Sunday 11th January: Royal Northern College of Music – Chamber Music Festival. The RNCM’s Chamber Music Festival concludes, featuring 10 events including performances of Dvorak’s Piano Trio No 4 ‘Dumky’, Martinu’s La Revue de Cuisine, a screening of The Lady In Number 6: Music Save My Life, telling the story of the world’s oldest…
Sunday 4th January and Monday 5th January: Bridgewater Hall – The Nutcracker. Rounding off the Christmas period perfectly, the Russian State Ballet & Orchestra of Siberia perform the incredible ballet The Nutcracker in three shows at The Bridgewater Hall. Sun 2.30pm Tickets £33.50 – £21.50; Sun 5.30pm Tickets £40.50 – £29.50; Mon 5 Jan…
Tuesday 23rd December: Bridgewater Hall – The Halle presents The Snowman. A screening of the classic animated Christmas movie The Snowman, accompanied by the Halle performing Howard Blake’s score including a chorister singing Walking in the Air. Tickets £24 (adults), £16 (children). 1.30pm, 4.00pm and 6.30pm. Friday 26th December: Bridgewater Hall – Music…
Monday 15th December: Royal Northern College of Music – BBC Philharmonic Festive Assortment. An ensemble of BBC Philharmonic musicians perform seasonal classical favourites at the RNCM including Danse of the Mirlitons from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker Suite and Carol of the Bells. The event will also feature a short talk and Q&A session as well…
Sunday 7 December: Royal Northern College of Music – Trafford Music Service. The talents of some of the youth groups from across the Trafford district are showcased in three concerts across the day – at 10am, 1.30pm and 5.00pm. Tickets £8/concert. Royal Northern College of Music – The Merry Widow. Franz Lehar’s operetta is performed…
Tuesday 25 November: Gorilla – Up Close: From Tango to Gaga. The Manchester Camerata presents a programme featuring pieces as diverse as Bach’s Fantasia and Fugue in A minor and Vivaldi’s Winter from the Four Seasons through to Lady Gaga’s Telephone. Lithuanian accordian sensation Martynas Levickis will also be featured. Tickets £10 / £6. 7.30pm….
Four time Grammy nominee Steven Wilson has announced a six date UK tour, which will see him performing at Manchester’s bridgewater Hall on 14th March 2015. The 2015 tour is set to coincide with the release of his long-awaited fourth solo album ‘Hand. Cannot. Erase‘ which is due to be released next March. Hand. Cannot….
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…
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…
