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Thursday 26 November–Thursday 3 December 2026   |   3:00pm, 7:00pm, 7:30pm
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Royal Northern Sinfonia Winter Tour

Royal Northern Sinfonia Winter Tour

Part of Royal Northern Sinfonia: Out and about

Part of Family Fun at The Glasshouse

Part of Christmas at The Glasshouse

Part of Classical 26/27

Thursday 26 November – Alnwick & Redcar
Friday 27 November – Hexham & Richmond
Saturday 28 November – Heaton & Kendal
Sunday 29 November – Sunderland
Tuesday 1 December – Hartlepool & Berwick
Wednesday 2 December – Pickering
Thursday 3 December – Carlisle & Cullercoats

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Tickets – £5.00 to £25.00

Luminous. Shimmering. Candlelit moments.

Who’s on stage

The string players of Royal Northern Sinfonia, in some of the region’s most beautiful churches and theatres.

What they’re playing

A selection of beautiful, atmospheric pieces carefully chosen to make you feel warm from the inside out on a cold winter’s night, all performed in the flickering glow of candlelight.

Need to know

Price: £20 – £25 (adults), £5 (children)

Age: Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.

What you'll hear in Redcar, Richmond, Kendal, Sunderland, Berwick and Carlisle

Felix Mendelssohn String Symphony No. 2
William Walton Sonata for Strings
William Walton Two Pieces from Henry V
Henry Purcell String Fantasia
Antonín Dvořák Romance for Violin and Strings
Dorothy Howell Nocturne for muted strings
Antonín Dvořák Serenade for Strings

Jonathan Stone director/violin
Royal Northern Sinfonia

 

What you'll hear in Alnwick, Hexham, Heaton, Haddington, Hartlepool, Pickering and Cullercoats

Jean Sibelius Rakastava: The Path of His Beloved
Danish String Quartet Staedelil
Mieczysław Karłowicz Serenade for Strings
Edvard Grieg Evening in the Mountains and At the Cradle from Lyric Pieces
Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin Naja’s Waltz
Trad. Arr Danish String Quartet Hur Var Du I Aftes Så Sildig
Trad. Arr Danish String Quartet The Dromer
Jean Sibelius Valse Triste
Edvard Grieg Death of Ase from Peer Gynt
Edvard Grieg Two Norwegian Melodies
Jean Sibelius Andante festivo
Einojuhani Rautavaara The Fiddlers
Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin Shore
Trad. Arr Danish String Quartet Polska from Dorotea
Trad. Arr Danish String Quartet Now Found Is the Fairest of Roses
Wojciech Kilar Orawa

Maria Włoszczowska director/violin
Royal Northern Sinfonia

Take a listen

Be enchanted by Henry Purcell’s Chaconne from The Fairy Queen, brought to life by Royal Northern Sinfonia and Maria Włoszczowska in Hexham Abbey a couple of years back – still sounding pure magic.

 

Tickets

Thursday 26 November 2026

From: £5.00 - £20.00

St Michael’s Church, Alnwick

Thursday 26 November 2026

From: £5.00 - £20.00

St Peter’s Church, Redcar

Friday 27 November 2026

From: £5.00 - £25.00

Hexham Abbey, Hexham

Friday 27 November 2026

From: £5.00 - £20.00

St Mary the Virgin, Richmond

Saturday 28 November 2026

From: £5.00 - £20.00

St Gabriel’s Church, Heaton

Saturday 28 November 2026

From: £5.50 - £26.00

Kendal Parish Church, Kendal

Sunday 29 November 2026

From: £5.00 - £25.00

The Fire Station, Sunderland

Tuesday 1 December 2026

From: £5.00 - £20.00

St Hilda’s Church, Hartlepool

Tuesday 1 December 2026

From: £6.00 - £21.00

Berwick Parish Church, Berwick-upon-Tweed

Wednesday 2 December 2026

From: £5.00 - £25.00

St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Pickering

Thursday 3 December 2026

From: £5.00 - £25.00

St George’s Church, Cullercoats

Thursday 3 December 2026

From: £5.00 - £25.00

St Cuthbert’s Church, Carlisle