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Live Nation Presents Scott Bennett
Live Nation Presents Scott Bennett
As heard on BBC Radio 4!
As a society we love stuff, it’s a statement about who we are and who we want to be. But apparently, this message is at odds with the looming environmental crisis. We’re now struggling to balance these worlds, to focus on the things that bring us real connections and nourish the soul. Award-winning Comedian and Award-winning Product Designer, Scott Bennett is desperately trying to cleanse his life of stuff, but is this even possible anymore?
Tour support for Mickey Flanagan, Rob Brydon Jason Manford, and John Bishop. The star of Live at the Apollo, The News Quiz, The Now Show, The Ultimate Choice and Chortle Best Club Comedian Nominee 2022.
“Without doubt live comedy’s best kept secret” Evening Standard
"Great material, great delivery, a very funny man" Rob Brydon
"Brilliantly funny, a joy to watch" Chris Ramsey
“Bennett is a stand-up in fine control of his material, his delivery and his image, a masterclass in adding a frisson of ‘in the moment’ unpredictability to otherwise tightly written routines” **** Chortle
Dates: Fri 07
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Sibelius’ Second Symphony
Two 20th-century heavyweights and a rediscovered gem.
Conflict and personal crises run deep in these two works by contemporaries Richard Strauss and Jean Sibelius. Metamorphosen was written as a battered Europe limped towards the close of the Second World War. Haunted by the destruction of so many cultural landmarks, as well as fear for his Jewish daughter-in-law’s safety, Strauss pours forth with yearning and despair, reflecting the era’s deep instabilities in music.
Written four decades earlier, in his Second Symphony, Sibelius summons one of the great feel-good finales of the symphonic repertoire – despite his inner grief and anxiety over his daughter’s ill health – a musical balm wrought in shining orchestral colours.
Offering a gentler counterweight is Bruch’s Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola. Composed for his clarinettist son, the work revels in the two solo instrument’s warm sonorities, displayed here by the Orchestra of Opera North’s own David Aspin and Oliver Casanovas Nuevo. This short, 18-minute piece has undergone a reappraisal since the autograph score turned up at auction in 1991, with many praising its craft and elegant lyricism. In time, it may well prove to be as popular as Bruch’s more established Violin Concerto.
Part of the Kirklees Concert Season 2026–27
Programme
R. Strauss Metamorphosen
Bruch Double Concerto for Clarinet and Viola
Sibelius Symphony No. 2
Pre-concert talk 6.40pm
Performers
Erina Yashima conductor
David Aspin viola
Oliver Casanovas Nuevo clarinet
Orchestra of Opera North
Dates: Thu 27
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Story of Swing presents Fly Me To The Moon
Story of Swing Presents:
Fly Me To The Moon
From the Rat Pack to Robbie, from Basie to Bublé…taking you on a musical journey through the golden years of swing and big band music.
Welcome to a night of pure swing, style, and electric elegance.
Starring internationally acclaimed vocalist, trumpeter, and entertainer Gareth John, backed by the incredible SOS Big Band, this is a high-energy celebration of the greatest swing and big band music, brought to life with classic Las Vegas glamour.
Gareth is renowned for his top-class showmanship, performing from the heart with huge passion for the genre. His stage presence and natural rapport with the audience are second to none. Not surprising, as he has shared the stage with many household names, including The Beautiful South, The Specials and many more.
Featuring music from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr. and Bobby Darin, plus modern favourites from Michael Bublé, Robbie Williams and Harry Connick Jr.
Sharp suits, smooth vocals, and full-throttle big band sound — a dazzling journey through the golden age of entertainment.
Dates: Sat 08
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