CLASSICAL CONCERTS & OPERA IN MANCHESTER
CLASSICAL CONCERTS & OPERA IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Classical Concerts & Opera in Manchester
Thu 3 Apr 2025 - Fri 3 Apr 2026
Hallé - The Best of Bond
Saturday 29 June 2024
Prepare to be propelled into 007's world of intrigue and danger with the electrifying music of the James Bond movies. The heart-pounding music of the Bond films is the secret agent's sonic signature and transforms every film into a thrillin...
Mercury Strings - A Night at the Ballet
Saturday 29 June 2024
Following on from the success of last year's sell-out String Quartet recital at Sale's Waterside Arts Centre, Sallow Tree Concerts and Sale Festival are delighted to welcome back the superb Mercury Strings for a very special collaboration w...
Jungmin Gregory Ha
Saturday 29 June 2024
International piano competition winning Korean pianist, Jungmin Gregory Ha, began piano lessons when he was 17. In 2017 he began studying piano at Kyungsung University in South Korea under the tutelage of Professor Alexey Lebedev and in 201...
Group Listening
Saturday 29 June 2024
Meditative heavy hitters Group Listening deliver a haunting, reflective and lovingly considered selection box of musical reworkings alongside their own compositions. Paul Jones's piano rolls through tracks hypnotically while Stephen Black's...
Sounds Of Europe: Summer Concert
Saturday 29 June 2024
Our summer programme includes:Rienzi Overture - WagnerViolin Concerto No 3? - Saint Saens with soloist: Shirlene ObaraSymphony No 6 - DvorakWith guest conductor Benjamin EllinAbout Shirlene Obara:Shirlene Obara from Nairobi, Kenya, started ...
Lea Salonga
Monday 1 July 2024
Musical theatre royalty and Disney legend, Lea Salonga, is bringing her extraordinary talent back to the UK with new tour, Stage, Screen & Everything In Between. Lea will return to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane - the iconic venue where she m...
The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour
Monday 1 - Sunday 7 July 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...
Stevens & Pound - The Silent Planet
Wednesday 3 July 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, present an un...
Chetham's Symphony Orchestra
Thursday 4 July 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...
Chetham's Philharmonic Orchestra
Thursday 4 July 2024
Chetham's Philharmonic boast some of the most outstanding young musicians in the UK. This concert includes: Chetham's Philharmonic OrchestraSaxophone Ensemble *Violetta #Owen Cox, Nicholas Jones, Tom Redmond, Andrew Wilson conductors ...
RNCM Community Opera - Silverwood
Thursday 4 - Friday 5 July 2024
Working with the eminent composer and conductor Kate Pearson and celebrated director Jonathan Ainscough, RNCM Community Chorus have written a brand-new opera to perform alongside RNCM students. Joined by local community organisations, inclu...
Hallé - Stars and Stripes
Saturday 6 July 2024
Celebrate Independence Day with the Halle and join us on an American musical odyssey. Copland's musical homage to the everyday heroes, with its triumphant brass and percussion, heralds the start of our captivating exploration of American mu...
London Concertante - Vivaldi's Four Seasons & The Lark Ascending
Saturday 6 July 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...
Nature's Music
Saturday 6 July 2024
For one night only, musicians from the Royal Northern College of Music will transform Manchester Museum into an immersive experience where the allure of music meets the awe of nature. Wander through the Museum's collections as RNCM students...
Manchester International Roots Orchestra
Saturday 6 July 2024
The Manchester International Roots Orchestra (MIRO) is a unique ensemble of musicians with roots from across the world including refugee musicians. Their repertoire skilfully combines diverse musical influences from haunting Eastern Europ...
The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour with BSL
Tuesday 9 July 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...
Nils Frahm
Wednesday 10 July 2024
When it comes to defining the space between classical and electronic music, hardly any other name is mentioned as often as that of Berlin-based pianist, composer and producer Nils Frahm. His sonic alchemy of ambient textures and atmospher...
Spooky Men's Chorale
Wednesday 10 July 2024
As thunderous as a herd of wildebeest, as sly as a wagonload of Spike Milligans, and as sonorous as a cloister of monks, the Spooky Men's Chorale are the gift that keeps on giving. Formed by spookmeister Stephen Taberner in New South Wales ...
Cheshire Chamber Collective
Thursday 11 July 2024
Part of the Buxton Festival Fringe, previous winners of the Buxton Fringe large ensemble award the Cheshire Chamber Collective (Quodlibet wind quintet and Bright string quintet) bring you an evening of chamber music for mixed ensembles incl...
Candlelight - A Tribute to Ed Sheeran
Friday 12 July 2024
Discover the music of Ed Sheeran performed by a string quartet at this awe-inspiring location under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...
Hallé with Juliette Crosbie & Tim Howar - Stage and Screen
Saturday 13 July 2024
Join the Halle for a spectacular musical celebration of the most captivating, heart-warming and unforgettable songs that have graced both stage and screen. Get ready for an intoxicating evening as the Halle rolls out the red carpet for not...
Hacienda Classical
Saturday 13 July 2024
Hacienda Classical makes its record-breaking eight Castlefield Bowl homecoming with Graeme Park, Manchester Camerata and special guests, including David Morales alongside Peter Hook on the DJ line-up. Performing orchestral renditions of muc...
Altrincham & Sale Choral Societies - Dream of Gerontius
Saturday 13 July 2024
Altrincham and Sale Choral societies join forces with the Manchester Philharmonia Orchestra in celebration of Steven Roberts 30 years as Conductor of ACS in what is widely regarded as Elgar's finest choral work The Dream of Gerontius. ACS...
Candlelight - A Tribute to Taylor Swift
Friday 19 July 2024
Enjoy some of the best Taylor Swift songs of all time like never before! Surrounded by the gentle glow of candlelight, you'll listen to a string quartet's rendition of top hits by Taylor Swift. Be ready to rediscover Taylor's catalogue of h...
The Untold Orchestra - Summer Of Soul
Thursday 25 July 2024
Joined by guest vocalists, Nicole Battick and Dija Bhlue, the Untold Orchestra perform all your favourite soul classics. Expect your favourite hits from artists such as Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations and more. Manchester'...
The Untold Orchestra - Daft Punk Performed Live by an Orchestra
Thursday 25 July 2024
Experience Daft Punk like never before, performed by a 12-piece orchestra. Daft Punk's signature fusion of house music with electro, funk, rock and synthpop gave rise to its own musical movement, and catapulted dance music into popular cul...
Hallé - Disco Dynamite
Saturday 27 July 2024
Follow the call of the disco ball and join Stephen Bell, the Halle and four sensational singers for this dazzling devotion to disco. It's time to put on your dancing shoes, step out onto the illuminated dance floor and boogie under the mirr...
Jonathan Scott
Monday 29 July - Tuesday 12 November 2024
Epic orchestral masterpieces as you've never heard them before! Jonathan Scott uses all the resources of the Bridgewater Hall concert organ to create the full sounds and expression of a symphony orchestra using 5,500 pipes, two hands and tw...
The National Youth Orchestra
Wednesday 7 August 2024
FREE FOR UNDER 19s. Feel the sound, free your spirit with this fearless performance by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain with conductor Andrew Gourlay, where hundreds of teenagers passionately share their love of music Hear ...
Candlelight - A Tribute to Queen
Saturday 10 August 2024
Enjoy a beautifully unique classical music performance with a twist. Walk into emblematic surroundings where the walls will be flickering with candlelight to create a magical atmosphere. The best local musicians will be playing a tribute to...
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse - Live In Concert
Tuesday 3 September 2024
Following on from sold out shows throughout the world for Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse - Live In Concert in 2023, the second chapter of the Oscar-winning Spider-Verse saga: Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse makes its debut tour....
BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Live - Jamie Cullum & BBC Concert Orchestra
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
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...
BBC Radio 2 Piano Room Live - Katie Melua & BBC Concert Orchestra
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...
Burbage Brass Band
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
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...
Manchester Camerata - Mozart, Made in 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
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
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
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...
Alice Zawadzki, Fred Thomas & Misha Mullov-Abbado
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
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
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
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 Pyramid Players - Stockport's Light Orchestra
Sunday 29 September 2024
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...
Billy Lockett
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
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
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...
