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Previewed: John Metcalfe at The Castle
Visionary contemporary composer and acclaimed producer/arranger - John Metcalfe - will be performing an intimate retrospective show with an all-star band live at Manchester’s The Castle on 15 May....
Manchester After Hours 2016 … what’s on?
As Manchester After Hours comes ever nears, we look at some of the events taking place on 12 May along Oxford Road, in the Northern Quarter and even further afield. Around Oxford Road: D'Arts...
Previewed: Il Divo at Manchester Arena
Il Divo bring their Amor & Pasion Tour to Manchester next week, as they return to the UK for an arena tour. The record breaking classical crossover group that has sold more than 35 million...
The Halle’s Dvorak Festival – what’s on?
As the Halle prepare to launch their Dvorak Festival, titled Nature, Life and Love, we take a look at what’s on. The centrepiece of the festival which will celebrate the Czech composer with seven...
Sir John Tomlinson appointed RNCM President
Sir John Tomlinson has been announced as the new President of the Royal Northern College of Music, effective from January 2017. The critically-acclaimed bass has a strong connection to the RNCM...
Previewed: Bouche at Matt & Phreds
Bouche play the deeply emotive and beguilingly timeless music of singer and double bass player Rebekah Bouche, over a seductive swagger of electric guitar and a sultry, weaving trumpet. ‘So Long...
Jonathon Heyward joins the Halle as Assistant Conductor
The Halle has announced that one of classical music's most vibrant talents, Jonathon Heyward, is set to join the orchestra from its 2016-17 season. The recent winner of the Grand Prix of the 54th...
RNCM to install world’s largest Boxy modular studio
Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music has announced plans to transform its former Studio Theatre into a state-of-the-art rehearsal and recording area by fitting the world’s largest BOXY...
The Halle to bring Dvorak’s music to life
Award-winning actor Henry Goodman to play Czech composer in Beyond the Score Beyond the Score will form the centrepiece of the orchestra’s Dvořák Festival this May. The festival, titled Nature, Life...
Previewed: Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte at the RNCM
Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte is RNCM Opera’s Spring production, with performances in the RNCM Theatre between Wednesday 9 and Saturday 19 March. First performed in 1790, Così fan tutte is set in the bay...
The Halle Orchestra in March 2016
The Halle is set to perform a series of concerts at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in March including their specials, Classical Greats and Oscars for Orchestra. Thursday 3 March, 7.30pm Hallé Pops –...
Previewed: Emilie & Ogden at The Castle
Emilie & Ogden, aka Emilie Kahn and her harp, Ogden, is set to perform at Manchester’s The Castle on 2 March as part of a brief run of dates for the Montreal artist, who released her debut album...
Halle St Peters announces winner of redesign competition
RIBA Competitions and the Hallé Concerts Society are pleased to announce that the competition to extend its Hallé St Peter’s facility in Ancoats (Manchester) has been won by a design team led by...
Previewed: The Devil Inside at the RNCM
Chilling new opera inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s tale of greed and compulsion A chilling tale of greed and compulsion by Robert Louis Stevenson gets the operatic treatment from composer...