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Lunchtime organ concert in Huddersfield

About the event

Part of Kirklees Concert Season 2026/27

Lunchtime Organ Concerts

Huddersfield Town Hall Organist David Pipe has invited some of his finest fellow organists from across the country to perform on the marvellous ‘Father’ Willis organ, which has been delighting audiences at the Town Hall for over a century.

This year, we welcome organists from Denmark, France, Germany and Greece, as well as star players from the UK.

In addition to his role at the Town Hall, David Pipe is Head of Organ Studies at the University of Huddersfield. Acknowledging the loyalty and sense of community inspired by the Organ Concert Season, David and the Council will work with audiences to allow everyone to enjoy the Town Hall's world-class organ, which dates back to 1860.

Please click on the link under Further Information for more details for each concert and online booking.

Contacts

Huddersfield Tourist Information

High Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2TG

01484 414868
Dewsbury Box Office and Town Hall Reception

Wakefield Old Road, Dewsbury, WF12 8DG

01924 324501
Town Halls Box Office

01484 225755

Dates and venues

  • Monday 7 September 2026 - 1:00pm, David Pipe with a concert of works inspired by the variation form. From Karg-Elert’s mighty 54-variation Homage to Handel to Bonnet’s dramatic Variations de concert, and J. S. Bach’s legendary Passacaglia, itself a form of theme and variation.
  • Monday 21 September 2026 - 1:00pm, Joshua Simões, Assistant Director of Music at His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, Hampton Court, includes some of the most demanding pieces in the repertoire, including Mendelssohn’s sparkling Variations, and Reger’s tempestuous Inferno.
  • Monday 5 October 2026 - 1:00pm, The Svyati Duo are Rebecca Hepplewhite (cello) and Julian Collings (organ). They have forged an international reputation for their stunning recitals and pioneering commissioning of music for cello and organ
  • Monday 19 October 2026 - 1:00pm, French organist Emmanuel Hocdé plays in the Town Hall for the first time. Organist of Laval Cathedral in France’s Pays de la Loire region, his programme includes some of the great French masterpieces.
  • Monday 2 November 2026 - 1:00pm, Peter King The celebrated Organist Emeritus of Bath Abbey brings a virtuosic programme to Kirklees. Peter delivers a stunning selection with some of his own arrangements of music by Respighi, Schumann and Ligeti.
  • Monday 16 November 2026 - 1:00pm, Paul Carr is based in Birmingham as an organist, recitalist, choral director, accompanist and teacher. Amongst several other pieces his programme includes a complete performance of Guilmant’s electrifying Sonata No. 1.
  • Monday 30 November 2026 - 1:00pm, Stephen Disley makes a welcome return to Huddersfield. His programme includes Naji Hakim’s set of theme and variations, and a transcription of Ravel’s spellbinding Toccata.
  • Monday 11 January 2027 - 1:00pm, We welcome the Greek virtuoso Eleni Keventsidou for her first trip to Huddersfield. A leading expert on Max Reger, she performs his Fantasy and Fugue on the name BACH, alongside charming works from her native Greece.
  • Monday 25 January 2027 - 1:00pm, William Campbell is Assistant Director of Music at Peterborough Cathedral. His playing is recognised for its energy and passion. He includes Whitlock’s kaleidoscopic Fantasie Choral, and the complete Vierne’s fiery Symphony No. 4.
  • Monday 1 February 2027 - 1:00pm, Based in north Germany, Friedhelm Flamme has a vast repertoire and unparalleled discography of music from all periods and schools. His programme includes Marco Lo Muscio’s tribute to The Lord of the Rings.
  • Monday 15 February 2027 - 1:00pm, Tina Christiansen visits from Denmark, where she is Organist and Director of Music at Ansgar's Church in Odense. She includes music by Swedish composer Waldemar Åhlén, and the final movement from Nowowiejski’s Symphony No. 9.
  • Monday 1 March 2027 - 1:00pm, Gordon Stewart, Organist Emeritus, makes his ever-popular annual visit to the Town Hall. He explores Amy Beach’s gentle Prelude, and performs the late Andrew Carter’s landmark Passacaglia & Fugue,
  • Monday 15 March 2027 - 1:00pm, Organ Finale concert: David Pipe takes us on a journey through music from film and television.

Further information

Documents

Themes

Music Kirklees has a culture rich in all forms of music: At a glance under Events: Concerts, shows, workshops etc relating to music of all kinds.