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Line-up for Harrogate’s Sunday Series concerts revealed
Violinist Emily Sun and pianist Alim Beisembayev, who won Leeds International Piano Competition in 2021, will begin a series of Sunday morning coffee recitals in Harrogate in January.
Harrogate International Festival revealed the programme for its 2027 Sunday Series today (October 29).
The chamber music recitals, from January to April, bring leading international classical musicians to Harrogate.
Three of the concerts will also include post-concert talks in which the musicians discuss the stories behind the music.
Emily Sun and Alim Beisembayev will begin the series on January 24 by playing three violin sonatas from Beethoven, Strauss and Franck.
Kleio Quartet. Pic: Ting-Ru Lai
The Kleio Quartet will bring together four distinctive voices in the string quartet tradition, featuring the expressive power of Haydn and Saariaho’s reflective work on memory and loss, alongside pieces by Webern and Schumann.
Callum McLachlan will perform Gibbons and Ravel before concluding with Rachmaninoff’s Étude-Tableaux.
The Jess Gillam Trio will make their festival debut on March 14, performing music from Jess’ album Shine, which celebrates the saxophone’s versatility.
Maxim Calver. Pic: Matthew Johnson
British cellist Maxim Calver and Japanese-born pianist Kumi Matsuo will close the series on April 4, with a programme that includes Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No.5 in D Major along with works by Schumann, Janáček and Dubussy before culminating with Brahms’ Cello Sonata No.2.
The Kleio Quartet, Callum McLachlan and Jess Gillam will give free post-concert talks following their performances.
Sharon Canavar, chief executive of Harrogate International Festivals, said:
The Sunday Series has been part of Harrogate’s cultural calendar for more than three decades, bringing some of the world's finest musicians to our town.
What makes these concerts so special is the opportunity to experience extraordinary musicianship in such an intimate setting. This year's programme brings together established international performers and exciting new talent, offering audiences a fantastic way to spend a winter Sunday.
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