Chloé Piano Trio

Sunday 11th October 2026 at 3:00pm

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without NE66 1PQ

The Chloé Piano Trio were Tunnell Trust Award Winners in 2024-25. They played at Music at Paxton in 2025, including a theatrical salon-inspired concert with actress Maggie Steed. 

They are highly interested in the performance of works written by women composers and have released their first CD featuring the Kelly-Marie Murphy piece they will play at this concert.
However, their repertoire ranges from the Baroque and Classical periods to modern and newly commissioned music.

“Few young groups play with as much personality as the Chloé Piano Trio.”
Keith Bruce, Vox Carnyx

Adults £20              19-30 years £8        18 and under Free

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Emma Johnson (clarinet)
& Gregory Drott (piano)

Tuesday 3rd November 2026 at 7:30pm

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without NE66 1PQ

Emma Johnson is one of the few clarinettists to have established a career as a solo performer. Her career was launched when at the age of 17 she won BBC Young Musician of the Year. She has made 30 recordings to date.

She was honoured by the Queen with an MBE in 1996 and, in 2020, was awarded the Cobbett Medal for distinguished services to chamber music.

Gregory Drott is a concert pianist, conductor, organist, composer and academic. He combines his freelance activities in the UK and abroad with research and undergraduate teaching at Cambridge.

 

Adults £20              19-30 years £8        18 and under Free

Book through the Alnwick Playhouse website:  www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk

or via box office on: 01665 660550

 

Royal Northern Sinfonia

Saturday 23rd January 2027 at 7:30pm

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without NE66 1PQ

Internationally renowned, calling Gateshead home, the Royal Northern Sinfonia are 37 musicians at the top of their game. They bring electrifying music, old and new with all the talent, determination and creativity of the North East.

From their home at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Royal Northern Sinfonia share the joy and wonder of orchestral music with thousands of people across the North of England – and beyond – every year.

We are delighted to welcome them back to Alnwick Playhouse playing such contrasting works.

 

“Wherever the orchestra play and whoever they share a stage with, every performance is a feast for the heart and mind.”
The Telegraph

Adults £20              19-30 years £8        18 and under Free

Book through the Alnwick Playhouse website:  www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk

or via box office on: 01665 660550

 

Gerard Flotats (cello) & Julian Chan (piano)

Sunday 14th February 2027 at 3:00pm

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without NE66 1PQ

Prize-winning Catalan cellist Gerard Flotats is a versatile young musician performing a wide spectrum of music, from Baroque on historical instruments to Contemporary works with electronics. He recently graduated with an Artist Diploma from the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin, and he comes to us through the Countess of Munster Musical Trust Recital scheme.

Julian Chan is recognised for the “sheer beauty and timbral variety” of his playing (International Piano Magazine). He is rapidly developing a reputation as one of the most innovative pianists of his generation.

Gerard is sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust Recital Scheme.

Adults £20              19-30 years £8        18 and under Free

Book through the Alnwick Playhouse website:  www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk

or via box office on: 01665 660550

 

Bradley Creswick (violin) & Margaret Fingerhut (piano)

Saturday 6th March 2027 at 7:30pm

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without NE66 1PQ

Bradley Creswick is an internationally acclaimed violinist.
He began his long relationship as concertmaster of the Royal Northern Sinfonia in 1984.  From 1987 to 1994 he was leader of the Philharmonia Orchestra before returning to the Royal Northern Sinfonia for a second time, retiring in 2019 and now Leader Emeritus.  Known for his unique and energetic style and diverse repertoire, he was awarded the MBE in the 2021 Queen’s New Year Honours List for his services to music.

Margaret Fingerhut was born in London of Ukrainian and Polish ancestry.  She is particularly known for her innovative recital programmes in which she explores the highways and byways of the piano repertoire.  She was awarded an MBE in the 2024 New Year Honours.

In 2027 Bradley and Margaret will celebrate 50 years playing together.

 

Adults £20              19-30 years £8        18 and under Free

Book through the Alnwick Playhouse website:  www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk

or via box office on: 01665 660550

 

String Quartet

Tuesday 6th April 2027 at 7:30pm

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without NE66 1PQ

Known previously as the Regency Quartet, the group was formed at the Royal Academy of Music in 2021. Praised for their passionate and vivid performances, they were the winners of the 2025 Royal Over-Seas League String Ensembles Prize and were selected as 2025-26 Kirckman Concert Society Artists.

At the time of going to print their cellist has left the Quartet, and the other three members are seeking a new cellist. They will then agree a new name for the Quartet.

They are being mentored by Alex Redington from the Doric String Quartet.

 

The String Quartet is kindly supported by Making Music’s Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artists scheme.

Adults £20              19-30 years £8        18 and under Free

Book through the Alnwick Playhouse website:  www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk

or via box office on: 01665 660550

 

Sofia Sacco (piano)

Friday 7th May 2027 at 7:30pm

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without NE66 1PQ

Italian pianist Sofia Sacco has played extensively as a soloist with recitals in Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium, China, and Mexico, as well as live on BBC Radio 3. Sofia is generously supported by the City Music Foundation and was one of their nominated Artists in 2024-2026. 

She released her first CD featuring Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 by Shostakovich with Orchid Classics in 2025 which was praised for its “clarity and eloquence” (International Piano). Inquisitive and widely curious, Sofia is an enthusiastic teacher, currently holding teaching positions at Trinity Music School and Queen’s College in London and teaching at the Royal Academy of Music as part of her fellowship.

 

Adults £20              19-30 years £8        18 and under Free

Book through the Alnwick Playhouse website:  www.alnwickplayhouse.co.uk

or via box office on: 01665 660550

 

O Duo (percussion duo)

Thursday 18th September 2025 at 7:30pm

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without NE66 1PQ

For two decades O Duo have been performing worldwide, entertaining and educating audiences of all ages. The duo was formed in 2001 by Owen Gunnell and Oliver Cox, whilst studying at the Royal College of Music. Then in 2018 Toby Kearney (another RCM graduate) replaced Oliver, joining Owen to continue the musical journey.

The Duo made their Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut with their show, ‘Bongo Fury’, which they played over 25 times to sell-out crowds and critical acclaim.
Since then, O Duo has gone from strength to strength, commissioning many new works and inspiring countless children (and adults!) around the world with their virtuosic performances, laid-back presentation and passion for both percussion and music in general.

They will bring a wide-ranging programme of pieces by Chopin and Liszt through to Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Peter Maxwell Davies and others.

“Phenomenal artistry… Brimming with style and panache.”
Daily Telegraph

Adults £18              19-30 years £6        18 and under Free

Book through the Alnwick Playhouse website:  https://alnwickplayhouse.co.uk

or via box office on: 01665 660550

Junyan Chen (piano)

Wednesday 5th November 2025 at 7:30pm

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without NE66 1PQ

Junyan Chen won Second Prize at the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition, also winning the prizes for chamber music and a work by a woman composer. In the competition final she performed Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto no 4. She has since played this work with Edward Gardner, in a concert that was live streamed on Classic FM.

Following her time at the Shanghai Conservatoire, Junyan moved to London and continued her studies at the Royal Academy of Music, with Professor Joanna MacGregor. She currently holds a fellowship with the RAM, having recently graduated with first class BMus and MA degrees as a Bicentenary Scholar.

Adults £18              19-30 years £6        18 and under Free

Book through the Alnwick Playhouse website:  https://alnwickplayhouse.co.uk

or via box office on: 01665 660550

Ryan Corbett & Djordje Gajic (accordions)

Monday 22nd December 2025 at 7:30pm

Alnwick Playhouse, Bondgate Without NE66 1PQ

Ryan Corbett is the first accordionist to be part of the prestigious BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist scheme.
Royal Over-Seas League Gold medallist and Classic FM Rising Star, Ryan has been hailed by Sir James MacMillan as “one of the most astonishing and surprising newcomers in Scottish music.”

Born in Glasgow in 1999, Ryan taught himself accordion until the age of fourteen, when he began studying with Djordje Gajic at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Ryan gave an hour-long solo recital in the Playhouse Studio Hub as part of our Weekend Festival of Music in 2023.
Those of us who heard him were amazed by his virtuosity and we were determined that we would have Ryan in a full-length recital. Ryan and his accordion teacher Djordje Gajic will play their own arrangements of Stravinsky’s Petrushka and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic dances.

Adults £18              19-30 years £6        18 and under Free

Book through the Alnwick Playhouse website:  https://alnwickplayhouse.co.uk

or via box office on: 01665 660550