Classics at Christmas: International star Peter Donohoe & Harriet Mackenzie

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Enjoy an outstanding musical evening of classics at Christmas with international stars Peter Donohoe and Harriet Mackenzie.

Classics at Christmas includes a breathtaking programme of two of Brahms' romantic piano and violin masterpieces, John Ireland's masterpiece before a festive series of Christmas Carols help you celebrate the weekend in style with Lancaster Priory Choir!

Raising money for charity Music in Action that gives music bursaries to disadvantaged students as a wellbeing tool, the night is in aid of a great cause.

The first western winner of the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition, Peter Donohoe is renowned internationally as one of the finest pianists of our time. Harriet Mackenzie is an internationally acclaimed violinist who has inspired over 100 works to be written for her by composers and whose recordings regularly top the album of the year charts.

Programme:
F.A.E. Sonata for violin and piano - Brahms
Sonata No 1 for violin and piano - Ireland
Sonata in D Minor for violin and piano - Brahms
Christmas Carol Medley for choir, piano and violin

This concert on Friday 6th December is at Lancaster Priory Church at 7.30pm and is repeated in Kendal on Saturday 7th December at Kendal Parish Church at 7.30pm.

Peter Donohoe
The first western winner of the 1982 International Tchaikovsky Competition, Peter Donohoe is renowned internationallyas one of the finest pianists of our time, for his musicianship, stylistic versatility and commanding technique. Peter has toured extensively globally, appearing with all the world's major orchestras from the Berlin Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus, London Symphony, Boston Symphony, Chicago Symphony to the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He regularly plays at the world's finest music festivals from the Proms to Verbier and the Edinburgh Festival.

Harriet Mackenzie
Harriet Mackenzie is an internationally renowned concerto soloist performing across five continents. Her recordings include concertos with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and other major projects, have without exception received critical acclaim, including Five Stars in The Times and frequently appear in the 'Top Recordings of The Year' charts.

This concert is supported by the John Ireland Trust