Harrogate's Sunday Series 2027 tickets go on general sale at 10am on Thursday 5 November, from £21. Five Old Swan coffee concerts, January to April.

Tickets for the 2027 Harrogate International Sunday Series go on general sale at 10am on Thursday 5 November. The five Sunday morning coffee concerts run from January to April at the Old Swan Hotel, with tickets from £21.

Harrogate International Festivals says it is freezing standard ticket prices for the series this year, “despite rising costs across the sector” (announcement, via Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce). Friends of the Festival have been able to book since 29 October.

The five concerts

Every concert starts at 11am at the Old Swan (festival listing).

Date Who Programme From
Sunday 24 January Emily Sun, violin, and Alim Beisembayev, piano Violin sonatas by Beethoven, Strauss and Franck £21
Sunday 7 February Kleio Quartet Haydn, Saariaho, Webern and Schumann £21
Sunday 28 February Callum McLachlan, piano Gibbons to Ravel, ending with Rachmaninoff’s Études-Tableaux £21
Sunday 14 March Jess Gillam Trio Music from Jess Gillam’s album Shine, plus Corelli, Telemann and Gershwin £23
Sunday 4 April Maxim Calver, cello, and Kumi Matsuo, piano Beethoven’s Cello Sonata No 5 to Brahms’s Cello Sonata No 2 £21

A few things worth knowing about the line-up:

  • Alim Beisembayev won first prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2021.
  • Kleio Quartet are BBC New Generation Artists.
  • Jess Gillam became the youngest soloist ever to play at the Last Night of the Proms. It is her trio’s first Harrogate International Festivals concert.
  • Maxim Calver was a BBC Young Musician grand finalist in 2018 and won its strings category.

Free talks after three of the concerts

Ticket holders can stay for a free post-concert talk with Kleio Quartet, Callum McLachlan and Jess Gillam. The Kleio Quartet talk is listed at 1pm on 7 February.

How to book

  • General sale: 10am, Thursday 5 November, on the festival website or by phone on 01423 562 303 (box office open Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm).
  • All five concerts: a series subscription saves 10%.
  • Prices: £21 for four of the concerts and £23 for Jess Gillam Trio.

The series has run every year since 1991. Sharon Canavar, chief executive of Harrogate International Festivals, said: “What makes these concerts so special is the opportunity to experience extraordinary musicianship in such an intimate setting.”

What it means for you

If you want a particular date, book on the morning of 5 November rather than later: Friends of the Festival have had a week’s head start. If you plan to go to all five, the series subscription takes 10% off.

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