Our 45th annual Summer Festival took place 16th July – 1st August 2010. Thank you to all who came along and took part, and if you didn’t, scroll down to see what you missed. Just click on the event to see more about it.
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| Continental Market Cambridge Street Fri 16 – Sat 17 – Sun 18 July |
Celebrity Gala Festival Concert Lesley Garrett – soprano Fri 16 July Royal Hall | 8pm |
Toby Faber: The Genius of Antonio Stradivari Sat 17 July Harrogate Theatre | 11am |
Codebreakers: The Story of Enigma Sat 17 July Harrogate Theatre | 2.30pm |
Showstopper: The Improvised Musical Sat 17 July Harrogate Theatre | 8pm |
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| Toby Faber: The Imperial Easter Eggs of Carl Fabergé Sun 18 July Crown Hotel | 2.30pm Tickets: £8 Unreserved |
Benya Krik – Film Sun 18 July Crown Hotel | 8pm Tickets: £15 Unreserved U25s: £5 |
Courtney Pine: Transition in Tradition Sun 18 July Royal Hall | 8pm Tickets: £25, £19, £15, £12 U25s: £5 Boxes: £57, £38 |
Young Musicians: The Aurora Trio Mon 19 July St Wilfrid’s Church | 11am Tickets £10 |
David Owen Norris: A Time-Machine from 1781 - An afternoon with a Square Piano Mon 19 July Crown Hotel | 2.30pm Tickets: £10 Unreserved |
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| Christine Tobin and Liam Noble – Cabaret Mon 19 July Crown Hotel | 8 for 8.30pm |
Oddsocks Productions: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Tue 20 July | RHS Garden: Harlow Carr | 7.30pmTue 20 July | RHS Garden: Harlow Carr | 7.30pm |
The Endellion String Quartet with Benjamin Frith and Leon Bosch Tue 20 July Royal Hall | 8pm |
The Endellion String Quartet Wed 21 July St Wilfrid’s Church | 2.30pm |
Ayanna Wed 21 July Crown Hotel | 8 for 8.30pm |
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| Young Musician: Sofya Gulyak – piano Thur 22 July Royal Hall | 11am |
Little Read Special Guest Event: Eoin Colfer Live! Thur 22 July Harrogate Theatre | 11am |
Sir Willard White: Robeson Re-explored Thur 22 July Royal Hall | 8pm |
Christopher Brookmyre Fri 23 July Crown Hotel | 9am |
Alex Wilson: Find the Rhythm Workshop Fri 23 July Royal Hall | 2.30pm |
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| Special Event: ‘More Tea, Vicar?’ Celebrating 120 years of Agatha Christie Fri 23 July Crown Hotel | 5pm |
AlexWilson: Salsatak Fri 23 July Royal Hall | 8pm |
Special Guests in Conversation: Ian Rankin & Val McDermid Fri 23 July Crown Hotel | 8pm |
Special Guest: Joanne Harris Sat 24 July Crown Hotel | 9am |
New Blood Sat 24 July Crown hotel | 12pm |
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| A Masterclass with Dame Fanny Waterman DBE Sat 24 July St Wilfrid’s Church | 11.30am Recital by Benjamin Frith | 2pm |
How Dark is Your Noir? Sat 24 July Crown Hotel | 2pm |
Special Guest: Karin Slaughter Sat 24 July Crown Hotel | 8.30pm |
James Bond, Eat Your Heart Out… Sun 25 July Crown Hotel | 10am |
Special Guests in Conversation Jeffery Deaver & Jeff Lindsay Sun 25 July Crown Hotel | 11.30am |
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| Alex Wilson: Open Rehearsal Sun 25 July Royal Hall | 2.30pm |
Alan Bennett with Alessandro Taverna Sun 25 July Royal Hall | 8pm |
World Premiere Alex Wilson Recital Mon 26 July Royal Hall | 11am |
Mayra Andrade + Krystle Warren Mon 26 July Royal Hall | 8pm |
Sound Support with Ewan Easton MBE Tue 27 July St Wilfrid’s Church | 11am |
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| Peter Cincotti Tue 27 July Royal Hall | 8pm |
Young Musicians: Juice Wed 28 July St James Church, Birstwith | 11am |
Graham Barber – organ Wed 28 July St Wilfrid’s Church | 1pm |
Armonico Consort: Monteverdi Vespers Wed 28 July St Wilfrid’s Church | 8pm |
Jacques Loussier Trio Wed 28 July Royal Hall | 8pm |
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| Young Musician: Alexej Gorlatch – piano Thur 29 July Royal Hall | 11am |
Mendelssohn and Mahler Lecture by Norman Lebrecht Thur 29 July Royal Hall | 2.30pm |
Chopin: Nocturne: The Romantic Life of Frédéric Chopin Thurs 29 July Royal Hall | 8pm |
Yamaha Presents: Sasha Grynyuk Fri 30 July Royal Hall | 8pm |
Chopin and the Birth of Musical Genius Lecture by Professor John Rink Sat 31 July Royal Hall | 2.30pm |
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| Arcadi Volodos – piano Sat 31 July Royal Hall | 8pm |
Australian Youth Orchestra conducted by Sir Mark Elder Sun 1 August Royal Hall | 8pm |
Katherine Jenkins at Ripley Castle Sat 24 July |