Please note: this event has been postponed. Ticket holders will be contacted. Classical music collective standard issue travels to Manchester for the first time to play a concert of works by Lawrence Dunn, Joanna Bailie, Yaz Lancaster, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Anthony Burgess, James M. Creed and Viet Cuong.

Can Time stand still? Watch Clockmaker Joyce of Whitchurch track the growth of empire. Starting with Shropshire church clocks including Whitchurch, Bronnington and beyond to Shocklach school, Lime Street Station and Manchester Royal Exchange, then on to Sydney, Australia, India and South Africa, over the centuries Joyce’s clocks mark time across the globe. What human […]

Every saint has a past, every sinner has a future. Join Kantos for a sumptuous feast of musical transgression, choral indulgence, and heart-wrenching pleas for forgiveness with Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir. The performance will feature world premieres from up-and-coming RNCM student composers Sophie Nolan and Alex Watson, and hair-raising cautionary tales that will […]

The Mancunium Consort present a stunning programme of Renaissance works, exploring treasures from composers including Gibbons, Tallis, Monteverdi and Schütz. The concert will feature a collaboration with The Gesualdo Six, who also perform at Hallé St Peters on Sunday 8 October at 6.30pm. Both events take place as part of Manchester Sound Gallery, a weekend […]

The Commission for New and Old Art presents: THE LONG 40s. This selection of Germanic and Anglophone pieces asks if we’re happy with the history we’ve ended up with, and whether we could think about it differently. Featuring: Jago Thornton (piano) Stephane Rancourt (oboe) Chris Emerson (viola) Sam Fairbrother (performance) Programme: J.S. Bach, Cello Suite […]

Dimitra Ananiadou (violin) Richard Whalley (piano) ‘Their performance of the dramatic Beethoven Violin Sonata Op. 30 No. 2 was compelling and stunning as it moved through changing moods from serenity to storms in the skilful and energetic hands of these fine interpreters’ Rochdale Online News Programme: Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata II for Solo Violin BWV […]

Matt Gregory Artist Management presents: Ollie West Pianist and singer-songwriter Ollie West performs the music of Ollie West & The Wildflowers solo at the piano for a special one off concert not to be missed. Support provided by Norrisette. About Ollie West: The music of Manchester based pianist and singer-songwriter Ollie West has shifted dramatically […]

Gey Teal Girls’ Choir is back! Join them this summer for an immersive musical experience meeting between classical contemporary music, literature and theatre. Throughout the performance, we will bring you through a life journey mirrored through the four seasons. *Performance will be presented in Cantonese. English-translated lyrics available. Artistic Concept and Music Director: Daniel LAU […]

The Pride of Pripyat: Tales from Chernobyl – The ghost town of Pripyat, once the growing little city next to Chernobyl, is at the center of this poignant, tragic, quirky, wistful story about those who strove to make it beautiful, those who stayed to haunt it, and those who made the decision to leave forever. […]

The Pride of Pripyat: Tales from Chernobyl – The ghost town of Pripyat, once the growing little city next to Chernobyl, is at the center of this poignant, tragic, quirky, wistful story about those who strove to make it beautiful, those who stayed to haunt it, and those who made the decision to leave forever. […]