The Phil’s concert on Saturday 12 November 2011 began with a performance of Sibelius’ Valse Triste, played in acknowledgement of the death in July of Mary Rafferty, leader of the orchestra from 1988 to 2009. The choice of music was made in conjunction with Mary’s husband, Ken. Along with the ..read more

Huddersfield Daily Examiner, Monday 14 November 2011

Review by William Marshall of

Concert in Huddersfield Town Hall on Saturday 12 November 2011

Extravagant folk music-infected compositions by Khachaturian and Borodin began and ended this concert and between them was the Brahms Violin Concerto in D major.

So this was not a concert that could easily ..read more

Here is the rehearsal schedule for the whole of the concert season 2011-12. Click on read more to see the link. You will see that only the details for the November concert are currently displayed in full, along with the outline dates for the rest of the season. The schedule ..read more

Huddersfield Examiner 6 June 2011

Concert revue by William Marshall

For the great majority of people, movie soundtracks, rather than the concert hall, CDs, Radio 3 or Classic FM, are where they encounter and experience orchestral music.

It is a canny tactic, then, for an organisation like the Huddersfield Phil to put on ..read more

Huddersfield Examiner – 2 May 2011

Review by William Marshall

Having been confirmed as its new principal conductor, Nicholas Smith presided over one of the Huddersfield Philharmonic’s most assured, mature performances for a long time.

It was a demanding programme, but there was always plenty of power in reserve. Towards the close of ..read more

Title: Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra

Venue: Huddersfield Town Hall

Review: William Marshall.

After the events of November, when  the abrupt, acrimonious departure of principal conductor Natalia Luis-Bassa made headline news in the Examiner and throughout the country, this was one of the most important concerts in the history of the Huddersfield Phil.

Any suggestion of ..read more

We intend to perform an exciting series of three ‘themed’ subscriber concerts this season, the run up to our 150th Anniversary in 2012.

Dates booked for the Huddersfield Town Hall (”subscriber” season 2010-11) are as follows, with the final musical programmes as indicated. 

Monday 15th November 2010. Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Review

TITLE: Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra

VENUE: Huddersfield Town Hall

REVIEW: By William Marshall

THERE was drama behind the scenes, on the podium and within the music at this concert.Š

Principal conductor Natalia Luis-Bassa did not appear – she was “indisposed”, the audience ..read more

Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra are delighted to have been invited to be the resident orchestra for a new venture, Huddersfield Youth Opera, whose opening concert “excerpts from the world’s favourite operas” will be on Saturday 25th September 2010, 7.30pm at the Lawrence Batley Theatre. We are particularly happy that our leader, Mary Barber, ..read more

This preview featured in Huddersfield Examiner on Friday 14 May 2010.

Nine cellists will line-up to play a concert in Outlane tomorrow (May 15), four months after the original event was called off because of snow.

Bad weather forced the cancellation of the original concert planned for early January. Now the musicians ..read more