We are pleased to announce that, as a trial, we have arranged two afternoon recitals, in May and June this year, as an addition to our current season. These will start at 2pm and last approximately one hour. Admission will be £8 (full-time students £5; free for accompanied children 16 and under). The dates and pianists are: Saturday 7 May (Elena Fischer-Dieskau) and Tuesday 21 June (Ryan Drucker). If you are interested in the possibility of future afternoon concerts, please come and bring your friends!
Recital 8 March: Cristian Sandrin
Our next recital will be on Tuesday 8 March 2022 at 7.15 pm in the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. The pianist is Cristian Sandrin who will be playing:
Bach: Prelude & Fugue in F minor (BWV857) from Well-Tempered Clavier Book I
Beethoven: Sonata in E major (Op.109)
Chopin: Ballade no.4 in F minor (Op.52)
Granados: Quejas ó la maja y el ruiseñor (The Maiden and the Nightingale)
Mompou: El Lago (The Lake)
Ravel: Miroirs
Non-members welcome. Tickets at the door are £12.50. (Free for accompanied children 16 & under; £6.00 for full time students and those on unemployment benefit). Seating will be socially distanced. On facemasks, the policy of the venue is that participants do not have to wear a face covering by law, however we still encourage they do.
Recital 8 February: Antonina Suhanova
Our next recital will be on Tuesday 8 February 2022 at 7.15 pm in the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. The pianist is Antonina Suhanova who will be playing:
Beethoven: Sonata in A flat (Op.110)
Prokofiev: Sonata in B flat (Op.84)
Berg: Piano Sonata (Op.1)
Schubert: Sonata in A minor (D.845)
Please note that this is an amended programme.
Non-members welcome. Tickets at the door are £12.50. (Free for accompanied children 16 & under; £6.00 for full time students and those on unemployment benefit). Seating will be socially distanced. On facemasks, the policy of the venue is that participants do not have to wear a face covering by law, however we still encourage they do.
Recital 7 December: Willshire Duo
Our next recital will be on Tuesday 7 December 2021 at 7.15 pm in the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. The pianists are James Willshire and Pippa Harrison who will be playing:
Schubert: Marches Militaires D.733
Ravel: Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite)
Ravel: La Valse
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps (Rite of Spring)
Non-members welcome. Tickets at the door are £12.50. (Free for accompanied children 16 & under; £6.00 for full time students and those on unemployment benefit). Seating will be socially distanced. On facemasks, the policy of the venue is that participants do not have to wear a face covering by law, however we still encourage they do.
Recital 9 November: Dominic Degavino
Our next recital will be on Tuesday 9 November 2021 at 7.15 pm in the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. The pianist is Dominic Degavino who will be playing:
Bach: English Suite no.1 in A major BWV 806
Chopin: Ballade no.1 in G minor (Op.23)
Liszt: Années de Pélèrinage Book 1 (Suisse)
Non-members welcome. Tickets at the door are £12.50. (Free for accompanied children 16 & under; £6.00 for full time students and those on unemployment benefit). Seating will be socially distanced. On facemasks, the policy of the venue is that participants do not have to wear a face covering by law, however we still encourage they do.
Recital 12 October: Iyad Sughayer
Our next recital will be on Tuesday 12 October 2021 at 7.15 pm in the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. The pianist is Iyad Sughayer who will be playing:
Haydn: Sonata in F major (Hob.xvi/23)
Beethoven: Sonata in D minor (Tempest) (Op.31)
Schubert: Impromptus D899 nos.2,3,4 (Op.90)
Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite
Non-members welcome. Tickets at the door are £12.50. (Free for accompanied children 16 & under; £6.00 for full time students and those on unemployment benefit). Seating will be socially distanced. On facemasks, the policy of the venue is that participants do not have to wear a face covering by law, however we still encourage they do.
Recital 21 September

Photo by David Levenson
(updated 14 September)
Our next recital will be on Tuesday 21 September 2021 at 7.15 pm in the Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens. The pianist is Viv McLean who will be playing:
Mozart: Sonata in C K330
Bach: Partita no.1 BWV 825
David Pennycuick: Scherzo in F (Op.20)
INTERVAL
David Pennycuick: Theme & Variations in E flat (Op.13)
Beethoven: Sonata in C minor (Pathétique) (Op.13)
Non-members welcome. Tickets at the door are £12.50. (Free for accompanied children 16 & under; £6.00 for full time students and those on unemployment benefit). Seating will be socially distanced. On facemasks, the policy of the venue is that participants do not have to wear a face covering by law, however we still encourage they do.
2021-22 Season
We are pleased to announce the Society’s programme for the 2021-22 season. There will be seven recitals, all on Tuesdays at 7.15 pm in the Pottery Room of Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens.
21 September 2021 Viv McLean
12 October 2021 Iyad Sughayer
9 November 2021 Dominic Degavino
7 December 2021 Pippa Harrison & James Willshire
8 February 2022 Antonina Suhanova
8 March 2022 Cristian Sandrin
12 April 2022 Daniel Lebhardt
Update 5 May 2021
We regret that the last recital of the season (Daniel Lebhardt on 18 May) also has to be cancelled. All this season’s recitals are being rescheduled for the 2021-22 season, which will start with Viv McLean on Tuesday 21 September at 7.30 p.m. Dates and pianists for the other recitals will be posted when these are confirmed.