It would be prudent to book in advance where possible and to check with the promoter before making a special journey to ensure that any performance is going ahead as planned.
Events marked with a box and arrow take place outside the British Isles.
Details of forthcoming concerts containing works by Delius can be sent to: Publicity@TheDeliusSociety.org.uk
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Smorgaschord Festival UK Tour
Fantasy & Fairy Tale: a recital tour for cello and piano
Claude Vivier – Pièce pour violoncelle et piano
Robert Schumann – Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Elisabeth Lutyens – Nine Bagatelles for cello and piano, Op. 10
Iannis Xenakis – Paille in the wind (for cello and piano)
Frederick Delius – Romance for cello and piano (1896)
Leoš Janáček – Pohádka
Smorgaschord Co-Directors:
Eliza Millett, Cello and Sebastian Black, Piano
Supported by The Delius Trust
4:00 pm
Pimlott Foundation - Old House Road, Great Horkesley, Colchester CO6 4EQ
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Smorgaschord Festival UK Tour
Fantasy & Fairy Tale: a recital tour for cello and piano
Claude Vivier – Pièce pour violoncelle et piano
Robert Schumann – Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Elisabeth Lutyens – Nine Bagatelles for cello and piano, Op. 10
Iannis Xenakis – Paille in the wind (for cello and piano)
Frederick Delius – Romance for cello and piano (1896)
Leoš Janáček – Pohádka
Smorgaschord Co-Directors:
Eliza Millett, Cello and Sebastian Black, Piano
Supported by The Delius Trust
8:00 pm
Christ Church Cathedral - St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DP
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Smorgaschord Festival UK Tour
Fantasy & Fairy Tale: a recital tour for cello and piano
Claude Vivier – Pièce pour violoncelle et piano
Robert Schumann – Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Elisabeth Lutyens – Nine Bagatelles for cello and piano, Op. 10
Iannis Xenakis – Paille in the wind (for cello and piano)
Frederick Delius – Romance for cello and piano (1896)
Leoš Janáček – Pohádka
Smorgaschord Co-Directors:
Eliza Millett, Cello and Sebastian Black, Piano
Supported by The Delius Trust
1:10 pm
St George's Church - Hanover Square, London W1S 1FX
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John Wilson conducts...
Vaughan Williams: The Wasps Overture
Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Sullivan: Overture Di Ballo
Delius: Summer Night on the River
Haydn Wood: London Landmarks
Coates: Cinderella
Leonard Elschenbroich, cello
John Wilson, conductor
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
7:30 pm
Sheldonian Theatre - Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AZ
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Smorgaschord Festival UK Tour
Fantasy & Fairy Tale: a recital tour for cello and piano
Claude Vivier – Pièce pour violoncelle et piano
Robert Schumann – Fantasiestücke, Op. 73
Elisabeth Lutyens – Nine Bagatelles for cello and piano, Op. 10
Iannis Xenakis – Paille in the wind (for cello and piano)
Frederick Delius – Romance for cello and piano (1896)
Leoš Janáček – Pohádka
Smorgaschord Co-Directors:
Eliza Millett, Cello and Sebastian Black, Piano
Supported by The Delius Trust
6:30 pm
Stoller Hall - Hunts Bank, Manchester M3 1DA
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The Delius Prize 2024
For piano, violin, viola, cello, voice, vocal or chamber ensemble.
FIRST PRIZE: £1,500
SECOND PRIZE: £750
Founded in 2004 by the generous sponsorship of the Delius Society, which exists to encourage interest in the life and works of Delius. This Competition is open to all current students of the Royal Academy of Music. Where piano accompanists form part of a duo, they must be current students or have graduated from the Academy not more than two years previously.
Students taking part must prepare a programme lasting no more than 20 minutes. At least 10 minutes of music must be by Delius, and should be a complete work or works. The programme may also include a work or works (part or whole) by other composers who were contemporaries of Delius (1862-1934).
Adjudicator: Stephen Threlfall
The Competition Final is open to the public to attend and has been announced on the Royal Academy of Music's website:
https://tickets.ram.ac.uk/sales/categories/other-events/the-delius-prize-final
2:30 pm
Angela Burgess Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music - Marylebone Road, London NW1 5HT
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'Cuckoo' in Macclesfield
Frederick Delius – On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring / A Song before Sunrise
Caroline Shaw – And the Swallow
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.6 in F major 'Pastoral', Op.68
Zoe Beyers – violin / director
Northern Chamber Orchestra
7:30 pm
King's School Macclesfield - Alderley Road, Prestbury, Macclesfield SK10 4SP
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'Summer Evening' in Epsom
Elegy & Idyll
Sullivan: Overtire Di Ballo
Delius: Summer Evening
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 5
Epsom Symphony Orchestra
Darrell Davison, conductor
Ben Tarlton, cello
7:30 pm
Epsom Playhouse - 42 Ashley Avenue, Epsom KT18 5AL
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'Florida' in Cheshire
Ethel Smyth, Overture: The Wreckers
Grieg, Piano Concerto, Op. 16
Mozart, Overture: The Magic Flute
Delius, Florida Suite
Alderley Edge Symphony Orchestra
James Heathcote, conductor
Lewis Kingsley Peart, piano
7:30 pm
Alderley Edge Methodist Church - Chapel Road, Alderley Edge, Cheshire, SK9 7DU
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'Irmelin' Prelude with the RPO
Delius: Irmelin: Prelude
Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2
Beethoven: Symphony No.3, ‘Eroica
Jamie Phillips, Conductor
Łukasz Krupiński, Piano
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
https://www.rpo.co.uk/
7:30 pm
Cadogan Hall - 5 Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ
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Delius in Minneapolis
Adolphus Hailstork: First Movement from Two Romances
Piazzolla: Oblivion (arr. by Longfield)
Osvaldo Golijov: Last Round for String Ensemble
Valerie Coleman: Danza de la Mariposa for Flute
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin for Harp and Woodwind Quintet
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps (arr. by Posthuma)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
https://content.thespco.org/events/express-concert-ravels-le-tombeau-de-couperin/
7:30 pm
Temple Israel - Minneapolis - 2323 Fremont Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405, United States
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Delius in Wayzata
Adolphus Hailstork: First Movement from Two Romances
Piazzolla: Oblivion (arr. by Longfield)
Osvaldo Golijov: Last Round for String Ensemble
Valerie Coleman: Danza de la Mariposa for Flute
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin for Harp and Woodwind Quintet
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps (arr. by Posthuma)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
https://content.thespco.org/events/venues/wayzata-community-church/
7:00 pm
Wayzata Community Church - 125 Wayzata Blvd, Wayzata, MN 55391, United States
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Delius in Minnesota
Adolphus Hailstork: First Movement from Two Romances
Piazzolla: Oblivion (arr. by Longfield)
Osvaldo Golijov: Last Round for String Ensemble
Valerie Coleman: Danza de la Mariposa for Flute
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin for Harp and Woodwind Quintet
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps (arr. by Posthuma)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
https://content.thespco.org/events/express-concert-ravels-le-tombeau-de-couperin/
7:00 pm
St. Paul's United Church of Christ - 900 Summit Ave, St Paul, MN 55105, United States
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'Irmelin' Prelude with the RPO
Delius: Irmelin (Prelude)
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Sibelius: Symphony No.2
Jamie Phillips, Conductor
Chloë Hanslip, Violin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
https://www.rpo.co.uk/whats-on/eventdetail/2147/-/tchaikovskys-violin-concerto
7:30 pm
The Hexagon - Queens Walk, Reading, Berkshire RG1 7QF
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Vaughan Williams: Old King Cole
Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op.3
Delius: On hearing the first cuckoo in spring / Summer Night on the River
Marsh, Joanna: Plastic Theatre
Ellie Slorach, Conductor
Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir
Liverpool Philharmonic Children's Choirs
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Whittaker
BSL Interpreter
https://www.liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/classical-music/brittens-the-young-persons-guide/8726
2:30 pm
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic - Philharmonic Hall, Hope St, Liverpool L1 9BP
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'Paradise Garden' in Sweden
25 April, 2024 19:00
Malmö Live Konserthus, Dag Hammarskjölds torg 4, 211 18 Malmö
Ingvar Lidholm: Kontakion
Delius: The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Elgar: Symphony No. 1
Sir Andrew Davis, conductor
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
7:00 pm
Malmo Live Concert - Dag Hammarskjölds torg 4, 211 18 Malmö, Sweden
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'Florida' in Cheltenham
England’s Finest
Holst: The Perfect Fool
Elgar: Cello Concerto
Holst: Folk Song Suite
Delius: Florida Suite
Rebecca McNaught, Cello
Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra
7:30 pm
Pittville Pump Room - E Approach Drive, Cheltenham GL52 3JE
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Cello Sonata
Sibelius: Four Pieces for cello and piano Op 78
Nielsen: Sonata No 2 for violin and piano Op 35
Sibelius: Two Pieces for cello and piano Op 77
Sibelius: Three Pieces for violin and piano from Op 79
Delius: Sonata for cello and piano (1916)
Sibelius: Sonatina for violin and piano Op 80
Gina McCormack, violin
Jane Hyland, cello
Lionel Friend, piano
2:00 pm
Burgh House - New End Square, Hampstead, London NW3 1LT
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Events marked with a box and arrow take place outside the British Isles.
Details of forthcoming concerts containing works by Delius can be sent to: Publicity@TheDeliusSociety.org.uk
Information provided on this page was accurate at the time of entry and is published in good faith. However, when booking tickets it is advisable to enquire with the organiser whether there have been any changes to the programme, venue, timing etc. or refer to the promoter’s website. The Society cannot be held responsible for any subsequent changes.
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