CLASSICAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
CLASSICAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Classical Concerts in Manchester
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Christmas
Manchester Cathedral
Tue 24 - Sat 28 Dec 2024
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral
Sat 25 Jan - Sat 21 Jun 2025
We Call it Ballet - Sleeping Beauty in a Dazzling Light Show
The Stoller Hall
Fri 10 - Thu 16 Jan 2025
The Holiday In Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 23 December 2024
The beloved Christmas film The Holiday will be presented live in concert this winter, featuring its magical musical score performed live to the film by a full concert orchestra. A Universal Pictures production, The Holiday stars Cameron...Jonathan Cohen - Christmas Carol Singalong
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tuesday 24 December 2024
Sing your heart out as irrepressible showman Jonathan Cohen returns to lead you through another fun-filled extravaganza of his most-loved carols and all time Christmas hits with guest singer Louise Dearman. This festive favourite from Raym...The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Christmas
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Tuesday 24 - Friday 27 December 2024
Celebrate Christmas with the outstanding musicians of the Piccadilly Sinfonietta performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons, by candlelight. ProgrammePachelbel - Canon in DBach - Jesu JoyCorelli - Christmas ConcertoMozart Piano concerto in C maj, K4...The Music of Hans Zimmer vs John Williams
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 27 December 2024
An epic concert celebrating the very best epic scores from two of the greatest film composers of all time. Includes music from: GladiatorSupermanMan of SteelHarry PotterInceptionJurassic ParkThe Dark Knight RisesPirates of the CaribbeanHook...Warren Mailley-Smith - Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Friday 27 December 2024 - Saturday 21 June 2025
The perfect option for first-time classical concert goers, spectacular British concert panist Warren Mailley-Smith performs a selection of sensational works for solo piano, including Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27, No. ...The Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 28 December 2024
The sensational Glenn Miller Orchestra swings you back in time playing Glenn Miller's own arrangements of favourite wartime chart toppers and hits from the forties directed by legendary band leader Ray McVay. Featuring: Pennsylvania 6-5000,...London Concertante - Christmas at the Movies by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 28 December 2024
Join London Concertante as they celebrate the festive season through the magical world of Christmas movies. Immerse yourself in snowy adventures, comical catastrophes, true love and the joy of family - relive all of your favourite cinematic...London Concertante - Christmas Baroque by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 28 December 2024
Celebrate Christmas with London Concertante as we perform a programme of stunning Christmas-themed Baroque works. Programme Corelli - Christmas Concerto Handel - Messiah Overture Torelli - Christmas Concerto Bach - Violin Concerto in A...The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Christmas
St Ann's Church, Manchester
Saturday 28 December 2024
Celebrate Christmas with the outstanding musicians of the Piccadilly Sinfonietta performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons, by candlelight. ProgrammePachelbel - Canon in DBach - Jesu JoyCorelli - Christmas ConcertoMozart Piano concerto in C maj, K4...The Hallé - The Music of Queen
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 29 December 2024
Don't stop us now, we're having such a good time, we're having a ball! Join conductor Stephen Bell, the full forces of the Halle orchestra and fantastic vocalists Nicole Raquel Dennis, Alice Fearn, Alex Gaumond and Liam Tamne as they perfo...Lottery Winners & The Untold Orchestra
Manchester Academy, Manchester
Sunday 29 December 2024
Born in Salford and raised on romance, unstoppable indie-pop four-piece The Lottery Winners blend fizzing anthems and momentous guitar pop melodies with a humorous and wistful lyricism. The band has built an extensive and loyal fanbase thro...London Concertante - Viennese Christmas Spectacular
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Sunday 29 December 2024
Tchaikovsky's elegant Nutcracker Suite leads on from Brahms' serious Hungarian Dance No.5, before Strauss II introduces us to the boundless exuberance of the Polish March in his Trisch-Trasch Polka. In the concert's penultimate work Tchaiko...The Hallé - Viennese New Year
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 4 January 2025
Welcome in the New Year with an afternoon of joyous music full of Viennese charm. Conductor Eduardo Strausser and the Halle are joined by enchanting soprano Alexandra Lowe for a whirl around the ballrooms of Vienna in this traditional New Y...Candlelight - A Tribute to Oasis
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Friday 10 January - Friday 28 February 2025
Discover the music of Manchester legends Oasis performed by violin under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...Candlelight - A Tribute to Queen and ABBA
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester
Friday 10 January - Friday 28 February 2025
Discover the music of Queen and ABBA performed by a string orchestra at this awe-inspiring location. ...
We Call it Ballet - Sleeping Beauty in a Dazzling Light Show
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Friday 10 - Thursday 16 January 2025
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...Candlelight - A Tribute to Coldplay on Strings
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 11 January 2025
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 ...The Hallé & RNCM Students - Side-by-Side
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 11 January 2025
A remarkable opening to the RNCM Strings Festival sees RNCM students join The Halle in a side-by-side performance that blends time-honoured repertoire with the excitement of a shared musical journey. The Halle, then under Hans Richter, orig...RNCM Young Strings
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 12 January 2025
Young Strings is one of RNCM's Junior Programmes. String players aged 6 to 13 years attend weekly classes to develop their string playing, musicianship and creativity. Two of their ensembles are delighted to be showcasing some of their lear...Domonkos Csabay
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Monday 13 January 2025
Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society present Domonkos Csabay, a UK-based Hungarian concert pianist, chamber musician and accompanist. He is currently a collaborative piano fellow at the Royal College of Music, London, studied with Andras Kem...RNCM Monday Lunchtime Showcase
RNCM, Manchester
Monday 13 January - Monday 31 March 2025
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...The Hallé - Mahler's Resurrection Symphony
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 16 January 2025
Dame Sarah Connolly DBE and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, 2021's BBC Cardiff Singer of the World, lend their voices to this performance of Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony. Mahler's Second Symphony was one of his most successful works durin...German National Youth Orchestra & Wayne Marshall
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 17 January 2025
Germany's brightest young orchestra, Bundesjugendorchesters, joins the Mancunian conductor, pianist and all-round phenomenon Wayne Marshall in in the work that invented American classical music: George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. From th...Candlelight - A Tribute to Celine Dion
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
Discover the music of Celine Dion at Manchester Cathedral performed by a string quartet under the gentle glow of candlelight at this awe-inspiring location. ...Candlelight - The Eras Tribute
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 18 January 2025
Discover the music of Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Paramore and Gayle performed by a string orchestra under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...Candlelit Sound Bath and Meditation Experience
The Life Centre, Manchester
Saturday 18 January - Saturday 15 February 2025
This enchanting candlelit sound bath meditation offers you the chance to relax and heal the mind, release tension, open blocked energy channels, and generate new vibrational frequencies. Release that which no longer serves you, cultivate ...Manchester Camerata & Daniel Pioro - Vivaldi's Four Seasons
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 19 January 2025
A project a lifetime in the making. Manchester Camerata's Artistic Partner, Daniel Pioro, has been borderline obsessed with Vivialdi's iconic Four Seasons since he was a boy. So much so that in 2023, he managed to convince his friend, the a...Manchester Camerata & Daniel Pioro - Vivaldi's Four Seasons
The Monastery, Manchester
Sunday 19 January 2025
A project a lifetime in the making. Manchester Camerata's Artistic Partner, Daniel Pioro, has been borderline obsessed with Vivialdi's iconic Four Seasons since he was a boy. So much so that in 2023, he managed to convince his friend, the a...The Royal Opera - The Tales of Hoffmann (12A)
HOME, Manchester
Tuesday 21 January 2025
The Royal Ballet and Opera returns to the big screen for its Cinema Season 2024/25 with Offenbach's dream-like opera. Through the haze of the years, a poet remembers the women he loved. But when it comes to matters of the heart, nothing i...RNCM Opera Scenes
RNCM, Manchester
Wednesday 22 - Friday 31 January 2025
FREE EVENT. RNCM vocal and conducting students present excerpts from some of opera's greatest moments in this free series of staged scenes. A perfect way to feed your curiosity! Click on tickets link for the perfromers and excerpts presente...
Peter Moore Trio
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Wednesday 22 January 2025
Trombonist Peter Moore is joined by mezzo-soprano Anna Huntley and pianist Michael McHale to perform their own arrangement of music by Schumann, Schubert and more, followed by a set of lighter works by Novello, Kurt Weil, and Manning Sherwi...The Hallé - Tchaikovsky's Fateful Fourth
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 23 - Sunday 26 January 2025
Roderick Cox - a 'trailblazer... a conductor who will be amongst the vanguard' (Minnesota Star Tribune) conducts Tchaikovsky's fateful Fourth Symphony. After Christopher Cerrone's The Insects Became Magnetic - a piece first prompted by th...Foden's Band
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 24 January 2025
The National Champion Band of Great Britain, the Sandbach brass band, who maintain a world class reputation for providing quality entertainment in the field of brass music with a traditional and unique style, perform as part of RNCM Brass B...The Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Manchester Cathedral, Manchester
Saturday 25 January - 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...Candlelight - A Tribute to Queen
Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
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...Black Dyke Band
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
Performing part of The RNCM Brass Band Festival, the world famous Bradford band boast a heritage stretching back to 1855. William Byrd and John Bull arr Howarth Music from the Elizabethan Court i. The Earle of Oxford's Marche (William Byr...Tredegar Town Band
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
One of most famous brass bands in the UK a seen on Britain's Got Talent, the BBC Proms and in the BAFTA winning film 'Pride', the 2019 Welsh Champions and Double British Open Champions, perform at the RNCM Brass Band. Benjamin Britten arr ...Candlelight - A Tribute to Coldplay and Ed Sheeran
Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
Discover the music of Coldplay and Ed Sheeran performed by a string quartet at this awe-inspiring location under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...Junior RNCM Brass Band
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 25 January 2025
A free concert from the Junior RNCM Brass Band as part of the RNCM Brass Band Festival. Junior RNCM is a vibrant community of gifted young musicians aged 8 to 18 who come together to develop their talent at the Royal Northern College of Mus...The Magic Hat
Todmorden Town Hall, Todmorden
Saturday 25 January 2025
Our ever popular family concert is back, hosted by presenter Ruth Rosales. With fun for all the family and music from Harry Potter, The Sorcerer?s Apprentice and much more??I want to pick an orchestral instrument to play because the orchest...Cory Band
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 26 January 2025
2022 European and Welsh National Champions, the famous brass band from the Rhondda Valley in South Wales perform as part of the RNCM Brass Band Festival. Dean Goffin Rhapsodic Variations - My Strength, My TowerJ Wilfred Heaton Air Varie -...RNCM Brass Band
RNCM, Manchester
Sunday 26 January 2025
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...London Symphonic Rock Orchestra
Lowry, Salford
Thursday 30 January 2025
Boundary breaking pioneers fusing the omnipotent power of the orchestra with innovative technology the raucous rebellion of rock, London Symphonic Rock Orchestra deliver iconic rock hits in the most spectacular way.A collective of 12 ...Pierre-Laurent Aimard
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Thursday 30 January 2025
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, one of the world's greatest living pianists, climbs the Everest of solo keyboard repertoire: Book II of Johann Sebastian Bach's towering tour de force. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier consists of two sets of 24 prelude...The Hallé - Game On
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Saturday 1 February 2025
A mesmerising celebration of symphonic game music. Witness the return of awesome symphonic game music from the Halle. The epic universes of The Witcher 3, World of Warcraft, Ori, The Elder Scrolls, Assassin's Creed, Guild Wars 2, BioShock a...
John Wilson Piano Spectacular
RNCM, Manchester
Saturday 1 February 2025
Internationally renowned pianists, including esteemed RNCM alumni, unite on stage with no fewer than eight grand pianos in the Concert Hall to raise funds for the John Wilson Fellowship in Accompaniment. This special evening features RNCM l...The Hallé & Hallé Youth Orchestra - Side-By-Side
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Sunday 2 February 2025
Two generations of Halle musicians join forces to perform a dramatic duo of pieces, each offering a contrasting view of the afterlife. Director of the Halle Youth Orchestra, Euan Shields will guide the combined forces of talent and experien...Darya Dadvar
The Stoller Hall, Manchester
Thursday 6 February 2025
An enchanting evening with the internationally renowned soprano, Darya Dadvar, as she graces the stage. Known for her captivating voice and unique fusion of classical, traditional Persian, and contemporary music, Darya takes her audience on...Avatar - The Last Airbender in Concert
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Friday 7 February 2025
Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert presents a live orchestral rendition of the series' iconic soundtrack, paired with a two-hour special recap of the animated series' three seasons displayed on a full-size cinema screen. The projection ...Manchester Collective - Hidden Mechanisms
RNCM, Manchester
Friday 7 February 2025
Intimate, personal and intricate: chamber music has always invited a close-knit chemistry, in which you can hear every bow and breath. If chamber performances originally took place in homes, then the perfect setting for The Big House woul...Candlelight - A Tribute to Taylor Swift
