Spotlight Chamber Concert St John’s Church Waterloo with baritone Roderick Williams, pianist Susie Allen and bass Edward Hawkins

This year marks the 47th Season of Leigh Music Society and it was a pleasure to perform a recital with Duncan Glenday on 2nd Feb 2020. The Society present seven concerts a year between September and March on Sunday afternoons in the Derby Room, above the library...

On Saturday 18th January 2020 I performed as part of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No.2 at King’s College Chapel in Cambridge for the Cambridge University Music Society . Andrew Gourlay conducted members of the Cambridge University Sinfonia and Wind Orchestra and the...

Live at St Wilfrid’s is an annual series of live classical music concerts that take place at St Wilfrid’s Church - located, in a picturesque village on Church Lane, in the oldest part in Grappenhall, Warrington. Grappenhall is not too far from both Liverpool and...

Scarborough Spa, Ryedale Festival Every year, the Ryedale Festival welcomes outstanding performers from all over the world, both established and emerging, to perform a wide-ranging and distinctive programme in the many spectacular venues in and around Ryedale, North...

Uppermill, Music Festival I was so glad to be able to return to the Uppermill Summer Music Festival in July 2018 - I had a great afternoon (giving a 'masterclass' (never like that title!)) meeting two young students Caroline and Mia students from Junior Royal Northern...

"To Gratiana Dancing and Singing" by W.D.Browne from Katie on Vimeo.

ELGAR, CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL I feel really lucky to have performed Elgar’s wonderful ‘Dream of Gerontius’ in two magnicent historical chapels this year.  Performing ‘Gerontius’ in Cambridge had been so memorable and I had to pinch myself again during the rehearsals in...

Portaferry, Northern Ireland had a wonderful time performing a recital of songs with brilliant James Baillieu in beautiful Portaferry Northern Ireland at the Portico of Ards. The annual four day classical music festival called, Festiv'Ards 'celebrates the best in...

KINGS COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE On 30th March 2018 (Good Friday) I performed the role of the Angel in Elgar’s ‘The Dream of Gerontius‘ broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 from the magnificent setting of the Kings Chapel at Kings College Cambridge. Performing the piece too were...

Maida Vale, London  I recorded my final sessions at Maida Vale Studios for the BBC New Generation Artist Scheme (NGA) this week with pianist Christopher Glynn which included songs by Chausson, Mahler and Strauss for broadcast by BBC Radio 3 - it’s been a real honour...

Lady Lever, Wirral   Remembrance Sunday Concert with Naomi Kayayan at the Lady Lever Art Gallery 

*BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists* #Recording De Falla Spanish Songs for BBC Radio 3 with guitarist Thibaut Garcia A post shared by Kathryn Rudge (@kathryn.rudge) on Nov 3, 2017 at 12:54am PDT  

*Sir Karl Jenkins Autumn Tour* beautiful #concert at Birmingham Symphony Hall! #touring #thearmedman #thearmedmanamassforpeace A post shared by Kathryn Rudge (@kathryn.rudge) on Oct 22, 2017 at 5:22pm PDT   *Sir Karl Jenkins Autumn Tour* Amazing atmosphere at The...

*Song Recital Oxford Lieder Festival* with Christopher Glynn at #holywellmusicroom #Schubert #Schumann #Strauss A post shared by Kathryn Rudge (@kathryn.rudge) on Oct 19, 2017 at 4:14pm PDT

*Rheingau Musik Festival - The Dream of Gerontius* Kathryn Rudge mezzosoprano, Brenden Gunnell tenor, Markus Eiche baritone, Philharmonia Chorus, Symphoniker Hamburg, Paul McCreesh conductor A post shared by Kathryn Rudge (@kathryn.rudge) on Sep 11, 2017 at 11:57pm...

*Wigmore Hall song recital* final concert of the season #Schubert #RVW #Chabrier A post shared by Kathryn Rudge (@kathryn.rudge) on Aug 6, 2017 at 1:12am PDT

*Buxton Festival Opera* Britten's Albert Herring #cast A post shared by Kathryn Rudge (@kathryn.rudge) on Jul 7, 2017 at 12:39am PDT  

*Glynde Place Song Recital* First concert of the Glynde place concert series in the newly restored gallery ???? #Lieder #Englishsong A post shared by Kathryn Rudge (@kathryn.rudge) on Jun 12, 2017 at 2:03pm PDT

    I was thrilled to make my BBC Proms debut in the stunning setting of the Old Royal Naval Chapel in Greenwich on Saturday 6th August 2016.  David Hill conducted this ‘Proms at…” premier of Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle with the BBC singers which was...

ENGLISH MUSIC FESTIVAL I performed a recital with pianist James Baillieu at the English Musical Festival in beautiful Dorchester on Thames  on  30th May 2016. The English Music Festival is an annual four-day event dedicated to the performances of works by British...

The Royal Northern College of Music Gala Dinner took place on 16th April 2016 and it was a great honour to be invited as a special guest and to have the opportunity to speak and perform with pianist Ben Powell at the event. It was a great evening of food, drink and...

In April 2016 I returned to Opera Rara in the role of Fanny for the recording of Bellini’s Adelson e Salvini.     Vincenzo Bellini was one of the most important composers of Italian opera in his time. He was born in 1801 in Catanina, Sicily, to a family...

Roxanna Panufnik's "Love Sought" for Mezzo-Soprano, Viola and Piano World Premier will take place live on Radio 3 In Tune 22nd April 2016, Stratford upon Avon. Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for its BBC Shakespeare Festival 2016 marking 400 years since the Bard's death....

In February 2016 I spent some time on the Suffolk coast recording a new CD of Donald Swann's Art Songs and Cycles. The Musical Director is Christopher Glynn and the project was initiated by baritone Leon Berger who was for several years a collaborator with the late...

In November 2015 I joined Opera Rara for rehearsals, a CD recording and a concert performance of Leoncavallo’s opera Zaza in the role of Natalia. Leoncavallo's Zaza was premiered in 1900, when Arturo Toscanini conducted at Milan's Teatro Lirico. Leoncavallo had...

On 3rd November 2016 I was invited by BBC Radio 3 to perform at the Palace of Westminster for “BBC Radio 3 in The House”. It was so exciting entering this historic building... and squishing my concert dress through the security x-ray machine for the first time at the...

In September 2015 I made my debut in the role of Rosina in the revival of English National Opera’s award-winning production of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville.  It was a privilege to return to ENO to perform in Jonathan’s Miller’s elegant and much loved production of...

  Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte opens at Garsington Opera at Wormsley on Friday 5th June 2015 and I have been loving every minute of playing the role of Dorabella!  Rehearsals began at 3 Mills in April and it has been a pleasure working with this great team under the...

I had a wonderful time performing in the role of Dorabella at Garsington in 2015. It was brilliant driving into the beautiful grounds of the Getty Estate at Wormsley each day, the “Garsington experience” is really magical for both the audience and performers....

I was invited to be a judge for the BBC Songs of Praise Fans Choir this month. Sixty-four football fans were chosen to represent their football club and sing on the pitch at Wembley before the FA Cup Final.  Over 1,300 people applied to take part in the unique...

On 28th March 2015 I was the mezzo soloist for Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society's The Kingdom Op 51 by Edward Elgar with the Southern Sinfonia conducted by Matthew Owens. It was a great day filled with Elgar's stunning music! The Kingdom was first performed in 1906 at...

On 12th and 14th March 2015 I performed in two very special concerts with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir as they celebrated their 175th Anniversary. The sell-out concerts marked the occasion of the first concert the Liverpool Philharmonic Society...

I joined tenor Jesús León for a Valentine’s Day Concert with Conductor Phillipe Bach and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 14th February 2015.   We enjoyed rehearsing at The Friary, Everton and then we were off...

Young Classical Artist Trust is celebrating 30 years! I sang in a lovely concert in January 2015 with soprano Ailish Tynan and pianist James Baillieu which took place at the beautiful house of Sir Vernon and Lady Ellis. Set up in 1984 YCAT provides a unique stepping...

On 21st October 2014 I performed an afternoon song recital with James Baillieu at Champs Hill Music Room, West Sussex. The recital marked the launch of our first disc together, 'Love's Old Sweet Song.' The repertoire of songs and ballads we performed and recorded were...