Past Concerts

We keep a record of all the concerts we perform, to browse by year use the links on the left.

2013

23rd March - Newcastle Civic Centre

Newcastle Choral Society with Orchestra North East
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony

17th February - Gala Theatre, Durham

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Conductor Neil Thomson
Anna-Liise Bezrodney (violin)
Weber Overture to 'Oberon'
Brahms Violin Concerto in D, opus 77
Dvorak Symphony No 7 in D minor. op 70

2012

4th November - St George's Jesmond

A Concert by the Orchestra North East Wind Players
Mozart Serenade in C minor, K388
Gounod Petite Symphonie
Dvorak Serenade in D minor, op 44

20th October - Durham Cathedral

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Conductors Thomas Blunt and Julian Wright (Durham Singers)
Geoffrey Silver (violin) and Keith Wright (organ)
Parry Blest Pair of Sirens
Saint-Saens Calme des Nuits, op. 68 no. 1
Parry 'At the round earth's imagin'd corners', from Six Songs of Farewell
Bruch Violin concerto No 1
Saint-Saens Symphony No 3 in C minor (Organ Symphony)

24th March - Newcastle Civic Centre

Newcastle Choral Society with Orchestra North East
Verdi Requiem

11th February - Durham Johnston School, Durham

Conductor Philippe Bach
George Butterworth Two English Idylls
Edward Elgar Dream Children
Benjamin Britten Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
Jean Sibelius Symphony No 1 in E minor

2011

8th October - Durham Cathedral
9th October - St George's Church, Jesmond

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Conductor Neil Thomson, Soloist  Anthony Thompson
Liadov Eight Russian Folk Songs for Orchestra Op 58
Arutunian Concerto for Trumpet in A-flat major
Shostakovich Symphony No 10 in e minor Op 93

9th July - Riverside Leisure Centre, Morpeth

Mid Northumberland Chorus with Orchestra North East
Puccini 'Messa di Gloria'

12th June - Hall One, The Sage Gateshead

Conductor Tim Reynish, Soloist  Peter Francomb
Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No 1, Op 46
Mozart Horn Concerto No 4 in E-Flat major, K 495
Tchaikovsky Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op. 64

23rd January - Gala Theatre, Durham

Christopher Gayford - Lucy Jeal (violin), Alexander Somov ('cello)
Prokofiev Excerpts from the ballet 'Romeo and Julliet' Suite no. 2
Brahms Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 102
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

2010

21st November - Newcastle Civic Centre

Newcastle Choral Society with Orchestra North East
Elgar Music Makers
Faure Requiem

9th October - Durham Cathedral
10th October - St George's Church, Jesmond

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Conductor David Murray, Soloist  Iona Brown

Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Robert Smedley The Slipways
Vaughan-Williams Five variants on Dives & Lazarus
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherezade

13th June - The Sage Gateshead

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Conductor Tim Reynish, Soloist  Emma Johnson MBE
Delius Brigg Fair
Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Will Todd Jazz Concerto for Clarinet
Elgar Enigma Variations

30th January - St. George's Church, Jesmond
31sh January - Gala Theatre, Durham

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Conductor Philippe Bach, Soloist Andrew Watkinson

Mahler Symphony No. 1
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto

2009

11th Oct - St George's Church, Jesmond
10th Oct - Durham Cathedral

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Conductor John Wilson, Soloist  Warren Zielinski

Borodin

Prince Igor Overture

Glazunov Violin Concerto in A Minor Op.82
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F Minor Op.36

16th May - Church of St Anne's, Battlefield, Newcastle
15th May - Durham Cathedral

Jeremy Silver - Geoffrey Silver (violin)
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Beethoven Leonora No.2
Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D, Op 43

11th January - Gala Theatre, Durham

James Burton - Gulsin Onay (piano)
Greig Piano Concerto
Weber Freischutz Overture
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73

2008

12th October - St George's Church, Jesmond

Timothy Reynish - Alexander Baillie ('cello)
Dvorak 'Cello Concerto
Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2

11th October - Durham Cathedral

Timothy Reynish - Alexander Baillie ('cello)
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Dvorak 'Cello Concerto
Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2

26th April - Durham Cathedral

Timothy Reynish - Geoffrey Silver (violin)
Mendelssohn Ruy Blas Overture
Bruch Violin Concerto
Dvorák Symphony No. 9 "New World"

2007

13th October - Durham Cathedral

Stephen Bell - Alexander Somov ('cello)
Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides
Elgar 'Cello Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

19th May - Durham Cathedral

Philippe Bach - Geoffrey Silver (violin)
Butterworth Shropshire Lad Overture: The Hebrides
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra

21st January - Gala Theatre, Durham

Jamie Burton - Gulsin Onay (piano)
Borodin Prince Igor Overture
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3
Sibelius Symphony No. 5

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2006

14th October - Durham Cathedral

Baldur Brönniman - Gina McCormack (violin) - Durham Singers
Vaughan-Williams Serenade to Music
Brahms Violin Concerto
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

6th May - Durham Cathedral

Philippe Bach - Chris Houlding (trombone)
Vaughan-Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Bourgeois Trombone Concerto
Elgar Symphony No. 1

22nd January - Gala Theatre, Durham

Jamie Burton - Andrew Watkinson (violin)
Dvorak Serenade for Wind
Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
Beethoven Violin Concerto

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2005

8th October - Durham Cathedral

Baldur Brönniman - Elisabeth Wingfield (mezzo-soprano)
Wagner Flying Dutchman Overture
Strauss Four Last Songs
Brahms Symphony No. 1

18th June - The Sage Gateshead

Len Young - Newcastle Choral Society
Stanford Songs of the Fleet
Vaughan-Williams A Sea Symphony

22nd January - Gala Theatre, Durham

Timothy Reynish - Venera Bojkova (piano)
Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K.488
Dvorak Symphony No. 7

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2004

9th October - Durham Cathedral

Simon Wright - Iona Brown (violin)
Dvorak Carnival Overture
Barber Violin Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6

3rd April - Civic Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Len Young - Newcastle Choral Society
Poulenc Gloria
Jenkins The Armed Man

22nd January - Gala Theatre, Durham

Simon Wright - Peter Francombe (horn)
Copland Appalachian Spring
Mozart Horn concerto No. 4
Mozart Horn Koncert Rondo
Beethoven Symphony No. 5

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2003

11th October - Durham Cathedral

Baldur Brönniman - David Murray (piano)
Parry Blessed Pair of Sirens
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
Dvorak Symphony No. 7

17th May - Durham Cathedral

Timothy Reynish - Scott Farrell (organ)
Shostakovich Festival Overture
Albinoni Adagio for Organ and Strings
Franck Chorale No. 3 in A minor
Tchaikovsky "Manfred" Symphony

19th January - Gala Theatre, Durham

Simon Wright - David Haslam (flute)
Rossini William Tell Overture
Ibert Flute Concerto
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 2 "Little Russian"

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2002

12th October - Durham Cathedral

Baldur Brönniman - Catriona McKay (harp) - John Treherne (harpsichord) - David Murray (piano)
Weber Overture: Der Freischütz
Martin Petite Symphony Concertante for Harp, Piano and Harpsichord
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique

15th June - Durham Cathedral

Baldur Brönniman - Alexander Somov ('cello)
Handel Zadok the Priest
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations
Walton Orb and Sceptre
Janácek Taras Bulba

17th March - City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Len Young - Newcastle Choral Society
Verdi Requiem

23rd February - Abbey Centre, Durham

Simon Wright
Weber Invitation to the Dance
Rossini Boutique Fantastique
Strauss Blue Danube & Egyptian March
Kodaly Dances of Galanta
Delibes Coppelia Prelude and Mazurka
Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty

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2001

13th October - Durham Cathedral

Andre de Ridder
Brahms Tragic Overture
Elgar Enigma Variations

5th May - Durham Cathedral

Andre de Ridder - Christine Cairns (mezzo-soprano)
Mahler Kindertotenlieder
Schumann Symphony No. 3
Mahler Symphony No. 10 (Adagio)

7th April - Civic Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Len Young - Newcastle Choral Society
Britten St Nicholas
Schubert Mass in Ab

1st April - Weardale

Crook and Weardale Choral Society
Handel The Messiah

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2000

7th October - Durham Cathedral

Sachio Fujioka - Alexander Baillie ('cello) - Durham Singers
Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Elgar 'Cello Concerto
Holst The Planets

6th February - Abbey Centre, Durham

Simon Wright - Durham Singers - Troiani - Hindmarsh
Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
Monteverdi Beatus Vir
Mendelssohn Italian Symphony
Verdi Grand March, Hebrew Slaves, Brindisi
Puccini O Mio Babbino Caro, Che Gelida Manian, Nessun Dorma
Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien

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1999

9th October - Durham Cathedral

Sachio Fujioka - Robert Plane (clarinet)
Beethoven Consecration of the House Overture
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622
Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra

15th May - Durham Cathedral

Baldur Brönniman - Iona Brown (violin) - Michael Gerrard (viola)
Brahms Tragic Overture
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante K364
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major

6th February - Abbey Centre, Durham

Simon Wright - Durham Singers
Glinka Rusland and Ludmilla Overture
Franck Symphony in D minor
Fauré Pavane
Fauré St Jean de Racinne
Mendelssohn Nocturne and Wedding March
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

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1998

3rd October - Durham Cathedral

Sachio Fujioka
Prokofiev Selection from "Romeo and Juliet"
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

20th May - Durham Cathedral

Benjamin Zander - Alexander Baillie ('cello)
Dvorak 'Cello Concerto in D minor
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5

21st March - Civic Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Len Young - Newcastle Choral Society
Brahms Requiem

31st January - Abbey Centre, Durham

Simon Wright - Durham Singers
Bernstein Candide Overture
Gershwin An American in Paris
Copland Rodeo
Copland Tender lands
Williams Star Wards
Williams Raiders of the Lost Ark

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1997

4th October - Durham Cathedral

Simon Wright - Peter Francombe (horn)
Mozart Impresario Overture
Strauss Horn Concerto Op 11
Mahler Symphony No. 5

17th May - Durham Cathedral

Sachio Fujioka - Bradley Creswick (violin)
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto
Sibelius Symphony No. 1

15th February- Abbey Centre, Durham

Alan Fearon - Michael Higgins (piano)
Handel Fireworks Music Suite
Elgar Froissart Overture
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 3

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1996

5th October - Durham Cathedral

Simon Wright - James Lancelot (organ)
Gabrielli Brass Pieces
Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn
Barber Adagio
Saint Saens Organ Symphony No. 3 in E minor, Op. 78

27th April - Abbey Centre, Durham

Alan Fearon - Richard Martin (trumpet)
Verdi Forza del Destino Overture
Chabrier Suite Pastorale
Carter Benedicite
Brahms Symphony No. 3

23rd March - St George's Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Len Young - Newcastle Choral Society
Rutter Magnificat
Vaughan-Williams In Windsor Forest
Carter Benedicite

3rd February - Sunderland University

Simon Wright - Martin Jones (piano)
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Grainger Pieces
Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2

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1995

14th October - Durham Cathedral

Simon Wright
Mahler Symphony No. 3

15th July - Wallington Hall, Northumberland

Strauss "Strauss Waltzes"

10th June - Chesters

  "Fireworks Night"

13th May - Durham Cathedral

Philip Gibson - Peter Francombe (horn)
Elgar 3 Bavarian Dances
Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6

1st April - St George's Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Len Young - Newcastle Choral Society
Mendelssohn Elijah

11th February - Abbey Centre, Durham

Simon Wright - Lorraine McAslan (violin)
Brahms Academic Festival Overture
Bruch Scottish Fantasy
Ravel Pavane
Borodin Symphony No. 2

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1994

19th November - St George's Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Len Young
Mozart Requiem

22nd October - City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Benjamin Luxon
  "Last Night of the Proms"

15th October - Durham Cathedral

Sachio Fujioka - Alexander Baillie ('cello)
Britten Russian Funeral Music
Taverner The Protecting Veil
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

8th October - Durham Cathedral

Voices for Hospices
Handel The Messiah

14th May - St George's Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Timothy Reynish - Andrew Watkinson (violin)
Strauss Death and Transfiguration
Elgar Violin Concerto

12th March - St George's Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Verdi Requiem

20th February - Durham Castle

Andrew Constantine - Martin Roscoe (piano)
Haydn Symphony No. 44
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4
Mendelssohn 'Scottish Symphony

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1993

16th October - City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Benjamin Luxon
  "Last Night of the Proms"

9th October - Durham Cathedral

Simon Wright
Mahler Symphony No. 2

15th May - Durham Cathedral

Sachio Fujioka - Lorraine McAslan (violin)
Wagner Tannhauser Overture
Bruch Violin Concerto
Brahms Symphony No. 2

20th March - St George's Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Alexander Baillie ('cello/conductor)
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations
Fauré Elegy
Debussy Petite Suite
Schubert Symphony No. 4

14th March - St George's Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Len Young - Newcastle Choral Society
Elgar Dream of Gerontius

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1992

17th October - Durham Cathedral

Bramwell Tovey - Bradley Creswick (violin)
Smetena From Bohemia's Woods and Fields
Smetena The Moldau
Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition
Beethoven Violin Concerto

10th October - City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Benjamin Luxon
  "Last Night of the Proms"

17th May - Ampleforth, North Yorks

Simon Wright - John Wallace (trumpet)
Johnson Dawn Call
Dvorak Czech Suite
Arutunian Trumpet Concerto
Sibelius Symphony No. 5

16th May - Durham Cathedral

Simon Wright - John Wallace (trumpet)
Johnson Dawn Call (first performance)
Dvorak Czech Suite
Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Sibelius Symphony No. 5

2nd February - Van Mildert College, Durham

En Shao - Martin Roscoe (piano)
Bach Third Suite
Kodaly Dances of Galanta
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1

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1991

19th October - Durham Cathedral

Paul Watkins - Tim Hugh ('cello)
Beethoven Consecration of the House Overture
Elgar 'Cello Concerto
Dvorak Symphony No. 9 'From the New World'

6th October - City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Len Young
  "Last Night of the Proms"

4th May - Durham Cathedral

En Shao
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Bruckner Symphony No. 7, E major

16th March - Newcastle Cathedral

Len Young - Newcastle Choral Society
Mozart Requiem
Mozart Solemn Vespers

3rd February - Van Mildert College, Durham

Simon Wright - Bradley Creswick (violin) - Harry Cawood (violin)
Bach Concerto for 2 Violins, D minor, BWV 1043
Wienawski Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 22
Dvorak Symphony No. 1, C minor

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1990

20th October - City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Benjamin Luxon
  "Last Night of the Proms"

13th October - Durham Cathedral

Simon Wright - John Anderson (oboe)
Wagner Meistersingers Overture
Strauss Oboe Concerto
Mahler Symphony No. 1 in D major

19th May - Durham Cathedral

Timothy Reynish - David Horne (piano)
Berlioz The Corsair Overture
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor

17th February - Durham Cathedral

Len Young - Newcastle Choral Society
Bach B minor Mass

3rd February - Van Mildert College, Durham

John Forster - Alexander Baillie ('cello)
Beethoven Egmont Overture
Bruch Kol Nidrei
Schumann 'Cello Concerto in A minor
Dvorak Symphony No. 7 in D minor

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1989

2nd December - Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland

David Shippey - Bishopwearmouth Choral Society
Britten St. Nicolas Cantata

14th October - Durham Cathedral

Bramwell Tovey - Jack Brymer (clarinet)
Mozart Don Giovanni Overture
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major, K.622
Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in Eb major

25th June - Durham School

John Forster - ENON horns (Robert Ashworth + 3)
Mendelssohn Ruy Blas Overture
Schumann Konzertstuck for 4 horns
Brahms Symphony No. 4, E minor

20th May - Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland

David Shippey - Bishopwearmouth Choral Society
Poulenc Gloria
Mozart Mass in C minor

22nd April - Durham Cathedral

Timothy Reynish - John Wallace (trumpet)
Mendelssohn Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde Overture
Hummel Trumpet Concerto in E major
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major

11th March - Durham Cathedral

James Lancelot - Durham University Choral Society
Handel Israel in Egypt

24th February - St Nicolas' Church, Durham

Fraser Goulding - Hilary Andre - Caroline Sparey-Gillies
Cherubini Anacreon Overture
Berlioz Nuits d'Ete
Berlioz Harold in Italy

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1988

8th October - Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland

John Forster - David Haslam (flute)
Mozart Symphony No. 32 in G major, K.318
Mozart Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K.314
Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

16th May - Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland

David Shippey - Bishopwearmouth Choral Society
Bizet Te Deum
Rossini Stabat Mater

7th May - Durham Cathedral

John Forster - Andrew Watkinson (violin) - Alexander Baillie ('cello)
Elgar Froissart Overture
Brahms Double Concerto in A minor
Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major

1st April - Hartlepool

Marco Romano - William Rushton
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf

12th March - Durham Cathedral

Haydn The Creation

13th February - St Nicolas' Church, Durham

Fraser Goulding - Michael Thompson (horn)
Dvorak Serenade, D minor, Op. 44
Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1, B-flat major, Op. 11
Schumann Symphony No. 1, B-flat major, Op. 38

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1987

5th December - Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland

David Shippey - Bishopwearmouth Choral Society
Mendelssohn Elijah

10th October - Durham Cathedral

John Forster - Alexander Baillie ('cello)
Mozart Magic Flute Overture
Dvorak 'Cello Concerto in B minor
Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major

3rd July - New College, Durham

Malcolm Layfield (violin) - Prunella Pacey (viola)
Elgar Serenade for Strings
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in Eb major
Schubert Symphony No. 5 in Bb major

1st April - Hartlepool

Marco Romano - Richard Baker
  "Warrior concert"

6th March - St Nicolas' Church, Durham

John Forster - Andrew Watkinson (violin)
Brahms Tragic Overture
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor , Op 64
Dvorak Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

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1986

4th October - Durham Cathedral

Fraser Goulding - James Lancelot (organ)
Saint Saens Organ Symphony No. 3 in E minor, Op. 78
Mahler Symphony No. 4 in G major

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