Monday 19th January: Royal Northern College of Music – Danish String Quartet. Manchester Chamber Concerts Society present the Danish String Quartet performing Mendelssohn’s Capriccio for String Quartet, Shostakovich’s String Quartet No 9 in E flat major and Beethoven’s String Quartet in C sharp minor. The event features a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm by Professor Cooper on…
Sunday 11th January: Royal Northern College of Music – Chamber Music Festival. The RNCM’s Chamber Music Festival concludes, featuring 10 events including performances of Dvorak’s Piano Trio No 4 ‘Dumky’, Martinu’s La Revue de Cuisine, a screening of The Lady In Number 6: Music Save My Life, telling the story of the world’s oldest…
Eight Grand Pianos Set To Take To The Stage The Royal Northern College of Music is set to host the third John Wilson Piano Spectacular, celebrating his 75th birthday and raising money for the John Wilson Junior Fellowship in Accompaniment at the world renowned college. The evening is set to be compered by Classic FM…
Sunday 4th January and Monday 5th January: Bridgewater Hall – The Nutcracker. Rounding off the Christmas period perfectly, the Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia perform the incredible ballet The Nutcracker in three shows at The Bridgewater Hall. Sun 2.30pm Tickets £33.50 – £21.50; Sun 5.30pm Tickets £40.50 – £29.50; Mon 5 Jan…
Tuesday 23rd December: Bridgewater Hall – The Halle presents The Snowman. A screening of the classic animated Christmas movie The Snowman, accompanied by the Halle performing Howard Blake’s score including a chorister singing Walking in the Air. Tickets £24 (adults), £16 (children). 1.30pm, 4.00pm and 6.30pm. Friday 26th December: Bridgewater Hall – Music…
Monday 15th December: Royal Northern College of Music – BBC Philharmonic Festive Assortment. An ensemble of BBC Philharmonic musicians perform seasonal classical favourites at the RNCM including Danse of the Mirlitons from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite and Carol of the Bells. The event will also feature a short talk and Q&A session as well…
Sunday 7 December: Royal Northern College of Music – Trafford Music Service. The talents of some of the youth groups from across the Trafford district are showcased in three concerts across the day – at 10am, 1.30pm and 5.00pm. Tickets £8/concert. Royal Northern College of Music – The Merry Widow. Franz Lehar’s operetta is performed…
Tony Award-winning singer/actress coming to Manchester The voice behind the hit song Let It Go from the Disney smash hit Frozen, Idina Menzel, has announced a tour of the UK and Ireland which will see her performing at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on 23rd June 2014. The Tony Award-winning singer has enjoyed a career which has…
Tuesday 25 November: Gorilla – Up Close: From Tango to Gaga. The Manchester Camerata presents a programme featuring pieces as diverse as Bach’s Fantasia and Fugue in A minor and Vivaldi’s Winter from the Four Seasons through to Lady Gaga’s Telephone. Lithuanian accordian sensation Martynas Levickis will also be featured. Tickets £10 / £6. 7.30pm….
Manchester’s Chetham’s School of Music, the largest specialist music school in the UK with around 300 students aged 8-18, is set to hold a Showcase Concert on Thursday 27th November featuring four of the school’s outstanding soloists. The event, which was launched with a sell-out show in November 2013, will profile the next generation of…
