We invite you to browse through the details of the concerts in the 35th season promoted by the Lakeland Sinfonia Concert Society. The subscription concerts will be given by the Northern Sinfonia, Lakeland Sinfonia and for the first time, the Northern Chamber Orchestra. There will also be visits by the Halle and BBC Philharmonic.

So we can say the number '2' plays a big part!  8 concerts & 8 soloists, 2 landmark symphonies by Beethoven, 2 symphonies by Brahms, 2 piano concertos by Mozart, 2 of Schubert's symphonies, 2 'cello concertos, 2 delightful pieces by Delius, 2 of the most loved concertos, Bruch Violin No. 1 and Grieg Piano as well as tributes to 4 composers celebrating anniversaries — Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Chopin. And lots more!

In addition there is the ever popular Christmas Charity Concert when you help us raise significant money for two local good causes.

Please can you help spread the word?

Please do tell your friends about us, and persuade them that, contrary to local popular belief, it is possible to obtain season tickets for our concerts, and indeed tickets for individual concerts. If they would like a copy of this and subsequent brochures, they should ring Pam & Tim Keegan on 01539 722533

Here we are again!

Thirty five years, and still going strong! This area is rich with music of all types, and we are proud to continue promoting live classical music here in Kendal. This forthcoming season we offer five orchestras and a host of conductors and soloists. Biographical details will be given in the concert programmes.

Newcomers to our series are the players of the Northern Chamber Orchestra. The ensemble was formed in the 1960s and performs in all parts of the North of England, as well making records, the majority for the Naxos label. Their Director and Leader is Nicholas Ward (1).

We are always pleased to welcome favourites with Kendal audiences like the Northern Sinfonia who have been celebrating their 50th anniversary. Their Musical Director Thomas Zehetmair (2) will be here for their first concert. Bradley Creswick (3), ever popular, will be directing later in the Autumn, and then we welcome back Garry Walker (4) who was last here conducting the Lakeland Sinfonia.

This season our local ensemble with be conducted first by Ian Brown (5) who was with us last season and we welcome him back. It will be great to have Wyn Davies (6) here for the Christmas Charity Concert and then again in March.

The extra concerts feature once again the Hallé and the BBC Philharmonic. Ewa Strusinska (7) was appointed last year as Assistant Conductor of the Halle and we look forward to her first visit to Kendal. Nicholas Kraemer (8) is Principal Conductor of the Manchester Camerata and joins us for the BBC Philharmonic concert which will end our season.