Wednesday 13 May: Royal Northern College of Music – RNCM Jazz Collective: Jazz at the Movies. The RNCM Jazz Collective presents an evening of popular and instantly recognisable film tunes from the 1930s onwards, featuring the likes of James Bond, The Pink Panther, Rocky and more. Tickets £10. 7.30pm. Thursday 14 May: Manchester Cathedral – Chethams. Join Chetham’s School of Music…
Monday 27 April: Royal Northern College of Music – 270415. The RNCM’s ddmmyy series concludes with 270415, which explores acts of collaboration between composers and soloists, featuring Michael Finnissy’s Gerschwin Arrangements, Luciano Berio’s Sequenza VI for viola and the world premiere of Aaron Parker’s Now (no more). Tickets £6. 7.30pm. Tuesday 28 April – Saturday 2…
Multi-platinum and multi-million selling Josh Grban has announced a run of three UK tour dates, which will find him performing at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on 28th November. The news comes after the release of his new album Stages, which hit the number one spot in the midweek charts. Stages is a collection of some of…
Amsterdam Conservatory jazz-trained vocalist Caro Emerald has announced a run of concerts which will see the multi-platinum selling artist perform at Manchester’s Opera House on 26 November 2015. Since the release of her 2010 multi-platinum debut album ‘Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor’ Caro Emerald has fashioned her own niche. Gorgeous and stylish, Caro…
Monday 20 April: The Bridgewater Hall – London Philharmonic Orchestra and Alison Balsom: Songs of the Paradise Saloon. Marios Papadopoulos conducts as Classic FM Award Winner Alison Balsom is featured on the trumpet during an evening of American-influenced music including Bramwell Tovey’s Songs of the Paradise Saloon, which was adapted from Tovey’s opera The Inventor about…
Offering a money back guarantee for a production is a brave move. But for Sol3 Mio it’s a pretty safe bet that there won’t be any claims on it. The trio, tenor brothers Pene and Amitai Pati and their baritone cousin Moses Mackey, have quickly established themselves, becoming 2014’s highest selling debut opera act and…
See the award-winning jazz and classical musicians of the future Outstanding student soloists from across Chetham’s School of Music are set to perform a series of 20–minute recitals within this full-length concert, featuring jazz numbers including Cry Me A River, Bye Bye Blackbird and Smile. As the largest specialist music school in the UK and…
Somewhere a committee at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music must be wondering how they let Olafur Arnalds slip through their fingers. Returning to the RNCM for his first performance in the Concert Hall, he revealed how he had dreamed of studying composition at the RNCM, but that his application was unsuccessful – although it…
Composer behind BAFTA Award-winning score to Broadchurch comes to Manchester Olafur Arnalds, the BAFTA Award-winning composer behind the stunning soundtrack to Broadchurch is set for the Royal Northern College of Music on 26th February. The Mercury Classics Artist enjoyed massive international success with his third album For Now I Am Winter, which topped the US Classical Charts…
Monday 23rd February: Bridgewater Hall – St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. One of Russia’s leading ensembles, the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra is steeped in history. Formed in 1931 as the Leningrad Radio Orchestra it remained in the besieged city of Leningrad during the war, performing the premiere of Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony. Chief Conductor Alexander Dmitriev controls proceedings as…
