Ripon Concerts is to present an 'unmissable' afternoon of music with two rising stars
A fast rising and internationally acclaimed counter-tenor is to perform in Ripon this weekend in a concert not to be missed.
Ripon Concerts’ high quality 2025/26 season will continue at Holy Trinity Church in Ripon at 3pm on Sunday, February 8 with Heartstrings, a special recital by rising countertenor star Hugh Cutting, joined by lutenist Sergio Bucheli.
Hugh Cutting is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most exciting young voices in opera.
The first countertenor to win the prestigious Kathleen Ferrier Award and a resident artist at Wigmore Hall, he has already been hailed for performances of exceptional emotional depth.
His recent appearance at English National Opera as Arsace in Handel’s opera drew widespread critical praise, with Richard Morrison of The Times writing: “Hugh Cutting supplies the most moving singing of the night in one of Handel’s exquisitely heartbreaking arias.”
He will be partnered by the outstanding young Mexican lutenist Sergio Bucheli, who came to the UK on a Rolling Stones scholarship to study at the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin School.
Together they will present a programme centred on the golden age of the lute song, featuring music by Dowland, Johnson, Campion and Strozzi.
These early masterpieces are mirrored and reimagined through later repertoire spanning genres as varied as Fleetwood Mac and The Beatles.
Heartstrings celebrates how songwriters across centuries have shaped and reshaped our experience of love, offering an evocative and intimate musical journey which offers the perfect pre-Valentine’s treat.
Tickets are available on the door or via: www.riponconcerts.co.uk