Events
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
The Leggate Lecture Theatre,
Victoria Gallery & Museum - University of Liverpool
Exploring the heart of song: Clara Schumann and Liza LehmannKathryn Rudge - Voice & Christopher Glynn - Piano
No ticket required - free entryKathryn Rudge - Mezzo-Soprano & Christopher Glynn - Piano
Clara Schumann and Elisabetha ‘Liza’ Lehmann graced the golden age of salon music, a time when outstanding musicians (like Clara and Liza) enchanted old friends and won new ones with the expressive eloquence of their compositions. Kathryn Rudge, tipped by The Times as a rising star of classical music, and Grammy Award-winning accompanist Christopher Glynn recall the heyday of the two women with a recital of their seductive songs.
'Hearing me on one of her visits to London, Madame Clara Schumann took a fancy to my singing, and at quite an early stage of my career invited me to stay with her in Frankfort, where she most kindly offered to impart to me the tradition of her husband’s songs. I had already so many concert engagements that I could go only for three weeks; but during those three weeks she gave me a lesson every day in those wonderful Lieder only too little heard at London concerts nowadays.'
Lehmann, Liza. The Life of Liza Lehmann, by Herself. T. Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1919, p. 57ff.
Book Tickets: https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202603221500
St Albans Bach Choir
William Fox conductor
Ailish Tynan soprano
Lucy Cox soprano
Kathryn Rudge alto
Toby Spence tenor
Ashley Riches bass
Orchestra Sinfonia Verdi
Bach's Mass in B minor stands at the very pinnacle of achievement in the composition of sacred choral music. It is a work of monumental scale, a reflection of the depth of Bach’s spiritual devotion, but quite impractical in a liturgical context. However, size is not just its length, but its musical complexity and depth which tends to thrill all students of music. On the other hand, to the mere mortal listener or performer, which is clearly most of us, it is one of the most wonderful pieces of music in which to immerse oneself and forget about this earthly world. So, despite its immense complexity, it remains accessible and deeply moving and has been resonating with audiences across centuries.
Book Tickets: https://www.stalbanscathedral.org/event/st-albans-bach-choir-bach-mass-in-b-minor
29.03.2026 | 18:00
J.S. Bach's St Matthew Passion | Merton College Chapel
Toby Spence, Evangelist
Giles Underwood, Christus
Henry Neill, Pilate & Bass Arias
Hannah Dienes-Williams, Soprano
Kathryn Rudge, Alto
Simon Wall, Tenor
The Choir of Merton College
The Choristers of Merton College
Instruments of Time & Truth
Benjamin Nicholas, Conductor
Tickets: https://www.ticketsoxford.com/events/js-bachs-st-matthew-passion
Sir Karl Jenkins' Tour 2026
Sunday 17 May 2026 | 15:00 - Liverpool Philharmonic Hall https://www.liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/classical-music/sir-karl-jenkins-conducts-the-armed-man/9861
PAST EVENTS
8.11.2025 | 19:30
Agata Zając: Conductor
Kathryn Rudge: Mezzo-soprano
Programme: Wagner: Polonia
Elgar: Sea Pictures
Lars-Erik Larsson: The Winter’s Tale
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet (excerpts)
Town Hall, Edward Street, Stockport, Stockport, SK1 3XE
Andrew Manze conductor
Andrew Staples Evangelist, tenor
Susanne Bernhard soprano
Kathryn Rudge Magdalen, mezzo-soprano
Mark Stone Judas, Peter, Jesus, baritone
Don Giovanni – William Dazeley
Leporello – John Savournin
Donna Anna – Jennifer Davis
Don Ottavio – Nicholas Watts
Donna Elvira – Elizabeth Atherton
Zerlina – Kathryn Rudge
Masetto – Ross McInroy
Commendatore – James Platt
Director – Alessandro Talevi
Set and Costume Designer – Madeleine Boyd
Lighting Designer – Matthew Haskins
Choreographer – Victoria Newlyn
Leeds, Salford Quays, Nottingham and Newcastle
Fiordiligi – Andrea Soare
Dorabella – Kathryn Rudge
Ferrando – Robin Tritschler
Guglielmo – Ashley Riches
Don Alfonso – Neal Davies
Despina – Lesley Garrett
Garsington Opera Chorus & Orchestra
Douglas Boyd - Conductor John Fulljames – Director
Dick Bird – Designer
Bruno Poet – Lighting Designer
Tim Claydon – Choreography
In cinemas across the UK and Ireland – as well as selected cinemas worldwide – on 19th October at 7.30pm