Featured | Music in Durham

2 Dec 2023

Durham University Palatinate Orchestra

Elvet Methodist Church

DUPO Glazunov and Sibelius

DUPO Symphony Orchestra and soloist Alison Roberts perform Alexander Glazunov's violin concerto and Jean Sibelius's second symphony.

£10

2 Dec 2023

Northern Spirit Singers

St Oswald’s Church

Jubilate

A mix of celebratory and reflective seasonal music by composers including Roth, Weir, Tallis and Howells.

£8

4 Dec 2023

Royal Northern Sinfonia

Durham Cathedral

Royal Northern Sinfonia by Candlelight

A candlelit concert by RNS directed by Maria Włoszczowska. with music by J.S. Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, Edvard Grieg, Huw Watkins and Eric Whitacre.

£18

5 Dec 2023

Durham University Chamber Choir

St Godric's Church

O: Advent Antiphons

Contrasting settings by Paweł Łukaszewski and Bob Chilcott of the great Advent 'O' Antiphons

£10

7 Dec 2023

Dunelm Consort and Players

Durham Town Hall

Messiah

The only Messiah in Durham this Christmas, conducted by Daniel Cook with student soloists.

£18

9 Dec 2023

Durham Singers

St Godric's Church

A Winter’s Night – The Birth of Christ

Music about the moment of Christ's birth by Cecilia McDowall, Morten Lauridsen, Kerensa Briggs, William Walton, Herbert Howells and Alison Willis.

£15

9 Dec 2023

Durham Cathedral Choir

Durham Cathedral

Christmas with Durham Cathedral Choirs

The choirs of Durham Cathedral join with the EverReady Band (formerly Reg Vardy Band) for an evening of carols and brass, with seasonal readings.

£29

17 Dec 2023

Northern Consort

St John's Neville's Cross

Where the Stars Dance

Seasonal music including John Rutter's 'Dancing Day', with Northern Consort and harpist Helena Pearson.

£10

16 Jan 2024

Rolf Hind

Durham Cathedral

Messiaen – Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus

A rare opportunity to hear a complete performance of Messiaen's tour-de-force for solo piano 'Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus', music of extreme virtuosity and spiritual depth.