Behind the scenes at Manchester Guitar Festival 2022
After a hugely successful first year, we’re delighted that the Manchester Guitar Festival will return in 2023. We’ll be announcing more details of the line-up soon, and ahead of the...
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Northern premiere: Elgar’s Early Quartet Fragments
Following their live stream performance during Manchester’s lockdown, the Victoria String Quartet return for their performance with a live audience. The concert will feature a northern premiere of Elgar’s Early quartet...
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The story behind one of our most powerful programmes yet
Kantos Chamber Choir’s Artistic Director Ellie Slorach guides us through the story behind one of our most powerful programmes yet, ahead of their live concert at The Stoller Hall this...
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My goal and dream is to continue to make flamenco guitar, music and culture accessible to music lovers across the UK
As the first Manchester Guitar Festival draws ever closer, we caught up with some of the musicians performing across the weekend. This week we went behind the scenes with Daniel...
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5 minutes with Rochdale fingerstyle guitarist Becky Langan
Becky first shot to notice appearing on a talent show on TV channel Sky Arts and is now an established solo musician. The inaugural Manchester Guitar Festival is celebrating all things...
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The healing power of music
Classical music felt like a lifeline for many of us in the pandemic, keeping our spirits bright. But its potential to fuel, fortify and restore is far greater than that...
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FEE FREE FRIDAY IS BACK
To celebrate the launch of our new Spring/Summer Season, we are removing all booking fees for 24 hours on Friday 22 April 2022. You don’t need to do anything – just book...
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Hollie Harding – Melting, Shifting, Liquid World
We’re getting ready for a very special performance next week, one which brings together a classical masterpiece, Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, with a live string ensemble performing Hollie Harding’s Melting, Shifting,...
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Behind the music…with Noah Gundersen
As coronavirus hit the US in March 2020, Noah Gundersen found a moss-covered cabin deep in the woods of Washington State to hole up in for 18 months. The result?...
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Behind the scenes with…Mithras Trio
The Mithras Trio are fast growing a reputation as one of the next generation’s most exciting piano trios. Currently a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, the Trio includes Chetham’s...
