BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Classical Sheffield - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20260523T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260523T210000 DTSTAMP:20251201T114407Z CREATED:20251201T114407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T114407Z UID:10001210-1779562800-1779570000@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:FOUR LAST SONGS - Claire Booth (soprano) & Ensemble 360 DESCRIPTION:R STRAUSS Sextet from Capriccio (12’)\nSARGEN New work (5’)\nSIBELIUS En Saga (20’)\nWAGNER Siegfried Idyll (20’)\nR STRAUSS (arr. Ledger) Four Last Songs (25’) \n“A swansong of sublime beauty” (Classic FM)\, Strauss’s ‘Four Last Songs’ are among the most touchingly beautiful and richly expressive pieces in the classical repertoire. \nThese exquisite works are performed alongside Sibelius’s charmingly evocative tone poem fairytale\, presented in its original septet version. This closing concert promises warm melodies and lyrical beauty. \nPost-concert drinks\nFriends of Music in the Round are invited to join for drinks after the Final concert. Find out more about how you can become a Friend and join the post-Festival party at: www.musicintheround.co.uk/friends \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/four-last-songs-claire-booth-soprano-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/Four-Last-Songs.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260523T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260523T120000 DTSTAMP:20251201T114358Z CREATED:20251201T114358Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T114358Z UID:10001209-1779534000-1779537600@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:HENNY PENNY: A CHILDREN’S OPERA - Claire Booth (soprano)\, Ensemble 360 & Children of Sheffield DESCRIPTION:PHILLIPS Henny Penny (20’)\nASSORTED Song Cycle (30’) \nA world-first live staging of new opera and song made for – and by – curious young minds. \n‘Henny Penny’ is a charming operatic adaptation of the folk tale about a young chicken who believes the sky is falling when an acorn lands on its head. \nThis children’s opera by the acclaimed composer Julian Phillips (Glyndebourne Opera’s first ever Composer-in-Residence) will be performed live for the very first time\, featuring a cast including a choir of Sheffield primary children. \nOriginal songs created as part of a new Music in the Round composition project with children in Sheffield schools will also be given their public premieres. \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. \nImage: © Positive Note Productions URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/henny-penny-a-childrens-opera-claire-booth-soprano-ensemble-360-children-of-sheffield/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Choruses,Ensembles,Orginsations,Young People ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Henny-Penny.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260522T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260522T211000 DTSTAMP:20251201T114340Z CREATED:20251201T114340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T114340Z UID:10001208-1779476400-1779484200@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:SONGS WITHOUT WORDS: MENDELSSOHN\, BRAHMS & RACHMANINOV - Ensemble 360 DESCRIPTION:MENDELSSOHN Song without Words Op.109 (4′)\nMENDELSSOHN Songs without Words Op.62 No.6 ‘Spring Song’ (3′)\nMENDELSSOHN Songs without Words Op.19b No.6 ‘Venetian Gondola Song’ (3′)\nRACHMANINOV Vocalise from 14 Romances Op.34 No.14 (5′)\nBRAHMS Horn Trio in E flat Op.40 (30′)\nKNUSSEN Songs without Voices (11′)\nDOHNÁNYI Sextet Op.37 (30′) \nMendelssohn’s exquisite ‘Songs Without Words’ – richly lyrical and profoundly heartfelt miniatures – are performed alongside glittering masterpieces of the Romantic era that showcase the vocal influence on instrumental music. \nBrahms’s uniquely expressive Horn Trio is at times muted and intimate\, at others soaring and declamatory; Rachmaninov’s ‘Vocalise’ brings poignancy; and Dohnányi’s magnificent Sextet is a passionate\, rhapsodic piece full of ardent fervour and lyrical intensity. \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/songs-without-words-mendelssohn-brahms-rachmaninov-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/Songs-Without-Words.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260522T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260522T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T114333Z CREATED:20251201T114333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T114333Z UID:10001207-1779458400-1779465600@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:THIS SCEPTERED ISLE: BRITISH SONG - Claire Booth (soprano) & Ensemble 360 DESCRIPTION:BRITTEN Phantasy Quartet (15’)\nBRITTEN / PURCELL She Loves and She Confesses Too (2’)\nBRITTEN / PURCELL Oh Solitude (6’)\nBRITTEN / PURCELL Bess of Bedlam (4’)\nMATTHEWS Seascapes (13’)\nKNUSSEN Whitman Settings – When I heard the learn’d Astronomer (3’)\nKNUSSEN Whitman Settings – A Noiseless patient Spider (3’)\nKNUSSEN Whitman Settings – The Dalliance of the Eagles (2’)\nKNUSSEN Whitman Settings – The Voice of the Rain (3’)\nWALTON Piano Quartet (30’) \nA celebration of British song from one of its finest exponents. Praised for her “radiant\, rapturous\, wonderfully nuanced performances” (The Scotsman)\, Claire Booth performs a selection of her best-loved music\, from Britten’s stirring reimagining of Purcell songs to Colin Matthews’ evocative seascapes in celebration of the prolific composer’s 80th birthday. \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/this-sceptered-isle-british-song-claire-booth-soprano-ensemble-360/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Orginsations,Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/This-Sceptered-Isle.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T210000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T220000 DTSTAMP:20251201T114324Z CREATED:20251201T114324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T114324Z UID:10001206-1779397200-1779400800@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:KAFKA FRAGMENTS - Claire Booth (soprano) & Tamsin Waley-Cohen (violin) DESCRIPTION:KURTÁG Kafka Fragments (60’) \nComprising 40 short excerpts from Kafka’s writings\, diaries\, and letters – often heartfelt and confessional – Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments is a work of sparse\, lyrical beauty. Scored for violin and soprano\, this wide-ranging work encapsulates the scale of the human experience\, from dreamlike surrealism to moments of sardonic humour and lyrical beauty. \n“[Booth’s] voice blazes with energy and subsides in exhausted despair. It’s a real tour de force. She has done nothing finer.”\nThe Guardian \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/kafka-fragments-claire-booth-soprano-tamsin-waley-cohen-violin/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Orginsations,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Kafka-Fragments.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260521T203000 DTSTAMP:20251201T114314Z CREATED:20251201T114314Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T114314Z UID:10001205-1779390000-1779395400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:BEETHOVEN & FRIENDS - Consone Quartet DESCRIPTION:Music in the Round’s visiting Quartet presents music by Beethoven set amongst composers who influenced or were in close contact with the musical genius. \nDr Katy Hamilton\, one of the most sought-after speakers and writers on music\, introduces this evening’s music. Her insights will help to bring Beethoven’s creative world vividly to life through the selection of personal discoveries\, hidden gems and celebrated musical moments\, interspersed with historical detail and storytelling. \nThis promises to be a captivating concert by one of the most rigorous and approachable quartets playing today\, who have already been taken to heart by Sheffield audiences. \nTickets: £17 / £10 / £5 \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/beethoven-friends-consone-quartet/ 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/Beethoven-Friends.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T220000 DTSTAMP:20251201T114255Z CREATED:20251201T114255Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T114255Z UID:10001202-1779307200-1779314400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:BIRD TUNES: MIRANDA RUTTER (fiddle & viola)\, SAM SWEENEY (fiddle) & ROB HARBRON (concertina) DESCRIPTION:Music in the Round is delighted to welcome three of the finest folk musicians working today to perform a new suite of tunes\, crafted from fragments of birdsong recorded on woodland walks by the brilliant fiddle player and composer Miranda Rutter. \nPerformed with “concertina wizard” (The Guardian) Rob Harbron and “the fiddler with the golden ear” (BBC Radio 3) Sam Sweeney\, as well as field recordings of this most elemental form of music\, it is a love-song to avian beauty and a timely reminder of the struggles faced by migrating birds. \n“I follow in a long line of musicians from prehistory who’ve been inspired by birdsong – it being such an enchanting wonder of the world!  For me\, listening deeper\, discovering intricacies and learning to recognise birds by their song has made me care even more about birds and their habitat. As so many species are struggling in this rapidly changing\, human-dominated world\, I hope that my contribution can help spark intrigue\, spread awareness and in turn\, generate action to turn the tide of fortune for these awe-inspiring creatures.”\nMiranda Rutter \n“Bird Tunes is\, very simply\, utterly beautiful. A glorious bringing together of field recordings\, birdsong and three incredible musicians. Nature and music in perfect harmony.”\nTradfolk URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/bird-tunes-miranda-rutter-fiddle-viola-sam-sweeney-fiddle-rob-harbron-concertina/ 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/Bird-Tunes.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T190000 DTSTAMP:20251201T114106Z CREATED:20251201T114106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T114106Z UID:10001201-1779296400-1779303600@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:PETER AND THE WOLF & OTHER STORIES - Claire Booth (soprano)\, Ensemble 360 & Nicholas Jubber (narrator) DESCRIPTION:DEBUSSY Danse Sacrée et Profane (10’)\nRAVEL (arr. Strivens) Shéhérazade (20’)\nDEBUSSY Trio for Flute\, Viola and Harp (16’)\nPROKOFIEV ‘Peter and the Wolf’ (30’) \nTimeless tales of far-off adventure and daring triumphs have long inspired composers to bring stories to life through music. \nProkofiev’s beloved symphonic tale\, ‘Peter and the Wolf’\, delights audiences of all ages\, with its story of the fearless Peter and his encounter with a ferocious wolf\, narrated here by storyteller and author Nicholas Jubber. \nRavel’s ‘Shéhérazade’ (in an intimate chamber arrangement) evocatively conjures an ancient wonderland of fairytales and lovers through captivating melodies. \nMusic for harp and strings by Debussy completes this charming programme. \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/peter-and-the-wolf-other-stories-claire-booth-soprano-ensemble-360-nicholas-jubber-narrator/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Orginsations,Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Relaxed-concert-Peter-the-Wolf-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T150000 DTSTAMP:20251201T114249Z CREATED:20251201T114249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T114249Z UID:10001200-1779285600-1779289200@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:RELAXED CONCERT: PETER AND THE WOLF – Claire Booth (soprano)\, Ensemble 360 & Nicholas Jubber (narrator) DESCRIPTION:RAVEL (arr. Strivens) Shéhérazade (20’)\nPROKOFIEV Peter and the Wolf (30’) \nFor this ‘Relaxed’ concert of storytelling music featuring Prokofiev’s beloved musical folk story\, 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. \nPeople 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-peter-and-the-wolf-claire-booth-soprano-ensemble-360-nicholas-jubber-narrator/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Orginsations,Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Relaxed-concert-Peter-the-Wolf.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260520T120000 DTSTAMP:20251201T114057Z CREATED:20251201T114057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T114057Z UID:10001199-1779274800-1779278400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:THE ART OF STORYTELLING - Nicholas Jubber (author and storyteller) DESCRIPTION:Launching a day of music inspired by myths\, legends and fairytales\, author and storyteller\, Nicholas Jubber (The Fairy Tellers\, 2022 and Monsterland\, 2025)\, explores the enduring appeal of enchanting folk tales\, often laced with a monstrous darkness. \nJoin him for a fascinating morning of illustrated storytelling\, as he delves deeper into some of these wondrously strange traditional tales and their origins. \n“Jubber masterfully uses these legends as jumping-off points for meditations on the longevity of such stories and on what they mean for society … Fans of folk horror will love this.”\nPublishers Weekly \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/the-art-of-storytelling-nicholas-jubber-author-and-storyteller/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Orginsations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/The-Fairy-Tellers.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260519T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260519T210000 DTSTAMP:20251201T114044Z CREATED:20251201T114044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T114044Z UID:10001198-1779217200-1779224400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:LA VOIX HUMAINE – Claire Booth (soprano) & Christopher Glynn (piano) DESCRIPTION:POULENC\n La Dame de Monte Carlo (7’)\n Toréador (2’)\n Corcardes (6’)\nDUREY Trois Chansons Basques (4’)\nAURIC Huit Poèmes de Jean Cocteau (19’)\nMILHAUD Trois Poèmes de Jean Cocteau Op.59 (3’)\nPOULENC La Voix Humaine (40’) [semi-staged] \nA voice. A telephone. A fractured love affair. \nClaire Booth is joined by GRAMMY-winning pianist Christopher Glynn to present an immersive staging of Poulenc’s searing operatic melodrama. Take a seat at the heart of the action to absorb this most intimate operatic setting of Jean Cocteau’s ground-breaking play\, eavesdropping on a life in the balance. \nOpening with a bravura tour through a variety of songs influenced by Cocteau’s poetry\, you are invited to a recital which becomes an opera like no other. \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/la-voix-humaine-claire-booth-soprano-christopher-glynn-piano/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Orginsations,Piano,Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/La-Voix-Humaine.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260519T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260519T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T114037Z CREATED:20251201T114037Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T114037Z UID:10001197-1779199200-1779206400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:BEETHOVEN SEPTET - Ensemble 360 DESCRIPTION:BEETHOVEN\n Violin Sonata in F ‘Spring’ (26’)\n String Quartet in C minor Op.18 No.4 (24’)\n Septet Op.20 (40’) \nThe hopeful\, energetic and lyrical ‘Spring’ Sonata is one of the most famous of all Beethoven’s works for violin\, paired here with an intense and stormy early quartet. \nPerhaps Beethoven’s most-performed work during his lifetime\, the Septet features wind and strings in a marvel of instrumental writing. Captivating from the stately elegance of its opening to the rousing flourishes of its grand finale\, this is music to lose yourself in. \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/beethoven-septet-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/Beethoven-Septet.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260518T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260518T211500 DTSTAMP:20260421T131629Z CREATED:20251201T114029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260421T131629Z UID:10001196-1779130800-1779138900@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:FELDMAN & BECKETT: WORDS & MUSIC – Claire Booth (soprano) & Ensemble 360 DESCRIPTION:FELDMAN Why Patterns? (30’)\nBECKETT Rockabye (20’)\nFELDMAN Two Intermissions (1950) 1 & 2 (4’)\nFELDMAN Samuel Beckett\, Words and Music (42’) \nVisionary titans in their respective artforms\, the warm friendship of Morton Feldman and Samuel Beckett resulted in some of the most extraordinary collaborative artworks of the 20th century. \n‘Samuel Beckett\, Words and Music’ is among their finest collaborative work: Feldman’s singular\, sparsely repetitive music matching Beckett’s distilled and fragmentary text. Originally written as a radio play\, it presents a cryptic trialogue between the ailing master Croak and his two servants\, Words (played by an actor) and Music (represented by Feldman’s score for chamber ensemble). \nThis evening dedicated to Feldman and Beckett’s works is directed by Vicky Featherstone (Artistic Director\, Royal Court Theatre 2013-2023 and Founding Artistic Director\, National Theatre of Scotland 2006-2013). \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/feldman-beckett-words-music-claire-booth-soprano-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/2025/12/Sounds-of-Now-Feldman-Harrison.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260515T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260515T210000 DTSTAMP:20251201T113947Z CREATED:20251201T113947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T113947Z UID:10001187-1778871600-1778878800@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:FESTIVAL LAUNCH: Claire Booth (soprano) & Ensemble 360 DESCRIPTION:WEIR King Harald’s Saga (15’)\nBIRTWISTLE Cortege for 14 musicians (15’)\nBRAHMS Serenade Op.11 (46’) \nClaire Booth kicks off the 2026 Sheffield Chamber Music Festival in style! \nOur Guest Curator\, and RPS Singer of the Year 2025\, opens with a one-woman opera retelling the story of ‘the last real Viking’\, Harald Hardrada\, by Judith Weir. The forces of Ensemble 360 follow\, with Birtwistle’s highly theatrical procession of musicians and one of their favourites\, Brahms’s brilliant and beloved Serenade\, a swaggering\, celebratory launch to nine days of chamber music\, song and high theatre. \nPost-concert drinks\nTo celebrate the start of the Festival\, ticket-holders are invited to join us for a free glass of wine or soft drink in the Crucible bar after the concert. \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/festival-launch-claire-booth-soprano-ensemble-360/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Orginsations,Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Festival-launch.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260228T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260228T203000 DTSTAMP:20251201T113907Z CREATED:20251201T113907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T113907Z UID:10001182-1772305200-1772310600@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:JASAD: MUSIC FOR MIDDLE EASTERN FLUTE - Faris Ishaq DESCRIPTION:Music in the Round presents Nay master\, percussionist and composer\, Faris Ishaq who charts unexplored territories with one of the oldest types of flute still in use today\, the Nay. Rooted in his Palestinian heritage\, Faris celebrates the instrument\, which has Middle Eastern roots dating back to around 5000 BCE\, and its cultural legacy\, in his own compositions. \nIn ‘Jasad’ – Arabic for ‘body’ – he draws on the essence of the Nay to create a distinctive solo setup\, playing the instrument alongside a leg-mounted frame drum and foot percussion\, and weaves these sounds together to produce a multi-layered acoustic solo performance. With exceptional dexterity and expressive nuance\, he blends intricate melodies with dynamic beats to evoke the feel of looped textures while being fully acoustic. \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/jasad-music-for-middle-eastern-flute-faris-ishaq/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Orginsations,Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jasad-music-for-middle-eastern-flute.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260227T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260227T220000 DTSTAMP:20251205T115815Z CREATED:20251201T113858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251205T115815Z UID:10001181-1772220600-1772229600@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:SHEFFIELD JAZZ – Denys Baptiste Quartet DESCRIPTION:DENYS BAPTISTE saxophone\nSULTAN STEVENSON piano\nLARRY BARTLEY bass\nJOEL BARFORD drums \nMusic in the Round welcomes acclaimed saxophonist Denys Baptiste to present his new quartet\, featuring rising star pianist Sultan Stevenson\, who will explore an exciting mix of new compositions\, standards and revisit compositions from his award-winning albums. An amazingly versatile musician with roots steeped in the jazz tradition\, Denys incorporates ideas from other musical forms and popular culture. His powerful technique and an ability to improvise effortlessly across a wide range of musical styles have made him a much sought after soloist\, playing with some of the biggest names in jazz and other genres. Expect an evening of deep swing\, infectious melodies and inventive solos. \n*Please note Music in the Round offers and discounts do not apply to this concert. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/sheffield-jazz-denys-baptiste-quartet/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Jazz group ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Denys-Baptiste-Quartet.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260210T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260210T210000 DTSTAMP:20251201T113810Z CREATED:20251201T113810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T113810Z UID:10001174-1770750000-1770757200@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:ROMANTIC STRING QUARTETS – Consone Quartet DESCRIPTION:C SCHUMANN (arr. Tress) Three Romances (10’)\nMOZART String Quartet in C ‘Dissonance’ (22’)\nSCHUBERT String Quartet No.13 ‘Rosamunde’ (30’) \nThe “top-notch” (Allmusic) Consone Quartet has won numerous illustrious prizes\, was the first period instrument quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists and is rapidly building a following as Music in the Round’s Visiting Quartet. \nThis promises to be a captivating programme of music including Clara Schumann’s ‘Three Romances’ in a lush string quartet arrangement. Mozart’s striking ‘Dissonance’ Quartet\, with its innovative opening\, unfolds into the composer’s signature elegance and vitality. Schubert’s lyrical ‘Rosamunde’ Quartet concludes the evening\, with its lush melodic themes woven through moments of tender melancholy and exuberant joy. \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/romantic-string-quartets-consone-quartet/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,String,String Quartet ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Romantic-String-Quartets.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260203T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260203T210000 DTSTAMP:20251201T113801Z CREATED:20251201T113801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T113801Z UID:10001173-1770145200-1770152400@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:FRETWORK: TAKE FIVE – Fretwork Viol Consort DESCRIPTION:BACH Pièce d’Orgue BWV572 (6’)\nGIBBONS Two In Nomines in 5 parts (8’)\nDEBUSSY La fille aux cheveux de lin (3’)\nPURCELL Fantazia Upon One Note (3’)\nBALDWIN Proporcions to the minim(3’)\nPARSONS In Nomine (2’)\nTYE Trust (2’)\nDESMOND & REES Take Five In Nomines (6’)\nPÄRT Fratres (9’)\nWEELKES In Nomine in 5 parts (3’)\nGOUGH Birds on Fire\, Part I (6’)\nBYRD Fantasy: two parts in one the fourth above (6’)\nBYRD Browning (4’)\nBUSH/BEAMISH Running Up That Hill (5’) \nMusic in the Round are delighted to welcome Fretwork\, who have been celebrated as the world’s leading viol consort for almost 40 years. \nReturning to the Crucible Playhouse for the first time in over a decade\, these acclaimed musicians share a playful and imaginative evening of music. Together\, they trace a journey through core viol repertoire from Byrd and Weelkes\, a Bach transcription\, arrangements of great Romantic works and Arvo Pärt’s stirring modern classic ‘Fratres’. The concert culminates in an arrangement of a Kate Bush classic by one of Britain’s leading contemporary composers. \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/fretwork-take-five-fretwork-viol-consort/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Orginsations,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Fretwork.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260117T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260117T210000 DTSTAMP:20251201T113748Z CREATED:20251201T113748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T113748Z UID:10001171-1768676400-1768683600@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:BEETHOVEN\, BRAHMS & BRITTEN – Li-Wei Quin & Jeremy Young (Cello & Piano) DESCRIPTION:BRAHMS Sonata in E minor Op.38 (25’)\nBRITTEN Sonata for Cello and Piano Op.65 (20’)\nFANG Lin Chong (8’)\nBEETHOVEN Sonata in D Op.102 No.2 (20’) \nMusic in the Round presents a rare chance to hear the Chinese-Australian star cellist up close\, performing some of the greatest chamber works ever written for the cello. “A superbly stylish\, raptly intuitive performer” (Gramophone)\, Li-Wei Qin has twice been a soloist at the BBC Proms and has enjoyed artistic collaborations with many of the world’s most prestigious orchestras. \nFor his Sheffield debut\, Li-Wei performs the last and perhaps finest of Beethoven’s cello sonatas; this is an opportunity to hear the much-decorated musician (Silver Medal\, International Tchaikovsky Competition; First Prize\, International Naumburg Competition) return to a work he has recorded for Decca to great acclaim. Brahms’s song-like and soulful Sonata is also among the highlights\, in what promises to be an evening of stirring emotions and musicality of the highest order. \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. Find out more. URL:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/event/beethoven-brahms-britten-li-wei-quin-jeremy-young-cello-piano/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Ensembles,Orginsations,Piano,String ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Beethoven-Brahms-Britten.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260117T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260117T160000 DTSTAMP:20251201T113740Z CREATED:20251201T113740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T113740Z UID:10001170-1768658400-1768665600@classicalsheffield.org.uk SUMMARY:GUITAR CLASSICS – Craig Ogden DESCRIPTION:TORROBA Sonatina for Guitar 1. Allegretto (4’)\nTORROBA Madroños (3’)\nVILLA-LOBOS Five Preludes (20’)\nPIAZZOLLA Invierno Porteño (7’)\nPIAZZOLLA Primavera Porteño (5’)\nREINHARDT (arr. Dyens) Nuages (3’)\nSHEARING (arr. Lovelady) Lullaby of Birdland (7’)\nHOUGHTON Kinkachoo I Love You (3’)\nMARAIS Les Voix Humaines (6’)\nKOSHKIN The Usher Waltz (7’)\nSOR Introduction and Variations on a Theme by Mozart (9’) \nMusic in the Round is delighted to welcome back by popular demand Classic FM chart-topper Craig Ogden to Sheffield. \nOne of the greatest classical guitarists of our time\, his incredible career over three decades has included a stream of best-selling albums and appearances with the world’s finest orchestras. \nCraig’s previous solo recital in the Playhouse was described as “dazzlingly skilful and approachably genial” (Bachtrack). In an eclectic programme of personal passions\, brimming with South American guitar classics and fresh\, inventive arrangements of favourites such as the jazz talent of Django Reinhardt and more\, this promises to be an intimate and entertaining tour through the guitar repertoire. \nPrepare to be wowed by his brilliance and charmed by his warmth. \nEarly booking recommended.\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/guitar-classics-craig-ogden/ LOCATION:Playhouse\, 55 Norfolk Street\, Sheffield\, S1 1DA\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Orginsations,Soloists ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://classicalsheffield.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Guitar-Classics.png ORGANIZER;CN="Music in the Round":MAILTO:info@musicintheround.co.uk END:VEVENT 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: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: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 END:VCALENDAR