What's On at Leeds Town Hall September - December 2015 by Leeds International Concert Season

What’s On

Your guide for September – December 2015

Behind the Lions The hidden histories of the Town Hall come alive in our tours, talks and exhibitions programme.

Welcome to your What’s On at Leeds Town Hall brochure for September to December 2015, proudly sponsored by the Yorkshire Evening Post. The Autumn season opens with a very special recital by acclaimed pianist Lang Lang (9 Sep), who has inspired millions of children across China to take up the piano. An Ambassador for the Leeds International Piano Competition, Lang Lang visits Leeds as we host the finals of the 2015 competition (11 & 12 Sep). Another classical highlight, the 2015/16 Leeds International Orchestral Season opens with one of the greatest works of the twentieth century, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, performed by the Basel Symphony Orchestra (26 Sep), and we also welcome the Dresden Philharmonic (3 Oct), Flanders Symphony (31 Oct) and Prague Symphony Orchestra (28 Nov). Our folk-filled programme features firsttime visits from across Great Britain: Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan (10 Oct), Ireland’s Hothouse Flowers (30 Oct), folk-rock pioneers Steeleye Span (4 Dec) and, from the West Country, multi-instrumentalist Seth Lakeman (15 Dec). Plus Yorkshire’s own Kate Rusby

Under 26? Hear great orchestral music for a fiver

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November is a key month for film fans as the 29th Leeds International Film Festival takes over the building, showing a selection of the best new and classic films from around the world on our giant screen. In December we have all your seasonal favourites, whether you want to raise the roof at our sing-along Lord Mayor’s Carol Concerts (17 Dec), raise a glass to the New Year at the Viennese Whirl (31 Dec), or entertain the kids with The Snowman and Paddington Bear at our family-friendly concert (20 Dec). Finally, if you’re keen to learn more about the Town Hall why not join us for one of our popular tours? We also present lunchtime talks and exhibitions – all for free! Councillor Judith Blake Leader of Leeds City Council

If you’re under 26 you can buy tickets to LICS orchestral concerts in rows 1 – 7 for just £5 in the seven days before the concert.

returns with her Christmas show (16 Dec) – book early to avoid disappointment!

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Lunchtime Talks

Town Hall Tours

In partnership with Leeds University’s Brotherton Library, Leeds Central Library, Leeds Beckett University and its Centre for Culture and Arts and Leeds City Museum. All talks are free and last one hour.

You may know the outline of Leeds Town Hall and its tower from a thousand photos but there is another, hidden, secret side to the building. This tour is your chance to stand at the dock where prisoners once stood, sit at the judge’s bench of the Borough Court, descend the stone steps into the dark prison cells below and climb the 203 steps to the top of the clock tower to see the clock itself whilst taking in a view of Leeds unlike any other.

Wed 9 Sept 12.30pm Henry Moore Lecture Theatre, Leeds Art Gallery – What is the European Capital of Culture and What can it do for a City? with Professor Franco Bianchini Thur 24 Sept 12 noon Leeds Central Library – Public Art on Campus with Ann Sumner Wed 7 Oct 12.30pm Thoresby Room, Leeds City Museum – It’s not all Sequins and Bikinis? Power, Performance and Play in the Leeds and Trinidad Carnival with Dr Emily Marshall Fri 16 Oct 12 noon Leeds Town Hall – Menasseh Ben Israel: Political activism and religious tolerance at the time of the Cromwellian Revolution with Eva Frojmovic

Wed 11 Nov 12.30pm Leeds Town Hall – Retaking the Commons: Culture, Politics, and the Public Realm with Dr Andrew Lawson and Dr Katy Shaw Thur 5 Nov 12 noon Leeds Central Library – Editing Elizabeth Gaskell: Sylvia’s Lovers, from Manuscript to printed novel with Shirley Foster Wed 9 Dec 12.30pm Leeds Town Hall – Doing Urban History in an Urban World with Dr Shane Ewen Thur 10 Dec 12 noon Leeds Town Hall – Feast & Famine: Medieval Food in Season with Iona McLeery For further information contact 0113 247 6419 arts@leeds.gov.uk

Exhibitions Leeds Town Hall hosts a range of temporary exhibitions in the Staircase and Reception Galleries. In September we celebrate Leeds International Piano Competition followed by a showcase of exceptional photographs from Leeds College of Art BA Photography students from October – December relating to the British Art Show 8.

September Sat 26 10.30am, Mon 28 2.30pm October Mon 26 2.30pm, Sat 31 10.30am November Sat 28 10.30am, Mon 30 2.30pm Christmas Lights Tours Wed 2, 9, 16 Dec, 4.30pm – 6pm Tickets: £4.50 Box Office 0113 224 3801 We are also able to offer private tours for groups at a date/time to suit you. Tours are £115 and can take up to 25 people. Please call the Arts Development office on 0113 247 6419 for more information and to book. Please note: Some areas of the tour are inaccessible to those in wheel chairs or with limited mobility. Access to the clock tower and outside the clock tower is subject to weather conditions, if the weather is particularly bad we retain the right to remove this part of the tour for safety reasons.

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Wed 9 September: 7.30pm

Lang Lang in Recital

with special guest

Federico Colli

Federico Colli Mozart Variation in G Major on a theme by Gluck, K 455 Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

Fri 11 September: 7.30pm & Sat 12 September: 6.30pm

2015 Leeds International Piano Competition Finals

‘The Leeds’ gives an outstanding opportunity for young international pianists to advance their careers and become the artists of the future. Competitors will perform a concerto accompanied by the Hallé, conducted by Sir Mark Elder. Tickets: Stalls £34, £29, £24, £18 Gallery £39.50, £34, £29, £24 Orchestra Rises £14

Lang Lang Chopin Four Scherzos No 1 in B minor, Op 20 No 2 in B flat minor, Op 31 No 3 in C sharp minor, Op 39 No 4 in E major, Op 54 Acclaimed pianist Lang Lang and 2012 Competition winner Federico Colli come together at Leeds Town Hall for a benefit concert in aid of the Leeds International Piano Competition. Announced as Global Ambassador for the competition in 2012, Lang Lang is a firm supporter of the competition’s work. In an age where pop and rock stars dominate with sell-out concerts and devoted fan bases, Lang Lang’s influence is firmly establishing the crossover appeal classical music can have in popular modern culture and we are delighted to be able to host this astonishing artist in Leeds. Lang Lang has appeared in Time Magazine’s annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World and in 2008 over four billion people viewed his performance in the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony. His influence has inspired over forty million Chinese children to learn to play classical piano – a phenomenon coined by The Today Show as ‘the Lang Lang effect’. Tickets: £20 – £75

Fri 18 September: 7.30pm

Jake Shimabukuro We are pleased to welcome Jake Shimabukuro on his first ever UK Tour. Known for his energetic strumming on the ukulele, Jake’s performance incorporates elements of thoughtful, sophisticated arrangements to spontaneous, improvised passages. In addition to his original compositions, his repertoire includes Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, Schubert’s Ave Maria and Cohen’s Hallelujah.

Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music Mondays at 1.05pm Presented by Dr Simon Lindley City Organist, with special guests

Jake has collaborated with an array of artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Jimmy Buffett, Bette Midler, Cyndi Lauper, Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Dave Koz, Michael McDonald, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Tommy Emmanuel, and Lyle Lovett – as well as orchestras around the world. He’s sold out world-class venues, played at Bonnaroo, SXSW, Fuji Rock Festival, the influential TED conference, and even performed for the Queen at the Royal Variety in Blackpool. Tickets: £24.50

Leeds International Concert Season’s popular Lunchtime Organ Series takes place most Mondays from mid-September to April at Leeds Town Hall. Throughout Autumn 2015 there are a number of vocal and instrumental guests making their debut performances in the series: King’s College organ scholar Richard Gowers (28 Sep), harpist Angelina Warburton (5 Oct), New York City organist Jason Roberts (26 Oct) and actor Nathan Beguin (16 Nov). Of course we also welcome our regular guests whose performances are warmly anticipated by our audience each year, including the University of Huddersfield Brass Band (Tue 15 Dec), the Choir of Leeds Minster and the Choir of Leeds Cathedral and the Catholic Diocese of Leeds (14 Dec). See inside back cover for dates or visit www.leedsconcertseason.com.

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Wed 23 September: doors 7pm

Fri 25 September: 7.30pm

Welcome to Night Vale The wildly popular serial podcast that brings its dedicated listeners stories from the strange desert town of Night Vale comes to Leeds Town Hall this Autumn. Delivering rich and nuanced drama in the form of a community radio show hosted by Cecil Palmer (played by Cecil Baldwin), Welcome to Night Vale has grown to be one of the most popular podcasts in the world while remaining fiercely independent, entirely listener supported, and ad-free. Since 2013, Welcome to Night Vale has toured a fully-realised live show complete with guest stars, musical guests, and Cecil himself, performing previously unheard scripts that complement and enhance the constantly evolving narrative of the podcast, while still remaining funny and compelling for brand new listeners. They have played sold out shows in over 11 countries (including 8 sold out UK

shows in 2014) and recently completed an exhaustive 41 city United States tour. Welcome to Night Vale visits Leeds with a neverbefore-released episode written specifically for the stage (‘The Investigators’) starring Cecil Baldwin with live musical accompaniment by Disparition and featuring musical guest Jason Webley as ‘The Weather.’

‘A geeky cultural gem’ CBC ‘Incredible, spooky, funny, and monumentally charming’ BoingBoing

Not suitable for under 14s www.WelcomeToNightVale.com Tickets: £27.50, £22.50

The World’s Leading Brass Ensemble

Yes! Yes! Yes! This septet from Vienna is probably the strangest brass ensemble ever. With their musical virtuosity mixed with their unique kind of comedy, the only way to describe Mnozil Brass is possibly to label them a cross between ‘Mr Bean’ and the ‘Monty Python of the music world’. With 120 performances a year worldwide, they are one of the most famous music ensembles in the world.

Thursday 24 September: 7.30pm

Nicola Benedetti

They really have to be seen to be believed which is why their concerts are selling out and in 2015 Mnozil will be performing their brand new show Yes! Yes! Yes! So get your tickets Now! Now! Now! Tickets: £25, Under 16s £16

Italy and the Four Seasons One of the world’s most beloved classical violinists returns to Leeds Town Hall with a dynamic programme of music inspired by the spirit of Italy. With a first class ensemble of musicians, this concert includes two seminal and cherished works from the classical repertoire – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Tchaikovsky’s Souvenir de Florence. Described by The Times as a “risk-taking performer”, Nicola has established herself as one of classical music’s most prominent violinists, collaborating with orchestras all over the world. She is credited with broadening the appeal of classical music to young and new audiences through her extensive education work and appearances at events such the Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony and iTunes Festival. A multiple award winner, Nicola’s latest album Homecoming entered the top 20 pop charts, an unprecedented achievement for a classical violinist. Don’t miss this opportunity to share in this specially curated programme, inspired by Nicola’s own Italian heritage and influences. Tickets: £32.50, £28.50, £25, £19.50, £16, £15 (discounts available) 6

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Tue 29 September: 8pm

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Tue 3 Nov

Jimmy Carr brings his brand new stand-up show to Leeds Town Hall.

Multiple choice... Jimmy Carr’s Funny Business will be: a. packed with jokes b. rude and offensive* c. a great night out d. £25 a ticket**

Sat 26 September: 7.30pm Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm by George Kennaway

Basel Symphony Orchestra

If you answered a, b, c or d, you were right! * If you are easily offended. ** The show is not suitable for anyone who hasn’t bought a ticket.

Tickets: £25

Les Six is the name given to a group of six French composers formed in 1920: Auric, Durey, Honegger, Milhaud, Poulenc and Tailleferre. They worked on only five compositions collaboratively, one of which was Marriage at the Eiffel Tower, composed in 1921 for Cocteau’s ballet. The piece was originally given to Auric to write but as he was slow in his work, Cocteau split it into ten parts for the rest of the group to contribute.

Dennis Russell Davies conductor Elisabeth Leonskaja piano Les Six Marriage at the Eiffel Tower Mozart Piano Concerto No 9 Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

Stravinsky completed The Rite of Spring in 1913 for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, only for the premiere to become infamous due to the rioting audience which deafened the orchestra and left the dancers in great difficulty. Whilst Debussy struggled to calm the audience, Ravel simply shouted ‘Genius!’ at the top of his voice. Expect dissonance, disjointed rhythms and a spectacularly large orchestra. ‘I saw in my imagination a solemn pagan rite. Sage elders, seated in a circle, watched a young girl dance herself to death. They were sacrificing her to propitiate the God of Spring. I heard and I wrote what I heard.’ A B £33.50 £30.50

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Thur 1 October: 7.30pm

China Kaleidoscope Beauty of KungFu and Dance

This martial arts and dance spectacular consists of a series of performances that will take you on an adventure, starting right from the origins of martial arts and weaving a magical path through Chinese culture and history. The international award-winning Performing Troupe, all the way from Beijing, display extraordinary grace and agility as they demonstrate various kinds of martial arts and traditional dance. Featuring breathtaking physical skills and beautiful costumes and staging, this enchanting display of China’s rich cultural heritage is not to be missed. This event is organised by the Business Confucius Institute at the University of Leeds.

Tickets: Adults £10, Students £5, Senior Citizens £7.50 www.leedstownhall.co.uk

Sat 3 October: 7.30pm Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm by Judy Blezzard

Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Sanderling conductor Andrei Korobeinikov piano Wagner Overture: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg Schumann Piano Concerto Beethoven Symphony No 3 (Eroica)

Sun 4 October: 2.30pm

Brighouse & Rastrick Band 2014 holder of the Yorkshire Regional Champion’s title, Brighouse & Rastrick is regarded by many as the best and most consistent ‘public subscription band’ in the world. The band was formed over 125 years ago through public donations given by the townsfolk of the adjacent villages of Brighouse and Rastrick. National Champion of Great Britain 2010 and 2011, the band is proud of its continued success independent of sponsorship. Tickets: A, B, C £16, D, E £14 (concessions £2 off)

Fri 2 October: 7.45pm

Thank You for the Music

The ultimate tribute to ABBA and the Bee Gees The international smash-hit ABBA and Bee Gees concert show’s all-new spectacular. Its all-star cast has entertained for longer than ABBA in their prime, delighting the world with Lycra-tight harmonies and superb musicianship for longer than ABBA during the 70s and 80s! Joined by the UK’s No1 Bee Gees revue, enjoy non-stop hits: Mamma Mia, Stayin’ Alive, Dancing Queen, Night Fever, How Deep is Your Love, Super Trouper; Bee Gees’-penned smashes Islands in the Stream, Grease and If I Can’t Have You... and more.

Beethoven’s Eroica (Heroic) Symphony was a massively significant work both for the composer and for classical music. Completed in 1805, it marked the beginnings of early Romantic composition and an end to composition in the 18th Century Classical style, being much more emotionally expressive and, as a result, substantially longer than the typical Classical symphony. Listen out for the vast emotional range of the second movement, from funeral march to joyous melody, and for the hunting calls of the three horns in the third movement. Excerpts from Eroica were used in the soundtrack to the 2011 film The Green Hornet and Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.

Beethoven was doing for music what Napoleon was doing for society – turning tradition upside down. Gareth Jenkins

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Tue 6 October: 7.30pm

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American singer Belinda Carlisle gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of The Go-Go’s, one of the most successful all-female bands of all time. The group sold more than seven million albums in just three years and Belinda later went on to have a successful solo career with hits such as Mad About You, I Get Weak, Circle in the Sand, Leave a Light On and Heaven is a Place on Earth amongst others. Tickets: £32.50 www.leedstownhall.co.uk 11

Sat 10 October: 7.30pm

Fri 9 October: 6pm – 11pm

Art in the Dark! For one night only the city centre will come alive with spectacular large scale light projections, installations, exhibitions, film, dance, theatre and street entertainment. Many of the city’s arts organisations and public buildings will open their doors late into the night as artists transform spaces in to temporary showcases of their work. Leeds Town Hall will host a range of events including the launch of the 2015 Leeds International Film Festival programme and a range of art work and performances in many different spaces including the crypt and the forecourt. The popular tours of the clock tower offer incredible views of the city at night. So, bring your friends and family along to experience a fantastic festival atmosphere, navigate your way around the different events across the city centre and sample some delicious street food.

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onovan, ’60s legend, icon, poet and one of our most enduring D singer-songwriters, is touring this year to mark his 50th year in the music business. This most auspicious anniversary will prompt a major renaissance for the man whose fingerprints can be seen throughout the last half century of popular music.

things psychedelic, and one of the early adopters (and subsequent promoters) of transcendental meditation, now one of the most recognised, and practiced, meditation techniques in the world.

‘I am delighted to be celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of my work. It has always been my wish to offer as many as possible an alternative. See you in a concert soon!’ says Donovan.

Following his first Top 5 record, Donovan scored ten other hit singles Colours, Universal Soldier, Sunshine Superman, Mellow Yellow, The Hurdy Gurdy Man, Lalena, Jenifer Juniper, There is a Mountain, Wear Your Love Like Heaven, Barabajagal and Atlantis.

He was 18 years old when he had his first hit, Catch the Wind, for which he received the prestigious Ivor Novello Award, and since then the man born Donovan Leitch in Scotland in 1946 has been pop star and folk troubadour, a flag bearer for all

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Sun 18 October: 2pm & 7.30pm

The Amazing Tour is Not on Fire Dan and Phil actually leave their house to bring you – The Amazing Tour is Not on Fire! Travelling across the UK to see you IRL. A crazy evening of entertainment combining all the best features of their book, YouTube channels, radio shows and countless infamous videos online! Expect hilarious anecdotes, sketches, internet, some surprises and lots of audience interaction that they will probably regret.

Sat 17 October: 7.30pm Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm by Julian Rushton

The Hallé

Tickets: £25

Karl-Heinz Steffens conductor Jack Liebeck violin

Vaughan Williams’ first symphony was written for George Butterworth in 1913: ‘We were talking... when he said...: ‘You know, you ought to write a symphony’. I answered... that I’d never written a symphony and never intended to... I suppose Butterworth’s words stung me..., I looked out some sketches I had made for... a symphonic poem about London and decided to throw it into symphonic form... From that moment, the idea of a symphony dominated my mind. I showed the sketches to George bit by bit... and it was then that I realised that he possessed in common with very few composers a wonderful power of criticism of other men’s work and insight into their ideas and motives. I can never feel too grateful to him for all he did for me over this work...’

Rossini Overture: The Silken Ladder Dvorˇák Violin Concerto Vaughan Williams A London Symphony

Listen out for the Westminster chimes played by the harp in the opening movement, moving on to a quick, loud section featuring wind and brass, representing ‘Hampstead Heath on an August Bank Holiday Monday’. In the second, slow movement, muted strings portray ‘Bloomsbury Square on a November afternoon’, and the third, quick movement was inspired by Westminster Embankment at night. A B £33.50 £30.50

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Tue 20 October: 7.30pm

Steve Hackett

Acolyte to Wolflight with Genesis Revisited – The Total Experience After a highly successful two years of touring worldwide with the Genesis Revisited and Extended shows, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett is returning to Europe to perform with his band. In celebration of his new album Wolflight released in 2015, and the 40th anniversary of the release of his first solo album Voyage of the Acolyte, Steve brings to us a unique show of both Hackett solo and Genesis classics. Along with the superb pieces such as Ace of Wands, Spectral Mornings and a selection from Wolflight, Steve will conclude his two and a half hour show with yet more Genesis material. Epic songs like Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, The Cinema Show , Can-Utility, Hairless Heart and The Musical Box will be part of this spectacular tour. It will be for many, the total experience, spanning Steve’s prolific output from early Genesis days to today. Musicians playing with Steve will be Roger King, keyboards; Gary O’Toole, drums and percussion; Rob Townsend, saxes and flutes, Roine Stolt, bass and guitars and Nad Sylvan on vocals.

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Sat 24 October: 7.30pm

Fri 30 October: 7.30pm

Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm by Dan Holden

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

Rafael Payare conductor Alisa Weilerstein cello Strauss Don Juan Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 2 Dvorˇák Symphony No 8

Strauss wrote Don Juan aged just 24, inspired by an unfinished play from the pen of poet Lenau. He tells the tale of a lothario whose constant search for the ideal woman takes him ‘beyond good and evil’. As his eternal search continues, Don Juan eventually wills himself to die and in Lenau’s version it is losing a duel which takes him to the grave. This was a ground-breaking piece that established Strauss internationally as a composer and it is extremely challenging for the performers. Listen out for the opening energetic brass section and the romantic solos of the violin and the oboe, followed by a heroic horn theme. Dvorˇak’s Symphony No 8 was written in just ten weeks and displays strong folk influences. Look out for the piccolo which plays only once in the whole work, during the first movement. In the second movement listen out for the clarinet duet, enjoy the waltz of the third movement and in the fourth, the trumpet fanfare.

Part of the 2015 Leeds Gathering Festival, hosted by the Irish Arts Foundation

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Something amazing happens when Hothouse Flowers step onto the stage – something that has been shaped by over thirty years of singing and playing all over the world, yet no two shows have ever been the same!

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There is a sense of musical adventure, an impulse to reach new heights and depths in music where the unspoken aim is that the band and the audience become one and the world becomes a different place for a while. Hothouse Flowers are a rock ‘n’ roll band. Hothouse Flowers are a traditional band. Hothouse Flowers are a soul band. Hothouse Flowers are a jam band with their own homemade jam spread into all corners of the bread! Despite the band’s lengthy career, which is now heading into its fourth decade, there is a sense of unfinished business. Every night they want to play the best gig they have ever played and take the musical risks that can maybe make that possible. There are still songs to be written and emotions to share. Whether it’s in a tiny club, an arena or in a festival field there is a sense that the best is yet to come. Tickets: £29.50, £28 www.leedstownhall.co.uk 17

Sat 31 October: 7.30pm

Sun 1 November: 7.30pm

Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm by David Fligg

Flanders Symphony Orchestra Jan Latham-Koenig conductor Simon Callow narrator Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Debussy Berceuse héroïque Elgar Carillon Blackford In Flanders Field Elgar Enigma Variations

Wed 4 – Thur 19 November

John Wilson & the John Wilson Orchestra Gershwin in Hollywood  plus special guests John Wilson and The John Wilson Orchestra plus special guests return with a sensational new show celebrating the genius of George Gershwin and featuring some of his greatest hits such as I Got Rhythm, The Man I Love, Somebody Loves Me, Fascinatin’ Rhythm and Strike up the Band – all in their sumptuous original film orchestrations. Tickets: £45, £40, £35, £25

November brings one of the greatest highlights on the calendar for film fans with the arrival of the 29th Leeds International Film Festival. LIFF29 presents a remarkable selection of the best new and classic films from around the world on the big screen in Leeds Town Hall, as part of an expansive programme which features more than 250 screenings over 16 days at venues across the city. The Victoria Hall is the perfect location in which to enjoy the greatest films, as its opulent interior is transformed into one of the UK’s largest cinemas with a selection of drama, comedy, action, cult films and special live events. The full LIFF29 programme will be launched in the Victoria Hall on Friday 9 October as part of Light Night 2015 in Leeds. Please visit www.leedsfilm.com to subscribe to our newsletter, or find us on Facebook at @leedsfilmfestival, or Twitter and Instagram at @leedsfilmfest for the latest updates.

We open the concert with Vaughan Wiliams’ haunting and breathtakingly beautiful tribute to Thomas Tallis, known as the ‘father of English music’. His fabulous Fantasia links the music of the reigns of the two Elizabeths and was commissioned for the Three Choirs Festival in Gloucester. At the premiere it was described by one critic as ‘a queer, mad work by an odd fellow from Chelsea’. The piece has featured in a number of films including Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) with Russell Crowe and Troy (2004).

Fri 20 November: 8pm

Pam Ann

Queen of the Sky The world’s favourite international air hostess, Pam Ann is back in the UK with a new show for 2015. Pam Ann’s caustic wit knows no boundaries so fasten your seat belts and prepare for take-off – she’s Queen of the Sky and it’s guaranteed to be a turbulent flight.

Written ten years earlier, Elgar’s Enigma Variations helped to put Britain on the musical map in Europe, allowing other British composers such as Vaughan Williams to make more headway. Consisting of fourteen variations of a single theme, the first thirteen are tributes to different friends of Elgar with the finale depicting the composer himself.

Hilarious, often shocking and totally politically incorrect, Pam Ann keeps things lively and nail bitingly unpredictable as she takes off her pristine white gloves and delivers an unrelenting barrage of ‘shoot-from-the-lip’ observations.

‘Pam Ann is right up there with Joan Rivers in her spontaneity and the audience loves it’ Times Square Chronicle

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Please note this show contains jokes that some people may find offensive.

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Sat 21 November: 7.30pm

Sat 28 November: 7.30pm

Fri 4 December: 8pm

Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm by Catherine Tackley

Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm by Peter Whitfield

Manchester Camerata

Prague Symphony Orchestra

Steeleye Span in Concert

Leeds Philharmonic Chorus

Grant Llewellyn conductor Rebecca Evans soprano Catherine Wyn Rogers mezzo soprano John Daszak tenor Stephan Loges bass

Pietari Inkinen conductor Chloë Hanslip violin Smetana Má Vlast: Šárka Beethoven Violin Concerto Sibelius Symphony No 1

Mozart Splendente te, Deus Mozart Symphony No 40 Mozart Requiem The ‘Great’ G minor Symphony is one of only two symphonies by Mozart for which he chose a minor key. Written in just a few weeks, alongside symphonies 39 and 41, Symphony No 40 has an instantly recognisable theme in the first movement and is notable for the lack of parts for trumpets and timpani. Mozart was commissioned to write the Requiem for an anonymous person, now known to be Count von Walsegg, who wished to claim it was his work in honour of his recently deceased wife. However, Mozart was ill when he started the composition and the stress of the enormous amount of work took him to his grave aged just 35, leaving his student, Süssmayr, to finish it off using rough harmonic and melodic guides. Only the opening movement was fully complete at the time of Mozart’s death, leading many musicologists to speculate on how much of it was actually from his pen. However intriguing the mysteries, the actuality of this most human of Requiems in all its beauty and terror remains a wonder to behold when encountered live. A B £33.50 £30.50

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Steeleye Span is not just a legendary name in British music but also a link to the classic days of rock and folk music. Folk rock pioneers Steeleye Span are touring with a new live show. Maddy Prior – the voice of the band – leads a line-up featuring faces old and new.

that have made them one of the most successful British folk rock bands ever.

‘Don’t miss them...’

2014 saw Steeleye Span embarking on a new The Independent exciting chapter. With the departure of fiddle player and long-standing member Peter Knight the band ‘Maddy Prior... still has the power introduced Jessie May Smart, a young vibrant talent.

to stir the hairs on the back

2014 also saw the release of a deluxe version of their of your neck’ album Wintersmith in collaboration with Sir Terry Pratchett with an extra CD including four new studio The Press tracks. With a record that has delighted long-time fans, introduced them to a new audience and broken new ground, Steeleye look forward to continuing this story throughout 2015 where audiences will see them perform these new gems alongside the classics Tickets: £21.50

Franz Clement, soloist at the premiere of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, was only shown the music for the first time just before the performance. As such, it was said that he was so unprepared that between the first two movements he played one of his own compositions using just one string and holding the violin upside down! Listen out for the four-beat theme of the first movement, which begins on percussion and lasts over twenty minutes. Sibelius was influenced by Tchaikovsky and Bruckner when he wrote his first symphony at the age of 33, in 1899. Most notable is the use of solo pieces within the symphony. In the opening movement there is a long clarinet solo accompanied by percussion and there are further solos from the violin, viola and cello.

Sibelius is so concentrated and exact. With Sibelius you feel that if one drop touches your skin it would burn right through the bone. Simon Rattle on Sibelius A B £33.50 £30.50

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Sat 5 December: 7.30pm

Sat 12 December: 7.30pm

Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm by Brian Newbould

Leeds Festival Chorus

Orchestra of Opera North

Richard Farnes conductor

Simon Wright conductor Joanne Lunn soprano Robin Blaze counter-tenor Robin Tritschler tenor Matthew Brook bass

Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra Mahler Symphony No 1

Tue 15 December: 7.30pm

Seth Lakeman West Country folk singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Seth Lakeman has successfully steered English folk into the mainstream with high-energy performances and a series of bestselling albums including his current album Word Of Mouth which entered the charts at No 20 on release in 2014 to rave reviews – ‘his finest in years’ (Evening Standard).

Handel

Messiah Prior to writing his Concerto for Orchestra, Lutosławski composed several folk-inspired works for smaller ensembles. In the 1950s he decided to write an extended piece for the orchestra, dedicating it to the Artistic Director of the Warsaw Philharmonic. Having changed his compositional style greatly in the 1960s era of minimalism, Lutosławski later commented, ‘I do not like this work of mine very much but apparently it has preserved some freshness’. Listen out for the opening stamping chords and repeated drum rhythm of the first movement, the bowed and then pizzicato strings of the second movement and the solemn finale featuring the double basses. Whilst double bass features are rarely heard in orchestral music, Mahler’s first symphony is another work which brings this instrument to the fore. Mahler based this solo, during the third movement, on the tune of Frères Jacques. However, he changed the key from major to minor and it is performed in the style of a funeral march – quite different to the original! A B £33.50 £30.50

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Internationally acclaimed Handel artistes, Joanne Lunn and Robin Blaze, lead a line-up of top soloists as Simon Wright brings pace and precision to this beautifully crafted performance of one of the best loved musical events of the Christmas season: Messiah. Leeds Festival Chorus, ‘unsurpassable in tuning, balance, projection and forward motion’, provides great energy and sensitivity to the famous choruses leading us from Christ’s birth, death and resurrection, to his redemption of the world. LFC’s independently promoted sell-out performances of Messiah only come round about every four years, so book now to guarantee your place for what promises to be a sensational evening.

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£2.50 reduction for over 60s; half price for under 18s, full-time students and unwaged; £5 under 26s standby in week before; wheelchair users with companions two tickets for price of one. Discounts for groups of 10 or more.

Sun 13 December: 7pm

Rock Up and Sing

Wow – That’s What We Call Rock Up and Sing! 300 voices from the combined Rock Up and Sing Yorkshire based community choirs are excited to perform in this fantastic show for all the family – Wow – That’s What We Call Rock Up and Sing!. Following on from its fantastic success in July at the Harrogate International Centre, the show is being repeated with a repertoire of hits such as Mr Blue Sky, Don’t Stop Me Now and Dancing in the Street, as well as a medley of Christmas songs. The choirs will be joined on stage by a fantastic live band. This high profile family of choirs and registered charity have enjoyed sell-out concerts in Prague, New York and the UK, raising nearly £30,000 for a range of other charities, along with performing at the Tour de France Gala Evening, recording at the legendary Abbey Road studios and singing on the collaborative single of Ilkla Moor Baht’At by Brian Blessed and Lesley Garrett. Tickets: Adults £12.50, Children 16 and under £5

Word Of Mouth is a defining album for Seth Lakeman and features the stories of local West Country people. His previous albums include Mercury-nominated Kitty Jay and the gold-selling Freedom Fields (2006) which features the song, King & Country. Highlights in 2014, alongside a raft of sold out shows and festival appearances around the UK and Europe, included a special performance of King & Country in June with the BBC Concert Orchestra as part of the BBC Radio 2’s D-Day commemorative Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, a Christmas Day TV appearance where Seth was a guest performer on Tim Rice A Life in Song and being asked to present a two hour BBC Radio 2 Folk special.

‘A triumph... modern English folk music to be proud of’ Daily Mirror ‘...harks back to folk music’s primary purpose...’ Q Magazine Radio 2 Uncut www.sethlakeman.co.uk Tickets: £22.50 www.leedstownhall.co.uk 23

Thur 17 December: 6.30pm & 8.30pm

The 2015 Lord Mayor’s Carol Concerts Leeds Philharmonic Chorus & Rothwell Temperance Brass Band Alan Horsey organ introduced and conducted by Simon Lindley Celebrate Christmas at Leeds Town Hall’s annual family carol concerts. After the concert there will be a collection for the Lord Mayor’s Charity Appeal. The Lord Mayor’s chosen charity for 2015 is Sacar. Its mission is to support adults with Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome through the provision of health, education, training, sports, creative arts and counselling activities which promote their social inclusion, training opportunities and ultimately employability.

ROTHWELL TEMPERANCE BAND

Wed 16 December: 7.30pm

Kate Rusby at Christmas For ever proud to call herself a folk singer, Kate Rusby’s beautiful, expressive vocals never fail to connect the emotional heart of a song to that of her audience. Famously down to earth, for over twenty years Kate’s engaging personality and sharp Yorkshire wit have further endeared her to concert goers everywhere. And it is in her special Christmas concerts that all these elements combine to exquisite effect. Indeed, after fifteen years of enchanting audiences up and down the land, Kate’s Christmas tour – so wondrously captured on her 2013 Live At Christmas concert DVD –has, for many, become as much a part of the festivities as Christmas pudding itself! Warm and inviting, spicy and sparkly, she and her marvellous band – joined as ever by a sublime brass quintet – embody the sounds and joyous spirit of the best Christmases ever!

LEEDS PHILHARMONIC CHORUS

Sat 19 December: 4pm

and North Derbyshire have flocked to their local public houses to sing their own, unique variations of familiar carols that, as Kate says, ‘were kicked out of churches during the Victorian era for being too happy!’ (And we might add too exuberant!)

The massed voices of Inspiration and The Orchestra of Opera North present

By the time Kate embarks on this year’s festive tour she will have released her third album of songs from this marvellous Yorkshire-inspired tradition and in concert will, of course, be performing tunes from all three releases together with selections from her latest, critically acclaimed album, Ghost.

The epic massed forces of Inspiration and The Orchestra of Opera North bring you their most spectacular Christmas extravaganza yet, with unique versions of well-known carols, such as Hark! The Herald Angels sing and O come, all ye faithful, Christmas songs from around the world, and spinetingling arrangements of famous Christmas songs.

Hugely spirited but undoubtedly family affairs, Kate’s concerts celebrate what makes Christmas so special and so much fun as she and her fellow musicians perform fabulous songs brimful of the goodwill and spirituality of the season and in doing so put smiles on faces and joy in our hearts.

The key word here is, of course, ‘joy’. For, with her Christmas concerts, Kate is embracing and sharing a local South Yorkshire tradition of which she’s been a part ever since she was a child. For over two hundred years from late November to New Year’s Day on Sunday lunchtimes, the good folk of South Yorkshire Tickets: £25, Under 16s £15 24 Box Office: 0113 224 3801

Tickets: £5 (concessions £2.50)

Joy to the World

For more information visit www.inspirationuk.com.

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Sun 20 December: 3pm

Thur 31 December: 3pm

with the

Orchestra of Opera North Be swept off your feet and into the New Year by this afternoon of Viennese classics.

John Rigby conductor

Jennifer France soprano

The Snowman & Paddington Bear’s First Concert

A highlight for many, do book early as this ever-popular concert regularly sells out.

Concert includes: Johann Strauss II Overture: Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus Laughing Song Overture: Eine Nacht in Venedig FREE Lehár GLASS OF BUBBLY OR Giuditta Meine Lippen ORANGE JUICE Die lustige Witwe Vilja WITH ALL TICKETS

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with the Orchestra of Opera North

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Paddington Bear Composer Herbert Chappell Story Michael Bond

The Snowman Dir Dianne Jackson & Timmy T Murakami Cert U, 1982, Animation, 26 mins

Composer Howard Blake Creator Raymond Briggs Conductor Hugh Brunt Narrator John Suchet

Cherished by children and adults alike, The Snowman is the soundtrack to everyone’s Christmas.

For this concert the Orchestra of Opera North brings the enchanting tale to life with a screening of the classic animated film. Paired with Paddington Bear’s First Concert, told by special guest narrator, this is the perfect way the whole family can begin the festivities. A £25 © Snowman Enterprises Ltd • Paddington Bear © P&Co Ltd/SC 2014

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Discounts: under 18s £5 off, Over 60s £1.50 off

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Why not host your event at Leeds Town Hall? Iconic, historic and refurbished, Leeds Town Hall is the ideal destination for all kinds of events, great and small. The Victoria Hall offers one of the largest spaces available for hire in Leeds, perfect for a presentation to an audience of up to 1200 people or a banquet for 400 people. With seating removed, the hall can be used for a wide variety of events, including dinners, conferences, exhibitions or dances. Flexible meeting room spaces are also available with a choice of eleven meeting rooms. For further information please contact a member of the Commercial Team on 0113 247 7988 or email leedstownhall@leeds.gov.uk. To hire Leeds Town Hall for a concert or performance please contact a member of the Arts Planning Team on 0113 247 8336 or email music@leeds.gov.uk. www.leedstownhall.co.uk 27

At a glance

MUSIC FILM EDUCATION COMEDY

MULTI-ARTFORM OTHER FAMILY FRIENDLY

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7.30pm 7.30pm (Fri), 6.30pm (Sat) 7.30pm 1.05pm 7pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 10.30am 7.30pm 1.05pm 2.30pm 8pm

LANG LANG IN RECITAL LEEDS INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION: Finals JAKE SHIMABUKURO ORGAN RECITAL: Simon Lindley WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE NICOLA BENEDETTI: Italy and the Four Seasons MNOZIL BRASS: Yes! Yes! Yes! TOWN HALL TOUR BASEL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ORGAN RECITAL: Richard Gowers TOWN HALL TOUR JIMMY CARR: Funny Business

7.30pm 7.45pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 1.05pm 7.30pm 6pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 12 noon 7.30pm 2pm & 7.30pm 1.05pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 10.30am 7.30pm

CHINA KALEIDOSCOPE: Beauty of KungFu and Dance THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC: The ultimate tribute to ABBA and the Bee Gees DRESDEN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA BRIGHOUSE & RASTRICK BAND ORGAN RECITAL: Angelina Warburton BELINDA CARLISLE LIGHT NIGHT: Art in the Dark! DONOVAN: 50th Anniversary Tour ORGAN RECITAL: Margaret McDonald LUNCHTIME TALK THE HALLE´ THE AMAZING TOUR IS NOT ON FIRE ORGAN RECITAL: Bach Recital STEVE HACKETT: Acolyte to Wolflight with Genesis Revisited – The Total Experience BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ORGAN RECITAL: Jason Roberts TOWN HALL TOUR HOTHOUSE FLOWERS TOWN HALL TOUR FLANDERS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

7.30pm 1.05pm 8pm 12 noon 6pm 1.05pm 12.30pm 1.05pm 8pm 7.30pm 1.05pm 10.30am 7.30pm 1.05pm 2.30pm

JOHN WILSON & THE JOHN WILSON ORCHESTRA ORGAN RECITAL: Phillip McCann JIMMY CARR: Funny Business 29th LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL LUNCHTIME TALK (Leeds Central Library) ORGAN RECITAL: Film and Music ORGAN RECITAL: Film and Music LEEDS CULTURAL CONVERSATION ORGAN RECITAL: Nathan Beguin/Claire Strafford PAM ANN: Queen of the Sky MANCHESTER CAMERATA ORGAN RECITAL: Christopher Trenholme TOWN HALL TOUR PRAGUE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ORGAN RECITAL: Echoes TOWN HALL TOUR

4.30pm 7pm 8pm 7.30pm 3pm 1.05pm 12.30pm 4.30pm 12 noon 7.30pm 7pm 1.05pm 1.05pm 7.30pm 4.30pm 7.30pm 6.30pm & 8.30pm 4pm 3pm 3pm

TOWN HALL TOUR YAMSEN STEELEYE SPAN IN CONCERT ORCHESTRA OF OPERA NORTH SALVATION ARMY: Annual Carol Concert – for info call 0113 225 0330 ORGAN RECITAL: David Houlder LEEDS CULTURAL CONVERSATION TOWN HALL TOUR LUNCHTIME TALK LEEDS FESTIVAL CHORUS ROCK UP & SING ORGAN RECITAL: Combined Choirs of Leeds Cathedral & Leeds Minster ORGAN RECITAL: University of Huddlesfield Brass Band SETH LAKEMAN TOWN HALL TOUR KATE RUSBY AT CHRISTMAS THE 2015 LORD MAYOR’S CAROL CONCERTS INSPIRATION: Joy to the World THE SNOWMAN & PADDINGTON BEAR’S FIRST CONCERT VIENNESE WHIRL

OCTOBER

Sat 10 Oct 8pm

Sat 17 Oct 8pm

Sat 24 Oct 7.30pm

Wed 4 Nov 7.30pm

Jenny Éclair

Lucy Beaumont

Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers

Hugh Cornwell

How to be a Middle Aged Woman (Without Going Insane)

We Can Twerk It Out

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Original Stranglers Frontman

Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press, Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD Carriageworks Theatre

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Carriagewrx

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NOVEMBER Sunday 1 Monday 2 Tuesday 3 Wednesday 4 – Thursday 19 Thursday 5 Monday 9 Wednesday 11 Monday 16 Friday 20 Saturday 21 Monday 23 Saturday 28

Sarah Millican Outsider

Wed 20, Thur 21 & Fri 22 January: 8pm

Psychic Sally

Call Me Psychic Mon 21 March: 7.30pm Tickets: £24

Tickets: £25

Jason Donovan

Ten Good Reasons & Greatest Hits Fri 4 March: 8pm Tickets: £32.50, £28.50

Book now: 0113 224 3801 www.leedstownhall.co.uk

Big Girls Don’t Cry

Celebrating the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

Fri 1 April: 7.45pm Tickets: £24.50 (£22.50 concessions)

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Opera North presents

Wagner’s Ring Cycle Das Rheingold Sat 23 April: 7.30pm Die Walküre Sat 30 April: 5pm Siegfried Sat 14 May: 5pm Götterdämmerung Sat 21 May: 3.30pm Info and tickets from www.theringcycle.co.uk

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If you have any questions or comments about Leeds Town Hall events please email music@leeds.gov.uk or write to: Leeds Town Hall, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AD

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Discounts are available on LICS presentations for groups of 10 or more. Please contact the Box Office for details.

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The following discounts are available for LICS orchestral concerts, identified by the LICS logo. Please call the Box Office for information on discounts for other concerts and events. Over 60s: £1.50 reduction. Under 18s, full-time students and unwaged: 50% reduction. Patrons with disabilities: Patrons with disabilities and their essential carers may obtain two tickets for the price of one.

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This brochure and our concert programmes are available in alternative formats – please call us on 0113 247 8336 for more details, or visit www.leedsconcertseason.com. Support dogs are welcome.

The Carriageworks, The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD Email: boxoffice@leeds.gov.uk The Box Office is open to personal callers from 10am – 6pm Monday to Saturday.

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* Please note there is no service for the choral concert on 21 November.

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A coach service is available for orchestral attenders*, picking up from Addingham, Ilkley, Ben Rhydding, Burley-in-Wharfedale, Otley, Menston, Guiseley, Yeadon, Rawdon and Horsforth. Ticket price: £5 return journey (£4 from Yeadon) For booking information please contact the Box Office on 0113 224 3801 or boxoffice@leeds.gov.uk. Please note that seats are only guaranteed if reserved by the Wednesday before the concert.

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The nearest secure parking is available at The Light (accessible via Great George Street). Price: £7 between 6pm – 9am 24 hour, 7 days a week parking available at Woodhouse Lane car park. Price: £2 for 2 hours, £4 for 4 hours, £5.50 for 12 hours On street parking is charged at £2 after 6pm.

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There is full wheelchair access to Leeds Town Hall and wheelchair-accessible toilet facilities on all floors. A number of spaces in the seating area are reserved for wheelchair users. Please let us know when booking of any special access requirements you may have.

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