Music events

A double bill featuring two University of York alumni: musician and author Kerry Andrew and acclaimed singer-songwriter Elsa Hewitt. The performance comprises a blend of words, music and folklore, as well as unique musical collaborations.

Final-year student Alexa MacLaren performs Mendelssohn’s ever-popular First Piano Concerto in a concert that also includes Richard Strauss’ powerful tone poem 'Death and Transfiguration' and Mel Bonis' evocative 'Le Songe de Cléopâtre'.

The 24 is delighted to welcome two local choirs – Huntington School Choir and Ampleforth School Choir – to join them in an eclectic programme in which every work is a small piece of genius.

The Chimera Ensemble returns with its trademark blend comprising music by leading international composers alongside new works by students.

One of the most in-demand chamber ensembles in the world today, Quatuor Diotima returns to York to perform two of Beethoven’s greatest chamber works alongside Janáček’s electrifying Second Quartet (‘Intimate Letters’).

Associate Conductor of The Sixteen, Eamonn Dougan, returns to lead University Choir in a delightfully festive programme featuring three contrasting settings of 'O magnum mysterium' alongside choral works by Elgar, Finzi and Vaughan Williams.