Music - January 14 onwards

Jan 10 2010 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

MUSIC

THURSDAY, JANUARY 14

CHESTER: Chester Cathedral Assistant Director of Music, Ian Roberts, plays music by Bach, Daquin, Cook, Langlais, Dubois and Edmundson, in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Cristian Mandeal with soloist John Lill (piano), performing works by Beethoven, Brahms and Mussorgsky at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko, performing works by Bach/Mahler, Rott and Mahler at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, perform works by Mahler and Kurt Schwertski at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 17

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Cristian Mandeal with soloist John Lill (piano), performing works by Beethoven, Brahms and Mussorgsky at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WIRRAL: Festival of Hope concert featuring Rhys Meirion (tenor) at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko with soloist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), performing works by Bizet, Ravel and Berlioz at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring Jennifer Pike (violin) performing works by Beethoven and Prokofiev at the Bridgewater Hall at 1.10pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 21

CHESTER: - Philip Rushforth plays Quantrième Symphony (Op 32) by Louis Vierne, in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

LIVERPOOL: Lunchtime concert featuring Jonathan Aasgaard (cello) and Ian Bukle (piano), performing works by Debussy, Poulenc, Ravel and Faure 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 Vasily Petrenko with soloist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet (piano), performing works by Bizet, Ravel and Berlioz at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Michael Schonwandt with soloist Nelson Goerner (piano), perform works by Glinka, Tchaikovsky and Brahms at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Carl davis with soloists Mairi Campbell (violin and vocals) and Michael Reid (bagpipes), present Highland Fling featuring music by Mendelssohn, Arnold and Maxwell Davies at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: A Night at The Opera with Alfie Boe featuring The Halle, conducted by Gareth Jones, perform works by Rossini, Donizetti, Mozart, Puccini, Gounod, Tchaikovsky and Verdi at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WIRRAL: Rhos Male Voice Choir in concert at the Gladstone Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Ring 0151 643 8757.

MONDAY, JANUARY 25

CHESTER: Burns Night with The Jill Fielding Band at The Yacht Inn, Parkgate Road, Woodbank from 8.30pm. Ring 01244 880216.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jun Markl, performing works by Mendelssohn and Schumann at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Markus Stenz with soloists Susan Gritton (soprano), Katarina Karneus (mezzo soprano) and the Halle Choir, perform works by Colin Matthews and Mahler at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 29

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Yutaka Sado with soloist Louis Lortie (piano), perform works by Britten, Ravel and Berlioz at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 30

CHESTER: Gwyl Gobaith concert in aid of Hope House Hospice featuring Rhys Meirion (tenor), David Kempster (baritone), Llyr Williams (piano), Piantel piano and harp duo, Cor Ysgol Glanaethwy and Ruthin Mixed Choir at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Visit www.chestercathedral.com or ring 01244 500959.

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.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 31

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jun Markl with soloist Nicholas Cox (clarinet), performing works by Mendelssohn and Debussy at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club meeting with the King’s School Chamber Orchestra, with music director Philip Robinson and head of strings Adrian Rushforth, perform a programme of orchestral music, plus quartets, trios and duets at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Club members free, non-members £4. Ring 0151 339 5219.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5

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

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Celebrity Concert featuring Emma Johnson (clarinet) and John Lenehan (piano), performing works by Debussy, Brahms, Shchedrin, Bliss, Elgar and Bernstein at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Reduced prices available. Ring 0151 339 7326.

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, FEBRUARY 13

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Vassily Sinaisky and HK Gruber, with soloist Karen Cargill (mezzo soprano) and the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Youth Chorus, perform works by Friedrich Cerha and Mahler at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15

MANCHESTER: Pianist Murray Perahia in concert at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £29-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21

CREWE: Manchester Camerata, featuring pianist Benjamin Frith and the Manchester Camerata Ensemble, perform works by Beethoven, Francaix, Poulenc and Mozart at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 3pm. Tickets £16-£13. Ring 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25

WREXHAM: Wrexham Youth Music Festival at Theatr Stiwt, Broad Street, at 9am. Visit www.stiwt.co.uk or ring 01978 841300.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26

WREXHAM: Wrexham Youth Music Festival at Theatr Stiwt, Broad Street, at 9am. Visit www.stiwt.co.uk or ring 01978 841300.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by HK Gruber, with soloist Hakan Hardenberger (trumpet), perform works by Weill, HK Gruber and Stravinsky at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WREXHAM: Wrexham Youth Music Festival Winners Concert at Theatr Stiwt, Broad Street, at 7pm. Visit www.stiwt.co.uk or ring 01978 841300.

MONDAY, MARCH 1

MANCHESTER: Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Jaap van Zweden with soloist Simon Trpceski (piano), perform works by Rachmaninov and Shostakovich at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club meeting featuring the Vale Royal String Orchestra, conducted by Tim Crooks with soloist Sophie Rosa (violin), performing works including Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £4. Reduced prices available. Ring 0151 339 5219.

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.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Celebrity Concert featuring the Sitkovetsky Piano Trio performing works by Haydn, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Reduced prices available. Ring 0151 339 7326.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Ludovic Morlot, with soloist Steven Osborne (piano), perform works by Stravinsky, Britten, Sibelius and Debussy at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. 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, MARCH 13

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Choir featuring soloists Joanne Dexter (soprano), Jeanette Ager (mezzo soprano), Oliver White (tenor) and Neil Baker (baritone) with the Liverpool Sinfonia, conducted by Graham Jordan Ellis, perform Dvorak’s Stabat Mater at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £16, £12, £6. Ring 01244 380347.

SUNDAY, MARCH 14

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra concert at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17

MANCHESTER: Organist Jonathan Scott performs works by Bach, Wagner, Durufle, Dupre and more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £12.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, MARCH 19

MANCHESTER: Percussionist Dame Evelyn Glennie, accompanied by pianist Philip Smith, performs works by Rzewski, Psatha, Vivaldi and others at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £29-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, MARCH 20

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Youth Choirs Spring Concert featuring the Youth Choir and Preludes, conducted by Helena Thomas and Katie Wilkes, performing a festival of Britten, folk songs and sacred songs at All Saints Church in Hoole Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Reduced prices available. Ring 01244 300717.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club presents An Evening in the Long Room at Eaton Park at 7.30pm. Club members £8, non-members £12, including buffet and wine. Bookings in advance on 0151 339 5219.

FRIDAY, MARCH 26

CREWE: Manchester Camerata, featuring pianist Martin Roscoe and the Manchester Camerata Ensemble, perform works by Chopin and Schubert at the Lyceum Theatre in Heath Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £16-£13. Ring 01270 537333 or visit www.lyceumtheatre.net.

SATURDAY, MARCH 27

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, perform works by Gregson and Mahler at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7

MANCHESTER: Musicians of the Globe present Shakespeare’s Musick, with musical director Philip Pickett, at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £26-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28

MANCHESTER: The King’s Singers present Friends, a programme which includes works by Byrd, Tallis, Gilbert & Sullivan, Lennon & McCartney and more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £29-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, MAY 6

MANCHESTER: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Pinchas Zukerman (violin), perform works by Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £39-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, MAY 8

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Choir, conducted by Graham Jordan Ellis with organist Simon Russell, perform works by Mendelssohn, Schubert, Vivaldi and others at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £12, £6. Reduced prices available. Ring 01244 300717.

SUNDAY, MAY 16

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra concert at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 10

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