Messiaen's chamber music masterpiece shares the programme with a new work from Adrian Williams and Mendelssohn's delightful Concertante Variations. Many other Festival events, August 25 - 30, featured on website.
There is much sense of fantasy in the wonderful music being played by the much-acclaimed French pianist Patrick Hemmerle. His programme comprises Bach’s virtuosic Prelude (Fantasy) in A minor BWV … Continued
Whether the theme is the beauty of Nature or the dark stirrings of the subconscious the Forest provides music with one of its most powerful images. Composers as diverse as … Continued
Sarah Newbold (flute) and Katherine Thomas (harp) are joined by Martin Outram, violist from the celebrated Maggini Quartet. Their programme includes the premiere of an arrangement of an early Mozart … Continued
A celebration of the amazing musical legacy of Britain's greatest composer including odes, anthems and songs, with acclaimed Purcell interpreter Charles Daniels.
Borders Trio (Anna Perry - clarinet, David Grubb - violin, Jess Ryan-Phillips - piano) present a concert of new exciting music. With some pieces commissioned by them, some written for … Continued
How best to follow the example of this musical titan who had changed the world of classical music forever? Sandy Burnett takes an in-depth look at how Beethoven’s compositions affected … Continued
The extraordinary Norwegian trumpet virtuoso, Tine Thing Helseth joins Manchester Camerata for an eclectic programme mixing classical favourites with a contemporary twist. One hundred years on from the earth-shattering Battle … Continued
In this concert, the air will be alight with the colourful music of Spain and Latin America. Mezzo-soprano Stella Seaton-Sims, cellist Corinne Frost and pianists Janine Parsons and Michael Jones … Continued
