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…
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 Maxwell Davies’ Fanfare for Lowry and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ String Quartet No 2 in A Minor. Free. 5pm-6pm. Monday 16th February: Royal…
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 specialist Pete Lockett, acclaimed drummer Troy Miller and LSO Principal Percussionist Neil Percy and LPO Timpanist Simon Carrington take part. More…
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 Music – Piano Duo Prize. The RNCM’s piano duo prize is held in the Carole Nash Recital Room…
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 Halle. Former principal conductor Stanislaw Skrowaczewski returns for this performance of Weber’s Overture: Der Freischutz, Schumann’s Cello Concerto…
All day event of concerts, sessions and workshops Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music has announced details of the RNCM Day of Percussion, set to take place on Sunday 8th February which will feature concerts, sessions and workshops from some of the UK’s leading percussionists. The Day of Percussion 2015 will take place across the…
Monday 19th January: Royal Northern College of Music – Danish String Quartet. Manchester Chamber Concerts Society present the Danish String Quartet performing Mendelssohn’s Capriccio for String Quartet, Shostakovich’s String Quartet No 9 in E flat major and Beethoven’s String Quartet in C sharp minor. The event features a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm by Professor Cooper on…
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…
Eight Grand Pianos Set To Take To The Stage The Royal Northern College of Music is set to host the third John Wilson Piano Spectacular, celebrating his 75th birthday and raising money for the John Wilson Junior Fellowship in Accompaniment at the world renowned college. The evening is set to be compered by Classic FM…
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…
