Concerts 2010 - 2019

Members of Orchestra North East with conductor Tim Reynish perform Delius' Brigg Fair at The Sage Gateshead, 13 June 2010.

2010
30  January - St. George's Church, Jesmond
31  January - Gala Theatre, Durham
Conductor: Philippe Bach
Soloist:  Andrew Watkinson

• Mahler - Symphony No 1
• Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto

13 June – Hall One, The Sage Gateshead
The Journal - concert review
Conductor: Tim Reynish
Soloist:  Emma Johnson MBE

• Delius  - Brigg Fair
• Mozart  - Clarinet Concerto
• Will Todd - Jazz Concerto for Clarinet
• Elgar  - Enigma Variations

 9 October - Durham Cathedral
10 October - St George's Church, Jesmond
The Journal - concert review
Conductor: David Murray
Soloist:  Iona Brown

• Vaughan Williams  - The Lark Ascending
• Robert Smedley - The Slipways
• Vaughan Williams - Five variants on Dives & Lazarus
• Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherezade

 21 November - Newcastle Civic Centre
Newcastle Choral Society with Orchestra North East

• Elgar - Music Makers
• Faure  - Requiem

2011
23  January - Gala Theatre, Durham
Christopher Gayford - Lucy Jeal (violin), Alexander Somov ('cello)

• Prokofiev - Excerpts from the ballet 'Romeo and Julliet' Suite No 2
• Brahms - Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op 102
• Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

12  June - Hall One, The Sage Gateshead
Conductor: Tim Reynish
Soloist: Peter Francomb

• Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No 1, Op 46
• Mozart - Horn Concerto No 4 in E flat major, K 495
• Tchaikovsky - Symphony No 5 in E minor, Op 64

 9 July - Riverside Leisure Centre, Morpeth
Mid Northumberland Chorus with Orchestra North East

• Puccini - 'Messa di Gloria'

8 October - Durham Cathedral
9 October - St George's Church, Jesmond
Conductor: Neil Thomson
Soloist: Anthony Thompson

• Liadov - Eight Russian Folk Songs for Orchestra Op 58
• Arutunian - Concerto for Trumpet in A flat major
• Shostakovich - Symphony No 10 in E minor, Op 93

 2012
11 February - Durham Johnston School, Durham
Conductor: Philippe Bach

• George Butterworth  - Two English Idylls

• Edward Elgar - Dream Children
• Benjamin Britten - Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
• Jean Sibelius - Symphony No 1 in E minor

24 March - Newcastle Civic Centre
Newcastle Choral Society with Orchestra North East

• Verdi  - Requiem

20 October - Durham Cathedral
Conductors: Thomas Blunt and Julian Wright (Durham Singers)
Soloists: Geoffrey Silver (violin); Keith Wright (organ)

• Parry - Blest Pair of Sirens
• Saint-Saens - Calme des Nuits, op. 68 no. 1
• Parry - 'At the round earth's imagin'd corners', from Six Songs of Farewell
• Bruch - Violin concerto No 1
• Saint-Saens - Symphony No 3 in C minor (Organ Symphony)

 4 November - St George's Church, Jesmond
Orchestra North East Wind Players

• Mozart  - Serenade in C minor, K388
• Gounod - Petite Symphonie
• Dvorak  - Serenade in D minor, op 44

2013
17 February - Gala Theatre, Durham
Conductor: Neil Thomson
Soloist: Anna-Liise Bezrodney (violin)

• Weber -  Overture to 'Oberon'
• Brahms - Violin Concerto in D, Op 77
• Dvorak - Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70

23 March - Newcastle Civic Centre
Newcastle Choral Society with Orchestra North East

• Vaughan Williams  - Sea Symphony

7 July - Hall One, The Sage Gateshead
Bishopwearmouth Choral Society and Ryton Choral Society with Orchestra North East
Conductor: David Murray
Soloists: Laurie Ashworth, Alexander Robin Baker, Peter Vasey

• Aaron Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
• Giacomo Puccini  - Preludio Sinfonico
• Ralph Vaughan Williams - Five Mystical Songs for Baritone and Orchestra
• Carl Orff  - Carmina Burana

28 September - Durham Cathedral
Lindisfarne Gospels Community Choir, North East Youth Chorale and Durham Cathedral Choir with Orchestra North East
Conductor: Alistair Dawes
Soloists: Penelope Randall-Davis, James Edwards, Roderick Earle

• Neil Combstock - The Journey: a soundscape
• John Taverner - Ikon of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
• Olivier Messiaen - Les Anges
• Will Todd, Ben Dunwell(words) - Tidings, Gospel of Lindisfarne
• Will Todd - St Cuthbert Oratorio

2014
2 March - Gala Theatre, Durham
Northern Echo - concert review
Conductor: Thomas Blunt
Soloist: Gülsin Onay (piano)

• Jean Sibelius - Karelia Overture, Op10
• Jean Sibelius - Symphony No7, Op105
• Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No1, Op23

14 June - Durham Cathedral
Conductor: Timothy Henty
Soloists: Andrew Watkinson and Garfield Jackson

• Britten - Four Sea Interludes
• Mozart  - Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola
• Berlioz  - Symphonie Fantastique

11 October - Durham Cathedral
Conductor: Timothy Henty
Soloist: Anna-Liisa Bezrodny

• Wagner  - Overture to Tannhauser
• Sibelius - Violin Concerto
• Brahms - Symphony No 4

29 November - Hall One, The Sage Gateshead
Newcastle Choral Society with Orchestra North East
Musical Director: Mark Anyan
Introduced by Michael Chaplin

• Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man
• Will Todd - The Dream of the River

2015
8 February - Gala Theatre, Durham
Northern Echo - concert review
The Journal - concert review
Conductor: Aidan Oliver
Soloist: Emma Johnson

• Mozart - Clarinet Concerto
• John Dankworth - Clarinet Concerto
• Mussorgsky - Night on a Bare Mountain
• Copland - Appalachian Spring

14 June – Hall One, The Sage Gateshead
Northern Echo - concert review
with Bishopwearmouth and Ryton Choral Societies
Conductor: David Murray
Soloists: Claire Rutter, Deborah Humble, James Edwards, Michael Druiett

• Verdi - Requiem

 10 October - Durham Cathedral
Conductor:  Aidan Oliver
Soloist: Anna-Liisa Bezrodny

• Shostakovich - Festive Overture, Op 96
• Barber - Violin Concerto, Op 14
• Rachmaninov - Symphony No 2, Op 27

2016
7 February - Gala Theatre, Durham
The Chronicle - concert review
Conductor: Timothy Henry
Soloist: Garfield Jackson

• Elgar - Overture: Cockaigne
• Gershwin - An American in Paris
• Berlioz - Harold in Italy

19 March, 7.30 pm, Newcastle Civic Centre

• Haydn's Creation

With Newcastle Choral Society
Conductor: Mark Anyan
8 October, 7:30 pm, Durham Cathedral  

• Robert Smedley: Land of the Prince Bishops  (World première)
• Edward Elgar:          Cello Concerto 
• Anton Bruckner:     Symphony No. 4 “The Romantic” 

Conductor:    Timothy Henty
Soloist:          Alexander Baillie.
The Chronicle: Concert Review - 'Orchestra North East Rises to the Occasion'

2017
29 January, 3 pm, Gala Theatre Durham

• Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture,
• Bradley Creswick - Bruch Violin Concerto,
• John Williams: Harry Potter, Schindler's List and Star Wars,

Conductor:  Aidan Oliver
Soloist:         Bradley Creswick 
​The Chronicle - Concert Review: 'Orchestra North East drew Full House'  
25 March, Banqueting Suite, 7:30 pm, Newcastle Civic Centre with Newcastle Choral Society

• Bach’s B Minor Mass.
• Conductor- Mark Anyan.
• Soloists- Ruth Jenkins- Robertson, Beth Mackay, Peter Davoren and Andri Bjorn Robertsson. 

1 October, 3pm, Gala Theatre Durham ¡Hola España!

• Dvorak:                                    Carnival Overture, opus 92.
• Rodrigo:                                  Concierto de Aranjuez.
• Bizet:                                       Suite no.1 from Carmen.
• Rimsky-Korsakov:                    Capriccio Espagnol, opus 34.

Conductor:                   James Ham
Soloist:                        Manus Noble (Guitar)
 
 2018
24 March,  7.30 pm, Newcastle Civic Centre 

• Edward Elgar: Dream Of Gerontius

With Newcastle Choral Society
Conductor:       Mark Anyan
22 April, 3pm, Gala Theatre Durham

• Emilie Mayer:             Faust Overture, opus 46.
• Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
• Antonin Dvorak:          Symphony No.6.

Conductor:                   Monica Buckland
Soloist:                          Murray McLachlan (piano)
Concert Review in Durham Times April 27th 2018
6 October, 7:30 pm, Durham Cathedral

• Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs
• George Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2

With soloist Sarah Fox (soprano) and conductor Aidan Oliver

 2019
10 March,  3 pm, Gala Theatre Durham ('A Russian Gala')

• Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmila Overture
• ​Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
• Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
• Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite Op 71A

Conductor: Michael Bawtree
Soloist: Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin) 

5 October, 7:30 pm, Durham Cathedral

• ​Wagner: Overture to Die Meistersinger
• Elgar: Enigma Variations
• Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 3

​Conductor: Philippe Bach


Links to concerts from other decades:
1980s (1986 to 1989)
1990s (1990 to 1999)
2000s (2000 to 2009)
 

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