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Last Updated: 09/05/2025
Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture

Harrogate’s new professional orchestra makes Royal Hall debut

by John Plummer

| 09 May, 2025
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Harrogate’s new professional orchestra gave its inaugural performance at the town’s Royal Hall last night.

Cuore, which was founded by violinist and composer William Dutton, will perform four concerts a year at the venue and tour Yorkshire.

You can read an interview with Mr Dutton about his ambitious venture here.

A large and appreciative crowd turned out last night to hear the quality of musicians usually reserved for places like the Birmingham Symphony Hall and Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.

The actor Freddie Fox, whose great-great grandfather Samson Fox was one of the founders of the Royal Hall in 1903, introduced the event. The British conductor Barry Wordsworth and Lord Michael Berkeley, the presenter of Private Passions on Radio 3, who are Cuore’s artistic advisers, also attended.

Mr Fox told the audience:

Tonight is another chapter in this wonderful building’s history. Samson would no doubt have been vocal in his approval.

Speaking afterwards, Mr Dutton said: “I hope we have given you something you can treasure and inspires you to visit again.”

Cuore’s second Royal Hall concert on September 27 will feature music by Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Purcell, Brusa, Parry and Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings will be played for the second concert and a celebration of Joseph Haydn is the theme of the third concert. The fourth will include works by Beethoven and Mendelssohn.

Here are some photos from last night’s event.

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Freddie Fox introducing the event.

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Crowds gathering last night.

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William Dutton

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Freddie Fox talking to Robert Ogden

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