All recitals are held in Central Hall, The Dolphin Centre, Darlington. The hall is a Victorian hall, with fine acoustics; all recitals are played on a Steinway Model B piano and are held at 3pm on Sunday afternoons.
Car parking is available in the adjacent Feethams multi-storey carpark (£1 per hour). All day parking for £1 fee is available in Park Place, on the outside of the ring road. Parking in Sainsbury’s is restricted to two hours.
A season ticket for the forthcoming season of six recitals costs £60; tickets for individual recitals are £15. For young people (U21) admission is free. Single tickets are always available on the door and online via the website. Season tickets can be bought online via the website, by downloading and completing the booking form on the website, or via the booking form in the published brochure which is widely available in the area.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sunday 15th October 2023 at 3.00pm
Daniel first played for the Society in October 2015 and makes a welcome return, bringing a fascinating and challenging programme of C19th and C20th works with which to open the twenty eighth season.
Brahms Ballades, Op 10
Ligeti Autumn in Warsaw (Etude no.6)
Scriabin Sonata no.3 in F# minor, Op 23
Brahms Three Intermezzo, Op 117
Scriabin Vers de Flamme, Op 72
Ligeti White on white (Etude no.15)
Bartok Out of Doors Suite, Sz.81, BB89
Sunday 5th November 2023 at 3.00pm
STEVEN OSBORNE
One of the UK’s outstanding pianists, Steven needs no introduction and returns to Darlington just two years after his previous recital here.
Schubert Six Moments Musicaux, D.780
Schumann Kinderszenen, Op 15
Beethoven Bagatelle, Op 33 no.4
Schubert Sonata no.20 in A major, D.959
Sunday 10th December 2023 at 3pm
HIROAKI TAKENOUCHI
Japanese pianist Hiroaki Takenouchi is a name that is not well known to British audiences. He teaches at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in
Glasgow and is a member of the Parnassus Duo with Simon Callaghan. His programme includes works by two relatively unknown English composers, Percy Sherwood and Dorothy Howell.
Sunday 21stJanuary 2024 at 3pm
ALASDAIR BEATSON & VIV MCLEAN
Both Alasdair and Viv have given solo recitals for the Society and now join forces to perform gems of the repertoire of works for four hands at one keyboard.
Schubert Marche militaire no.1, D733 no.1
Ravel Mother Goose Suite
Schubert Fantasy in F minor, D.940
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
Sunday 18th February 2024 at 3pm
Romanian/Nigerian pianist brings a fascinating programme including two rarely heard works by John Ireland and pieces by Nigerian, Moroccan and Ghanaian composers.
Ireland Decorations
Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit
Ireland Sonata
Ayo Bankole Variations for little Ayo
Nabil Benabdeljalil Nocturne no.4
Fred Onovwerosuoke 24 Studies in African Rhythms (selection)
Sunday 17th March 2024
LAUREN ZHANG
Following cancellations of previously arranged recitals because of Covid-19, We finally achieve the plan of bringing the outstanding winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2018 to Darlington.
Rossini “Prelude inoffensive” (from Peches de Vieillesse)
Schumann Sonata no.1 in F# minor, Op 11
Liebermann, Lowell Gargoyles, Op 29
Schumann Humoreske, Op 20
CONTACT INFO
Greg Johnson
07730 870589
enquiries@dpiano.co.uk or gregwj1949@gmail.com