MUSICON is Durham University’s concert series for professional musicians and contributes to the thriving music scene in Durham in its own unique way: offering a platform for the kind of music that would otherwise be absent in the region. For more information on MUSICON see their website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/musicon/
Season Tickets
Subscriber Season Ticket (£70, £25 Student): includes admission to all 11 concerts in the 2019/2020 MUSICON concert series. Buy
Patron Season Ticket (£90): In addition to access to all 11 concerts, you will be invited to occasional wine receptions at which you meet MUSICON artists. MUSICON Patrons are listed in all MUSICON concert programmes. Buy
Mini Festival Passes
Passes will be available for admission to the concerts in the mini festivals (“NEW MUSIC Focus” and “Indian Spring Colours”).
These passes are available for purchase on the event pages at £16 (£6 students).
Individual Concerts
Tickets will also be available for individual concerts in the series – please see the specific event listing for more details.
2019/20 MUSICON Series
Ives Ensemble | New Music Focus 1 | Lines and Shadows
Saturday 26th October 2019 | Department of Music, Palace Green, Durham | 4:00pm performance
Ives Ensemble | New Music Focus 2 | Matter and Motion
Saturday 26th October 2019 | Department of Music, Palace Green, Durham | 6:45pm talk, 7:30pm performance
Ives Ensemble | New Music Focus 3 | Reflections and Space
Sunday 27th October 2019 | Town Hall, Market Square, Durham | 7:30pm performance
John Snijders (piano) | Flexibility and Freedom | Hensel-Mendelssohn, Hummel, and Schubert
Tuesday 19th November 2019 | Department of Music, Palace Green, Durham | 6:45pm talk, 7:30pm performance
Kim Dongeon (voice) | Freeing the Spirit | Shaman Ritual Music from South Korea
Tuesday 3rd December 2019 | Department of Music, Palace Green, Durham | 6:45pm talk, 7:30pm performance
EXAUDI | Gesualdo | Cruel Ecstasy
Tuesday 4th February 2020 | Chapter House, Durham Cathedral, Durham | 6:45pm talk, 7:30pm performance
Alpaca Ensemble | New Sounds | Nordic Spaces
Wednesday 19th February 2020 | Department of Music, Palace Green, Durham | 6:45pm talk, 7:30pm performance
Apoorva Gokhale | Indian Spring 1
Saturday 29th February 2020 | Department of Music, Palace Green, Durham | 6:45pm talk, 7:30pm performance
Chiranjeeb Chakraborty with ‘Swar-Taal Samvaad’ | Indian Spring 2
Sunday 1st March 2020 | Department of Music, Palace Green, Durham | 11:00am performance
Kirpal Singh Panesar – esraj and tar shehnai| Indian Spring 3
Monday 2nd March 2020 | St Chad’s College Chapel, 18 North Bailey, Durham | 6:45pm talk, 7:30pm performance
The Brodsky Quartet | Schubert, Webern, Zemlinsky
Monday 4th May 2020 | Department of Music, Palace Green, Durham | 7:30pm performance