The classic world famous Swan Lake, one of the most popular ballets ever produced is set to take to the stage at the Palace Theatre from Wednesday 8th October until Saturday 11th October courtesy of the renowned English National Ballet. The performances make the start of a series of dates which will also see them…
Tuesday 7 October: Royal Northern College of Music – Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers. One of the most successful touring taiko drum groups brings the imposing and magnificent drums to the stage, combining the outstand physical accomplishment of the drumming with choreography, lighting and post-apocalyptic imagery to create the ultimate energetic drumming experience. Tickets £20. 8pm. …
The Halle’s Pops Concerts are set to launch full throttle into the season this Saturday at the Bridgewater Hall with their Classical Extravaganza. The Pops Concerts are always a firm favourite amongst Manchester’s classical music fans and this concert by one of the world’s finest orchestras is expected to be no exception, featuring Sibelius’s Finlandia,…
Sunday 28 September: Martin Harris Centre – Manchester University Music Society Welcome Concert. The Society commenes its new season with new student conductors as the music of Shostakovich, Elgar and MacMillan takes centre stage. Tickets £3/£7/£10. 5pm. Thursday 2 October: Royal Northern College of Music – RNCM String Orchestra. A free lunchtime concert as…
American composer Philip Glass’ new opera, an interpretation of Franz Kafka’s The Trial, is set to be brought to Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music on 22nd October 2014 as part of its world premiere production run. The performance is being staged by Music Theatre Wales and comes fo the RNCM for one performance only….
Sunday 21 September: Royal Northern College of Music – Claire Martin with the Montpellier Cello Quartet. Jazz vocalist and Claire Martin OBE teams up with the Montpellier Cello Quartet to perform popular jazz classics and American greats with brand new arrangements by the likes of Sir Richard Rodney Bennet and Django Bates. Expect songs such…
One of the most interesting and astonishing characters in classical music, James Rhodes, is set to perform at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music on Saturday 20th September. He has truly had an astonishing life experiencing, childhood trauma and mental issues which prevented him from taking up a scholarship at the Guildhall, at which point…
Some stunning performances on this week, with our highlights being … Wednesday 17 September: Bridgewater Hall – The Halle. The opening of the Halle’s season. Hanna Lintu conducts and Nikolaj Znaider is featured on violin as the Halle perform Prokofiev’s Cinderella ballet scenes, Sibelius’ Violin Concerto and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (arr Ravel)….
A Cappella group Straight No Chaser have announced a series of UK and Ireland tour dates as they make their debut on these shores. The tour includes a performance at Salford’s Lowry Quays Theatre on 3rd February 2015. The US group, hailed by the Chicago Sun Times as ‘A cappella pioneers’ have become a phenomenon…
Chetham’s School of Music is renowned for the incredibly high standard of its pupils so far as music is concerned, but now they are also celebrating one of their students achieving a place in the finals of the international Google Science Fair. Samuel Burrow is the first ever British finalist and is flying over to…
