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Orchestra North East is pleased to confirm the details of our next concert.
It will be on Saturday October 24th, at 7.00pm. in Newcastle Cathedral.
The programme is:
George Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad, Rhapsody for Orchestra.
Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 ‘The Organ Symphony’.
Conductor: James Burton
Soloists: Khrystyna Mykhailichenko (piano) Ian Roberts (organ)
This concert will be a particularly special one for the Orchestra as it is 40 years since we gave our first concert as an independent orchestra, so we feel we have much to celebrate. We have made many friends over those years, not only with our audiences but also with the conductors and performers we have had to work with us.
For this concert we are very pleased to welcome James Burton back to conduct the Orchestra. He returns to us from a very distinguished period in his career in the USA, where he worked with, among others, the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In the very near future, he is to take up the post of Artistic Director of Ex Cathedra, one of the UK’s most prestigious choirs.
Khrystyna Mykhailichenko will need little introduction to our audiences. Since her first appearance with us in 2023 she has given outstanding performances of major concertos by Rachmaninov, Brahms and Beethoven and to have her play Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini will be special treat.
Butterworth’s Shropshire Lad, beautiful and poignant as it is, retains a power to move the listener and of course, if it can be defined, provides a certain ‘English’ quality.
In 1986 we were pleased to be in Durham Cathedral, and be joined there by its mighty organ, to play the Saint-Saëns ‘Organ’ Symphony, so we thought, for our 40th anniversary concert, why now repeat the pleasure in our superb current venue, Newcastle Cathedral? A truly majestic piece of music, with a celebratory finale, it will be most appropriate for the occasion. We trust our audience will agree.
Please note the concert starts at 7.00pm. Doors will be open at 6.15 and there will be refreshments available in the Cathedral from that time.
Tickets are £18, £16, £9 or £1. They available at the door or online from:
https://www.ticketsource.com/orchestra-north-east/orchestra-north-east-in-newcastle-cathedral/2026-10-24/19:00/t-xdyaokq
Online booking charges may apply.
Orchestra North East is pleased to confirm the details of our next concert.
It will be on Saturday October 24th, at 7.00pm. in Newcastle Cathedral.
The programme is:
George Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad, Rhapsody for Orchestra.
Sergei Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Camille Saint-Saëns: Symphony no. 3 ‘The Organ Symphony’.
Conductor: James Burton
Soloists: Khrystyna Mykhailichenko (piano) Ian Roberts (organ)
This concert will be a particularly special one for the Orchestra as it is 40 years since we gave our first concert as an independent orchestra, so we feel we have much to celebrate. We have made many friends over those years, not only with our audiences but also with the conductors and performers we have had to work with us.
For this concert we are very pleased to welcome James Burton back to conduct the Orchestra. He returns to us from a very distinguished period in his career in the USA, where he worked with, among others, the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In the very near future, he is to take up the post of Artistic Director of Ex Cathedra, one of the UK’s most prestigious choirs.
Khrystyna Mykhailichenko will need little introduction to our audiences. Since her first appearance with us in 2023 she has given outstanding performances of major concertos by Rachmaninov, Brahms and Beethoven and to have her play Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini will be special treat.
Butterworth’s Shropshire Lad, beautiful and poignant as it is, retains a power to move the listener and of course, if it can be defined, provides a certain ‘English’ quality.
In 1986 we were pleased to be in Durham Cathedral, and be joined there by its mighty organ, to play the Saint-Saëns ‘Organ’ Symphony, so we thought, for our 40th anniversary concert, why now repeat the pleasure in our superb current venue, Newcastle Cathedral? A truly majestic piece of music, with a celebratory finale, it will be most appropriate for the occasion. We trust our audience will agree.
Please note the concert starts at 7.00pm. Doors will be open at 6.15 and there will be refreshments available in the Cathedral from that time.
Tickets are £18, £16, £9 or £1. They available at the door or online from:
https://www.ticketsource.com/orchestra-north-east/orchestra-north-east-in-newcastle-cathedral/2026-10-24/19:00/t-xdyaokq
Online booking charges may apply.
Orchestra North East, October 2025 in Newcastle Cathedral,
Photo Credit: Alastair Lord
The Pen & Palette Club
The Orchestra is able to engage professional musicians for our concerts partly because of the generosity of individuals, but also because of generous and philanthropic organizations. One such group is The Pen and Palette Club from Newcastle, and we are very pleased to acknowledge their significant financial support for our concert in March.
The Pen & Palette Club was founded in 1900 in Newcastle by a group of professionals interested in art, literature, music, architecture, drama and related subjects. The Club meets about once a month in the Mansion House in Jesmond for lunch or dinner, to hear guest speakers on topics of cultural interest. Once a year the Club’s artists display their work and the writers entertain fellow members and friends with their poetry and prose. Musical evenings are given in the Mansion House by invited local professional players as well as by members of Orchestra North East.
The Pen & Palette has donated a considerable sum of money to the Community Foundation, which gives grants locally. In addition it gives financial support to local amateur and voluntary groups such as the Newcastle Lit. & Phil, the People's Theatre, Newcastle Chamber Music Society, as well as Orchestra North East.
The Club would be interested to hear from you if you would like to join or would simply like to receive further information. Full details of the history and activities of the Club, its future meetings, and its contacts can be found on the Club website: www.penandpalette.uk