MUSIC

Garforth Brass
30th January 2026
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Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire donates to support young brass musicians across Leeds

Taylor Wimpey Yorkshire has donated £250 to help young musicians across Leeds continue playing brass instruments. The housebuilder has supported Garforth Brass, which is based at Garforth Methodist Church near its Morwick Springs development on Leeds Road. Founded more than 20 years ago, Garforth Brass has entertained audiences at concerts and events across the…
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Professor John Craig (Pro Vice Chancellor, University of Hull), Patsy Gilbert (Vice Principal, Leeds Conservatoire) and Lily Fontaine (frontwoman of English Teacher). Photo credit - Jonathan Lodder
14th November 2025
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‘English Teacher’ Frontwoman Lily Fontaine Named Fellow of Leeds Conservatoire

Lily Fontaine, vocalist, lyricist and multi-instrumentalist with acclaimed band ‘English Teacher’, has been made a Fellow of Leeds Conservatoire. Presented at an October graduation ceremony at the Royal Armouries, the honour recognises Lily’s advocacy, influence on the music industry and her alignment with the conservatoire’s creative and innovative values. Leeds Conservatoire, formerly Leeds College…
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Candlelight in Leeds
3rd October 2025
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Candlelight Concert Series Brings Magical Music to St George’s Church

Candlelight, the globally acclaimed concert series that brings classical music to extraordinary venues, will be staged at St George’s for the very first time. Produced by Fever, the series is designed to make classical music more accessible by reimagining it in unique cultural spaces. From 8 November, St George’s Church will be transformed into…
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Mali Hâf
7th June 2025
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Former Leeds Student Secures Glastonbury Slot

A singer-songwriter who studied in Leeds has earned a coveted performance slot at this year’s Glastonbury Festival after impressing in the prestigious Emerging Talent Competition. The annual contest, which is free to enter, draws thousands of online submissions from across the UK. These are carefully reviewed by an expert panel, with just eight artists…
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NikNak
27th April 2025
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Innovative Performance Set to Reimagine Graphic Novel Classic

Leeds is set to host an innovative performance that blends the powerful storytelling of graphic novels with orchestral music and electronic soundscapes. The groundbreaking event, scheduled to premiere at Testbed in Hunslet, will offer audiences a fresh and immersive take on Octavia Butler’s acclaimed graphic novel adaptation, ‘Parable of the Sower’. The performance, titled…
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Orchestra Of Opera North Millennium Square Leeds
24th January 2025
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Millennium Square Hosts Ultimate 80s Celebration

Leeds City Council and Opera North are excited to announce the return of the beloved 80s Classical to Millennium Square on Saturday, July 26, 2025. Now in its sixth sensational season, the event will feature iconic artists such as Kim Wilde, Roland Gift from ‘Fine Young Cannibals’, ‘Go West’, and Jaki Graham. Attendees can…
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Orchestra Of Opera North Millennium Square Leeds
17th May 2024
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Sizzling Summer Series Concerts Set to Return to Millennium Square

Millennium Square is set to become the epicenter of music excitement this summer with the highly anticipated return of the Summer Series. Running from July 3 to August 4, 2024, this annual concert extravaganza promises 13 nights of unmissable performances. The vibrant festival atmosphere will take over the heart of Leeds, with the majestic…
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The Beatles
5th January 2024
2 mins read

City’s historic live music project is just the ticket

Generations of musical memories are being captured for a new project in Leeds which is reliving some of the city’s most iconic gigs. Hundreds of tickets which once secured entry to memorable live performances by a host of music legends including The Beatles, Elton John and U2 have been collected for the Leodis online…
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Professor Nikos Stavropoulos
31st March 2023
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Leeds Beckett University Professor Nikos Stavropoulos to present his inaugural lecture on compositional practices in music

Professor Nikos Stavropoulos from Leeds Beckett University’s Leeds School of Arts celebrates his professoriat and his work in electro-acoustic music at his inaugural lecture on Monday 24 April. In his inaugural lecture, Nikos Stavropoulos, Professor of Composition at Leeds Beckett University, will explore the notion of aural micro-space in compositional practice and how the…
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Katie Whitham : Hannah Dickinson
17th February 2023
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North Leeds Tuneless Choir – all set to have a wail of a time

Awful singers in Leeds and nearby areas will soon have an outlet for their not so smooth voices as a new and unusual choir hits the area. Horsforth resident Katie Whitham has set up North Leeds Tuneless Choir, so she can warble good songs badly with others who can’t hit all the right notes…
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Harjeet Singh Music Bursary Kirtan Virdee
19th August 2022
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Music Bursary Award to Leeds Young Musician

Young musician Kirtan Virdee from Leeds has become the first recipient of the Harjeet Singh Music Bursary. The Harjeet Singh Music Bursary has been set up as a legacy in memory of the work and dedication given by Harjeet to teaching Indian Classical Music. The instrument Bursary has been established by the family and…
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Anna Tsybuleva | Leeds International Piano Series
15th October 2021
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Anna Tsybuleva | Leeds International Piano Series

Winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2015, Anna Tsybuleva makes a welcome return to Leeds where she already has built up such a following. We are thrilled to introduce you to the new Leeds International Piano Series – following the success of our 2021 Competition. In this series, we welcome Leeds Alum…
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Virtual Museum Choir
2nd April 2021
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Museum choir’s uplifting sing song gives Leeds some light entertainment

An inspiring group of singers has brought some much-needed light relief to Leeds with a heart-warming sing along. Members of Leeds City Museum’s community choir worked with the Forget Me Nots Choir, which supports those affected by dementia and their families, on the uplifting virtual collaboration. Their poignant performance of This Little Light has been…
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Dame Fanny Waterman
25th December 2020
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Dame Fanny Waterman 22 March 1920 – 20 December 2020

Dame Fanny Waterman, founder and President Emeritus of The Leeds International Piano Competition, died peacefully at her residential care home in Ilkley, Yorkshire at the age of 100. Born in Leeds (22 March, 1920), Dame Fanny Waterman founded the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1961 with her late husband Dr Geoffrey de Keyser and Marion…
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