What’s On - Music - February 7 onwards
Feb 2 2013 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle
MUSIC
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7
CHESTER: John Hosking, assistant organist at St Asaph Cathedral, plays music by Franck, Gigout, Bach and Duruflé, in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Admission £5.45, concessions £4.50.
LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vasily Petrenko with soloist Paul Watkins (cello), perform works by Park, Mark-Anthony Turnage and Shostakovich at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£13. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.
SALFORD: Woody Sez celebrates the spirit of American folk legend Woody Guthrie at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £18-£16. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8
LLANDUDNO: Ensemble Cymru presents Octaphonics, performing works by Peter Flinn, Howard Ferguson and Franz Schubert at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £16. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecymru.co.uk.
MANCHESTER: Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society presents Daniel Broncano (clarinet) and Johannes Mnich (piano) performing works by Bach, Liszt and Messiaen at the Bridgewater Hall at 1.10pm. Tickets £9. Ring 0844 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.
MANCHESTER: Pianist Kiryl Keduk performs works by Robert Schumann, Karol Szymanowski and Igor Stravinsky at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets from £10. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk for details.
TARPORLEY: The Original Panama jazz Band at Tarporley Community Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £15. Tickets available from 01829 260096 or 01244 335988. All proceeds in aid of Tarporley Hospital League of Friends.
SALFORD: Woody Sez celebrates the spirit of American folk legend Woody Guthrie at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £18-£16. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9
CONGLETON: Opera Prize - Clonter’s annual opera prize even sees singers nominated from the UK’s leading conservatoires go head to head for a prize of £2,000, at the Clonter Opera Theatre in Swettenham Heath from 7pm. Tickets £30-£20. Call 01260 224514.
WIRRAL: Liverpool Mozart Orchestra, with soloists Caroline Pether (violin) and Jonathan Pether (cello), perform works by Bartok, Brahms, Haydn and Kodaly at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton at 7.30pm. Call 0151 666 0000 or visit www.floralpavilion.com.
SALFORD: Woody Sez celebrates the spirit of American folk legend Woody Guthrie at The Lowry at 2.30pm and 8pm. Tickets £18-£16. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10
MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Sir Mark Elder with the Halle Choir, Halle Youth Choir, RNCM Chamber Choir, Chetham’s Chamber Choir, Ad Solem - the University of Manchester Choir, members of the Halle Youth Orchestra and Chetham’s School of Music, present Wagner’s Die Meistersinger Act III at the Bridgewater Hall in Lower Mosley Street at 4pm. Tickets £38-£16.50. Call 0844 907 9000 or visit www.halle.co.uk.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11
LIVERPOOL: David Gest's Legends of Soul Spectacular featuring Russell Thompkins Jr of The Stylistics, Candi Staton, Peabo Bryson, Sheila Ferguson, Percy Sledge, Deniece Williams and more at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £75-£26. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.
MANCHESTER: Manchester Chamber Concerts Society presents the Vertavo Quartet performing works by Janacek, Mozart and Smetana at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets from £11. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk for details.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12
BANGOR: Resident organist Graham Eccles gives an organ recital at 1.10pm in Bangor Cathedral. Retiring collection.
CHESTER: Instrumentalists from the Chetham’s School of Music give the lunchtime concert at 12.45pm in the Wesley Church Centre, St John Street. Admission £3.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13
CHESTER: Chester Music Society Celebrity Concert featuring Daniel Broncano (clarinet) and Johannes Mnich (piano), performing works by Miguel Yuste, Saint Saens, Poulenc, Anders Hillberg, Schumann, Weber and Jean Francaix at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £13. Call 01244 381995 or visit www.chestermusicsociety.org.uk.
MANCHESTER: Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society presents Paul Chamberlain (classical accordion) performing works by Bach, Scarlatti, Franck, Alexander Nagayev, Viatcheslav Semionov and Khachaturian at the Bridgewater Hall at 1.10pm. Tickets £9. Ring 0844 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.
MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Andrew Gourlay with soloist Valeriy Sokolov, perform works by Tchaikovsky, Barber, Delius and Shostakovich at the Bridgewater Hall in Lower Mosley Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £38-£16.50. Call 0844 907 9000 or visit www.halle.co.uk.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14
CHESTER: Geoffrey Woollatt, plays music by Bach, Langlais Howells, Whitlock and Vierne in his lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Admission £5.45, concessions £4.50.
LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by José Luis Gomez with soloist Hyeyoon Park (violin), perform works by Tchaikovsky, Bruch, Prokofiev, Martucci and Ravel at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £40-£16. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.
MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Andrew Gourlay with soloist Valeriy Sokolov, perform works by Tchaikovsky, Barber, Delius and Shostakovich at the Bridgewater Hall in Lower Mosley Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £38-£16.50. Call 0844 907 9000 or visit www.halle.co.uk.
MANCHESTER: Jazz pianists Brad Mehldau and Kevin Hays perform works by Steve Reich and Philip Glass and others at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets from £18. Ring 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk for details.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15
TARVIN: Geoffrey Woollatt, assistant organist at Chester Cathedral, gives an organ recital in St. Andrew’s Church, at 7.30pm. Retiring collection in aid of the organ fund.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17
MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Andrew Gourlay with soloist Valeriy Sokolov, perform works by Tchaikovsky, Barber, Delius and Shostakovich at the Bridgewater Hall in Lower Mosley Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £38-£16.50. Call 0844 907 9000 or visit www.halle.co.uk.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
CREWE: Pianist and composer Keith Kirchoff presents Electro-Acoustic Piano, an ongoing project that supports and promotes new work for piano and electronics, at the Axis Theatre, Crewe Green Road, at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, concessions £5. Call 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23
CHESTER: Chester Music Society Choral Workshop - choral singers of all abilities are invited to join Chester Music Soiety Choir for a new learning experience at Abbey Gate College at Saighton. To register your interest and for further details, call 0151 336 5088 or visit wwwchestermusicsociety.org.uk.
CHESTER: A concert of popular music will be given at Hamilton Street Methodist Church by concert organist Julie Ann Carr at 7.30pm. Tickets £7 (in advance) or £10 at the door. Call 01244 674878 or e-mail: angiejohnevans@uwclub.net.
MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Stephen Bell with soloist Viv McLean (piano), present Pops: Stars and Stripes featuring music by Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein and Barber at the Bridgewater Hall in Lower Mosley Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £38-£16.50. Call 0844 907 9000 or visit www.halle.co.uk.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24
MOLD: Celebrity Classical Concert Season continues with harpist Catrin Finch performing Bach’s Goldberg Variations in the Anthony Hopkins Theatre at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £16, concessions £14. Call 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6
CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club presents The King’s School Chamber Orchestra with musical director Philip Robinson and head of strings Adrian Rushforth at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £5. Call 01928 787496 or visit www.chestermusicsociety.org.uk.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
CHESTER: Come and sing Stainer’s Crucifixion at Hamilton Street Methodist Church. The event will be led by the Hawarden Singers, with a rehearsal for singers at 5–6.30pm followed by refreshments before the performance with guest soloists at 7.30pm. Admission for singers and audience £6. For further details or to reserve music, call 01244 674878 or e-mail: angiejohnevans@uwclub.net.
SATURDAY, APRIL 20
WREXHAM: Festival of Song featuring Caerwys MVC, Highfield MVC, Hawarden Singers, Kelsborrrow Choir, Chester Ladies’ Choir, The Fireflies, and Dragonsong (Wrexham Youth Choir) at the William Aston Hall, Glyndwr University, at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 from any choir member, the university on 01978 293293 or from 01244 372822.
