Sunday 16 November: Royal Northern College of Music – 161114. Part of new series of concerts ddmmyy, the focus is on ways of exploring accoustic and electronic music. This concert marks the debut of the 14/15 season and features a world premiere of Manchester composer Laurence Tompkins’ new work as well as pieces by Larry…
Sunday 9 November: Royal Northern College of Music – Saxophone Day. The RNCM celebration of all things saxophone is in it’s 14th year and features workshops, masterclasses and concerts. Full details here. Waterside Arts Centre – Kokoschka String Quartet: Death and the Maiden. The Kokoschka String Quartet perform Schubert’s Quartet in D minor. Tickets £14…
After ten months of work, 515 tons of waste being removed and 55 tons of steel being brought in through one entrance, Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music is set to re-open its Concert Hall tomorrow, Thursday 6th November, following a £7.1 million refurbishment designed by architect Ian Palmer and undertaken by Styles&Wood. The re-opening…
It’s set to be quite an evening at the Bridgewater Hall on Monday 3rd November as Pink Martini take to the stage with their original vocalist China Forbes with sublime vocalists The von Trapps opening. Described as ‘somewhere between a 1930s Cuban dance orchestra, a classical chamber music ensemble, a Brazilian marching street band and…
Sunday 2 November: Dancehouse Theatre – Dave Koz. Smooth Jazz star Dave Koz, recipient of nine Grammy nominations, comes to Manchester’s Dancehouse on his 2014 UK tour. The saxophonist is joined by Oli Silk on keyboards, Mark Jaimes on guitar, Marc Parnell on drums and Frank Felix on bass.conducts. Tickets £27. 7.30pm. Thursday 6…
Katherine Jenkins has announced a full 21 date UK tour for 2015 which sees her return to the live arena following the release of her new classical album Home Sweet Home (17th November). The tour will see her perform at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on 3rd March 2015. The Welsh mezzo soprano has become one of…
Sunday 26 October: Bridgewater Hall – London Concert Orchestra presents Bond and Beyond. Spy kits, vodka martinis and tuxedos at the ready for this afternoon concert as the London Concert Orchestra performs iconic songs and music from 50 years’ of Bond movies alongside a tribute to other spies and detectives including the likes of The…
Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra, one of the finest youth orchestras in the world is set to perform a programme of musical drama featuring the works of Bernstein, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev at the Royal Northern College of Music on Thursday 23rd October. Bringing together over one hundred musicians aged 14-18, the orchestra is a regular at major…
Sunday 19 October: Bridgewater Hall – The Halle. Sir Mark Elder conducts and Paul Lewis is featured on piano as The Halle performs Brahms’ Piano Concerto No 1 and Dvorak’s Symphony No 8. Tickets £39-13. 7.30pm Tuesday 21 October: Royal Northern College of Music – The Stars of St Petersburg Showcase. Continuing the current…
Sunday 12 October: Royal Northern College of Music – The Chamber Music of Russia: Concert 1. The RNCM’s Russuan Chamber Music Series launches in celebration of the UK-Russia Year of Culture in 2014. Some of the finest chamber musicians from Russia perform three concerts featuring works from the 19th and 20th centuries. The first concert…
