Sarah Connolly, Katharina Konradi, Mark Padmore, Axelle Fanyo Star in Leeds Song Festival 2026
By Afton Markay(Photo credits: Crowley, Pauly, Borggreve, Kriss)
The Leeds Song Festival announces its line up for 2026.
This article only features vocal concerts.
Mezzo-soprano Patricia Nolz and pianist Joseph Middleton give the “Lunchtime Opening Recital.”
Performance Date: April 11, 2026
Gareth Malone OBE and the Leeds Song Young Artists present Joseph Haydn’s “Nelson Mass.”
Performance Date: April 11, 2026
Soprano Louise Alder and baritone Huw Montague Rendall with pianist Joseph Middleton give the “Evening Opening Recital.”
Performance Date: April 11, 2026
Mezzo-soprano Bernarda Fink directs the Leeds Song Young Artists in several masterclasses during the Festival.
Performance Dates: April 12, 13, & 14, 2026
Soprano Nardus Williams and lutist Elizabeth Kenny perform in the “Lunchtime Recital – ‘Dowland 400.'”
Performance Date: April 12, 2026
Next up is mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa and pianist Joseph Middleton in the “Evening Recital.”
Performance Date: April 12, 2026
Tenor Mark Padmore leads members of the Young Artists Program in the “Friends Festival Masterclass.”
Performance Date: April 13, 2026
Baritone Roderick Williams OBE and pianist Iain Burnside perform in the “Evening Recital – ‘Haiku.'” This concert features new works by Libby Larsen.
Performance Date: April 13, 2026
Mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston and pianist Sholto Kynoch give the “Evening Recital – ‘Knight’s Dream.'”
Performance Date: April 15, 2026
The Young Artists Showcase is next.
Performance Date: April 16, 2026
Baritone Sir Thomas Allen gives a masterclass.
Performance Date: April 16, 2026
Soprano Axelle Fanyo, mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron, and pianist Julius Drake present the “Evening Recital – ‘Seven Deadly Sins Cabaret.'”
Performance Date: April 16, 2026
The “Late Night Lieder Lounge” is presented by the Leeds Song Young Artists.
Performance Date: April 16, 2026
Baritone Charles Cunliffe and pianist Jong Sun Woo give the “Lunchtime Recital.”
Performance Date: April 17, 2026
Soprano Katharina Konradi and pianist Joseph Middleton perform in the “Evening Recital.”
Performance Date: April 17, 2026
Baritone Theodore Platt and pianist Keval Shah present the “Coffee Recital – ‘Mortal Wounds.'”
Performance Date: April 18, 2026
Next is the “Young Artists Finale Concert.”
Performance Date: April 18, 2026
The finale features mezzo-soprano Dame Sarah Connolly and pianist Joseph Middleton along with the winners of Northern Aldborough Festival’s New Voices Singing Competition 2025, soprano Rachel Munro and pianist Jia Ning Ng.
Performance Date: April 18, 2026
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