One of Britain’s leading pianists will perform in Harrogate next month.
Stephen Hough first performed at the Wesley Centre in 2006 and will return for a ninth time for an evening recital on March 3.
As well as being regarded as one of the pre-eminent pianists of his generation, Mr Hough has published 40 works, including four piano sonatas, and written a book.
In a programme that he will subsequently be giving at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, and then in Tallinn and Miami, he will play works by four composers.
The recital will open with the 1938 bagatelles by the now-neglected British composer Alan Rawsthorne, followed by Robert Schumann’s Kreisleriana.
After the interval Mr Hough will play his own partita before ending with a group of four Chopin favourites, ballade No 3, two nocturnes and the scherzo number 2.
Tickets cost £16 or £8 for people aged 16 and under and can be obtained in advance by emailing event organiser Andrew Hitchens at a.hitchen81@gmail.com.
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Help give homeless and elderly people free Christmas hampers
The Wesley Chapel in Harrogate is fundraising to buy hampers for people who are alone this Christmas after covid prevented its usual lunch from taking place.
For the past 35 years the Methodist chapel has provided Christmas day lunches for up to 100 people.
All guests are offered a full Christmas dinner, entertainment, carol singing, and a snack before being transported home.
It has given mainly elderly, lonely and homeless people not only a hot meal but also company.
Now it has set up a crowdfunding campaign to buy a minimum of 120 hampers.
Esther Hitchen, a volunteer helper for the Wesley Chapel, said:
“Sadly, this year we are unable to provide a Christmas Day lunch due to the covid restrictions.
“Instead, we are organising hampers, which will be delivered to the door of our guests on the 25th of December.
“We hope it will brighten up their day and help them feel less alone this Christmas.”
Any funds that don’t get used will go towards next year’s Christmas dinner.
You can support the appeal here.
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