Concerts Archive
Take a trip back in time with our archive of concerts from recent history
2023-2024 Season
50th Anniversary Concert
Saturday 14 October 2023 at High Storrs, Sheffield
Jon Malaxetxebarria (Conductor)
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Benjamin Jackson - Shining Dawn, Beethoven - Symphony no.1, Brahms - Symphony no.4
2022-2023 Season
Passenger Seats: The Natural World
Saturday 17 June 2023 at Victoria Hall, Sheffield
George Morton (Conductor) with Hannah Thompson-Smith (violin)
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The Lark Ascending (Vaughan Williams), Vltava from "Ma Vlast" (Smetana), Morgenstemning from "Peer Gynt" (Grieg), In Nature's Realm (Dvorak), Branningar (Munktell), D'un Matin de Printemps (Boulanger), Helios overture (Nielsen)
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An Invitation to the Dance
Friday 5 May 2023 at High Storrs School
Natalia Luis-Bassa (Conductor)
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Courtly Dances from "Gloriana" (Britten), Symphonic Dances (Rachmaninov), Danzon no. 2 (Marquez)
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Resurrection
Sunday 19 March 2023 at Sheffield City Hall
George Morton (Conductor) with Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra, Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Hallam Choral Society, Anna Harvey (mezzo-soprano) and Ella Taylor (soprano)
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Symphony no.2 "Resurrection" (Mahler)
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A Beethoven Triple
Saturday 15 October 2022 at Victoria Hall, Sheffield
Richard Laing (Conductor) with The Leonore Trio
Coriolan Overture (Beethoven), Triple Concerto (Beethoven), Symphony no.3 (Beethoven)
2021-2022 Season
Hallam Sinfonia with Jon Boden
Saturday 9 July 2022 at SADACCA, Sheffield
Ellie Slorach (Conductor) with Jon Boden
Zavod (Mosolov), Selections from Hungarian Sketches (Bartók), Masquerade (Clyde), Selections from English Folk Tues), Dancing in the Factory, Days Gone By, Yellow Lights, Flash Flood and Cinnamon Water (Jon Boden)
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The Jazz Age
Saturday 14 May 2022 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
George Morton (Conductor)
Ethiopia's Shadow in America (Florence Price), ​Symphony no.1 "Afro-American" (William Grant Still), An American in Paris (George Gershwin), Suite for Variety Orchestra (Dmitri Shostakovich)
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Hallam Operatic!
Saturday 26 March at Victoria Hall, Sheffield
Juliane Gallant (Conductor) with Soloists from Opera on Location – Victoria grey, Rachel Abbot, Thomas Asher, Gareth Lloyd
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Arias and orchestral excerpts from Fidelio (Beethoven), Carmen (Bizet), Lakmé (Delibes), Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni), The Magic Flute (Mozart), Barber of Seville (Rossini), Don Carlos (Verdi), Tannhäuser (Wagner)
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Autumn Concert
Saturday 2 October 2021 at Victoria Hall, Sheffield
Richard Laing (Conductor)
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Weber - Oberon Overture, Hindemith - Symphonic Metamorphosis, Brahms - Symphony no.2
2020-2021 Season
Resurgence 2.0
Saturday 19 June 2021 at Victoria Hall, Sheffield
Jon Malaxetxebarria (Conductor) with Hannah Thompson-Smith (Violin)
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4.00pm | Montgomery - Starburst, Mozart - Divertimento in D, Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings
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7.30pm | Mozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture, Beethoven - Romance in F, Ives - The Unanswered Question | Haydn - Symphony no.104
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Resurgence
Saturday 10 October 2020 at Victoria Hall, Sheffield
Richard Laing (Conductor)
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Bach - Brandenburg Concerto no.4 in G, Ireland - Elergy from A Downland Suite, Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves, Handel - Selections from Water Music Suites
2019-2020 Season
Summer Concert
Saturday 22 June 2019 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
George Morton (Conductor) with Andrea Tweedale (Soprano)
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Arnold - Peterloo Overture, Strauss - Four Last Songs, Sibelius - Symphony no.1
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Ode to Joy: Classical Sheffield Festival Finale
Sunday 10 March 2019 at Sheffield Cathedral
Natalia Luis-Bassa (Conductor) with Maria Do Vale Antunes (Viola), Andrea Tweedale (Soprano), Rosie Middleton (Alto), Gareth Lloyd (Tenor), Matthew Palmer (Baritone) and Hallam Choral Society
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Jenny Jackson - Limb (for Viola and Orchestra), Beethoven - Symphony no.9
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Passenger Seats: Myths and Fairytales
Saturday 2 February 2019 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Richard Laing (Conductor)
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Wager - Overture to The Flying Dutchman, Ravel - Mother Goose Suite, Saint Saens - Danse Macabre, Tchaikovsky - Suite from Sleeping Beauty, Liadov - Kikimora, Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice
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Autumn Concert
Saturday 2 October 2018 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
George Morton (Conductor)
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Debussy - La Mer | Shostakovich - Symphony no.5
2018-2019 Season
Summer Concert
Saturday 23 June 2018 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Richard Laing (Conductor)
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Borodin - Overture to prince Igor, Elgar - In the South, Ives - Central Park in the Dark, Respighi - Pines of Rome
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Passenger Seats: Stage and Screen
Saturday 12 May 2018 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
George Morton (Conductor)
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Williams - Harry Potter, Shore - The Lord of the Rings, Bernstein - West Side Story, Walton - Henry V, Anderson-Lopez - Frozen, Schonberg - Les Miserables, Williams - Star Wars
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Spring Concert
Saturday 10 February 2018 at Ecclesall Parish Church, Sheffield
Natalia Luis Bassa (Conductor) with Tim Horton (Piano)
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Beethoven - Piano Concerto no.5 "Emperor", Brahms - Symphony no.3
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Autumn Concert
Saturday 14 October 2017 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Natalia Luis-Bassa (Conductor)
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Strauss - Der Rosenkavalier Suite | Dvorak - Symphony no.9 "From the New World"
2017-2018 Season
Summer Concert
Saturday 24 June 2017 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
George Morton (Conductor)
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Humperdinck - Hansel and Gretel Overture, Widdowson *** for String Orchestra, Shostakovich - Symphony no.10 in E minor
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Passenger Seats: Once Upon a Time
Saturday 1 April 2017 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
George Morton (Conductor) with Charlie Hardwick (Narrator)
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Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite, Tchaikovsky - Music from Swan Lake, Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel)
Natalia Luis-Bassa - Conductor
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Spring Concert
Saturday 1 February 2017 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Natalia Luis-Bassa (Conductor)
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Mozart - Overture from Die Entuhrung aus dem Serail, Mahler - Symphony no.5
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Beethoven, Beethoven, Beethoven 2
Saturday 15 October 2016 at Ecclesall Parish Church, Sheffield
George Morton (Conductor) with Tim Horton (Piano)
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Beethoven - Piano Concerto no.3 (C minor), Beethoven Piano Concerto no.2 (Bb major), Beethoven - Symphony no.5 (C minor)
2016-2017 Season
From Darkness to Light
Saturday 25 June 2016 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Richard Laing (Conductor)
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Dvorak - Symphony no.7 (D minor), Wagner - Orchestral excerpts from Lohengrin, Delibes - Suite from the ballet Sylvia
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Inbetween Giants
Saturday 6 February 2016 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Natalia Luis-Bassa (Conductor) with Alison Claire Robertson (Soprano)
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Beethoven - Symphony no.4 (Bb major), Mahler - Symphony no.4 (G major)
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150 Years of Sibelius
Saturday 17 October 2015 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Richard Laing (Conductor) with Natalie Halliday (Cello)
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Sibelius - Karelia Suite, Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme, Sibelius - Symphony no.5
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Spring Concert
Saturday 9 May 2015 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Gavin Usher (Conductor) with Ella Taylor (Soloist)
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Mozart - Selections from The Marriage of Figaro, Strauss - Death and Transfiguration, Sibelius - Symphony no.2
2015-2016 Season
Passenger Seats
Saturday 13 June 2015 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Natalia Luis-Bassa (Conductor)
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Saint-Saens - Danse Macabre, Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Suite, Dvorak - Selections from Slavonic Dances, Ravel - Bolero, Ginastera - Dances from the Ballet Estancia, Marquez - Danzon no.2
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Beethoven, Beethoven, Beethoven
Saturday 21 March 2015 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Natalia Luis-Bassa (Conductor) with Tim Horton (Piano)
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Beethoven - Egmont Overture, Beethoven - Piano Concerto no.4 (G major), Beethoven - Symphony no.7 (A major)
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Autumn Concert
Saturday 18 October 2014 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Natalia Luis-Bassa (Conductor)
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Glinka - Rusland & Ludmilla Overture, Prokofiev - Selections from Romeo & Juliet, Tchaikovsky - Symphony no.2 "Little Russian"
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Spring Concert
Saturday 14 May 2014 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Natalia Luis-Bassa (Conductor)
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Widdowson - A Winter Fantasia (Premiere), Mendelssohn - Incidental music to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique
2014-2015 Season
Spring Concert
Saturday 9 May 2015 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Gavin Usher (Conductor) with Ella Taylor (Soloist)
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Mozart - Selections from The Marriage of Figaro, Strauss - Death and Transfiguration, Sibelius - Symphony no.2
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Early Spring Concert
Saturday 14 March 2014 at High Storrs School, Sheffield
Natalia Luis-Bassa (Conductor) with Richard Jenkinson (Cello) and Louise Williams (Viola)
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Strauss - Don Quixote, Elgar - Enigma Variations