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Tue 9 Dec 2025
- 14:25MediaCityUK, Salford
*Laniakea* is Hawaiian for ‘immeasurable celestial paradise’, a term that perfectly describes the music of Camille Pépin.
*Laniakea* is Hawaiian for ‘immeasurable celestial paradise’, a term that perfectly describes the music of Camille Pépin.
Programme
- Laniakea
- Une barque sur l'océan
- Petite suite
- La mer
Performers
- Joshua WeilersteinConductor
Tue 16 Dec 2025
- 14:25MediaCityUK Salford
The irresistible sway of Johann Strauss’s An der schönen blauen Donau has made it arguably the most famous waltz of all time.
The irresistible sway of Johann Strauss’s An der schönen blauen Donau has made it arguably the most famous waltz of all time.
Programme
- An der schönen blauen Donau
- Tanzwalzer op. 53
- Straussiana
- Rosenkavalier Suite
Performers
- Leslie Suganandarajahconductor
Fri 19 Dec 2025
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Step into a winter wonderland as we bring the magic of Christmas to life with a dazzling evening of festive music.
Step into a winter wonderland as we bring the magic of Christmas to life with a dazzling evening of festive music.
Programme
- Les patineurs
- It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
- Who Would Imagine a King
- A Christmas Festival
- Nutcracker Suite No. 1
- Sleigh Ride
- arr. Richard Hayman - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- O Holy Night
- Wintersong
- Nutcracker Suite
- Santa Claus is Coming to Town
- All I Want for Christmas is You
Performers
- Leslie Suganandarajahconductor
- Sam Oladeindevocalist
Sat 10 Jan 2026
- 19:30Royal Northern College of Music
The RNCM Strings Festival celebrates the versatility, beauty, and brilliance of string music through a weekend of inspiring performances and collaborations.
The RNCM Strings Festival celebrates the versatility, beauty, and brilliance of string music through a weekend of inspiring performances and collaborations.
Programme
- Pearly, goldy, woody, bloody, or, Abundance
- Cello Concerto No 1 in C major
- Violin Concerto in D major
- Don Juan Op 20
Performers
- Naomi WooConductor
- Ning Fengviolin
- Li-Wei Qincello
- RNCM Students
Sat 17 Jan 2026
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
City Noir is John Adams’s musical tribute to half-lit rooms, venetian blinds, desperate men, dangerous women, secrets, lies, and the City of Angels.
City Noir is John Adams’s musical tribute to half-lit rooms, venetian blinds, desperate men, dangerous women, secrets, lies, and the City of Angels.
Programme
- The Unanswered Question
- Piano Concerto No. 4
- City Noir
Performers
- John StorgårdsConductor
- Alim Beisembayevpiano
Fri 5 Dec 2025
- 20:00Royal Northern College of Music
Tonight, our string section takes centre stage. Written in 1939 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, Bartók’s Divertimento fuses Hungarian folk-rhythms with his signature spiky harmonies and driving momentum.
Tonight, our string section takes centre stage. Written in 1939 as Europe teetered on the brink of war, Bartók’s Divertimento fuses Hungarian folk-rhythms with his signature spiky harmonies and driving momentum.
Sat 29 Nov 2025
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
In Steve Reich’s endlessly tessellating music, shapes emerge, solidify, uncouple, drift away, and begin to emerge anew.
In Steve Reich’s endlessly tessellating music, shapes emerge, solidify, uncouple, drift away, and begin to emerge anew.
Programme
- Variations for Winds, Strings, and Keyboards
- Frenzy: a short symphony
- ´Ú(³æ)=²õ¾±²Ô²³æ-1/³æ
- The Four Sections
Performers
- Colin Currieconductor
Composers
Fri 21 Nov 2025
- 14:25MediaCityUK Salford
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto sings with elegance and life. This meticulous yet passionate piece takes you on a heartfelt journey of discovery.
Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto sings with elegance and life. This meticulous yet passionate piece takes you on a heartfelt journey of discovery.
Programme
- Violin Concerto in E minor
- Symphony No. 4 in B flat major
Performers
- Giuseppe Mengoliconductor
- Clara-Jumi Kangviolin
Composers
Sat 15 Nov 2025
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Grief, rage and manic intensity.
Grief, rage and manic intensity.
Programme
- Festive Overture
- Cello Concerto in B minor
- Symphony No. 10
Performers
- John Storgårdsconductor
- Anastasia Kobekinacello
Composers
Sat 8 Nov 2025
- 19:30The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
You’d be hard-pressed to find a programme that is a greater expression of the titanic power of the symphony orchestra. Tonight, more is most certainly more.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a programme that is a greater expression of the titanic power of the symphony orchestra. Tonight, more is most certainly more.
Programme
- La Mer
- Trombone Concerto
- Symphony No. 1
Performers
- Elena Schwarzconductor
- Peter Mooretrombone
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