Join pianist Daniel Liu and cellist Seth Collin, performers from Newcastle’s Pudding Chare Music Festival, for a kaleidoscopic musical journey. From Bach through Beethoven, Price, Debussy, and up to the present day, the concert will feature the premiere of Daniel Liu’s ‘Variations on a Theme of Schumann’. The concert will close with the rarely performed sonata by Edgar Bainton, a British composer who spent 30 years of his life based in Newcastle. Classical Café is a series of Sunday afternoon performances at Middlesbrough Town Hall. Enjoy classical music in a more informal and relaxed atmosphere, enjoying coffee and cake while you listen! About Daniel Liu Daniel has just graduated from reading Music at Clare College, Cambridge, after studying piano and composition at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester. Whilst there, he took lessons with Murray McLachlan, and won the school concerto prize following a performance of Britten’s Piano concerto. As a composer, after winning 2019’s BBC Young Composer, his piece Fanfares was premiered by the BBC Concert Orchestra in the summer of this year. He currently studies piano with Tessa Nicholson. About Seth Collin Seth is a cellist from Newcastle, currently studying with Louise Hopkins. He will begin a Master’s at the Guildhall School in September, supported by the Munster Trust and Help Musicians UK. A keen chamber musician, Seth was a member of the Instrumental Award Scheme while studying at the University of Cambridge. Prior to this, Seth was co-principal cellist in the National Youth Orchestra, and studied at the Junior RNCM, where he won the concerto competition. Access information Toilets and facilities For more details about our facilities and accessing the different spaces at Middlesbrough Town Hall please visit https://www.middlesbroughtownhall.co.uk/plan-your-visit/access/accessing-our-spaces/ Pushchair policy Due to Middlesbrough Town Hall’s fire regulation policies pushchairs, prams & car seats must be left in our dedicated ‘buggy parking’ zone on the carriageway and cannot be taken into any of the event spaces. Unfortunately, we cannot take responsibility for items left there, but we do our best to keep an eye on them. Relaxed setting All our family events take place in a relaxed environment, and have the following features: - There’ll be lower volume levels throughout the event - Our spaces have consistent lighting, with low level auditorium lights on throughout - Our musicians and facilitators have relaxed attitude to noise and moving around the space - A quiet, chill out space will be available should you need a break