Chetham’s Lunchtime Concerts

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Take a lunch break and enjoy free weekday afternoon recitals by some of the UK’s most exciting young musicians!

Discover the UK’s next big talent with concerts featuring remarkable Chetham’s School of Music performers, aged 8-18, from the UK’s leading music school.

We’ll update this page with the upcoming programmes for each Chetham’s concert. Simply choose your favourite and book your free ticket for the concert of your choice via the event listings at the bottom of this page.

Watch out for occasional special guest lunchtime concerts by professional artists, in a carefully curated series showcasing early career musicians.

*Chetham’s School of Music’s remarkable performers are still developing their craft, so we hope you’ll understand if very occasionally we change the programme at short notice. Please check this page for updates. Thank you for supporting young musicians.

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The weekly programme will be uploaded in advance of each concert below. Book tickets on our What’s On page.

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Tuesday 07.05.24
Carole Nash Hall

1.30pm

 

~ The Bloomsbury Players with Katherine Spencer ~

 

SCHUMANN Arr. THORPE.         Ich Stand in Dunklen Traumen Op 13/1

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR           Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor Op.10

1. Allegro energico

BRAHMS                                 Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op.115

Katherine Spencer     clarinet

Sijie Chen     violin

Will McGahon     violin

John Crockatt     viola

Orlando Jopling     cello

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Wednesday 08.05.24
Carole Nash Hall

1.30pm

 

BACH               Prelude and Fuge in C minor, Book 1

                        Keyboard Concerto in F minor

Tamara     piano

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HAYDN             Variations ‘La Roxalane’

CHOPIN            Valse Op.64 No.1

Artem     piano

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CHOPIN            Nocturne in B flat minor Op. 9 No. 1

Timothy     piano

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BRAHMS           Dein Blaues Auge

GERSHWIN       Someone to Watch Over Me

GIBBS               Five Eyes

Martha Lloyd     voice

Elena Nalimova     piano

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BOWEN            Sonata in Eb for Horn and Piano

1. Moderato Expressivo

BOZZA             En Forêt Op.40

Georgia Paxton     horn

Elena Nalimova     piano

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Thursday 09.05.24
Carole Nash Hall

1.30pm

 

BRAHMS                       Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

1. Allegro
2. Con moto

Eliot Gleave White     clarinet

Lily An     violin

Daniel Pattern     violin

Queenie Li     viola

Tommy Wang     cello

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BARBER                        Sure on this Shining Night

Just Friends

Autumn Leaves

Little Sunflower

дуже джазовий день (A Very Jazzy Day)

Maria     trumpet and voice

Theo Geileskey     piano

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