Richard Durrant
The Guitar Whisperer
Sunday 12 September, 8pm
Main House
There is no other guitar concert on tour anywhere in the world quite like Richard Durrant’s Guitar Whisperer. The musical adventure begins with timeless, classical guitar pieces including works by Albeniz and Barrios, continues with Richard’s solo takes on Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells played to footage of the Apollo moon landings, Steve Reich’s Electric Counterpoint with projected animation and concludes with Falla’s La Vide Breve featuring Miranda Vincent’s Goya inspired film. A musical voyage with son et lumière.
£15 (discounts £1 off); £10
The Reg Vardy Band
Presented by Hospice at Home North Lakeland
Sunday 19 September, 7.30pm
Main House
The ever-popular Reg Vardy Band returns to Keswick for the 10th time in aid of Hospice at Home. This award-winning band has been on sparkling form this year and will be performing a new programme of traditional and modern brass band music in a variety of styles.
£16, £11 (no discounts); U16s £6
Northern Sinfonia
With Bradley Creswick (director/violin) and Christopher Richards (clarinet)
Pre-concert talk by Bradley Creswick at 6.45pm
Sunday 26 September, 7.30pm
Main House
We welcome Northern Sinfonia to open our new concert season with a full orchestral concert. They will begin with music from Mozart’s final year: the Overture to La Clemenza di Tito is followed by his much loved Clarinet Concerto and concludes with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4. Bradley Creswick will direct with his well-loved charm, skill and enthusiasm.
£17, £10, £3; Students, U16s £8, £5
Northern Sinfonia Open Rehearsal
Keswick Music Society
Sunday 26 September, 3pm
Main House
Bradley Creswick and Northern Sinfonia will be having an Open Rehearsal before their evening concert. It has been very popular and interesting in previous years – it will be a normal rehearsal of the evening’s programme, but Bradley will talk to the audience as he takes the orchestra through the pieces, and even ask for their help in sorting out problems of balance and audibility. His humour and love of communicating make it a really enjoyable as well as educational experience. Just turn up and watch the orchestra at work.
An Evening of Opera
Presented by Lakeland Opera
Sunday 3 October, 8pm
Main House
Following its hugely popular production of The Merry Widow in 2009, Lakeland Opera returns to present an evening of opera with piano accompaniment, guest artistes and the Lakeland Opera chorus. A chance to hear excerpts from popular operas and operettas including arias, choruses and duets from all the operatic favourites.
£15, £12 (no discounts)
An Evening with Tom O'Connor
Presented by Keswick Junior Cricket Club
Sunday 10 October, 8pm
Main House
Following his sell-out performance here in 2007 Tom returns by popular demand. One of the country’s funniest and best loved comedians will entertain you with his anecdotes and stories of everyday life – the orginal one man show. Book early to avoid disappointment.
£18.50, £17, £10 (no discounts); Students, U16s £8
Alessandro Taverna
Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm
Sunday 17 October, 7.30pm
Main House
Programme Alteration: Please note that Sofya Gulyak can no longer perform. In her place will be Alessandro Taverna, Piano. He was young finalist and medalist at Leeds International Piano Competition 2009 and will be playing a programme of J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin and Stravinsky.
£13.50, £8, £3; Students, U16s £7, £4
Breabach
Sunday 24 October, 8pm
Main House
One of the most diverse, versatile and inventive outfits to have emerged from the Scottish folk scene in recent years, Breabach never fail to impress. Their sound incorporates voice and bagpipes with the extraordinary fiddle playing of Patsy Reid, and the propulsive guitar playing of Ewan Robertson plus flute, whistle, bouzouki and step-dance. Breabach will tonight perform material from their new album Desperate Battle of the Birds as well as their previous album The Big Spree.
£16 (discounts £1 off), £10
Anton Stadler Trio
Pre-concert talk by members of the ensemble at 6.45pm
Janet Hilton (clarinet), Robin Ireland (viola), and Sarah Beth Briggs (piano)
Sunday 14 November, 7.30pm
Main House
The Anton Stadler Trio, named after the great clarinettist and friend of Mozart, unites Janet Hilton, one of Britain’s foremost clarinettists, with renowned viola player Robin Ireland, formerly of the Lindsay Quartet, and virtuoso pianist, Sarah Beth Briggs, one of Janet’s long-standing duo partners. These three exceptional performers present a programme of Bruch, Brahms, Britten, Schubert and Mozart.
£13.50, £8, £3; Students, U16s £7, £4
A Viennese Strauss Christmas Gala
Much Loved Productions
Sunday 5 December, 7.30pm
Main House
Another superb evening of music from the Strauss Family, Franz Lehar and other Viennese composers as well as Christmas music and carols for all the family to join in with. The programme includes The Blue Danube, The Emperor Waltz, Roses from the South, The Champagne Polka and The Tritsch Tratsch Polka plus more popular seasonal tunes such as Winter Wonderland, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer and Ave Maria interspersed with humorous Christmas readings and verse by the irrepressible Mark Langley.
£18, £16, £12 (discounts £1 off); Students, U16s £9
Sally Pryce Harp Ensemble
Pre-concert talk by members of the ensemble at 6.45pm
Sally Pryce (harp), Laura Lucas (flute), Elizabeth Cooney (violin), Reiad Chibah (viola), Ollie Coates (cello)
Sunday 12 December, 7.30pm
Main House
The virtuoso harpist Sally Pryce formed this ensemble of outstanding players to explore known and unknown masterpieces in the harp chamber music repertoire. In an attractive programme for our Christmas concert, this unusual combination of instruments plays Mozart’s Flute Quartet in D, Debussy’s Sonata for flute, viola and harp and some excitingly less familiar music plus something for Christmas.
£13.50, £8, £3; Students, U16s £7, £4
Melody & Mirth
Presented by Keswick Rotary Club
Sunday 19 December, 7.30pm
Main House
This very popular Christmas concert returns featuring the international opera singers Graeme Danby and Valerie Reid together with the NASUWT Riverside Band. The band have enjoyed considerable regional success in the past year. The concert will include a special tribute to the late Eric Boswell – the composer of humorous songs in the Geordie dialect.
£16.50, £14.50, £10 (no discounts); Students, U16s £8
Philip Higham with Simon Lane
Pre-concert talk by Philip Higham at 6.45pm
Sunday 9 January, 7.30pm
Main House
Selected for representation by the Young Concert Artists Trust in 2009, Philip is rapidly emerging as one of the most outstanding young cellists in the UK having won many prizes over the past year. His fascinating and demanding programme includes Beethoven, Janacek, Schumann and Cesar Franck. He is accompanied by award-winning pianist Simon Lane.
£13.50, £8, £3; Students, U16s £7, £4
The Temperance Seven
Pre-festival event
20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
Sunday 8 May, 8pm
Main House
The 20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2011 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
The legendary Temperance Seven have regularly delighted audiences ever since they first topped Britain's charts at the start of the 1960s.
£19, £16, £14, £10 (no discounts)
Alan Barnes & John Hallam
with the Tom Kincaid Trio
Pre-festival event
20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
Sunday 8 May, 3pm & 8.15pm
Studio
The 20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2011 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
World-class reedsmen Alan Barnes and John Hallam perform with the fine young Tom Kincaid Trio.
£13 (no discounts)
The Big Chris Barber Band
Pre-festival event
20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
Monday 9 May, 8pm
Main House
The 20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2011 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
The Chris Barber Big Band continue to dominate the jazz scene throughout Europe.
£19, £16, £14, £10 (no discounts)
The Tim Kliphuis Trio
Pre-festival event
20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
Monday 9 May, 8.15pm
Studio
The 20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2011 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
Featuring Holland's internationally acclaimed jazz violinist, the Tim Kliphuis Trio continue to celebrate the music of Stephane Grappelli.
£13 (no discounts)
Paul Lacey's Back to Basie Orchestra
Pre-festival event
20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
Tuesday 10 May, 8pm
Main House
The 20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2011 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
Celebrating their tenth year in 2011, Paul Lacey's 17-piece Back to Basie Orchestra have been voted top big band in the prestigious British Jazz awards for four years running.
£19, £16, £14, £10 (no discounts)
Keith Nichols' Three Bright Sparks
Pre-festival event
20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
Tuesday 10 May, 8.15pm
Studio
The 20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2011 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
Britain's finest classic jazz pianist Keith Nichols dazzles with his Bright Sparks, featuring superb reedsman Norman Field and the charismatic Spats Langham on banjo, guitar, ukulele and vocals.
£13 (no discounts)
The New Fats Waller Show
Jeff Barnhart and his Rhythm with Spats Langham
Pre-festival event
20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
Wednesday 11 May, 8pm
Main House
The 20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2011 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
The New Fats Waller Show, featuring sensational American pianist and vocalist Jeff Barnhart, was launched as recently as May 2010.
£19, £16, £14, £10 (no discounts)
The Amy Roberts Quintet
Pre-festival event
20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
Wednesday 11 May, 8.15pm
Studio
The 20th Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival 2011 starts early at Theatre by the Lake with four days of special jazz events...
Currently topping the poll as Rising Star in the British Jazz Awards, 22 year-old reeds sensation Amy Roberts, will be heading up the thrilling new Amy Roberts Quintet.
£13 (no discounts)