CLASSICAL CONCERTS & OPERA IN MANCHESTER
CLASSICAL CONCERTS & OPERA IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Classical Concerts & Opera in Manchester
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral
Fri 27 Sep 2024 - Sat 21 Jun 2025
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Christmas
Manchester Cathedral
Sat 23 Nov - Sat 28 Dec 2024
London Concertante - Vivaldi's Four Seasons & The Lark Ascending
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Sunday 8 September 2024
A stunning concert celebrating the virtuosity of the violin in all its forms, London Concertante brings Vivaldi's masterpiece to life in a wonderful concert featuring gems of baroque music. This concert features Vivaldi's Four Seasons; a je...The Royal Opera - The Marriage of Figaro (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 10 September 2024
The Royal Ballet and Opera returns to the big screen for its Cinema Season 2024/25. Mozart's comic opera is packed with plot twists, forbidden desires and unforgettable melodies, combining laugh-out-loud comedy with moments of breath-takin...BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Live - Jamie Cullum & BBC Concert Orchestra
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Thursday 12 September 2024
BBC Radio 2's beloved Piano Room is taking its magic on the road for the very first time in September 2024 at Manchester's Opera House for three very special nights. Hosted by Vernon Kay, Piano Room Live - a showcase brought to you by SJM C...BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Live - David Gray & BBC Concert Orchestra
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Friday 13 September 2024
BBC Radio 2's beloved Piano Room is taking its magic on the road for the very first time in September 2024 at Manchester's Opera House for three very special nights. Hosted by Vernon Kay, Piano Room Live - a showcase brought to you by SJM C...Candlelight - A Tribute to Coldplay on Strings
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Friday 13 September 2024
A magical night of candlelit violin music paying tribute to one of the most successful and popular bands of all time: Coldplay. Since their formation in 1996, this British rock group reached the top of the rock/pop music world in the early ...Candlelight - Best of Funk on Strings
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Friday 13 September 2024
Discover the music of funk - from the likes of James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Curtis Mayfield, Kool & the Gang, Sly & the Family Stone, Parliament, and Earth, Wind & Fire, among many others - performed by a string orchestra at this a...BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Live - Katie Melua & BBC Concert Orchestra
Manchester Opera House, Manchester
Saturday 14 September 2024
BBC Radio 2's beloved Piano Room is taking its magic on the road for the very first time in September 2024 at Manchester's Opera House for three very special nights. Hosted by Vernon Kay, Piano Room Live - a showcase brought to you by SJM C...Candlelight - A Tribute to Muse
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 14 September 2024
Discover the music of Muse performed by a string quarter under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...Candlelight - Rings & Dragons
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 14 September 2024
Discover the beautiful soundtracks of fantasy films performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight at this multi-sensory musical experience in an awe-inspiring location. Expect to hear music from Rings of Power, The Lo...Judge Jules & Symphonic Ibiza
Golden Square Shopping Centre, Warrington
Saturday 14 September 2024
A DJ that has been there, done that and done it all again, and for almost three decades Judge Jules has led the way in the world of dance music. Since hitting the decks in 1987, Judge Jules has influenced an entire generation on Kiss FM and...Burbage Brass Band
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 14 September 2024
This unique brass band performance, combining live music and narrated audio-visual storytelling, documents the history of brass bands through the eyes of Burbage Band of Buxton. Burbage Works features premieres of new brass band composit...Blade Runner Live
O2 Apollo, Manchester
Thursday 19 September 2024
Experience Ridley Scott's multi-Academy Award-nominated cult classic, Blade Runner (2007 Final Cut), on a vast HD screen accompanied by The Avex Ensemble performing Greek composer Vangelis' original synthesiser led score in sync with the fi...Candlelight - Best of Bridgerton on Strings
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Friday 20 September 2024
Surrounded by the soft glow of candlelight, listen to your favourite melodies from Netflix's 'Bridgerton' series, reimagined by a talented string ensemble in this awe-inspiring location. ...So Many Beauties - Dementia Friendly Music Festival
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 20 September 2024
So Many Beauties believes that music has the power to bring people together and to change lives. Being involved in creating music can empower people living with dementia, reducing anxiety and building new connections with loved ones and car...Manchester Camerata - Mozart, Made in Manchester
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Friday 20 September 2024
Manchester Camerata are back with another edition of their hugely successful Mozart, Made in Manchester series. Achieving 5-Star reviews from The Telegraph and BBC Music Magazine, this is Mozart, at his very best, performed with the undenia...
So Many Beauties Collective
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 20 September 2024
A spectacular world premiere performance of the So Many Beauties Collective celebrating the power of creativity. With new music co-created by a culturally diverse groups of people living with dementia and performed by some of the North Wes...Stevens & Pound
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 21 September 2024
Award-winning BBC Radio 3 Presenter, Manchester-based percussionist Delia Stevens and three-time BBC Radio 2 Folk Musician of the Year nominee, Will Pound, one of the finest harmonica and melodeon players of his generation, deliver an un...Classical Spectacular
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 22 September 2024
Music Lights Lasers Fireworks! The most popular classical show in the UK returns!No other show presents such a magnificent combination of the very best in classical music and state of the art technology. Ranging from a flood of pure white l...Making Tracks
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Thursday 26 September 2024
Since 2019, Making Tracks has brought world class music from all corners of the globe to a network of leading venues throughout the UK. The project is based around the idea that intercultural and interspecies music (music that no one specie...The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Friday 27 September 2024 - Saturday 21 June 2025
Few things are more magical than hearing the world's most breath-taking classical music being performed live by a brilliant orchestra in beautiful surroundings, by the flicker of candlelight. This experience comes to life when the city's...Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas & Misha Mullov-Abbado
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 27 September 2024
Inhabiting their own style that blends Mediterranean folk song, chamber music, improvisation, and acoustic jazz, this renowned trio shares stories and soundscapes collected from their travels. Royal Northern College of Music alumni, violini...Candlelight Ballet - Sleeping Beauty
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 28 September 2024
Discover the music of Sleeping Beauty performed by a string quartet and ballet dancers under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
The Lowry, Salford
Sunday 29 September 2024
A celebrated musical juggernaut for four decades, thrilling audiences from Tasmania in the South Pacific to Svalbard in the Artic Circle, Windsor Castle to Carnegie Hall, the all-singing, all-plucking Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain cont...Apocalyptica Plays Metallica
Albert Hall, Manchester
Sunday 29 September 2024
Finnish symphonic metal legends Apocalyptica continue the journey that began in 1996 when cellists from Helsinki's world-renowned Sibelius Academy played symphonic tribute to heavy metal titans Metallica. Countless shows later, the classica...The Irrepressibles
Gorilla, Manchester
Sunday 29 September 2024
Manchester-based Yorkshire composer and indie singer-songwriter Jamie Irrepressible sets out on an intimate UK tour of beautiful churches and concert hall venues with his creative guise The Irrepressibles. The artist changed his name from "...The Pyramid Players - Stockport's Light Orchestra
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Sunday 29 September 2024 - Sunday 9 March 2025
A new 40-piece full orchestra dedicated to performing the best in tuneful light music from yesteryear. The programme will include - Calling All Workers ('Music While You Work'), Sailing By (Shipping Forecast theme), Puffin' Billy, Three Dan...The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 30 September - Monday 9 December 2024
Take a look behind the scenes at The Bridgewater Hall, and learn more about Manchester's iconic international concert venue. The entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides will lead you through the building's history, its acoustics and arch...RNCM Monday Lunchtime Showcase
RNCM, Manchester
Monday 30 September - Monday 9 December 2024
With tickets from just £1.50, you can witness the next generation of musicians in this intimate lunchtime solo and chamber music series, as RNCM students select and perform pieces that showcase their unique artistic identity. Click on tic...Billy Lockett
The Deaf Institute, Manchester
Tuesday 1 October 2024
Northampton piano man has been playlisted on Radio 1, supported Lewis Capaldi, Electric Light Orchestra, Birdy, Lana del Rey and KT Tunstall, and performed on Made In Chelsea, James Corden's Late Late Show. He has written, recorded, perform...Jasdeep Singh Degun
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 3 October 2024
A custodian of tradition with a restless passion for innovation, multi-award winning sitarist Jasdeep Singh Degun is an anomaly indeed. Unconstrained by genre, the Leeds-born virtuoso's extraordinary skill and creativity are reshaping the m...
Lodestar Trio
Waterside, Manchester
Thursday 3 October 2024
Lodestar Trio is a unique collaboration between stars of the Scandinavian folk scene Erik Rydvall and Olav Mjelva, and British violin virtuoso Max Baillie. Together they bring a spirit of groove and improvisation into Baroque music by combi...Russell Watson: In Conversation
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Thursday 3 October 2024
n the first years of the new millennium Russell Watson was at the peak of his success as a much loved classical singer. He had gone from humble beginnings, working in a factory making nuts and bolts in Salford to singing in working men's cl...London Concertante - West End Musicals by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 5 October 2024
Be transported to the theatrical paradise of London's West End for the evening! For one night only, the highly-acclaimed London Concertante will be taking you into the dazzling world of the most beautiful musicals. Be enthralled by enchanti...BBC Planet Earth III Live in Concert
AO Arena, Manchester
Sunday 6 October 2024
Following on from the critically acclaimed and successful Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II Live in Concert arena tours, the much-anticipated Planet Earth III Live in Concert will include specially selected breath-taking footage from the l...Life on Our Planet in Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 8 October 2024
From esk film, in association with Netflix and Silverback Films, comes a new natural history immersive concert experience: Netflix's Life on Our Planet in Concert, presenting highlights from across the series alongside an incredible live ...Manchester Collective & Zubin Kanga - Fever Dreams
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 10 October 2024
Reawaken the past. Reach into the future. Experience the full force of the string orchestra as Manchester Collective revive old classics and summon futuristic sounds alongside 'cyborg pianist' Zubin Kanga. Tchaikovsky said his Serenade for ...RNCM Brass Band
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 10 October 2024
Established during the 1990s by brass innovator Howard Snell, the RNCM Brass Band has always been a flagship ensemble of the institution. Geographically the RNCM is ideally placed in Manchester for brass band students and it boasts a teachi...Ibiza Proms in the Cathedral
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 12 October 2024
Classics Events and Secret Symphony present a 40 Piece Orchestra with vocalists and special guest performances takes you on a musical journey to the White Isle. Expect a carefully selected mix of the most iconic Ibiza Dance anthems paired w...The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour with BSL
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 13 October - Thursday 12 December 2024
Take a look behind the scenes at The Bridgewater Hall, and learn more about Manchester's iconic international concert venue. The entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides will lead you through the building's history, its acoustics and arch...G4
Stockport Plaza, Stockport
Tuesday 15 October 2024
The UK's No.1 vocal harmony group and original X-Factor stars celebrate a double decade in the limelight in 2024. G4 have been wowing audiences with their incredible harmonies and stunning vocals ever since appearing on the first series of...FitkinWall
Waterside, Manchester
Thursday 17 October 2024
In their new show, Harpland, internationally renowned harp and electronica duo FitkinWall follow threads of migration, loss and longing in their new show, inspired by the stories of the Highland Clearances. Ruth Wall's explorations into Gae...Chetham's Symphony Orchestra
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Friday 18 October 2024
Discover some of the UK's most incredible young musicians, as Chetham's Symphony Orchestra takeover The Bridgewater Hall. Chetham's Symphony Orchestra and chorus are joined by Grant Llewellyn (Chets alumni) to conduct Richard Harvey Con...Candlelight - A Tribute to Queen and ABBA
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 19 October 2024
Discover the music of Queen and ABBA performed by a string orchestra at this awe-inspiring location. ...Candlelight - Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Saturday 19 October 2024
A string quartet perform Vivaldi's The Complete Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter under the gentle glow of candlelight in this stunning setting. ...We Call it Ballet - Sleeping Beauty in a Dazzling Light Show
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 19 October 2024
Experience Sleeping Beauty like never before in this dazzling dance and light show. Classical ballet and modern technology come together to create an artistic masterpiece like no other, where exquisite dancers literally light up the stage w...
Symphonica & Mr Switch - The History of Drum & Bass
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Saturday 19 October 2024
Take a whole orchestra, combine them with a world champion DJ, and challenge them to tear through the history of drum & bass. Following sell out solo shows & headline sets at festivals such as Glastonbury, Shambala, London Remixed & Boomto...Alicia Svigals & Donald Sosin - The City Without Jews
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Saturday 19 October 2024
Set in the Vienna-like city of Utopia, this film follows the political and personal consequences of an anti-Semitic law to expel the city's Jews. Pushed onto trains with whatever belongings they could carry, forced against their will into a...Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells Live in Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 22 October 2024
Continuing on from last year's 50th anniversary celebrations of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells, the multi-million-selling and multi-award-winning progressive rock album will be performed live in concert across the UK in 2024. Tubular Be...Buster Keaton & Charlie Chaplin Double-Bill with Live Accompaniment
RNCM, Manchester
Thursday 24 October 2024
As the projector whirrs to life and the silver screen lights up, organist Darius Battiwalla and RNCM students perform a live improvised soundtrack to accompany two of silent cinema's most iconic comedy films. In Charlie Chaplin's The Immig...Mystery Ensemble - Tribute to Max Richter
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Friday 25 October 2024
Join Mystery Ensemble for an evening featuring the famous Antonio Vivaldi cycle "The Four Seasons" in the unique interpretation of contemporary composer Max Richter. Max Richter is the composer of music for dozens of feature films and docum...Toot
