Music - April 15 onwards

Apr 13 2010 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

MUSIC

THURSDAY, APRIL 15

CHESTER: Anthony Hammond, director of music at Cirencester Parish Church and one time organ scholar at Chester Cathedral, plays music by James Lyon, Howells and Tournemire, in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

LIVERPOOL: Lunchtime concert with Transfigured Night - James Clark (violin) and Jonathan Aasgaard (cello) - performing works by Mozart, Schoenberg and others 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 Robin Ticciati with soloist Christopher Maltman (baritone), perform works by Richard Strauss, Mahler and Brahms 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 Mario Venzago with soloist Valeriy Sokolov (violin), perform works by Strauss, Sibelius, Liszt and Schumann at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

RHYL: Kenyan Boys Choir in concert at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £14.50-£12.50. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.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 17

MANCHESTER: Milapfest - Music for the Mind and Soul presents Jayanthi Kumaresh (veena) and Patri Satishkumar (mridangam) at the Bridgewater Hall at 2pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Nick Davies with vocalists Jacqui Scott and David Shannon, present West End Spectacular at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MOLD: Guitarist Richard Durrant presents his multimedia show The Guitar Whisperer in the Clwyd Room at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 8pm. Tickets £11, concessions £9 Visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk or ring 0845 330 3565.

RHYL: Performing For Parkinsons - an evening of music by Faure, Vaughan Williams, Handel, Mathias, Elgar, Walton, Beethoven at the Pavilion Theatre at 7pm. Tickets £12, £10. Ring 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

RUNCORN: Highfield Male Voice Choir Spring Concert with guests Greenalls Brass Band at The Brindley, High Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 adults, £4 children. Ring 0151 907 8360 or visit www.thebrindley.org.uk.

WREXHAM: Nightingale House Hospice invites you to Come and Sing Faure's Requiem, directed by Mervyn Cousins in St Giles' Church. Choral workshop 1-4.30pm with the performance at 7.30pm. Singers £10, audience £5.

WREXHAM: Rotary Club Charity Concert featuring the Brymbo Male Voice Choir, mezzo soprano Judith Lambert and soloist Davi Chris, compered by Glyn Owens, at the William Aston Hall at Glyndwr University at 7pm. Tickets £12.50. In aid of the Welsh Air Ambulance and Combat Stress. Ring 01978 292015 or visit www.glyndwr.ac.uk/events.

SUNDAY, APRIL 18

CHESTER: St John’s Festival Orchestra, conducted by Alan Lees, perform works by Elgar and others at St John’s Church in Vicars lane at 7.30pm. Tickets £9, concessions £7. Ring 01244 880210.

LIVERPOOL: Food Glorious Food family concert featuring Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 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: We’ll Meet Again, a nostalgic journey with favourite hits from the Blitz, presented by June Whitfield with special guest singer Matt little, a tribute to The Andrews Sisters by The Swingcats, world champion dancers Chris Marques and Jaclyn Spencer, ukelele player Mark Walsh and the Manchester Concert Orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £35-£19.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

TUESDAY, APRIL 20

CHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring Emily Jeffcott (piano) at Wesley Methodist Church at 12.45pm. Ring 01244 379275. Retiring collection.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21

LIVERPOOL: Counter tenor Andreas Scholl and the Shield of Harmony Ensemble present a music theatre piece inspired by the Austrian poet, composer and traveller Oswald von Wolkenstein at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £25-£20. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski with soloist Francois-Frederic Guy (violin), perform works by Beethoven and Shostakovich at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, APRIL 22

CHESTER: London based organist Martin Singleton, plays music by Wesley, Whitlock, Marshall, Ireland, Howells and Cocker, in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko with soloist Steven Osborne (piano), perform works by Richard Strauss, Mozart and Stravinsky 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 Stanislaw Skrowaczewski with soloist Francois-Frederic Guy (violin), perform works by Beethoven and Shostakovich at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, APRIL 23

GOOSTREY: St George's Day organ recital by George Robey and Andrew Dean at 7.30pm in St Luke's Church. Admission £7 including refreshments.

MANCHESTER: St George’s Gala, a host of English classics, presented by Leslie Phillips with Deborah Norman (soprano) and the Manchester Concert Orchestra and Manchester Chorale, conducted by Anthony Inglis at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36.50-£19. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24

CHESTER: Chester Bach Singers invite you to their Choral Workshop with Paul Spicer, one of the leading choir trainers in the UK, using two scores, Parry's Songs of Farewell and English Pastoral Partsongs. Workshop will run from 9.45am to 5.45pm at St Mary's Church, Handbridge. Workshop fee £19Š(£15 for full time students and under 19s). A two course lunch is available for an extra £8.50. To book telephone 01829 770104, 01829 720283, 01244 383746 or visitŠwww.chesterbachsingers.org.uk.

CHESTER: Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Richard Haworth with soloist Mikhail Nemtsov (cello), perform works by Beethoven and Haydn at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (reserved), £10, £8. Ring 0151 632 1633.

LIVERPOOL: Trio VD jazz trio featuring Chris Sharkey, Christophe de Bezenac and Chris Bussey in the Rodewald Suite 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 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.

WARRINGTON: North Cheshire Wind Orchestra, conducted by Mark Heron, presents Voyage en France featuring music by George Gershwin and British composer Martin Ellerby at the Pyramid, Palmyra Square, at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, £7. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

SUNDAY, APRIL 25

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko with soloist Steven Osborne (piano), perform works by Richard Strauss, Mozart and Shostakovich at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £34-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LLANDUDNO: Violin recital by Tasmin Little performing works by Kreisler, Bach and Mozart at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £15. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Halle Harmony Youth Orchestra, with music director James Lowe and associate conductor Sinead Hayes, at the Bridgewater Hall at 3pm. Tickets £8.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski with soloist Francois-Frederic Guy (violin), perform works by Beethoven and Shostakovich at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

TUESDAY, APRIL 27

CHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring Brian Heald (piano) at Wesley Methodist Church at 12.45pm. Ring 01244 379275. Retiring collection.

CHESTER: The first recital in the summer series of organ recitals in St Werburgh's Church, Grosvenor Park Road, will be given at 7.30pm by Lee Dunleavy, director of music, All Saints Church, Northampton. Admission is £5, including a programme and interval refreshment. Further details of the series from Ray Harper on 01244 372822.

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, JUNE 5

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

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9

MANCHESTER: Alison Balsom (trumpet) and The Balsom Ensemble perform works by Vivaldi, Purcell, Scarlatti and more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £26-£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.