Music - December 3 onwards

Dec 1 2009 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

MUSIC

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3

CHESTER: Ian Roberts gives the lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

LANCASTER: BBC Philharmonic, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda with soloist Jean-Effam Bavouzet (piano), perform works by Leoncavallo, Bartok and Tchaikovsky, at the University of Lancaster at 7.30pm. Ring 0843 2080500 or visit www.quaytickets.com.

LIVERPOOL: Lunchtime recital featuring Nicholas Cox and Ensemble performing music by Robert Fuchs and Weber 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 Tomas Netopil with soloist Mirijam Contzen (violin), perform works by Smetana, Mozart and Dvorak 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 Nicholas Kraemer, perform works by Rossini, Ravel, Rameau and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4

ELLESMERE PORT: Christmas concert by the Great Sutton Male Voice Choir and the Port Sunlight Lyceum Brass Band, in aid of Clatterbridge Cancer Research at 7.30pm at St Thomas’ Church in Whitby. Tickets at £6, including refreshments, available by calling 0151 355 4945, 0151 355 5363 or 0151 355 1220.

LLANDUDNO: Lesley Garrett with the Manchester Camerata presents a gala evening of seasonal songs to celebrate Christmas at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £35-£27. Ring 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.

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.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5

LIVERPOOL: Birkenhead School Choral Society gala charity carol concert featuring the Liverpool Sinfonia, conducted by Graham Jordan Ellis, plus a mystery celebrity guest presenter, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £25-£12. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: Cornerstone Festival 2009 final concert featuring the Festival Orchestra, members of the Metropolitan Cathedral Orchestra, Liverpool Hope University Choir, members of the Metropolitan Cathedral Cantata Choir, conducted by Steophen Pratt, performing Haydn’s The Creation in the Great Hall, Liverpool Hope University, Shaw Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, £5. Visit www.hope.ac.uk/cornerstone/festival or ring 0151 291 3578.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Christian Curnyn with soloists Sarah Fox (soprano), Iestyn Davies (alto), Benjamin Hulett (tenor), Derek Welton (baritone) and the Halle Choir, present Handel’s Messiah at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WINSFORD: Carol concert with the Roberts Bakery Band at the Lifestyle Centre at 7.30pm. Ring 01606 867539.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 7

MANCHESTER: CLIC Sargent Hospitals’ Christmas Carol Concert, conducted by Clark Rundell with organist Alexander Crowe, at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £19-£10.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8

CHESTER: Lunchtime concert featuring pianist Gary O’Shea at 12.45pm. Admission £2.

MANCHESTER: CLIC Sargent Hospitals’ Christmas Carol Concert, conducted by Clark Rundell with organist Alexander Crowe, at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £19-£10.50. 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.

MANCHESTER: Lunchtime concert by Huw Morgan (trumpet) and Nicholas Oliver (piano), performing works by Hertel, Oskar Lindberg, Enescu, Alexander and Desenclos at the Bridgewater Hall at 1.10pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Ewa Strusinska with soloist Jennifer Pike (violin), perform works by Dvorak, Mendelssohn and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10

CHESTER: Philip Rushforth gives the lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Retiring collection.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Ewa Strusinska with soloist Jennifer Pike (violin), perform works by Dvorak, Mendelssohn and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SALFORD: The Medieval Babes at Christmas in concert at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 8pm. Tickets £18. Visit www.thelowry.com or ring 0870 111 2000.

WIRRAL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Christmas concert at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7pm. Tickets £16-£6. Ring 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11

BIRKENHEAD: Wirral Community Choir invite you to come and celebrate Christmas with a festival of seasonal music featuring tenor Nick Hardy and guest soloist Daniel Shelvey at St Werburgh’s Church in Borough Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 including refreshments.

CHESTER: Chester Ladies Choir and the City of Chester Male Voice Choir present Sounds of Christmas, conducted by Rodney T Jones with soloists Benjamin Thomas Gillham (tenor) and Steve Roberts (piano), at All Saints Church in Hoole at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 680490.

CHESTER: Chester Operatic Society Christmas concert, cabaret style evening, at The Guildhall in Watergate Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 including mince pies and a glass of wine. Ring 01244 675431.

MANCHESTER: St Ann’s Hospice presents Christmas Is Coming featuring the St Ann’s Hospice Festival Choir, Cheadle Hulme School Choir, Corus Brass Ensemble, conducted by John Pomphrey and presented by Peter Wheeler, at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £22-£15. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

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 12

CHESTER: Chester Operatic Society Christmas concert, cabaret style evening, at The Guildhall in Watergate Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 including mince pies and a glass of wine. Ring 01244 675431.

HOLYWELL: Chester Ladies Choir and the City of Chester Male Voice Choir present Sounds of Christmas, conducted by Rodney T Jones with soloists Benjamin Thomas Gillham (tenor) and Steve Roberts (piano), at St Peter’s Church at 7.30pm. Ring 01244 680490.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Lyn Fletcher (violin) with soloists Catherine Yates (violin) and Gareth Small (trumpet), perform works by Mozart, Albinoni, Mendelssohn, Bach, Vivaldi and Mahler at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £37-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WARRINGTON: Manchester Camerata presents a Christmas Serenade Concert featuring carols, Christmas tunes, Disney hits and classical favourites at the Parr Hall in Palmyra Square at 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50-£5. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

WREXHAM: Syd Lawrence Orchestra presents Mistletoe and Miller at Theatr Stiwt, Broad Street, at 7.30pm. Tickets £14.50, concessions £12.50. Visit www.stiwt.co.uk or ring 01978 841300.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra concert at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 2pm. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle Family Concert, conducted by James Lowe and presented by Alasdair Malloy, present It’s Panto Time with The Halle at the Bridgewater Hall at 3pm. Tickets £15.50-£9 adults, £9.25-£6.25 children. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Ewa Strusinska with soloist Jennifer Pike (violin), perform works by Dvorak, Mendelssohn and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

TATTENHALL: Chester Bach Singers present Carols By Candlelight, conducted by Martin Bussey, at Tattenhall Parish Church at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 677 3137 or 01244 402111.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15

CHESTER: Lunchtime concert with Helen Reti (violin) and Eva Warren (piano) at 12.45pm. Admission £2.

LIVERPOOL: Christmas With Carl - Carl Davis conducts the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra with the Liverpool Welsh Choral and soloist Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), in a musical selection box for Christmas, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£15. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

SALFORD: The Puppini Sisters’ Christmas Special at The Lowry, Salford Quays, at 8pm. Tickets £16, £14. Visit www.thelowry.com or ring 0870 111 2000.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by John Wilson with soloist Clare Teal (vocals), present Winter Wonderland featuring music by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Coates and many more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £38-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WARRINGTON: Manchester Camerata presents their Christmas Serenade Concert at the Parr Hall, Palmyra Square, at 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50-£5. Ring 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17

LIVERPOOL: The Spirit of Christmas featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian Tracey, with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, presented by Joan Bakewell at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£15, children £5. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by John Wilson with soloist Clare Teal (vocals), present Winter Wonderland featuring music by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Coates and many more at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £38-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18

LIVERPOOL: The Spirit of Christmas featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian Tracey, with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, presented by Joan Bakewell at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£15, children £5. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: Wirral Community Choir presents Christmas with Kathryn Rudge with guest soloist Daniel Shelvey at the Adelphi Hotel at 7.30pm. Tickets £11. Ring 0151 652 6373.

MANCHESTER: Lunchtime Opera Gala featuring Nina Lejderman (soprano), Gary Griffiths (baritone) and Alice Turner (piano) at the Bridgewater Hall at 1.10pm. Tickets £8. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Raymond Gubbay presents Carols By Candlelight featuring the Canzonetta Choir, Gail Pearson (soprano) and Gareth Hancock (conductor) at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£19. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

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.

CHESTER: Chester Bach Singers present Carols By Candlelight, conducted by Martin Bussey, at St Mary’s Church in Handbridge at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 0151 677 3137 or 01244 402111.

CHESTER: Christmas concert with the Chester Cathedral Choir, directed by Philip Rushforth with organist Ian Roberts, at the Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £10. Ring 01244 311586 or 01244 500959.

ELLESMERE PORT: Ellesmere Port Music Society Carol Concert featuring the Chester Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Mike Williams, at the Civic Hall at 7pm. Tickets £9, £7 concessions. Ring 0151 336 6360.

LIVERPOOL: Family concert Frosty The Snowman Fly Together!, featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian McMillan, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 11.30am and 2.30pm. Tickets £13-£8, children £5. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: The Spirit of Christmas featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian Tracey, with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, presented by Canon Anthony O’Brien at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£15, children £5. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Halle Carol Concert, presented by Petroc Trelawny with the Halle Choir, Youth Choir and Children’s Choir at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £38-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20

LIVERPOOL: Family concert Frosty The Snowman Fly Together!, featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian McMillan, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 2.30pm. Tickets £13-£8, children £5. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: Raymond Gubbay presents Carols By Candlelight featuring the Mozart Festival Orchestra, in full period costume, the Mozart Festival Chorus, conducted by gareth Hancock with soloist Gail Pearson (soprano), at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £30-£17. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Halle Carol Concert, presented by Petroc Trelawny with the Halle Choir, Youth Choir and Children’s Choir at the Bridgewater Hall at 3pm and 7.30pm. Tickets £38-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 21

CHESTER: Chester Music Society presents A Christmas Celebration, a celebration in words and music for all the family with readings by members of Chester Little Theatre and featuring Phoenix Brass, organist Philip Rushforth and Chester Music Society Choir conducted by Graham Jordan Ellis at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £13, £6. Ring 01244 380347.

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool Welsh Choral present Countdown to Christmas also featuring the Northop Silver Band and Our Lady’s Bishop Eton School Choir, presented by Roger Phillips with soloist Jennifer Johnston (mezzo soprano), at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £24-£11. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Raymond Gubbay presents White Christmas featuring Jacinta Whyte and Matt Little (vocals), the Canzonetta Choir, conducted by John Rigby and the Manchester Concert Orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£19. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22

CHESTER: Chester Music Society presents A Christmas Celebration, a celebration in words and music for all the family with readings by members of Chester Little Theatre and featuring Phoenix Brass, organist Philip Rushforth and Chester Music Society Choir conducted by Graham Jordan Ellis at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £13, £6. Ring 01244 380347.

LIVERPOOL: The Spirit of Christmas featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian Tracey, with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, presented by Simon Bates at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£15, children £5. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Halle Carol Concert, presented by Petroc Trelawny with the Halle Choir, Youth Choir and Children’s Choir at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £38-£10. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23

LIVERPOOL: The Spirit of Christmas featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Ian Tracey, with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir, presented by Simon Bates at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£15, children £5. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31

LIVERPOOL: Swing Into The New Year with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by John Wilson, performing jazz standards, dance numbers and classic showtunes at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£15. Ring 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: New Year’s Eve Gala featuring the Manchester Camerata, conducted by Clark Rundell with soloists Rebecca Bottone (soprano) and Bonaventura Bottone (tenor) performing opera favourites by Verdi, Rossini and Puccini as well as a Last Night of the Proms finale at the Bridgewater Hall at 8pm. Tickets £50-£30. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 1

MANCHESTER: New Year’s Day Viennese Gala featuring the Manchester Camerata, conducted by Gabor Takacs-Nagy with soloists Natalya Romaniw (soprano) and Michael Gurevich (violin) performing Viennese delights at the Bridgewater Hall at 3pm. Tickets £35-£15. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club meeting featuring the the Chester Catholic High School Swing Band, under music director Kevin Tout, at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £4. Reduced prices available. Ring 0151 339 5219.

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.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Celebrity Concert featuring Laura Lucas (flute) and Dominic John (piano) performing works by Eldin Burton, Richard Rodney Bennett, Schubert, Poulenc and Franck, at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Reduced prices available. Ring 0151 339 7326.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 16

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.