Music - February 2 onwards

Jan 29 2012 by Michael Green, Chester Chronicle

MUSIC

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2

CHESTER: Philip Rushforth gives the lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Admission £5.45, concessions £4.50.

CREWE: Second-Handed Blues featuring Adam Fairhall and Paul J Rogers at Axis Arts Centre, MMU Cheshire, Crewe Green Road, at 7.30pm. Tickets £8, concessions £5. Call 0161 247 5302 or visit www.axisartscentre.org.uk.

LIVERPOOL: Lunchtime concert Ballet for Brass featuring Rhys Owen (trumpet), Tim Jackson (horn), Simon Cowen (trombone) and Robin Haggart (tuba) performing music from the world of ballet at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 1.05pm. Tickets £6. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Leo Hussain with soloist Francesco Piemontesi (piano), perform works by Beethoven, Strauss and Wagner at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £36-£13. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

SALFORD: Elio Pace - As well as appearing as the featured artist on BBC Radio 2’s Weekend Wogan throughout 2010, Elio has performed with the likes of Brian May, Huey Lewis, Katie Melua and Ronan Keating, thrilling audiences around the world with his soulful voice and incredible piano playing. He showcases his own songs plus some choice covers at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £18. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3

CHESTER: The Onslow String Quartet performs in St Werburgh’s Church, Grosvenor Park Road, at 7.30pm. Admission £5 including refreshment.Proceeds to the Michael Hayward “Whatever"!” Appeal.

MANCHESTER: RNCM Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Chorus, conducted by James Burton, Carlos del Cueto and Gergely Madaras, chorus directed by Brian Hughes, with pianist Maya Irgalina, perform works by Barber, Dvorak and Brahms, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £17, £14. Call 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

SALFORD: The London Community Gospel Choir present Gospel Greats at The Lowry at 8pm. Tickets £18. Call 0843 208 6000 or visit www.thelowry.com.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4

MANCHESTER: RNCM Big Band with Steve Berry (double bass), directed by Mike Hall, in concert at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £18-£14. Call 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5

CHESTER: St John’s Festival Orchestra, conducted by Alan Lees with soloist Brian Heald (piano), perform works by Mendelssohn, Schumann and Haydn at Wesley Church Centre in St John Street at 8pm. Tickets £9, under 18s £7. Call 01244 379275.

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Family Concert Family Film Favourites, presented by Alasdair Malloy, at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 2.30pm. Tickets £14, £10,, children £6. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

LLANDUDNO: The Soldiers perform tracks for their first two albums at Venue Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £23-£19. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecym,ru.co.uk.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6

MANCHESTER: Naturally 7 in concert - Naturally 7 take classic close-harmony style to stratospheric new heights, mixing beat boxing, basslines and uncanny instrumental imitation with rap and hook-laden soul, pop and jazz, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £20. Call 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7

CHESTER: Chester Federation of Arts Tuesday lunchtime recital featuring Chetham's School of Music pianists at Wesley Church Centre, St John Street, at 12.45pm. Admission £3. Call 01244 379275.

LIVERPOOL: Paul Lewis (piano) and Mark Padmore (tenor) perform works by Schubert at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £25. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Masterclass with Hatto Beyerle: Christopher Rowland International Masterclass - The co-founder of the Alban Berg Quartet, current artistic director of the European Chamber Music Academy and one of the world’s foremost foremost professors of chamber music works with a selection of RNCM chamber music groups in this masterclass, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £9. Call 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Celebrity Concert featuring Pei-Jee Ng (cello) and Chiao-Ying Chang (piano) performing works by Bethoven, Barber, Ginastera and Cesar Franck at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Call 0151 339 5219 or visit www.chestermusicsociety.org.uk.

LLANDUDNO: Ensemble Cymru present Fachwen featuring music by John Ireland, Dafydd Bullock, Weber and Mozart at Venue Cymru. Tickets £16. Call 01492 872000 or visit www.venuecym,ru.co.uk.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9

CHESTER: Peter Litman, organist at St Peter’s Collegiate Church, Ruthin, gives the lunchtime organ recital in Chester Cathedral at 1.10pm. Admission £5.45, concessions £4.50.

LITTLE BUDWORTH: Cheshire Rural Touring Arts presents Not The Love Story I Was Expecting, a concert by Helen Chadwick whose cycle of songs was inspired by the love poetry of Turkey, Persia, Russia, England, France, Spain and Chile, at Little Budworth Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01829 760422 or visit cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Paganini Prize - RNCM violinists and viola players compete for this prestigious annual prize, adjudicated by RNCM International Tutor in Violin, Gérard Poulet, at the Royal Northern College of Music in Oxford Road at 7.30pm. Tickets £7. Call 0161 907 5555 or visit www.rncm.ac.uk.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Sir Mark Elder and featuring soloist Nikolaj Znaider (violin), performing works by Sibelius, Bartok and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £35-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10

GREAT BUDWORTH: Cheshire Rural Touring Arts presents Not The Love Story I Was Expecting, a concert by Helen Chadwick whose cycle of songs was inspired by the love poetry of Turkey, Persia, Russia, England, France, Spain and Chile, at Little Budworth Village Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £10-£6. Call 01606 891571 or visit cheshireruraltouringarts.co.uk.

MANCHESTER: Raymond Gubbay presents A Celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with the Manchester Concert Orchestra, conducted by Gavin Sutherland with guest singers Rosemary Squires and James Graeme and piper Steve McGuinness, hosted by Jennie Bond, at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £36.50-£12.50. Call 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11

LIVERPOOL: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Carl Butler, present The Film Music of John Williams: 80th Birthday Celebration at the Philharmonic Hall in Hope Street at 7.30pm. Tickets £40-£16. Call 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

MANCHESTER: Sing Live present Sporting Anthems to welcome the 2012 Olympic Games to the UK, at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £19.50-£12.50. Call 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

OXTON: Yorkshire Chamber Choir “Ecclesia” gives a concert in St Saviour’s Church, at 7.30pm. Retiring collection.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14

CHESTER: Chester Federation of Arts Tuesday lunchtime recital featuring Duncan Anderson (viola) and Leanne Cody (piano) at Wesley Church Centre, St John Street, at 12.45pm. Admission £3. Call 01244 379275.

MANCHESTER: Camerata Salzburg, conducted by Tomas Hanus with soloist Hilary Hahn, perform works by Mozart, Britten and Dvorak at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £38-£10. Call 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17

FRODSHAM: Frodsham Music and Arts Club meeting featuring Choral Celebration - an evening with the Highfield Male Voice Choir in the community centre in Fluin Lane at 7.45pm. Contact 01928 724296.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18

LIVERPOOL: To celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, broadcaster and former BBC royal correspondent, Jennie Bond, will host Happy and Glorious, a performance of much loved pieces and songs that unite a nation at the Philharmonic Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £34.50-£19.50. Ring or 0151 709 3789 or visit www.liverpoolphil.com.

WARRINGTON: Northern Soul Night - Northern Soul returns to celebrate its 1stŠ anniversary, with a great mix of oldies, rare and not-so-rare Northern Soul and an outstanding DJ line up, at the Parr Hall in Palmyra Square at 8pm. Tickets £7. Call 01925 442345 or visit www.pyramidparrhall.com.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19

MOLD: Ensemble Amaranthos present Bach and Forwards, a programme of music by Bach, his forbear Dietrich Buxtehude and those who took on the master’s mantle such as Telemann, in the Anthony Hopkins Theatre at Clwyd Theatr Cymru at 7.30pm. Tickets £15.50, concessions £13.50. Call 0845 330 3565 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Club presents the Cheshire Violin Ensemble, led by Laura Miller, and Chester Catholic High School Gospel Choir, directed by Kevin Tout, at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Members free, non-members £5. Call 0151 339 5219.

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Rory Macdonald and featuring soloist Nicola Benedetti (violin), performing works by Mozart, Sibelius and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £35-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Rory Macdonald and featuring soloist Nicola Benedetti (violin), performing works by Mozart, Sibelius and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £35-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26

MANCHESTER: The Halle, conducted by Rory Macdonald and featuring soloist Nicola Benedetti (violin), performing works by Mozart, Sibelius and Beethoven at the Bridgewater Hall at 7.30pm. Tickets £35-£9.50. Ring 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

THURSDAY, MARCH 1

RHYL: Hayley Westenra and her Orchestra in concert at the Pavilion Theatre at 7.30pm. Tickets £27.50-£25.50. Call 01745 330000 or visit www.rhylpavilion.co.uk.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

CHESTER: Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by David Chatwin with soloist Peter Dixon (cello), performing works by Smetana, Kabelevsky and Sibelius at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (reserved), £10 and £8 (unreserved), school children and students £5. Call 0151 632 1633 or visit www.bookings@chesterphilorchestra.co.uk.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14

CHESTER: Chester Music Society Celebrity Concert featuring the Primrose Piano Quartet - Susanne Stanzeleit (violin), Robin Ireland (violin), Andrew Fuller (cello) and John Thwaites (piano) - performing works by Bridge, Dvorak and Brahms at St Mary’s Centre at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Call 0151 339 7326 or visit www.chestermusicsociety.org.uk.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16

FRODSHAM: Frodsham Music and Arts Club meeting featuring Performers A Plenty - an evening with Eva Warren and friends in the community centre in Fluin Lane at 7.45pm. Contact 01928 724296.

SUNDAY, MARCH 18

MANCHESTER: Tommy Fleming has many times been described as the “Voice of Ireland” and is one of Ireland’s top entertainers who is coming to the Opera House in Quay Street. Ring 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk.

MONDAY, MARCH 28

MANCHESTER: Louis Clark's Hooked On Classics - The legendary Louis Clark will be conducting the 60 piece English Pops Orchestra featuring many players who recorded on the original album, recreating the original Hooked On Classics live in concert, at the Palace Theatre in Oxford Street. Call 0844 847 2484 or visit www.palaceandoperahouse.org.uk.

SATURDAY, MARCH 31

CHESTER: Chester Bach Singers present St John Passion by Bach, conducted by Martin Bussey, featuring the 18th Century Sinfonia at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £18, £12, £6. Call 07527 686239.

FRIDAY, APRIL 20

FRODSHAM: Frodsham Music and Arts Club meeting featuring Orchestral Delights - an evening with the Port Sunlight Orchestra, conducted by Eric Jennings, in the community centre in Fluin Lane at 7.45pm. Contact 01928 724296.

SATURDAY, MAY 12

CHESTER: Chester Bach Singers present What The Dickens - a day of words and music celebrating the bicentenary of Charles Dickens and his times at the Welsh Presbyterian Church in St John Street from 10am-5pm. Sponsor a song or a reading, come to the coffee concert and join in a Come and Sing session. For further information, call 01829 770104.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28

CHESTER: Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Richard Howarth with soloist Callum Smart, String Finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2010, performing works by Tchaikovsky at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (reserved), £10 and £8 (unreserved), school children and students £5. Call 0151 632 1633 or visit www.bookings@chesterphilorchestra.co.uk.

SATURDAY, JUNE 9

CHESTER: Chester Bach Singers, conducted by Martin Bussey, present Faure’s Requiem at St Mary’s Without The Walls in Handbridge at 7.30pm. Tickets £12. Call 07527 686239 or 0845 647 7868.

SATURDAY, JUNE 30

CHESTER: Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Edward Warren, performing works by Elgar and Dvorak at Chester Cathedral at 7.30pm. Tickets £15 (reserved), £10 and £8 (unreserved), school children and students £5. Call 0151 632 1633 or visit www.bookings@chesterphilorchestra.co.uk.