With 13 studio albums already behind them, Squeeze have just released their fourteenth – Cradle To the Grave, featuring the first collection of new songs from Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook since 1998. Songs from ‘Cradle To The Grave’ will feature in the forthcoming TV comedy ‘Cradle To Grave’, based on the life of writer…
Leona Lewis has announced her first tour in three years. The run of fourteen dates will see the BRIT Award and Grammy nominee performing at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on 24 February 2016. Since her a meteoric rise to global fame, Leona’s incredible voice has captivated millions of people across the world. She’s broken countless sales…
Manchester’s Halle Orchestra has announced a unique ‘pay what you like’ concert to encourage people who are curious about classical music or have never heard a symphony orchestra before to hear ten short pieces spanning 300 years of music, each introduced on the Halle Big Screen. The Halle’s Priceless Classics concert will take place on…
Caro Emerald has announced an additional Manchester date for her November/December 2015 tour. The extra performance will take place at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on Tuesday 15 December. The news follows phenomenal demand for the tour and her 26 November date at Manchester’s Opera House. Since the release of her 2010 multi-platinum debut album Deleted Scenes…
Grammy Award-winning jazz/soul singing sensation Gregory Porter – is proud to announce a 16 date 2016 tour around the UK. The tour opens on 4th April at the Royal Albert Hall, London and hits Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on 8 April 2016. Gregory Porter, continues to perform to sell out audiences across the world and has achieved international…
Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra, recognised as one of the finest youth orchestras in the world, presents an exciting concert with internationally renowned vocalist Sarah Connolly at The Bridgewater Hall on Friday 3 July. The great mezzo soprano Sarah Connolly CBE visits Manchester to join Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra for an epic performance of Mahler’s Third Symphony at…
With The Halle’s Prom Season set to launch, we take a look at the Halle concerts which will be taking place over the next few weeks at the Bridgewater Hall. SUNDAY 28 JUNE, 3pm SEVEN PLANETS AND A COSMIC ROCK Dedicated to space, celestial structures and the discovery of the unknown, this afternoon’s performance features music…
Sunday 7 June: Bridgewater Hall – Dido and Aeneas: New London Consort. Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas and John Blow’s Venus and Adonis are brought to the stage. Both pieces are performed with rearranged scores to suit a theatre setting as opposed to their typical chamber style. Tickets £27-£14. 7.30pm Tuesday 9 June: Bridgewater Hall – BBC Philharmonic: Nielsen Symphony…
Wednesday 3 June: Royal Northern College of Music – RNCM Opera Scenes. The RNCM opera scenes series continues with its latest free showcase of RNCM singers, furthering their experience of on stage performance with excerpts from a wide range of operas. Free. 6.00pm Thursday 4 June: Royal Northern College of Music – RNCM Brass Band and Black…
Tuesday 5 May: Royal Northern College of Music – Rarescale. Contemporary chamber music ensemble Rarescale brings its international reputation, particularly for alto and bass flute work, to the RNCM with a concert featuring world premieres of Paul Goodey’s At the Speed of Days and Nights and Adam Gorb’s new work Tickets £6. 7.30pm. Thursday 7 May:…
