A TURKISH musician, who gave her first public concert on radio aged six, will be performing on Teesside with local violinist Laura Barber.

Pianist Gulsin Onay has performed in 47 countries with the world's leading orchestras, including the Berlin and Munich Radio Symphony Orchestras, and the St Petersburg Philarmonics.

She will be playing an all-Chopin programme at the concert at the Kirkleatham Alms Houses, near Redcar on Friday, December 5.

Laura Barber, 17, leader of the Tees Valley Youth Orchestra, and a former member of the National Children's Orchestra, has passed her diploma in violin performance and hopes to study music and languages at university.

She will perform the first movement of Elgar's Sonata for violin and piano and de Falla's Spanish Dance.

Tickets for the concert cost £10. For credit card orders call (01642) 490 401 from Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and from 9am to 4.30pm on Saturdays.

Tickets may also be collected from The Business Shop in Queen Street, Redcar or a cheque made payable to Sir William Turner's Hospital can be sent to 1 Sir William Turner's Court, Kirkleatham, Redcar, TS10 4QT.