Thursday 11 September: Bridgewater Hall – The Halle and Kinshasa Symphony and Choir. The Halle is set to host the Kinshasa Symphony and Choir as they unite and perform pieces such as Shostakovich’s Festive Overture, a selection of Congolese and Western Choral items and Beethoven’s Finale from Symphony No. 9. Armand Diangienda and Jamie Phillips…
The UK’s best-selling classical artist, Russell Watson, has announced a unique tour of the nation’s most beautiful Cathedrals, monasteries, minsters and churches for a series of Christmas concerts, accompanied by a choir, this November and December. The tour will include a date at the stunning Manchester Monastery on 15th December. The tour will see the…
Thursday 4 September – Saturday 6 September: Dancehouse Theatre: Musical Youth UK Presents The Phantom of the Opera – Andrew Llord Webber’s musical is brought to the Dancehouse Theatre stage by the Manchester Hub of the national Musical Youth UK not-for-profit organisation which gives 10-19 year olds the opportunity to appear on stage in theatrical…
Friday 29 August: Royal Northern College of Music. The Fairey Band and the Youth Brass Band of Upper Austria with Steven Mead – A collaboration between two of the finest youth bands of the UK and Austria, featuring a performance by euphonium virtuoso Steven Mead. 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Image courtesy of Matt Trudeau /…
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has been confirmed to perform at Manchester’s Albert Hall alongside The London Contemporary Orchestra on 10th October. His time in Radiohead (eight hit albums, five of which hit the number 1 spot in the UK Album Charts, three Grammys, seven NME awards and an Ivor Novello Award amongst many, many other…
The Bridgewater Hall’s series of Mid-day concerts courtesy of Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society is set to launch again on Thursday 18th September with a performance by Royal Northern College of Music graduates Zelkova Quartet, which is comprised of Caroline Pether (violin), Simran Singh (violin), Alex Mitchell (viola) and Jonathan Pether (cello). The Zelkova Quartet, which…
Thursday 21 August: Royal Northern College of Music. Manchester Pride Chamber Music – Performances of Roger Quilter’s Three Studies Op 41, Three Pieces Op 16, Two Impressions Op 19 and Country Pieces Op 27 as well as Leslie Howard’s 24 Classical Preludes Op 25 (selection) and Réminiscences de l’opera La Wally de Catalani Op 24 featuring…
In a bold re-imagining of Shakespeare’s most iconic work, Hamlet will open the Autumn/Winter 14/15 season on Thursday 11th September 2014. BAFTA nominated Maxine Peake (The Village, Hancock and Joan) will lead the cast in this stripped back, fresh and fast-paced production which reunites her with Royal Exchange Artistic Director Sarah Frankcom. Having had huge…
Tuesday 12 August: Media City. BBC Philharmonic – The BBC Philharmonic holds open rehearsals of Sibelius’ Finlandia and Symphony No. 2 in D major ahead of their Proms performance. Guest Conductor John Storgards. 2pm. Free with no ticket required. Thursday 14 August: Royal Northern College of Music. Manchester Pride Chamber Music – RNCM students…
The usual summer slowdown is in full effect in Manchester as far as classical music is concerned! So just one highlight this week – ok it’s not quite classical music but it is at one of Manchester’s classical institutions. Thursday 7 August: Chetham’s School of Music – Japanese Gardens: A Celebration. Coinciding with Manchester’s…
