BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Classical Sheffield - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Classical Sheffield X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Classical Sheffield REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260115T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260115T210000 DTSTAMP:20251201T113733Z CREATED:20251201T113733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T113733Z UID:10001169-1768503600-1768510800@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:MOZART QUINTETS – Ensemble 360 DESCRIPTION:MOZART\n Horn Quintet (16’)\n Clarinet Quintet (31’)\n String Quintet in G minor (35’) \nMusic in the Round brings Three Mozart favourites together in this celebration of one of the best-loved composers of all time. Each quintet showcases the exuberance\, elegance and humanity that mark the enduring appeal of Mozart’s music. The virtuosic Horn Quintet sits alongside the lyrical Clarinet Quintet\, in which Mozart explored his musical friendships and the capacity of an exciting\, new instrument. The haunting yet hopeful string quintet in G minor is perhaps the crowning achievement in his writing for strings. \nSave 20% when you book for 10 or more Music in the Round Sheffield concerts in one transaction.\nSave 10% when you book for 5 or more Music in the Round Sheffield concerts in one transaction. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/mozart-quintets-ensemble-360/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Orginsations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Relaxed-concert-mozart-quintets-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260115T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260115T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T113727Z CREATED:20251201T113727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T113727Z UID:10001168-1768485600-1768489200@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:RELAXED CONCERT – MOZART QUINTETS\, Ensemble 360 DESCRIPTION:MOZART\n Horn Quintet (16’)\n String Quintet in G minor (35’) \nMusic in the Round’s first ‘Relaxed’ concert of 2026 features two of Mozart’s best loved quintets played by Ensemble 360. Doors will be left open\, lights raised\, a break-out space provided\, and there will be less emphasis on the audience being quiet during the performance. People with an Autism Spectrum\, sensory or communication disorder or learning disability\, those with age-related impairments and parents/carers with babies are all especially welcome. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/relaxed-concert-mozart-quintets-ensemble-360/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Orginsations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Relaxed-concert-mozart-quintets.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251211T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251211T205000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130613Z CREATED:20250714T130613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130613Z UID:10000909-1765479600-1765486200@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:MOONLIGHT DESCRIPTION:BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’ (18’)\nRAVEL Gaspard de la nuit (23’)\nTABAKOVA Nocturne (3’)\nTABAKOVA Halo (10’)\nBEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No.21 in C Op.53 ‘Waldstein’ (24’) \nDescribed as “a born musician with a virtuoso technique”\, Isata Kanneh-Mason has been praised for “her ability to engage your emotions from first note to last – and to think outside the box” (Gramophone). For this Music in the Round recital\, Kanneh-Mason presents two of Beethoven’s best-loved works for solo piano: the ‘Moonlight’ Sonata\, with its famous extraordinarily beautiful opening movement\, and the dazzlingly virtuosic ‘Waldstein’ Sonata. Ravel’s expressionistic masterpiece Gaspard de la nuit and works by award-winning Bulgarian-British composer\, Dobrinka Tabakova\, complement this evening of glorious melodies. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/moonlight/ LOCATION:Upper Chapel\, Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 2JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Piano,Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MOONLIGHT.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251206T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251206T210000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130554Z CREATED:20250714T130554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130554Z UID:10000908-1765047600-1765054800@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:THE GENIUS OF BEETHOVEN DESCRIPTION:Sonata for Cello and Piano No.3 Op.69 (26’)\n Trio for Piano\, Clarinet and Cello Op.11 (20’)\n String Quartet in A minor Op.132 (45’) \nLudwig van Beethoven – a true genius\, and one of the greatest composers to have ever lived – is celebrated in this Music in the Round concert showcasing the ingenuity and inventiveness of his chamber works. The Cello Sonata was written when Beethoven was at the height of his musical powers\, beloved by performers and audiences alike. Known as the ‘Gassenhauer Trio’\, the unusual combination of cello\, clarinet and piano shows brilliant writing for all the instruments and has always been well-received for its use of a popular operatic tune in the final movement. His late String Quartet – with its spellbinding\, elegiac third movement\, subtitled the ‘Holy Song of Thanksgiving’ – concludes an evening that will captivate\, astonish and amaze. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/the-genius-of-beethoven/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/THE-GENIUS-OF-BEETHOVEN-RELAXED-BEETHOVEN-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251206T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251206T150000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130547Z CREATED:20250714T130547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130547Z UID:10000907-1765029600-1765033200@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:RELAXED CONCERT: THE GENIUS OF BEETHOVEN DESCRIPTION:BEETHOVEN Sonata for Cello and Piano No.3 Op.69 (26’)\nBEETHOVEN Trio for Piano\, Clarinet and Cello Op.11 (20’) \nFor this ‘Relaxed’ Music in the Round concert featuring Beethoven\, doors will be left open\, lights raised\, a break-out space provided\, and there will be less emphasis on the audience being quiet during the performance. People with an Autism Spectrum\, sensory or communication disorder or learning disability\, those with age-related impairments and parents/carers with babies are all especially welcome. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/relaxed-concert-the-genius-of-beethoven/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/THE-GENIUS-OF-BEETHOVEN-RELAXED-BEETHOVEN.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251204T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251204T205000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130539Z CREATED:20250714T130539Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130539Z UID:10000906-1764874800-1764881400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:VIENNESE MASTERWORKS: BRAHMS & MORE FOR SOLO PIANO DESCRIPTION:HAYDN Piano Sonata in E flat major Hob.XVI:52 (17’)\nBRAHMS Four Ballades Op.10 (25’)\nSCHOENBERG Suite Op.25 (15’)\nBEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No.15 Op.28\, ‘Pastoral’ (25’) \nTim Horton returns to Sheffield for the latest in his popular Music in the Round series celebrating the long musical history of Vienna. Beethoven’s well-known Piano Sonata No.15\, nicknamed the ‘Pastoral’\, is showcased alongside Brahms’s emotional and romantic Four Ballades\, which relate stories through poetic references. Written by one of the 20th century’s most important composers based in Vienna\, Arnold Schoenberg\, the Suite is a landmark collection of Baroque dances with a difference. \nIN CONVERSATION with Tim Horton\nCrucible Playhouse\, 5.30pm – 6.15pm\nTickets: £5 / Free to all ticket holders for the evening concert\, but please book in advance URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/viennese-masterworks-brahms-more-for-solo-piano/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Piano,Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/VIENNESE-MASTERWORKS-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251202T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251209T120000 DTSTAMP:20251124T111933Z CREATED:20251124T111933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T111933Z UID:10001163-1764676800-1765281600@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:Music in the Round's Big Give Christmas Challenge DESCRIPTION:With your support\, we can keep live music alive in primary schools – needed now more than ever. \nWe are raising funds for our new project for children aged 7 to 11. \nTaking our musicians into schools\, the project will inspire them to write their own music and perform it in the Crucible at the 2026 Sheffield Chamber Music Festival. \nDonate this week and your gift will be doubled. \nYour gift will help young people find their creative voice\, and thanks to match funding from Big Give and BeauxArtz any amount you donate will be doubled. \nSo for example\, if you donate £25\, we’ll receive £50! \nPlease visit our Big Give Christmas Challenge web page here to find out more. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/music-in-the-rounds-big-give-christmas-challenge/ CATEGORIES:Festive,Young People ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Big-Give-2025-header.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251122T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251122T155000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130533Z CREATED:20250714T130533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130533Z UID:10000905-1763820000-1763826600@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:MOZART GRAN PARTITA DESCRIPTION:ARRIEU Suite en quatre (10’)\nGOUNOD Petite symphonie (20’)\nMOZART Serenade No.10 K361 ‘Gran Partita’ (50’) \nMozart’s Serenade No.10 – immortalised in the 1984 film Amadeus – is considered one of the composer’s greatest works\, and is a masterpiece of wind writing. Nicknamed the ‘Gran Partita’ (or ‘big wind symphony’)\, it is breathtaking in its beauty. \nDescribed by English music critic Noël Goodwin as “virtually an ‘operatic’ ensemble of passionate feeling and sensuous warmth”\, the work’s emotional core is the third movement’s Adagio\, a lyrical\, intense melody that tugs at the heartstrings. \nThis Music in the Round concert is chamber music on a large scale\, with an array of oboes\, bassoons\, horns\, clarinets\, basset horns and a double bass playing one of the undisputed highlights of classical music. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/mozart-gran-partita/ LOCATION:Upper Chapel\, Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 2JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MOZART-GRAN-PARTITA.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251120T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251120T205000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130527Z CREATED:20250714T130527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130527Z UID:10000904-1763665200-1763671800@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:DEATH & THE MAIDEN DESCRIPTION:SAARIAHO Terra Memoria (18’)\nGESUALDO Moro\, lasso\, al mio duolo (4’)\nMUSSORGSKY Songs and Dances of Death (selection) (10’)\nLISZT Via Crucis (selection) (10’)\nSCHUBERT String Quartet No.14 in D minor\, ‘Death & the Maiden’ (35’) \nDescribed as “quite simply revelatory” (The Irish Times) and “stylish\, open-minded and adventurous” (The Guardian)\, the Dudok Quartet Amsterdam has made its name as playful\, inventive interpreters of the string quartet repertoire. Coached by Peter Cropper (first violin of the Lindsay String Quartet and founder of Music in the Round) in the early years of their collaboration\, they have since gone from strength to strength. Presenting Schubert’s extraordinary and profound ‘Death and the Maiden’ String Quartet alongside their own arrangement of a 17th century Italian madrigal by Carlo Gesualdo and Kaija Saariaho’s modern masterpiece\, Terra Memoria (‘Earth Memory’)\, this Music in the Round concert promises to thrill\, intrigue and delight. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/death-the-maiden/ LOCATION:Upper Chapel\, Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 2JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:String Quartet ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/DEATH-THE-MAIDEN.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T211500 DTSTAMP:20250714T130515Z CREATED:20250714T130515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130515Z UID:10000903-1762632000-1762636500@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:SOUNDS OF NOW: KONNAKOL\, DRUM KIT & CODE DESCRIPTION:Music in the Round presents newly-composed work for Konnakol (vocal percussive music from the South Indian Carnatic tradition)\, live-coded electronic music and percussion. Common to these disparate traditions is an interest in pattern\, texture and complex rhythm\, which mridangam and konnakol artist BC Manjunath\, live-coder Alex McLean and drummer Matt Davies will explore through a unique and virtuosic live performance. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/sounds-of-now-konnakol-drum-kit-code/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Electronic ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Sounds-of-Now-Konnakol.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251108T155500 DTSTAMP:20250714T130509Z CREATED:20250714T130509Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130509Z UID:10000902-1762610400-1762617300@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:PIANO CLASSICS DESCRIPTION:SCHUBERT (arr. Liszt) Standchen (6’)\nJS BACH (arr. Bauer) Die Seele ruht in Jesu Handen (6’)\nLISZT Liebeslied (after Schumann’s ‘Widmung’) (4’)\nSCHUBERT Four Impromptus (28′)\nRACHMANINOV Prelude in D Op.23 (5’)\nRACHMANINOV Moments Musicaux in B minor Op.16 No.3 (4’)\nRACHMANINOV Prelude in G sharp minor Op.32 No.12 (3’)\nRACHMANINOV Elegie (from ‘Morceaux de Fantaisie’) Op.3 No.1 (5’)\nRACHMANINOV Prelude in G Op.32 No.5 (3’)\nBINGEN (arr. Marie-Luise Hinrichs) O frondens virga (2’)\nC SCHUMANN Notturno Op.6 No.2 (5’)\nPUCCINI Piccolo valzer (3’)\nS COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Deep River (6’)\nBONDS Troubled Water (5’) \nPraised for her “warm\, sensitive pianism” (The Observer)\, and for performances that are “a masterclass in the art of holding an audience’s attention” (Cherwell)\, Libby Burgess returns to Sheffield and Music in the Round for a recital of some of the best-loved music for solo piano. From the dazzling inventiveness of Schubert’s Four Impromptus to the lush romanticism of Rachmaninov’s Morceaux de Fantaisie\, this concert showcases some of the finest writing for the instrument. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/piano-classics/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Piano,Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PIANO-CLASSICS.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251107T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251107T210000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130503Z CREATED:20250714T130503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130503Z UID:10000901-1762542000-1762549200@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:SONGS OF LOVE DESCRIPTION:Programme includes\nDVOŘÁK (arr. Matthews) Love Songs (18’)\nDEBUSSY Trois poèmes de Stéphane Malllarmé (13’)\nMUSSORGSKY The Nursery (selection) (10’)\nDEBUSSY String Quartet (25’) \nClaire Booth is a singer celebrated around the world for her distinctive and characterful voice and the relentless curiosity in the range of work she presents. In recent years she has become a frequent collaborator with Ensemble 360\, including a much-lauded CD release Pierrot Portraits. As they prepare for Music in the Round’s Sheffield Chamber Music Festival 2026\, of which Claire is Guest Curator\, they present a dazzling evening of French chamber music. \nIn 1913 Debussy and Ravel began a somewhat friendly rivalry to set three poems by Stéphane Mallarmé\, whose words\, like the music of these great French composers\, explored the same shimmering textures beloved of their contemporary impressionist painters. Ravel’s Chansons madécasses – one of the most popular works in SCMF 2024 – opens this sensuous celebration of light and love which concludes with Debussy’s glittering string quartet. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/songs-of-love/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SONGS-OF-LOVE.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T203000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130458Z CREATED:20250714T130458Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130458Z UID:10000900-1762455600-1762461000@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:RAVEL & GLASS: CINEMATIC QUARTETS DESCRIPTION:HERMAN (arr. Birchall) Suite from ‘Psycho’ (10’)\nGREENWOOD Prospector’s Quartet from ‘There Will Be Blood’ (3’)\nGLASS String Quartet No.3 (18’)\nRAVEL String Quartet in F (30’) \nRavel’s glorious\, rhapsodic Quartet is the joyous conclusion of this Music in the Round concert of string music composed for\, and used in\, cinema. From Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood’s spare and spectral score for Paul Thomas Anderson’s Oscar-winning ‘There Will Be Blood’\, to Bernard Herman’s iconic music composed for Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’\, and Philip Glass’s String Quartet No.3 (composed for the 1985 film ‘Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters’)\, the Piatti Quartet showcases the captivating range of chamber music composed for the big screen. \nThe Piatti Quartet have been described by composer Julian Anderson as “living treasures of chamber music… meticulous attention to detail is combined with strong expressive impulse and a wonderful sense of musical drama”\, and return to the Playhouse after several rapturously received concerts across their stellar career. \nFILM SCREENINGS\nWednesday 5 November\, The Showroom\n5.15pm Music in Films panel discussion\n6.00pm ‘Mishima’ \nSunday 9 November\, The Showroom\n2.30pm ‘There Will Be Blood’ \nA specially curated series of film screenings inspired by the Piatti’s ‘Cinematic Quartets’ takes place at The Showroom to coincide with their concert.\nA panel discussion\, including violinist Emily Holland from the Piatti Quartet\, will delve into the ways music brings film to life. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/ravel-glass-cinematic-quartets/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:String Quartet ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/RAVEL-GLASS_-CINEMATIC-QUARTETS.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T204500 DTSTAMP:20250714T130448Z CREATED:20250714T130448Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130448Z UID:10000898-1762023600-1762029900@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME DESCRIPTION:KLEIN String Trio (12’)\nSMIT Trio for Clarinet\, Viola and Piano (12’)\nMESSIAEN Quartet for the End of Time (50’) \nOlivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time is the centrepiece of this Music in the Round concert showcasing music to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War and the liberation of the internment\, concentration and death camps of Europe. Considered one of the 20th century’s greatest works\, Messiaen composed the Quartet while a prisoner of war in the Stalag VIII-A camp. As Steven Osborne writes\, “the music seems to touch the far edges of human experience”. Also featured in the programme is Gideon Klien’s folk-infused String Trio\, composed just ten days before Klien was transported from Terezín to Auschwitz\, and Leo Smit’s lyrical and profoundly expressive Trio for Clarinet\, Viola and Piano. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/quartet-for-the-end-of-time/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Piano,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/QUARTET-FOR-THE-END-OF-TIME.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T160000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T170000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130453Z CREATED:20250714T130453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130453Z UID:10000899-1762012800-1762016400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:MESSIAEN ROUNDTABLE DESCRIPTION:Leading Messiaen scholar Christopher Dingle (Professor of Music at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) joins musicians from Ensemble 360 for this Music in the Round roundtable discussion exploring one of the great masterpieces of the twentieth century: Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/messiaen-roundtable/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MESSIAEN-ROUNDTABLE.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T204000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130442Z CREATED:20250714T130442Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130442Z UID:10000897-1761937200-1761943200@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:BACH & THE AMERICAN MINIMALISTS DESCRIPTION:Music by Philip Glass\, Meredith Monk and Moondog sits alongside works by JS Bach in this Music in the Round recital by Monegasque-Sri Lankan pianist\, Shani Diluka. Described as “one of the greatest of her generation” (Piano Magazine)\, Diluka’s captivating performance connects across the centuries\, from the energy of the American minimalists to Bach’s expressive and technically demanding solo keyboard works. Diluka was appointed to the prestigious French ‘Knighthood for Arts and Letters’\, and performs regularly at concert venues including Philharmonie de Paris\, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Vienna Konzerthaus. \nJS BACH (arr. Alexander Siloti) Prelude in E minor BWV855 (2’)\nGLASS Etude 2 (4’)\nJS BACH Prelude in C BWV846 (2’)\nCPE BACH Solfeggietto H220 Wq 117 (3’)\nGLASS Etude 9 (1’)\nJS BACH Prelude in F minor BWV857 (2’)\nGLASS Mad Rush (4’)\nJS BACH (arr. Alfred Cortot) Arioso from Concerto No.5 in F minor BWV1056 (3’)\nMOONDOG Canon VIII (1’)\nJS BACH Sicilienne BWV1031 (4’)\nMONK Railroad (2’)\nJS BACH Contrapunctus from ‘The Art of Fugue’ (2’)\nMOONDOG Barn Dance Pastoral (1’)\nGLASS Opening (6’)\nJS BACH (arr. Petri Sheep) Cantata ‘Schafe können sicher weiden’ BWV208 (2’)\nGLASS (arr. Shani Diluka) Tyrol Concerto (mvt 2) (4’)\nJS BACH Prelude in C minor BWV847 (1’) URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/bach-the-american-minimalists/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Piano,Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BACH-THE-AMERICAN-MINIMALISTS.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T200000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130421Z CREATED:20250714T130421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130421Z UID:10000894-1761418800-1761422400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:BACH FOR SOLO VIOLIN DESCRIPTION:BACH Sonata No.3 in C (25’)\nBACH Partita No.3 in E (20’) \nMarvels of violin writing\, Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas achieve the seemingly impossible: the solo violin is both melody and accompaniment\, conjuring two\, three or even four musical voices from a single instrument. Captivating to watch\, the sonatas and partitas are equal parts spellbindingly expressive and technically demanding. This is music that demands virtuosic skill from its player. For this\, the final in his series for Music in the Round\, Ensemble 360’s violinist Benjamin Nabarro will present Bach’s third Sonata and Partita. Inventive\, profoundly imaginative\, and demonstrating a mastery of the form unmatched in the 400 years since their composition\, these are pieces that continue to dazzle and amaze. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/bach-for-solo-violin/2025-10-25/2/ LOCATION:Upper Chapel\, Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 2JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Soloists,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BACH-FOR-SOLO-VIOLIN-BACH-IN-THE-ROUND.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T180000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130427Z CREATED:20250714T130427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130427Z UID:10000896-1761406200-1761415200@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:BACH IN THE ROUND DESCRIPTION:Music in the Round presents another chance to step inside the music of Bach\, up-close and reimagined\, in this specially created surround-sound installation running alongside Benjamin Nabarro’s recitals in the tranquil setting of Upper Chapel. \nTo make this innovative\, multi-speaker installation\, fragments of Ben’s performance of Bach’s Sonata No.1 in G minor were recorded\, layered\, looped and transformed. Played through eight loudspeakers\, visitors will be enveloped in Bach’s life-affirming music\, reworked in this unique and immersive sensory experience. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/bach-in-the-round/2025-10-25/2/ LOCATION:Upper Chapel\, Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 2JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Soloists,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BACH-FOR-SOLO-VIOLIN-BACH-IN-THE-ROUND-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T150000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130421Z CREATED:20250714T130421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130421Z UID:10000893-1761400800-1761404400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:BACH FOR SOLO VIOLIN DESCRIPTION:BACH Sonata No.3 in C (25’)\nBACH Partita No.3 in E (20’) \nMarvels of violin writing\, Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas achieve the seemingly impossible: the solo violin is both melody and accompaniment\, conjuring two\, three or even four musical voices from a single instrument. Captivating to watch\, the sonatas and partitas are equal parts spellbindingly expressive and technically demanding. This is music that demands virtuosic skill from its player. For this\, the final in his series for Music in the Round\, Ensemble 360’s violinist Benjamin Nabarro will present Bach’s third Sonata and Partita. Inventive\, profoundly imaginative\, and demonstrating a mastery of the form unmatched in the 400 years since their composition\, these are pieces that continue to dazzle and amaze. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/bach-for-solo-violin/2025-10-25/1/ LOCATION:Upper Chapel\, Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 2JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Soloists,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BACH-FOR-SOLO-VIOLIN-BACH-IN-THE-ROUND.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T123000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130427Z CREATED:20250714T130427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130427Z UID:10000895-1761388200-1761395400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:BACH IN THE ROUND DESCRIPTION:Music in the Round presents another chance to step inside the music of Bach\, up-close and reimagined\, in this specially created surround-sound installation running alongside Benjamin Nabarro’s recitals in the tranquil setting of Upper Chapel. \nTo make this innovative\, multi-speaker installation\, fragments of Ben’s performance of Bach’s Sonata No.1 in G minor were recorded\, layered\, looped and transformed. Played through eight loudspeakers\, visitors will be enveloped in Bach’s life-affirming music\, reworked in this unique and immersive sensory experience. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/bach-in-the-round/2025-10-25/1/ LOCATION:Upper Chapel\, Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 2JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Soloists,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/BACH-FOR-SOLO-VIOLIN-BACH-IN-THE-ROUND-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T222000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130414Z CREATED:20250714T130414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130414Z UID:10000892-1760817600-1760826000@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:SOUNDS OF NOW: ÉLIANE RADIGUE FOR HARP\, VIOLIN & DOUBLE BASS DESCRIPTION:RADIGUE\nOccam XXI (16’)\nOccam River XVIII (15’)\nOccam XVII (13’)\nOccam River XVII (16’)\nOccam (28’)\nOccam River XV (15’)\nOccam Delta XIV (17’) \nIn this special Music in the Round concert\, Welsh harpist and improvisor Rhodri Davies\, together with Angharad Davies (violin) and Dominic Lash (double bass)\, present a selection of works composed for them by Radigue. Ranging from solos to ensemble pieces\, this is a rare opportunity to explore the singular aesthetic of one of the 21st century’s most important composers\, performed by some of the musicians with whom she has most closely collaborated. Through extended instrumental techniques (the harp is played using two violin bows) and a close attention to timbre\, Radigue conjures luminescent\, intricately layered and richly textural soundscapes that slowly evolve. \nPart of: OCCAM OCEAN: THE MUSIC OF ÉLIANE RADIGUE \n“Radigue writes awesomely gradual music that is always on the move… It is music that flowers in some enchanted hinterland where sounds are sparse and mercurial\, spiritual and grounded\, narrative and abstract… she is always on the hunt for sound within sound – a realm of partials\, harmonics\, and subharmonics… the intangible cloud that makes up that note’s aura.”\nKate Molleson \nThe French composer Éliane Radigue\, now 93 years old\, has dedicated the last quarter of a century to crafting her extraordinary\, subtle and luminescent compositions for acoustic instruments. Each titled ‘Occam’ (after ‘Occam’s razor’\, the idea that the simplest solution is often the best)\, these warm and generous works explore the essence of an instrument’s sound in gradually unfolding\, richly present textures. \nFor ‘Occam Ocean’\, Music in the Round has curated a series of special events bringing together some of Radigue’s closest collaborators for two days of music and talks\, offering a rare\, immersive experience of this composer’s singular sound world. \nPresented in partnership with The University of Sheffield. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/sounds-of-now-eliane-radigue-for-harp-violin-double-bass/ LOCATION:Upper Chapel\, Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 2JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ELIANE-RADIGUE-FOR-HARP-VIOLIN-DOUBLEBASS-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T181500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251018T191500 DTSTAMP:20250714T130402Z CREATED:20250714T130402Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130402Z UID:10000891-1760811300-1760814900@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:SOUNDS OF NOW: ÉLIANE RADIGUE ROUNDTABLE DESCRIPTION:Musicians Rhodri Davies\, Angharad Davies and Dominic Lash are joined by Louise Gray (writer on music and sound art for The Wire) and Julia Eckhardt (longtime Radigue collaborator and author of Éliane Radigue – Intermediary Spaces/Espaces intermédiaires) for this Music in the Round panel discussion exploring the unique practice and sound world of the pioneering French composer\, Éliane Radigue. \nPart of: OCCAM OCEAN: THE MUSIC OF ÉLIANE RADIGUE \n“Radigue writes awesomely gradual music that is always on the move… It is music that flowers in some enchanted hinterland where sounds are sparse and mercurial\, spiritual and grounded\, narrative and abstract… she is always on the hunt for sound within sound – a realm of partials\, harmonics\, and subharmonics… the intangible cloud that makes up that note’s aura.”\nKate Molleson \nThe French composer Éliane Radigue\, now 93 years old\, has dedicated the last quarter of a century to crafting her extraordinary\, subtle and luminescent compositions for acoustic instruments. Each titled ‘Occam’ (after ‘Occam’s razor’\, the idea that the simplest solution is often the best)\, these warm and generous works explore the essence of an instrument’s sound in gradually unfolding\, richly present textures. \nFor ‘Occam Ocean’\, Music in the Round has curated a series of special events bringing together some of Radigue’s closest collaborators for two days of music and talks\, offering a rare\, immersive experience of this composer’s singular sound world. \nPresented in partnership with The University of Sheffield. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/sounds-of-now-eliane-radigue-roundtable/ LOCATION:Upper Chapel\, Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 2JD\, United Kingdom ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ELIANE-RADIGUE-FOR-HARP-VIOLIN-DOUBLEBASS.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251017T210000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130407Z CREATED:20250714T130407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130407Z UID:10000890-1760731200-1760734800@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:SOUNDS OF NOW: ÉLIANE RADIGUE FOR ORGAN DESCRIPTION:RADIGUE Occam XXV (45’) \nMusic in the Round presents Éliane Radigue’s ‘Occam XXV’ – written for\, and performed here by\, the French organist Frédéric Blondy – which envelops its listener in a rich and slowly evolving ocean of sound. Beginning with a low\, timbral rumble\, the music grows over its 45 minutes\, always imperceptibly changing\, to a richly layered\, shimmering and luxuriant texture which then\, as the piece draws to a close\, dissolves into air. This is music as sensation: sound to be immersed in – expansive and vibrational. As Radigue herself said\, “I imagine how we are all bathing in a galactic ocean of sound waves”. \nPart of: OCCAM OCEAN: THE MUSIC OF ÉLIANE RADIGUE \n“Radigue writes awesomely gradual music that is always on the move… It is music that flowers in some enchanted hinterland where sounds are sparse and mercurial\, spiritual and grounded\, narrative and abstract… she is always on the hunt for sound within sound – a realm of partials\, harmonics\, and subharmonics… the intangible cloud that makes up that note’s aura.”\nKate Molleson \nThe French composer Éliane Radigue\, now 93 years old\, has dedicated the last quarter of a century to crafting her extraordinary\, subtle and luminescent compositions for acoustic instruments. Each titled ‘Occam’ (after ‘Occam’s razor’\, the idea that the simplest solution is often the best)\, these warm and generous works explore the essence of an instrument’s sound in gradually unfolding\, richly present textures. \nFor ‘Occam Ocean’\, Music in the Round has curated a series of special events bringing together some of Radigue’s closest collaborators for two days of music and talks\, offering a rare\, immersive experience of this composer’s singular sound world. \nPresented in partnership with The University of Sheffield. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/sounds-of-now-eliane-radigue-for-organ/ LOCATION:St Maries Cathedral\, Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 2JB\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ELIANE-RADIGUE-FOR-ORGAN.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T211500 DTSTAMP:20250714T130338Z CREATED:20250714T130338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130338Z UID:10000889-1760210100-1760217300@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:NIGEL KENNEDY: HEART AND SOUL DESCRIPTION:Programme includes: \nBACH Allemanda\, Sarabanda and Giga from Partita No.2\nGRAPELLI Swing 39\nHANDEL Passacaglia\nSAKAMOTO Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence \nMusic in the Round presents Nigel Kennedy\, the best-selling classical violinist of all time\, who takes to the Crucible Theatre stage for this electrifying evening of music for violin and cello. Kennedy – playing violin\, electric violin and piano – will be joined by leading cellist Beata Urbanek-Kalinowska (cello\, electric cello)\, to perform music by Bach\, Ryuichi Sakamoto and others\, alongside Kennedy’s own compositions and violin favourites. \nOne of the great violin virtuosos\, Kennedy’s singular career has included collaborations with Paul McCartney\, Kate Bush\, The Who and Led Zeppelin\, as well as performances with the world’s leading orchestras. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/nigel-kennedy-heart-and-soul/ LOCATION:Crucible\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA CATEGORIES:Soloists,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/NIGEL-KENNEDY_-HEART-SOUL.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T143000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130331Z CREATED:20250714T130331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130331Z UID:10000888-1760189400-1760193000@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:FAMILY CONCERT: THE STORM WHALE DESCRIPTION:Music in the Round presents a brand-new musical version of Benji Davies’ modern-classic The Storm Whale\, which tells the story of a boy\, a whale washed up on the beach and friendships that will change their lives forever and echo down the generations. Benji Davies’ heart-warming tales of friendship\, love and courage are brought to life through music specially written to accompany the book by our Children’s Composer-in-Residence\, Paul Rissmann. \nPerfect for 3– 7-year-olds this illustrated and narrated storybook concert is a wonderful introduction to music suitable for the whole family\, brimming with wonderful music\, memorable songs and plenty of chances to join in. \n“The Storm Whale tells a simple but powerful story about loneliness and the love between a parent and child… The world may be as big and lonely and incomprehensible as the ocean\, but still it’s possible to find tremendous\, heart-stopping tenderness.” The New York Times on the book. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/family-concert-the-storm-whale/2025-10-11/2/ LOCATION:Crucible\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA CATEGORIES:Young People ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FAMILY-CONCERT_-THE-STORM-WHALE.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T113000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130331Z CREATED:20250714T130331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130331Z UID:10000887-1760178600-1760182200@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:FAMILY CONCERT: THE STORM WHALE DESCRIPTION:Music in the Round presents a brand-new musical version of Benji Davies’ modern-classic The Storm Whale\, which tells the story of a boy\, a whale washed up on the beach and friendships that will change their lives forever and echo down the generations. Benji Davies’ heart-warming tales of friendship\, love and courage are brought to life through music specially written to accompany the book by our Children’s Composer-in-Residence\, Paul Rissmann. \nPerfect for 3– 7-year-olds this illustrated and narrated storybook concert is a wonderful introduction to music suitable for the whole family\, brimming with wonderful music\, memorable songs and plenty of chances to join in. \n“The Storm Whale tells a simple but powerful story about loneliness and the love between a parent and child… The world may be as big and lonely and incomprehensible as the ocean\, but still it’s possible to find tremendous\, heart-stopping tenderness.” The New York Times on the book. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/family-concert-the-storm-whale/2025-10-11/1/ LOCATION:Crucible\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA CATEGORIES:Young People ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FAMILY-CONCERT_-THE-STORM-WHALE.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251010T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251010T211500 DTSTAMP:20250714T130320Z CREATED:20250714T130320Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130320Z UID:10000886-1760123700-1760130900@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:CHRIS ADDISON’S INCOMPLETE GUIDE TO CHAMBER MUSIC DESCRIPTION:Chris Addison (The Thick of It\, Mock the Week) joins Music in the Round and Ensemble 360 to bring his infectious enthusiasm for classical music to the Crucible. \nTelling the story of Europe from the courts of 17th century Italy\, through the political and social revolutions of 18th and 19th century Europe\, to the weird and wonderful sounds conjured by today’s contemporary composers\, Chris takes us on a journey through the rich\, vibrant – and sometimes bizarre – history of classical chamber music. \nDiscover how a bassoonist beat up Bach\, Mozart’s passion for the newly-invented clarinet (and for crude poetry)\, Beethoven’s embattled relationship with his failing hearing and the Emperor of France\, and how Schoenberg tore up the musical rule book in a continent ravaged by war. Featuring live performances from some of the UK’s finest musicians and the inimitable curiosity and wit of Chris Addison’s storytelling\, this will be an evening of insight\, laughter and spine-tingling music. \nProgramme includes excerpts from:\nCORELLI Trio Sonata de Camera in G minor\nJS BACH Trio Sonata in G\nHAYDN String Quartet Op.76 No.3\nMOZART ‘Kegelstatt Trio’\nBEETHOVEN Quintet for Piano and Wind\nF MENDELSSOHN Piano Trio in D minor\nHIGDON Piano Trio URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/chris-addisons-incomplete-guide-to-chamber-music/ LOCATION:Crucible\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Piano,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CHRIS-ADDISONS-INCOMPLETE-GUIDE.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251008T191500 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251008T220000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130325Z CREATED:20250714T130325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130325Z UID:10000885-1759950900-1759960800@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:SHEFFIELD JAZZ DESCRIPTION:A Music the Round double bill featuring a classic Ellington sound followed by award-winning singer Vimala Rowe\, a major talent on the British jazz scene. \nThe Pocket Ellington featuring Alan Barnes & Dave Green\nALAN BARNES baritone & alto sax\, clarinet\nROBERT FOWLER tenor sax\nSIMON FINCH trumpet\nDAVID LALLJEE trombone\nALEX WEBB piano/MD\nDAVE GREEN bass\nALFONSO VITALE drums \nBorn out of a love of the music of the great Duke Ellington\, The Pocket Ellington manages what ought to be impossible. Great charts are presented in clever new arrangements which evoke the period but also offer solo space to these top-flight musicians. Their repertoire also includes pieces from artists and arrangers who were influenced by the Duke – Mingus\, Monk and Gil Evans. It’s a big sound from a pocket band. \n“A terrific band with a rhythm section as good as any on the planet” – Blue Light\, magazine of the Duke Ellington Society UK \nVimala Rowe Quartet\nVIMALA ROWE vocals\nCHARLIE FLINT piano\nMIKELE MONTOLLI bass\nDARREN BECKETT drums \nFrom her training in Hindustani classical music\, to world music\, soul and effortlessly swinging jazz\, award-winning singer Vimala Rowe has rapidly become recognised as a major talent on the British jazz scene. Sell out performances at Ronnie Scott’s\, London Jazz Festival and countrywide\, she delights and enchants her audiences with her naturally passionate and emotive range of expression. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/sheffield-jazz/ LOCATION:Crucible\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA CATEGORIES:Jazz group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SHEFFIELD-JAZZ.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T205000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130313Z CREATED:20250714T130313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130313Z UID:10000884-1759258800-1759265400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:ROMANTIC PIANO TRIOS DESCRIPTION:A stirring evening with Music in the Round of romantic favourites performed with customary flair and intimacy by Sheffield favourites\, the Leonore Piano Trio. From Chopin’s passionate Trio – his only work for the combination of piano\, violin and cello\, described by the English composer Charles Willeby as “one of the most perfect… of Chopin’s works” – to Mendelssohn’s lyrical Second Piano Trio\, this is music to enchant\, captivate and delight. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/romantic-piano-trios-2/ LOCATION:Upper Chapel\, Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 2JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Piano,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ROMANTIC-PIANO-TRIOS-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250926T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250926T201000 DTSTAMP:20250714T130306Z CREATED:20250714T130306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250714T130306Z UID:10000883-1758913200-1758917400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:MOZART VIOLIN SONATAS DESCRIPTION:Mozart’s glorious violin sonatas – among the composer’s most charming works – nestle between music by Robert Schumann in this hour-long Music in the Round recital for violin and piano. Violinist Claudia Ajmone-Marsan and pianist Tim Horton promise an hour of exuberant\, lyrical\, and joyful music from two of the greatest composers of the Classical and Romantic periods. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/mozart-violin-sonatas/2025-09-26/2/ LOCATION:Upper Chapel\, Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 2JD\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Piano,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MOZART-VIOLIN-SONATAS-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR