Manchester International Festival, the world's first festival of original, new work and special events, has announced its programme for 2015. The event, which runs from Thursday 2nd July to Sunday 19th July has been taking place biennially since being launched in 2007...
Sunday 1st March: Royal Exchange Theatre - Manchester Camerata: Challenging the Senses. An immersive concert featuring Crumb's Black Angels, Dowland's Go Crystal Tears, Shostakovich's String Quartet No 8 in C minor and Haydn's Quartet No 63 'Sunrise'....
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...
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...
Some stunning performances on this week, with our highlights being ... Wednesday 17 September: Bridgewater Hall - The Halle. The opening of the Halle's season. Hanna Lintu conducts and Nikolaj Znaider is featured on violin as the Halle perform Prokofiev's...
Sunday 18 May 2014 Bridgewater Hall: The Halle. Sir Mark Elder conducts the Halle through music of the Americas, featuring performances of Bernstein’s Overture: Wonderful Town; Copland’s Rodeo: Dance Episodes; Ginastera’s Harp Concert; Berstein’s West Side Story:...