Be Well by Roxanna Panufnik at London’s Wigmore Hall.
Joseph Sweeney A two-time recipient of the Monklands’ Rotary Club Young Musician of the Year Award. Jason is an accomplished musician on both piano and clarinet and performs regularly with the highly-esteemed Motherwell Symphonic Band.
Programme:
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Vaughan Williams - six studies in English folk song
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Valentini - Cello Sonata in E major op.8 no.10
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Schubert - arpeggione sonata 1st movement
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Faure - Elegie op.24
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Rhys Nicholson - Winter Song for solo cello
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Lili Boulanger - Nocturne
Tickets £10 from Marske Centre.
Phone bookings 01642 478006 with credit card
Mon - Fri, 9.00 am - 12 noon - or pay at the door.
The musicians appear by kind permission of the RNCM
Spring & Summer 2026
The season's programme is in preparation, full details will be published shortly
Thursday 19th February, 2.00 pm
The Aster Duo (tbc)
The Aster duo has performed to high acclaim . . .
Programme: - tbc
Tickets £10 from Marske Centre.
Phone bookings 01642 478006 with credit card
Mon - Fri, 9.00 am - 12 noon - or pay at the door.
The musicians appear by kind permission of the RNCM
Thursday 19th March, 2.00pm
Joel Redfearn, classical guitar
Joel Redfearn is one half of the J2Duo who first performed for in March last year and returned to delight the Marske audience again in November. Joel returns, this time with a solo performance.
Programme features music by Villa Lobos, Fernando Sor, Leo Brouwer, Maximo Diego Pujal, Jiri Jirmal, Carlos Seixas and The Beatles.,
Tickets £10 from Marske Centre.
Phone bookings 01642 478006:with credit card
Mon - Fri, 9.00 am - 12 noon or pay at the door.
The musician appears by kind permission of the RNCM
April - no concert (Easter Holidays)
Thursday 21st May, 2.00pm
Adèle Bracegirdle, flute
& Ben Attfield, piano
Adèle Bracegirdle Adèle has performed across Switzerland as part of Ticino Musica as both a soloist and chamber musician. Here in the UK, Adèle is a regular guest soloist with the Rhos Orpheus Male Voice Choir and has performed as a soloist with The Hallé Orchestra. Alongside her classical training, Adèle has played in numerous musical theatre productions including Les Misérables, Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, and The Sound of Music, her performances covering the full range of flutes, saxophones, and keyboard instruments. Adèle has recorded and premiered a wide variety of new music as both a flautist and pianist.
Ben Attfield graduated from the University of Manchester, with a first class degree in music. He was awarded the Hargreaves prize and was one of the winners of the 2022 concerto competition. He is currently studying for a masters degree at the Royal Northern College of Music. Ben works as an accompanist and tutor in piano/theory at Xaverian College, and is also the rehearsal pianist for the Hallé Children's Choir. In addition to this, Ben enjoys has recently working with the Manchester Camerata, Northern Film Orchestra, International Film Orchestra, Manchester Chamber Choir, the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain, Chetham's School of Music, and the Hallé Choirs.
Programme:
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tbc
Tickets £10 from Marske Centre.
Phone bookings 01642 478006 with credit card
Mon - Fri, 9.00 am - 12 noon - or pay at the door.
The musicians appear by kind permission of the RNCM
Thursday 18th June, 2.00 pm
Piano & Strings Duo (tbc)
Mai Georki & Ivor Kord have performed at all the major venues in the UK
Programme: - tbc
Tickets £10 from Marske Centre.
Phone bookings 01642 478006 with credit card
Mon - Fri, 9.00 am - 12 noon - or pay at the door.
The musicians appear by kind permission of the RNCM