Wakefield Concert Society marks its diamond anniversary with special concert

The Wakefield Concert Society will celebrate its 60th anniversary by hosting the world premiere of an original Piano Concerto.
By Leanne Clarke
Published 29th Apr 2024, 18:00 BST
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Written and performed by renowned pianist Yuanfan Yang, the concert will include a 60 piece Opera North Orchestra on Saturday, May 4 at 7pm at Wakefield Cathedral.

Every season since 1964, the Concert Society has brought first class music to Wakefield and international artists over the years include such luminaries as harpist Marisa Robles, cellist Julian Lloyd Webber,and more recently the Fitzwilliam String Quartet.

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Born in Edinburgh, pianist and composer Yuanfan Yang is a First Class Graduate of both the Royal Academy of Music, and the Royal College of Music in London and is a Scholar on the Artist Diploma course with Sofya Gulyak and Leon McCawley.

The Wakefield Concert Society will celebrate its 60 th anniversary by hosting the world premiere of an original Piano Concerto written and performed by renowned pianist Yuanfan Yang with the 60 piece Opera North Orchestra.The Wakefield Concert Society will celebrate its 60 th anniversary by hosting the world premiere of an original Piano Concerto written and performed by renowned pianist Yuanfan Yang with the 60 piece Opera North Orchestra.
The Wakefield Concert Society will celebrate its 60 th anniversary by hosting the world premiere of an original Piano Concerto written and performed by renowned pianist Yuanfan Yang with the 60 piece Opera North Orchestra.

Yuanfan won second prize plus Special Prizes for Best Classical Sonata, Best Romantic Work and Best Work by Chopin in the First Ljubljana Festival International Piano Competition in Slovenia in March 2023.

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