- Classical Cleveland -
Classical Music in Cleveland UK
Bringing classical music to smaller communities
Lunch-time recitals
Featuring the rising stars of the next generation of musicians
Classical Cleveland enjoys a close relationship with the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. We provide 'platform experience' as part of their BMus and post-graduate Masters Degree courses.
Tickets for concerts at Stokesley are on sale online until four hours before the concert and then at the door immediately prior to the concert. Print out your online receipt or save it to your phone and present it at the door. Doors open 1:30pm for the concert at 2.00pm. Concerts last about one hour.
Tickets for selected concerts are available at the Yorkshire Store, High Street, Stokesley, Stokelds Fountain Street, Guisborough, Alison Hargreaves Optician Redcar Road, Marske, and the Book Corner, Milton Street, Saltburn.
Wengian Sou, piano
Will Murray
Andy Deng
Michaela Jones, viola
Spring & Summer 2024
Thursday 1st February - 2.00pm
Michaela Jones, viola
Jordi Bitlloch, piano
Michaela Jones is a 22-year-old Welsh violist who began playing the viola during her time living in Singapore. In 2019 she performed in the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, which was one of her most fulfilling musical experiences as a young musician. Michaela is currently rehearsing and performing with the BBC Philharmonic as a part of the BBC Philharmonic Professional Experience Scheme.
Jordi Bitlloch was born in France in a musical family and attended the Yehudi Menuhin School in Surrey as a teenager and later the University of Arts in Berlin where he earned undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in performance. His international breakthrough came when he won second prize and audience prize at the International Beethoven Competition in Bonn. He has performed throughout Europe as a soloist and chamber musician.
Classical Cleveland began as Classics at Kirkleatham on the 29th January 1999, 25 years ago almost to the day. That first concert featured a viola & piano duo. We are delighted to welcome the latest viola & piano duo from the RNCM and especially pleased that Michaela and Jordi have chosen to play Schumann's Marchenbilder, which featured in that very first programme.
Programme:
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Rebecca Clarke - Viola Sonata
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Bach - Violin Partita no. 2 arr. for viola, 1st movement
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Schumann - Viola Sonata ‘Marchenbilder’.
Tickets £10 available online via TicketSource or at the door.
Online booking NOW OPEN
Doors to concert open at 1.00pm
The musicians appear by kind permission of the Royal Northern College of Music
Thursday 7th March - 2.00pm Tickets £10.00
Andy Deng - piano
Andy Deng graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music as a Master of Music. While at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, he received the Bessie Cook Piano Award and Clarence Addison Turrill Scholarship. Andy has performed a vast range of classical and contemporary repertoires on stage, as a soloist, chamber, and collaborative pianist. In 2019, he performed with Sydney Conservatorium Modern Music Ensemble.
Having studied in England, China and America, Andy’s experiences cover various fields beyond piano performance, including education, art, media, etc. Such a diverse life gives Andy a deep understanding of music, which also he enjoys delivering to his students.
Programme includes:
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Carl Vine - Piano Sonata No.1
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Leos Janacek - Piano Sonata 1.X.1905
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Franz Liszt - Piano Sonata in B minor
Tickets £10 available at the door and online via TicketSource.
Online booking NOW OPEN
Doors to concert open at 1.00pm
The musician appears by kind permission of the RNCM
Thursday 2nd May - 2.00pm Tickets £10.00
Wengian Sou - piano
Wengian Sou, from Macau, China, is in the third year of her undergraduate course at the Royal Northern College. At Macau she was awarded the accolade of Young Musician with the Most Potential. At the Hong Kong International Piano Open Competition, Wengian was awarded second prizes in the Chopin Ballade Class, Schubert Sonata Class and Mozart Sonata Class.
Programme:
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Robert Schumann - Piano Sonata Op 14 No 3 (Selected movmnts)
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Frederic Rzewski - Mayn Yingele
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Sergei Rachmaninoff - 10 Preludes Op 23 (selection)
Tickets £10 available online via TicketSource or at the door.
Online booking NOW OPEN
Doors to concert open at 1.00pm
The musician appears by kind permission of the Royal Northern College of Music
Change of
Programme
Thursday 6th June - 2.00pm Tickets £10.00
Will Murray - guitar
Will Murray was initially lured by the appeal of the electronic guitar and the world of pop music. As his skills developed he fell in love with the repertoire of the classical guitar.
Programme includes:
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Eduardo Martín - Mirándote
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J.S Bach - Cello Suite 6, Prelude and Gigue, arr. Valter Despalj
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Joaquin Rodrigo - Concerto de Aranjuez (1st Movement)
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Juan Falú - De la Raíz a la Copa
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Carlo Domeniconi - Toccata in Blue
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Antonio Lauro - Natalia and Andreina
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Django Reinhardt - Nuages, arr. Roland Dyens
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Vincente Amigo - Limon de Nata
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Cacho Tirao - Bebedero
Tickets £10 available at the door and online via TicketSource.
Online booking NOW OPEN
Doors to concert open at 1.00pm
The musician appears by kind permission of the RNCM
