March 2010

Thursday 4 March 2010, 7.30 pm, Bridgewater Hall

Hallé
programme includes Uri Caine - Scenes from Childhood
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Saturday 13 March 2010, 7.30pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Manchester University Wind Orchestra
works by Terry Riley, John Adams, Michael Torke and others
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Friday 19 March 2010

1.10pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall [info]
7.30pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall [info]
Vaganza
Music by Italian composers - Luca Francesconi, Ivan Fedele, Fausto Romitelli, Luigi Nono & Ennio Morricone

7.30 pm, Bridgewater Hall
Evelyn Glennie, percussion
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Saturday 27 March 2010, 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

BBC Philharmonic
programme includes Edward Gregson - Dream Song (BBC Commission)
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February 2010

Thursday 4 February 2010, 1.10pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Eliza McCarthy Solo Piano Lunchtime Concert
works by George Crumb and John Adams
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Saturday 13 February 2010, 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

BBC Philharmonic
programme includes Friedrich Cerha - Like a Tragicomedy (BBC Commission)
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Thursday 18 February 2010, 1.10pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Quatuor Danel
programme includes Bruno Mantovani's String Quartet (UK Premiere)
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Friday 19 February 2010, 7.30pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Quatuor Danel
programme includes Bruno Mantovani - Piano Quintet ‘Blue girl with Red Wagon’
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Saturday 20 February 2010, 7.30pm/Sunday 21 February, 2pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

MANTIS Festival Spring 2010
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a weekend of electroacoustic concerts
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Friday 26 February 2010, 5.30pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Trio Atem
Made in Manchester - new works by Ian Vine, Camden Reeves, Richard Whalley & Chris Swithinbank
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Saturday 27 February 2010, 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

BBC Philharmonic
programme includes HK Gruber - Busking (UK premiere)
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January 2010

Thursday 7 January 2010 - Sunday 10 January 2010
RNCM Chamber Music Festival

including music by Thomas Adès, and world premières by among others, Anthony Gilbert and Adam Gorb, RNCM student composers.
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Thursday 7 January 2010, 2pm, RNCM Concert Hall

Heath Quartet
programme includes Anthony Gilbert - String Quartet No.5 (Premiere)
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Thursday 21 January 2010, 1.10pm, The Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Quatuor Danel
programme includes Ligeti String Quartet No. 1
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Friday 22 January 2010, 7.30pm, The Manchester Grammar School

Quatuor Danel
programme includes Ligeti String Quartet No. 2
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Friday 22 January 2010 - Sunday 24 January 2010, RNCM

RNCM Festival of Brass
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Thursday 28 January 2010, 7.30 pm, Bridgewater Hall

Hallé
programme includes Colin Matthews world premiere
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Saturday 30 January 2010, 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

Manchester Camerata
programme includes Mosaic by Bushra El-Turk
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December 2009

Tuesday 1 December 2009 7.30pm

The North West Composers Evening With Brass
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Thursday 3rd December 2009 1.10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Psappha
works by Boulez, Xenakis and Magnus Lindberg
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Fri 4 Dec 2009 7.00pm, Bridgewater Hall

BBC Philharmonic
Dallapiccola - Marsia (ballet)
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Tuesday 8 December 1pm, Peel Hall, University of Salford

Richard Casey, Piano
including works by Anthony Gilbert and Per Norgard
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Thursday 10 December, 7.15pm, Whitworth Art Gallery

The House of Bedlam, 8pm
The House of Bedlam perform a combination of old and new works including music with Matthew Welton’s characteristically beautiful short story Piece-in-six-sections, and a performance inspired by William S. Burroughs and Kurt Cobain’s caterwauling 1993 release The ‘Priest’ They Called Him. With Support slots from 7.15 by RNCM students.
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November 2009

Saturday 7 November 2009 7.30pm, RNCM

Smith String Quartet: The Complete Philip Glass String Quartets
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Thursday 12th November 2009 1.10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Richard Whalley - Piano
including works by Schönberg and Richard Whalley
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Monday 23 November 2009 - Friday 27 November 2009

New Music North West Festival
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Saturday 28 November 2009 1.00pm, RNCM

RNCM Chamber Orchestra
Lou Harrison - Suite for violin, piano and small orchestra
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Sunday 29 November 2009 6.00pm, RNCM

Spotlight: Debussy, Cage and Ligeti
works for piano
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October 2009

Thursday 1st October 2009 1.10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Black Hair Ensemble
works by Georges Aperghis, and pieces written especially for the ensemble by Kerry Andrew, Ed Jessen and Damien Harron.
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Thursday 8 October 2009

1.10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
Juice
works by Meredith Monk, Elizabeth Lutyens and Gabriel Prokofiev and Manchester-based composer James Stephenson.
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6.30pm, RNCM
Spotlight: Commissions and Collaborations
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7.30pm, RNCM
RNCM Brand New Orchestra
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Sat 10 Oct 2009 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

BBC Philharmonic
including Takemitsu - Twill by Twilight
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Thursday 22 October 2009 1.15pm, RNCM

RNCM Brass Ensemble
works by Tippett and Tavener
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Saturday 24 October 2009 10.00am, RNCM

Massed Wind Orchestra
Opening the RNCM's Wind Weekend, a new work by student composer Mark Francis
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Tuesday 27 October 1pm, Peel Hall, University of Salford

Richard Casey, Piano
including a work by Camden Reeves
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Thursday 29 October 7.30pm, Islington Mill, James Street, Salford

Adelphi Contemporary Music Group
works by Cage, Hobbs, Rzewski, Martland and Feldman
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Friday 30th October - Sunday 1 November, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

MANTIS
MANTIS (Manchester Theatre in Sound) presents a weekend of electroacoustic concerts
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June 2009

Friday 19 June 2009

6.30pm Bridgewater Hall
Electric (Train) Counterpoint
One of the highlights of the RNCM’s Art of Sound:Sound of Art event at the Whitworth Art Gallery last year, this playful, kinetic installation brings together the music of Steve Reich and a model train set.
[FREE]
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7.30pm Bridgewater Hall
RNCM Symphony Orchestra with Mark Shanahan
programme includes Honneger - Pacific 231
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Monday 22 June 2009 7.30pm, RNCM

RNCM Composers’ Concert
works by student composers
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Tuesday 23 June 2009 7.30pm, RNCM

Rolf Hind Piano Recital
works by Judith Weir, Joe Cutler, Simon Holt, Claudia Molitor and Chris Dench and others
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Wednesday 24 June 2009 7.30pm, RNCM

Masterclass with Rolf Hind
Rolf Hind works with RNCM composers and pianists who have collaborated to create six new works for piano, specially commissioned for this masterclass.
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Thursday 25 June 2009 7.30pm, RNCM

For You
Music Theatre Wales
Michael Berkeley and Ian McEwan's Opera
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May 2009

Thursday 7th May 2009, 7pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

BBC Philharmonic Chamber Concert Series
including a new work by student composer Steven Calver
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Thursday 14 May - Saturday 16 May 2009

Futuresonic Festival
[various venues]
Highlights include: 16 May 2009, 7.30pm, RNCM
Philip Glass - Etudes and other works for solo piano, performed by the composer himself
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Fri 22 May 2009, 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

Håkan Hardenberger & Colin Currie
works by Louis Andriessen, Toru Takemitsu and Per Nørgård
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March 2009

Monday 2 March 2009 7.30pm, LRR, RNCM

RNCM Composers' Concert
Chamber music by student composers, including works by Leah Fogo, Emma-Ruth Richards, Steven Jackson, Charlie Usher, Maxim Bendall, Mark Francis, David Futers, Ewart Hodge and Daniel Kidane
[FREE]

Saturday 7th-8th March 2009, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Mantis Festival
a weekend of electroacoustic concerts featuring the MANTIS 40-loudspeaker diffusion system
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Sunday 15 March 2009 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

Malmö Symphony Orchestra
programme includes Rolf Martinsson - Orchestral Songs (UK première)
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Wednesday 18 March 2009 1.10pm, Bridgewater Hall

Nika Shirocorad, piano
programme includes: Rzewski - Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues; George Crumb - Cancer, Pisces, Capricorn & Gemini (from Makrokosmos)
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Thursday 19 March 7.30pm, Islington Mill (TBC)

Adelphi Contemporary Music Group
works by Pärt, Bryars, Martland and Reich
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Friday 20th March 2009 1.10pm & 7.30pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Deserts and Canyons: John McCabe at 70
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Tuesday 24 March 1pm, Peel Hall

Richard Casey, Piano
works by Camden Reeves, Messiaen, Piers Hellawell, and Roberto Sierra
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Friday 27 March 2009 7.30pm, RNCM

RNCM Symphony Orchestra
including: Berg - Violin Concerto; Webern - Passacaglia Op 1
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April 2009

Wednesday 15 April 2009 1.10pm, Bridgewater Hall

John McCabe, piano
programme includes works by McCabe and Emily Howard

Thursday 23rd April 2009 1:10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

Quatuor Danel Lunchtime Concert
programme includes Camden Reeves - String Quartet (first performance)
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Friday 24th April 2009

5.00pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
Psappha - Beat the Rush Hour Concert
works by Jae Hong Lee, Joy Chou and Steven Calver, and Kevin Malone
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7.30pm, RNCM
RNCM Brand New Orchestra
works by RNCM student composers
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Tuesday 28th April 2009

1.10pm & 7.30pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall
Vaganza
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7.30pm, RNCM
RNCM Wind Orchestra, RNCM Brass Ensemble & RNCM Brass Band
works by James MacMillan
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Wednesday 29 April 2009

1.15pm, Lord Rhodes Room, RNCM
works by MacMillan and Michael Cutting
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6pm, Bridgewater Hall
Preview Concert
works by MacMillan
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7pm, Bridgewater Hall
BBC Philharmonic
works by James MacMillan and Peter Maxwell Davies
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February 2009

Monday 2 February 2009 7.30pm, RNCM

Pacifica Quartet
programme includes Elliott Carter - String Quartet No 5
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Tuesday 3 February 1pm, Peel Hall

Richard Casey, Piano
works by Messiaen, Stockhausen, and Claude Vivier
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Thursday 5th February 2009 1.10pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

A Breath Between Two Worlds: Gavin Osborn (flute and bass flute)
works by Toshio Hosokawa, Gavin Osborn, Salvatore Sciarrino, Nina Whiteman, Toru Takemitsu, Tristan Murail
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Wednesday 11 February 2009 1.10pm, Bridgewater Hall

META4, string quartet
including Kuusisto - Play III
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Thursday 12 February 2009

1.15pm, RNCM
RNCM Chamber Ensemble
Toru Takemitsu - Rain Coming
Witold Lutoslawski - Chain I
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7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall
Hallé
programme includes: Knussen - Violin Concerto; Colin Matthews - Fanfare and Flourish
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Tuesday 24 February 1pm, Peel Hall

Peter Lawson, Piano
includes works by Boulanger and Messiaen
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Tuesday 24 February 2009 - Thursday 26 February 2009, RNCM

Detlev Glanert Festival

Friday 27 February 2009 7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall

Manchester Camerata & Joanna MacGregor
programme includes MacMillan - Piano Concerto No.2
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Saturday 28th February 2009 7.30pm, Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall

The University of Manchester Symphony Orchestra
programme includes works by Camden Reeves and Magnus Lindberg
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