What’s On - Music - October 15 onwards

Oct 13 2009 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

MUSIC

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15

CHESTER: Philip Rushforth plays music by Franck, Wood and Lemare, in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

LIVERPOOL: Lunchtime concert featuring The Trout Quintet performing Schubert’s Piano Quintet in A major at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 1pm. Tickets £6. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Krzysztok Urbanski with soloist Peter Jablonski (piano), perform works by Glazunov, Chopin, Kilar and Lutoslawski at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16

LIVERPOOL: The Guinness Liverpool Irish Festival presents an orchestral evening with The Celtic Tenors - Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson - with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Fergus Shell, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £35-£15. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: After Eight series presents British singer-songwriter Gwyneth Herbert in the Rodewald Suite at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 8.30pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring the European Union Baroque Orchestra, directed by Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) with soprano Anna Jobrant Dalnas and concert master Huw Daniel, performing works by Purcell and Handel at the Bridgewater Hall at 1.10pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

CHESTER: Sing for Pleasure, a choral workshop led by the highly acclaimed choral director John Daniel, in Caldy Valley Community Church, Caldy Valley Road, Great Boughton, registration at 1.30pm, singing from 2-5pm. Admission £5. Further details from NAC Group Chairman Brenda Harper on 01244 372822.

CHESTER: Chester Bach Singers, conducted by Martin Bussey with piano duo Graham Eccles and Jeffrey Makinson perform Brahms motets and German Requiem at the Wesley Methodist Church in St John Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £12.50. Ring 0151 677 3137.

CHESTER: Voices of the North, directed by Jolyon Dodgson, perform Monteverdi’s Mass for 4 Voices and Schutz’ Der Schwanengesang at St John’s Church in Vicars Lane at 7.30pm. Tickets £10, concessions £8. Ring 01829 740246.

LIVERPOOL: After Eight series presents English folk musician and singer Jackie Oates in the Rodewald Suite at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 8.30pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Sir Mark Elder with soloists Mary Mills (soprano), Susan Bickley (mezzo soprano), John Hudson (tenor), Iain Paterson (bass baritone) and the Halle Choir, performing Elgar’s The Kingdom at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WARRINGTON: Noth Cheshire Wind Orchestra presents a programme for autumn featuring works by Mendelssohn, Wagner and Holst alongside three contemporary works at the Pyramid, Palmyra Square, at 7.30pm. Tickets £8-£3. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18

LIVERPOOL: Family concert Teddy Bear’s Picnic...We’re Going On A Bear Hunt, presented by Dave Benson Phillips, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 2.30pm. Tickets £12-£7, children £5. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Raymond Gubbay presents A Night at the Oscars, featuring the Manchester Concert Orchestra, conducted by David Arnold, featuring music from some of the most famous films of all time at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £33.50-£18.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

NORTHWICH: Matt Munro Junior in concert at the Memorial Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £17.50, £15.50. Ring 01606 867539 or visit www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20

CHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring pianist Chris Illingworth at 12.45pm. Tickets £2.

LIVERPOOL: The Guinness Liverpool Irish Festival presents the Sharon Shannon Big Band with special guests Damien Dempsey and Camille O’Sullivan at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £28-£20. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Pianist Freddy Kempf performs works by Rachmaninov, Chopin, Liszt and Wagner at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £26-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

STOKE-ON-TRENT: The Waltz King - a romantic picturesque presentation of Viennese life as seen through the eyes of the Strauss family at Victoria Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £21-£17. Ring 0844 871 7649 or ring www.ambassadortickets.com/stoke.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

LIVERPOOL: Ensemble 10/10, conducted by Clark Rundell, perform works by John Adams, Stravinsky, Louis Johnson, Morton Feldman and Lou Harrison at The Cornerstone, Hope at Everton at 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain in concert at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £22.50-£17.50. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Lunchtime recital by Sadie Fields (violin) and Simon lane (piano) performing works by Mozart and Franck at the Bridgewater Hall at 1.10pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Markus Stenz with soloist Viviane Hagner (violin), perform works by Mendelssohn, Brahms and Mozart at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22

CHESTER: Andrew Millinchip, Head of Music at the Grange School, Hartford, plays music by Bach and Elgar in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

LIVERPOOL: Bryn Terfel presents a recital of songs with piano at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £50-£20. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Markus Stenz with soloist Viviane Hagner (violin), perform works by Mendelssohn, Brahms and Mozart at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WIRRAL: John O’Connell, former member of Liverpool band Groundpigs, in concert at the Gladstone Theatre in Port Sunlight at 7.30pm. Tickets £12, concessions £10. Ring 0151 643 8757 or visit www.gladstonetheatre.org.uk.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23

MANCHESTER: RAF in concert, presented by Alan Dedicoat and featuring Flying Officer Matthew Little and singer Emma Kershaw at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50-£13.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24

CHESTER: The massed male voices of the City of Chester Male Voice Choir, Dorset Police Male Voice Choir, Shrewsbury Male Voice Choir with soloist Ros Evans (soprano), in concert at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 349931 for details.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Shi-Yeon Sung with soloist Xuefei Yang (guitar), perform works by Bernstein, Stephen Goss and Bartok at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: The Guinness Liverpool Irish Festival presents Irish singer-songwriter Andy White at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 8.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado with soloist Alban Gerhardt (cello), perform works by Mendelssohn, Dvorak and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

RUNCORN: Highfield Male Voice Choir Celebrity Concert with guests Manchester Youth Soul Choir at The Brindley in High Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 adults, £4 children. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

RUNCORN: Rewire Unplugged Gig - a special ‘unplugged’ event showcasing bands from The Brindley’s under 18’s Rewire Workshops at The Brindley in High Street from 6.30-10pm. Tickets £3. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Markus Stenz with soloist Viviane Hagner (violin), perform works by Mendelssohn, Brahms and Mozart at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club holding An Evening of Music for clarinet, tenor and piano featuring Stewart Armstrong (tenor), John Gough (piano) and Karen Slack (clarinet) at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Club members free, non-members £4. Ring 0151 339 5219.

CREWE: The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, led by Chris Dean, at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £16.50, concessions £1 off. Ring 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

MANCHESTER: Violinist Nicola Benedetti with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jacub Hrusa, perform works by Martinu, Tchaikovsky and Dvorak at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko with soloist Baiba Skride (violin), perform works by Emily Howard, Sibelius and Prokofiev at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1

MANCHESTER: Bolton Symphony Orchestra, featuring soloists Peter Donohoe (piano) and Paul Gibson (baritone), perform works by Parry, Bliss and Walton at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £20-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club concert featuring Interludes performing an evening of Gilbert and Sullivan, with music director Margaret Holmes and presented by Tim Holmes, at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Club members free, non-members £4. Ring 0151 339 5219.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

STOKE-ON-TRENT: Stoke-on-Trent Festival presents the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ilan Volkov with soloist Janine Jansen (violin), perform works by Mendelssohn, Sibelius and Brahms at the Victoria Hall at 8pm. Tickets £27.50-£12. Ring 0844 871 7649 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com/stoke.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda with soloist James Ehnes (violin), perform works by Bartok and Rachmaninov at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Celebrity Concert featuring Paul Watkins (cello) and Huw Watkins (piano) performing works by Beethoven, Schumann, Prokofiev, Watkins and Rachmaninov at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0151 339 7326.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13

MANCHESTER: Tallis Scholars present Rose Without A Thorne, conducted by Peter Phillips, celebrating 500 years since Henry VIII’s accession to the throne of England, featuring music by Taverner, John Nesbett, Cornysh, Browne and White at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £29-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WREXHAM: Chamber Music at The Stiwt at The Stiwt in Broad Street, Rhos, at 7.30pm. Adults £10, concessions £8.50 concessions. Ring 01978 841300 or visit www.stiwt.co.uk.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14

WREXHAM: Cantorion Rhos in concert at The Stiwt in Broad Street at 7.30pm. Ring 01978 841300 or visit www.stiwt.co.uk.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Vassily Sinaisky with soloist Sergey Khachatryan (violin), perform works by Shostakovich, Brahms and Sibelius at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Choir presents An Evening With Mozart featuring pianist John Gough and soloists Denise Leigh (soprano), Katherine Allen (mezzo soprano), Michael Bracegirdle (tenor) and Simon Lobelson (baritone) plus the Liverpool Sinfonia, conducted by Graham Jordan Ellis, at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £16, £12, £6. Ring 01244 380347.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1

MANCHESTER: The Academy of St Martin in the Fields, featuring director Murray Perahia (piano), perform works by Bach and Mozart at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club concert featuring Yale College Wrexham choirs, band and soloists, directed by Tim Jones, at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Non-members £4. Ring 0151 339 5219.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, perform works by Dallapiccola and Tchaikovsky at the Bridgewater Hall at 7pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Celebrity Concert featuring the 18th Century Orchestra performing music by candlelight, with buffet and wine, featuring music by Purcell, Bach, Hellendaal, Bach, Charpentier, Clarke, Handel, Corelli and Stanley at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £15. Reduced prices available. Ring 0151 339 7326.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11

STOKE-ON-TRENT: Stoke-on-Trent Festival presents the BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda with soloist Tasmin Little (violin), perform works by Puccini, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky at the Victoria Hall at 8pm. Tickets £27.50-£12. Ring 0844 871 7649 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com/stoke.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Youth Choirs Christmas concert featuring the Youth Choir, Preludes, Alumni Choir, conducted by Helena Thomas and Katie Wilkes, at All Saints Church in Hoole at 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Ring 01244 300717.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 8

MANCHESTER: The Sixteen, conducted by Harry Christopher, present Celebrating Handel at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30

MANCHESTER: Eternal Blue Horizons - Exploring Mahler’s Song of the Earth - a day devoted to a work which achieve Mahler’s lifetime goal of a perfect synthesis of symphony and song, with a discussion session at 1.30pm (admission £10), BBC Radio 3’s Discovering Music at 5pm (free event) and Manchester Camerata, conducted by Douglas Boyd with soloists Jane Irwin (mezzo soprano) and Peter Wedd (tenor), performing the entire work plus music by Beethoven and Bushra El-Turk at 7.30 (£29-£10), all at the Bridgewater Hall. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12

WREXHAM: Chamber Music at The Stiwt at The Stiwt in Broad Street, Rhos, at 7.30pm. Adults £10, concessions £8.50 concessions. Ring 01978 841300 or visit www.stiwt.co.uk.

SATURDAY, MARCH 6

LIVERPOOL: Classical Spectacular featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at the Echo Arena. Tickets £36-£25.50. Ring 0844 8000 400 or visit www.accliverpool.com.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12

WREXHAM: Chamber Music at The Stiwt at The Stiwt in Broad Street, Rhos, at 7.30pm. Adults £10, concessions £8.50 concessions. Ring 01978 841300 or visit www.stiwt.co.uk.