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...
Monday 13 April: Royal Northern College of Music - David Sanborn Band. David Sanborn performs one of his first shows outside London in many years, with electric fusion jazz and his soulful saxophone skills in support of his latest album Time And The River....
Wednesday 8 April: Bridgewater Hall - Jonathan Scott Spring Lunchtime Organ Recitals. A series of orchestral masterpieces performed on the organ including Vivaldi's Summer, Mussorgsky's Night on a Bare Mountain and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. Tickets £8.50....
Sunday 29 March: Bridgewater Hall - The Halle. Karl-Heinz Steffens conducts and Denis Kozhukhim is featured on piano as the Halle performs three magnificent pieces - Tchaikovsky's majestic and awe-inspiring Swan Lake Suite, Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 1 and...
Saturday 11 April, 7.30pm Pops: Singin’ in the Rain: A Tribute to Gene Kelly Join Broadway maestro Larry Blank and a trio of star vocalists in a tribute to Hollywood’s greatest song and dance man, Gene Kelly. Performed by the full forces of the Hallé, these...
We pick out some of the classical highlights in Manchester this week including events at the Bridgewater Hall, RNCM and Chetham’s.
Monday 16th March: The Lowry Theatre - Sol3 Mio. Tenor brothers Pene and Amitai Pati alongside their baritone cousin Moses Mackay present three powerful operatic voices alongside their irrepressible Samoan humour. Having gone five times platinum in just six...
Thursday 19 March, 7.30pm Thursday Series Shostakovich Cello Concerto No.2 Mahler Symphony No.5 Sir Mark Elder conductor | Alisa Weilerstein cello Few cellists could be more suited to the broad expressive palette of Shostakovich’s Second Concerto than the young...
Sunday 15th February: The Whitworth - Manchester Camerata. The Whitworth's reopening celebrations close with the premiere of Whitworth Letters, composed by Laura Bowler, Manchester Camerata's Composer-in-Residence 2013-2014. The programme also includes Peter...
Sunday 8th February: Royal Northern College of Music - Day of Percussion. The RNCM's Day of Percussion 2015 takes place featuring workshops, concerts and specialist consultations. World renowned artists including leading vibraphonist Anthony Kerr, world music...
Tuesday 3rd February: Royal Northern College of Music - RNCM Opera Scenes. RNCM singers perform a range of scenes from operas by composers including Mozart, Britten, Smetana and Offenbach. Free. 6.00pm. Thursday 5th February: Royal Northern College of...
A Valentines Day special, collaboration with Halle Youth Orchestra and Pops Espana in February's programme February looks set to be an outstanding month for music lovers with a series of concerts by the Halle at Bridgewater Hall including a spectacular Valentine’s...
Wednesday 28th January: Royal Northern College of Music - RNCM Opera Scenes. RNCM singers perform a range of scenes from operas by composers including Mozart, Britten, Smetana and Offenbach. Free. 6.00pm. Thursday 29th January: Bridgewater Hall - The...
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...
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...