CLASSICAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
CLASSICAL CONCERTS IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Classical Concerts in Manchester
Sat 17 May 2025 - Fri 23 Jan 2026
Katia & Marielle Labèque
Tuesday 8 April 2025
The magnificent Labeque sisters return with a typically enthralling two-piano programme. From Bayonne in France, in the Northern Basque Country, Katia and Marielle Labeque 'have transformed the piano duo', in the words of the New York Time...
The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour
Tuesday 8 - Thursday 24 April 2025
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...
Hallé - Shostakovich's Symphony No.5
Thursday 10 - Sunday 13 April 2025
Kahchun Wong and the Halle first met in a thrilling performance of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony - see the magic that started their journey together. Much of Shostakovich's extraordinary output was profoundly marked by politics and the judg...
Gabrielė Sutkutė
Thursday 10 April 2025
Lithuanian pianist Gabriele Sutkute has already established herself as a musician of strong temperament and "excellent precision and musicality". She has given many concerts and performed in numerous festivals throughout Europe, and appeare...
Candlelight - The Best of Britpop
Friday 11 April 2025
Discover the music of Britpop featuring the songs of Oasis, Blur and more performed by a string orchestra under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inpsiring location. ...
BBC Philharmonic - Mahler Symphony No 9
Saturday 12 April 2025
As Gustav Mahler began his Ninth Symphony, he was fully aware of its portent. Like Beethoven, Schubert and Bruckner before him, his Ninth was to be the last he finished. Mahler knew about his heart defect which would prove fatal. This most ...
Mystery Ensemble - Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams
Sunday 13 April 2025
The Miyazaki Dreams concert is an immersion in the fabulous atmosphere of the films of the world-famous Japanese director and Oscar winner Hayao Miyazaki. Mystery Ensemble has collected magical music from his cartoons and compositions inspi...
April Sunday Coffee Concert
Sunday 13 April 2025
Welcome to the 12th season of Coffee Concerts, with members of the Hall?, at Spring Bank Arts. We?re delighted to welcome back many familiar faces, and some new players with a series of three concerts of music ranging from Haydn, Beethoven ...
How To Train Your Dragon In Concert
Tuesday 15 April 2025
How To Train Your Dragon - In Concert features the acclaimed film presented in HD, with composer John Powell's Academy Award-nominated score performed live to picture by the International Film Orchestra in a thrilling experience for all age...
Hallé Rush Hour - Beethoven's Fifth
Thursday 17 April 2025
Beethoven?s thundering Fifth Symphony closes the programme. Also known as ?The Fate Symphony ? ?that instantly-recognisable opening motif was characterised by the composer himself as fate literally knocking at the door ? it is one of the mo...
The National Youth Orchestra
Friday 18 April 2025
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 ...
PlayStation: The Concert
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Prepare for a truly groundbreaking live music event that blends the awe-inspiring music from PlayStation's most iconic games with cutting-edge visuals and the latest in production technology A troupe of virtuous soloists will bring the musi...
Jonathan Scott
Tuesday 22 April - Monday 7 July 2025
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...
Andrea Bocelli
Friday 25 April 2025
Andrea Angel Bocelli is one of the world's greatest singing talents. Best known for blending of opera and pop music, his rich and unique voice has been known to bring audiences to tears. Born in a village in Tuscany, Bocelli started piano l...
Manchester Collective x Clark x Melanie Lane - Refractions
Friday 25 April 2025
What if everything that came from the past was influenced by the future? Enter a musical time warp where sound resonates across the ages. Manchester Collective team up with electronic musician Clark and choreographer Melanie Lane for a grou...
Candlelight - A Tribute to Oasis
Saturday 26 April - Thursday 15 May 2025
Discover the music of Manchester legends Oasis performed by violin under the gentle glow of candlelight in this awe-inspiring location. ...
Candlelight - Rings & Dragons
Saturday 26 April 2025
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...
Candlelight - Best of Ridley Scott
Saturday 26 April 2025
Discover the music from Ridley Scott's film performed under the gentle glow of candlelight by a string quartet in this awe-inspiring location. ...
London Concertante - Radiohead by Candlelight
Sunday 27 April 2025
Step into an evening of candlelit excitement with London Concertante, with some of the best tracks from Radiohead albums performed by the fabulous ensemble. UK-based chamber orchestra, London Concertante, will be performing in the majestic ...
Aled Jones
Tuesday 29 April 2025
Prepare to hear the original, classical crossover star as you've never heard him before. He was the boy treble who captivated the world with his angelic voice, selling over seven million albums. His recording of Walking in the Air, from ...
Alexandra Whittingham & Elodie Chousmer-Howelles
Thursday 1 May 2025
Recognised by The Guardian as "a young 21st-century virtuoso", guitarist Alexandra Whittingham's creative spirit is reshaping classical music and defying conventions. Alexandra began her studies at Chetham's School of Music at the age of el...
Aakash Odedra Company - Songs of the Bulbul
Tuesday 6 May 2025
Leicester's award-winning international dance company Aakash Odedra unites with musical greats, Abi Sampa, Sarthak Kalyani, Rushil Ranjan and forty of Manchester Camerata's musicians for a unique live orchestral performance of Songs ...
Opera della Luna - The Mikado
Thursday 8 - Saturday 10 May 2025
Opera della Luna's 30th Anniversary celebrations continue with a revival of the company's legendary production of The Mikado, its most colourful and popular production ever. This astonishing and inventive company have achieved nation-wide r...
Federico Albanese
Thursday 8 May 2025
Between before and now; between reality and imagination; between memory and remembering. Berlin-based Italian composer and pianist Federico Albanese captures and inhabits these moments and passages of time. Each exquisitely rendered fusion...
Q The Music - James Bond Concert Spectacular
Sunday 11 May 2025
Celebrating 20+ years as the original pioneering Bond concert, known for stirring emotional and adrenaline-fueled performances, mixed with superb musicianship and flair. Indeed, every fan club around the world recognises them as the finest ...
Tony Ann
Sunday 11 May 2025
Tony Ann is a virtuoso solo pianist from Canada who seamlessly blends contemporary and classical styles. As a harmony connoisseur, Tony pushes the limits of neoclassical and popular music, crafting emotionally rich compositions using the fu...
Candlelight - A Tribute to Adele
Thursday 15 May 2025
Whether you're looking for a beautifully unique concert or a romantic candlelit evening, this music experience is for you. The performance will feature incredible tributes to Adele's greatest songs, played by an all-female, electric-acousti...
Jess Gillam Trio
Thursday 15 May 2025
Cumbrian Royal Northern College of Music-alumni Jess Gillam is celebrated as a leading figure of the saxophone. With her electrifying performances, vibrant stage presence and magnetic personality, the 'uniquely mercurial' (The Times) Jess ...
Candlelight - A Tribute to ABBA
Friday 16 May 2025
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations never before used for this purpose in Manchester. Buy your tickets now to discover the music of ABBA at Manchester Cathedral under t...
Beyond the Barricade
Saturday 17 May 2025
Beyond the Barricade, the UK's longest running Musical Theatre Concert Tour, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2024. Join the cast for two hours of the best of Broadway and the West End, featuring the songs that have made audiences ret...
McLachlan Piano Duo
Saturday 17 May 2025
Spring Bank Arts are delighted to welcome siblings Rose and Matthew McLachlan to perform as part of the annual piano weekend. Both alumni of Chetham?s School of Music and now in their final years of study in London, Rose and Matthew are alr...
May Sunday Coffee Concert
Sunday 18 May 2025
Welcome to the 12th season of Coffee Concerts, with members of the Hall?, at Spring Bank Arts. We?re delighted to welcome back many familiar faces, and some new players with a series of three concerts of music ranging from Haydn, Beethoven ...
Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra
Monday 19 May 2025
One of the most exciting orchestras in Southeast Asia, the Philippine Philharmonic from Manila, who in recent years have been impressing audiences and critics across the world, come to Europe. This programme is a celebration of unforgetta...
London Concertante - Vivaldi's Four Seasons & The Lark Ascending
Friday 23 May 2025
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 Piccadilly Sinfonietta - Vivaldi's Four Seasons by Candlelight
Friday 23 May - 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...
Manchester Camerata - Mozart Made in Manchester
Friday 23 May 2025
Manchester Camerata and Chetham's School of Music have embarked on a multi-year collaborative project to perform and record all of Mozart's piano concertos, bringing together eminent pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Camerata Music Director,...
G4
Wednesday 28 May 2025
The ultimate celebration of Musical Theatre. Following on from their critically-acclaimed 20th Anniversary album and tour, The UK's No1 vocal harmony quartet and original X Factor stars, G4, now unleash their unique trademark sound on t...
Toot! A Magical Musical Adventure
Thursday 29 May 2025
Perfect for kids ages 4-9, this action-packed concert brings the stage to life with creativity, imagination, and plenty of surprises. In this thrilling 40-minute family concert, originally devised by the 2023 MishMash Ensemble, five playful...
Romantic Spanish Guitar Recital
Saturday 31 May 2025
An international guitar virtuoso Galina Vale presents a spectacular guitar concert for all ages. Enjoy a colourful concert of classical, flamenco and folk guitar music from Spain, Latin America, Eastern Europe and beyond. A classically-trai...
RNCM Opera Scenes
Thursday 5 - Thursday 19 June 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...
Sing With The Hallé - Be in the Audience
Saturday 7 June 2025
Hear the Halle Choir and a huge chorus of singers for this very special performance of Mozart's Requiem. Following a full day of rehearsals with the Halle's exceptional Choral Director, Matthew Hamilton, the massed singers, alongside the Ha...
Sing With The Hallé - Be in the Choir
Saturday 7 June 2025
Experience the thrill of singing alongside one of the world's most renowned choirs and orchestras in a full day of inspiring choral music. Everyone is welcome and no previous experience is required! You will have the joy of singing one o...
Marvel Studios' Infinity Saga Concert Experience
Sunday 8 June 2025
Join the Novello Orchestra for a new Marvel Studios film concert that takes fans on an epic cinematic journey covering twenty-three films in one momentous concert experience. Embark on a thrilling and unprecedented live concert journey th...
RNCM Brass Band
Thursday 12 June 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...
A Concord of Sweet Sounds
Friday 13 June 2025
An evening of magnificent music inspired by the words of Shakespeare. 'Atticus Arts' has put together a wonderful show of Classical Music and theatre from renowned composers including Beach, Dring, Gounod, Purcell and Quilter exploring stor...
Q The Music - James Bond Concert Spectacular
Saturday 14 June 2025
Celebrating 20+ years as the original pioneering Bond concert, known for stirring emotional and adrenaline-fueled performances, mixed with superb musicianship and flair. Indeed, every fan club around the world recognises them as the finest ...
Candlelight - Tribute to Sherlock Holmes
Saturday 14 June 2025
The game is afoot with Candlelight: Tribute to Sherlock Holmes which invites you into a world of intrigue, where flickering candlelight casts long shadows and a haunting violin fills the air. As the melodies unfold, let your mind race thr...
London Concertante - A Night at the Opera
Sunday 15 June 2025
London Concertante present a sensational evening at the opera with an array of the finest opera arias and overtures, including works from Puccini, Verdi, Rossini, and Mozart - some of the best from Madame Butterfly, Turandot, Tosca, The Bar...
The Lost Music of Auschwitz
Sunday 15 June 2025
In the depths of Auschwitz, amid unimaginable cruelty, music echoed through the camp. Orchestras made up of prisoners were forced to entertain Nazi officers and accompany the grim march of captives to and from their labour. Yet, as Leo Gey...
