This Friday we are partnering with BBC Radio 3 for this week’s The Barber Institute Lunchtime Concert! BBC New Generation Artist and Borletti-Buitoni trust fellow Timothy Ridout will be performing some exciting repertoire with pianist Jonathan Ware. We hope to see you there!

In Manchester on Thursday lunchtime? Catch Kirckman artists @ElmoreQuartet @McrMiddays in an engaging programme featuring Debussy’s sensual String Quartet and Leo Geyer’s Unfurling - a piece commissioned by the Quartet. manchester-mid-days.co.uk/whats-on/elmor…

It may be a little early to mention Christmas (or is it?), but it's certainly not too early to book your tickets for this year's Southwell Music Festival Christmas offering. Book now for A Christmas Celebration and Festive Family Carols. ticketsource.co.uk/southwell-musi…

We had a great season opening concert with CBSO. Thank you to all that joined us at Town Hall today; if you couldn't make it, catch the performance on BBC Radio 3 on 22 Oct, 7.30pm. Thanks to the Anglo Austrian Society for their generous support of today's event.

What a wonderful way to start our festival - the opening recital by @DariusBat organ & Sarah Brandwood-Spencer, violin part of Leeds International Concert Season in the lovely Leeds Cathedral with a packed audience. A nice programme, including Coleridge-Taylor and Florence Price #blackhistorymonth

Day five and this morning we continue our Kafka celebrations. After lunch the focus moves to the seminal Hindu text the Bhagavad Gita including a world premiere from composer Reena Esmail. Jasdeep Singh Degun completes the day with a late-night performance at Holywell Music Room

The Orchestra’s Principal double bass, Marcel Becker, treats us to a snapshot of his upcoming Lunchtime Concert performing #Handel, #Bruch and #Schubert, with David Dear on piano on Monday, 21 October zurl.co/CCQ3

📣2for1 Tx 17.10 quote redviolinoffer leedsconservatoire.ac.uk/visit-us/whats… Fab Heggie/Scheer Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope London Chamber Ensemble Chloë Hanslip #SiânGriffithsmezzo Aries Chow🎻 🙏share ChamberMusicPlusUK @LeedsLieder Leeds International Piano Competition

Next up for us, a joyous collaboration with another of the Music in the Round family of musicians, the Consone Quartet. Mendelssohn Octet on October 26th at the Upper Chapel, Sheffield musicintheround.co.uk/events/mendels…

Over 100 Yorkshire violinists young and old, brought together by Red Violin Festival 👏🎻✨

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this hugely important and detailed piece of work, launched at the BAFA conference this week, showing the current state of the UK Festival sector. An essential read for anyone interested in the arts: artsfestivals.co.uk/festivals-mean…

This Friday’s The Barber Institute lunchtime concert is an exciting one!! The performance is inspired by the Barber’s new exhibition, ‘Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites’. Have you been to the exhibition yet? ✨Doors open at 12:30pm ✨

Don't miss Mezzo-Soprano Roza Herwig performing at The Bridgewater Hall on Thursday 28 November 1.10pm Tickets: bridgewater-hall.co.uk/series/mmcs232… Catch a sneak peak of her wonderfully warm voice 😍youtu.be/Gy9jq3qyTTo?si…

🙏Thank you Kelly The Kelly Clarkson Show Two singers 🤩💜 One interviewing the other Here’s our Singing Medicine Nursing Advisor, Sally, on The Kelly Clarkson Show! ⁦Ex Cathedra’s Education & Participation team⁩ ⁦Ex Cathedra⁩ ⁦Bham Children's Hosp 💙⁩ youtu.be/dY6AtDh9zZU

Saturday! Feat. Hattie’s awesome performance of King Harald’s Saga and many other folklore-inspired delights.

The music of Fauré has been a huge part of Kathryn Stott's life and career. Hear her celebrate his music and reflect on her career as her final concert in Leeds approaches (5 Dec) bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Saturday 23 November 19:30, Holy Trinity Church Stratford-on-Avon CV37 6BG. Fundraiser for Gwyn Williams Bursary for Young Viola Players. Programme: Franck/Poulenc/Ireland/Liszt. Guest appearance Jinhe Huang (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) performing Rebecca Clarke’s Morpheus: trybooking.com/uk/events/land…?

Established as one of the world’s leading song pianists, Julius Drake makes a very welcome return to Leeds Lieder on Thursday 10 April. His encyclopaedic knowledge of the repertoire makes him a much sought-after collaborator and teacher. leedslieder.org.uk/whats-on/festi…

Short notice concert tomorrow Saturday 23 November with Mark Bebbington trybooking.com/uk/events/land…

Catch up with In Tune BBC Radio 3 on BBC Sounds and come along to Sinfonia Smith Square tonight to hear Polyphony, named by Classic FM as one of the world's finest choirs