Westmorland Hall, Kendal
Westmorland Hall, Kendal Leisure Centre
Royal Northern Sinfonia – Saint Saens Cello Concerto No. 1
Repertoire:
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1, Classical (15’)
Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 (19’)
Maurice Ravel Pavane pour une infante defunte (6’)
Francis Poulenc Sinfonietta (29’)
Cello Laura van der Heijden
Battersea Arts Centre, London
The Sands Centre, Carlisle
Royal Northern Sinfonia – Saint Saens Cello Concerto No. 1
Repertoire:
Sergei Prokofiev Symphony No. 1, Classical (15’)
Camille Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 (19’)
Maurice Ravel Pavane pour une infante defunte (6’)
Francis Poulenc Sinfonietta (29’)
Cello Laura van der Heijden
The Sands Centre, Carlisle
Battersea Arts Centre, London
Songs and Dances – Chromatica Orchestra
Repertoire:
Luciano Berio Folk Songs
Bela Bartok Romanian Dances
Maurice Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin
Mezzo-Soprano Lotte Betts-Dean
Garsington Opera
Verdi’s La Traviata
Garsington Opera 2026
Cast:
Violetta Valéry Madison Leonard
Alfredo Germont Oleksiy Palchykov
Giorgo Germont Roland Wood Gastone Sam Harris
Baron Douphol Chuma Sijeqa
Doctor Grenvil Henry Waddington
Conductor Douglas Boyd/Tess Jackson Director Louisa Muller
Philharmonia Orchestra and Garsington Opera Chorus
Garsington Opera
Verdi’s La Traviata
Garsington Opera 2026
Cast:
Violetta Valéry Madison Leonard
Alfredo Germont Oleksiy Palchykov
Giorgo Germont Roland Wood Gastone Sam Harris
Baron Douphol Chuma Sijeqa
Doctor Grenvil Henry Waddington
Conductor Douglas Boyd/Tess Jackson Director Louisa Muller
Philharmonia Orchestra and Garsington Opera Chorus
Lyric Opera of Chicago (US)
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Cover Conductor - Luigi Cherubini’s Medea
Cast includes:
Medea Sondra Radvanovsky
Giasone Matthew Polenzani
Glauce Elena Villalón
Neris Zoie Reams
Conductor Enrique Mazzola
Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk (UK)
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Britten Sinfonia – Mozart, Arvo Pärt and Gavin Higgins
Repertoire:
Jean Sibelius Rakastava (9’)
Arva Pärt Tabula Rasa (26’)
Gavin Higgins Rough Voices (15’) (conducted by Jackson)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony in E flat, No.39, K.543 (29’)
Bristol Beacon Theatre, Bristol (UK)
Bristol Beacon Theatre
Britten Sinfonia – Mozart, Arvo Pärt and Gavin Higgins
Repertoire:
Jean Sibelius Rakastava (9’)
Arva Pärt Tabula Rasa (26’)
Gavin Higgins Rough Voices (15’) (conducted by Jackson)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony in E flat, No.39, K.543 (29’)
Royal Albert Hall, London (UK)
Royal Albert Hall
National Orchestra of Great Britain – Relaxed Prom: Beyond
Repertoire:
John Williams Star Wars, suite 15’
Caroline Shaw The Observatory, excerpts 5’
Gustav Holst The Planets – Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter 27'
The Glasshouse, International Centre for Music (UK)
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
BBC Proms: CBeebies Wildlife Jamboree
Repertoire:
Adam Walters Hello
Coleridge Taylor Dance for Othello
Alberto Ginastera Malambo from Estancia Antonia Vivaldi Winter from Four Seasons
Bill Withers Lovely Day
Sarah Freestone Medley of CBeebies Tunes Manuel de Falla Ritual Fire Dance from El Amor Brujo
Sarah Class When the Rain Comes (BBC Proms Commission)
Presenter Chantelle Lindsay
Presenter Puja Panchkoty
Conductor Tess Jackson
Royal Northern Sinfonia
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Wales (UK)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Schools Concert
Sinfonia Smith Square, London (UK)
St Johns Waterloo
Sinfonia Smith Square – Rush Hour 6: Radiance
Repertoire:
Grace Williams Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes
Antonin Dvořák Symphony No. 8
De Montfort Hall Leicester, Leicester (UK)
De Montfort Hall Leicester
Philharmonia Orchestra - Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky
Repertoire:
Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Piano Jeneba Kanneh Mason
Conductor Tess Jackson
Bedford Corn Exchange, Bedford (UK)
Bedford Corn Exchange
Philharmonia Orchestra - Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky
Repertoire:
Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4
Piano Jeneba Kanneh Mason
Conductor Tess Jackson
Symphony Hall, Birmingham (UK)
Symphony Hall Birmingham
Where are all the Black Female Composers?
Repertoire:
Including music by Hannah Kendall and Jessie Montgomery.
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (UK)
Queen Elizabeth Hall
A Form of Exile: On Edward Said and Late Style
Repertoire:
Ludwig van Beethoven Grosse Fuge in B flat, Op. 133 arr. Weingartner for string orchestra
Richard Strauss Duett-Concertino in F for clarinet, bassoon, harp & string orchestra
Henry Purcell March; Canzona from Funeral Music for Queen Mary
Britten Recitative & Passacaglia (La Serenissima) from String Quartet No. 3 in G, Op. 94
Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat
English National Opera, London (UK)
English National Opera
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro
