Music - December 10 onwards

Feb 2 2010 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

MUSIC

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4

CHESTER: Lincoln Cathedral organist Colin Walsh gives the lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

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.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6

CHESTER: Chester Ladies' Choir in concert with the Harmonettes at St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Parkgate Road, at 7.30pm in aid of church restoration. Admission £6.50.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko with soloist Kum Woo Paik (piano), perform works by Hindemith, Bartok and Rachmaninov, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Grammy Award-winning singer Mariza returns to captivate audiences with her personal take on fado, the breathtakingly lyrical and melancholic music of Portugal at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £25, £22. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WREXHAM: A Choral Day in Glyndwr William Aston Hall from 11am-5pm, directed by Peter Broadbent, conductor of the Joyful Company of Singers. Contact Jacqui Blore at Wrexham Parish Office, Email admin@wrexhamparish.org.uk to reserve a place. Advance booking essential.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7

MANCHESTER: SingLive Northwest presents Sing The Movie Musicals at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50-£12.50. 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.

LIVERPOOL: Ensemble 10/10 concert, conducted by Clark Rundell and featuring new works by Emily Howard, Ailis Ni Rain and Gary Carpenter at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: Soundnetwork presents Binary Jam 014: Alexander’s Annexe (featuring Mira Calix) plus guests - eclectic night of new music - Alexander’s Annexe use the piano as source material for their electro-acoustic soundscapes at The Bluecoat, School Lane, from 7.30-10.30pm. Tickets £5. Ring 0151 702 5324.

MANCHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring Francesco Piemontesi (piano) performing works by Mozart, Schubert and Liszt at the Bridgewater Hall at 1.10pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11

CHESTER: The lunchtime organ recital at 1.10pm in Chester Cathedral will be given by the assistant director of music, Ian Roberts. Retiring collection.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Joanna MacGregor (piano) with soloist Andy Sheppard (saxophones), performs works by Bach, Dowland/MacGregor and Piazzolla, 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.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12

MANCHESTER: Raymond Gubbay presents Valentine's at the Musicals featuring the Manchester Concert Orchestra, conducted by John Rigby with the Capital Voices Choir and BBC TV stars Jessie Buckley from I’d Do Anything and Daniel Boys from Any Dream Will Do at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37.50-£21. 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, FEBRUARY 13

CHESTER: Tisley Church Singers lead choral evensong in Chester Cathedral at 4.15pm.

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.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Carl Davis with soloist Natasha Marsh, presents Love Notes featuring music by Tchaikovsky, Debussy and Prokofiev as well as music from the movies including Titanic and West Side Story, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£15. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LLANDUDNO: Czech National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Petr Altrichter with soloist Charlie Siem (violin), perform works by Schubert, Bruch and Dvorak, at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £24-£12. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

SALFORD: Raga Jyoti’s Divinity - artistic director and composer Rakesh Joshi presents a collaboration between Indian musicians of the Raga Jyoti and Western musicians from the Hallé Youth Orchestra featuring colourful projection about India plus divine chants in Sanskrit, the ancient language of India, at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 7pm. Tickets £12. Visit www.thelowry.com or ring 0870 111 2000.

WARRINGTON: Manchester Camerata presents a Valentine’s Day concert at the Parr Hall, Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £15.50, £13.50. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

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.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16

CREWE: Juice Vocal Ensemble perform an incredible mix of sounds from Central African inspired riffs to vocal percussion at Axis Arts Centre, Crewe Green Road, at 7.30pm. Tickets £7, concessions £4.50. Ring 0161 247 5302.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko with soloists Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) and James Clark (violin), perform works by Tippett, Grieg and Vaughan Williams, 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 The Elias String Quartet performing works by Schubert and Britten at the Bridgewater Hall at 1.10pm. Tickets £8, concessions £6. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18

LIVERPOOL: Cerberus Trio perform works by Nino Rota, Mark Anthony Turnage and Rachmaninov in a lunchtime concert 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 soloists Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano) and James Clark (violin), perform works by Tippett, Grieg and Vaughan Williams, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

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.

FRIDAY, APRIL 16

STOKE-ON-TRENT: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Nicholas Kraemer with soloist Richard Watkins (horn), perform works by Hayden, Mozart and Beethoven at the Victoria Hall at 8pm. Tickets £27.50-£12. Ring 0844 871 7627 or visit www.ambassadortickets.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda, perform works by David Matthews 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 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.

SUNDAY, MAY 2

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic and the Halle, conducted by Sir Mark Elder with soloist Olivier Latry (organ), the Halle Choir, Halle Children’s Choir and the City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus, perform works by Olivier Latry and Mahler at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £31-£9. 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.

FRIDAY, MAY 7

MANCHESTER: BBC Philharmonic and the Halle, conducted by Gunther Herbig with soloist Shai Wosner (piano), perform works by Shostakovich and Mozart at the Bridgewater Hall at 7pm. Tickets £31-£9. 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.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12

MANCHESTER: Sir James Galway (flute) is joined by Lady Jeannie Galway (flute) and Michael McHale (piano) to perform works by Debussy, Taffanel, Bazzini and more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £29-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

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.

FRIDAY, MAY 21

MANCHESTER: Organist Cameron Carpenter in concert at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £15. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, JUNE 3

MANCHESTER: The Academy of Ancient Music, with musical director Pavel Beznosiuk (violin) and soloist Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), perform works by Vivaldi, Purcell and Handel at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £29-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

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.