Concerts and opera

Classical concerts and opera in Manchester

100 performances in Manchester on our calendars, from Thu 5 Nov 2026 to Wed 28 Jul 2027, at 7 halls. Most often on the programme: Eugene Onegin (4 performances) and the music of Ludwig van Beethoven.

The whole season100 performances

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November 2026

  1. Thu 5 Nov · 13:15Brahms: Piano Trio No. 1RNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  2. Thu 5 Nov · 18:00Reich: Proverb · Rimsky-Korsakov: SheherazadeThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  3. Fri 6 Nov · 13:00Chamber Series: Priaulx Rainier’s QuantaHallé St Peter's · Hallé
  4. Fri 6 Nov · 18:30Vaughan Williams: Dirge for FideleRNCM Carole Nash Recital Room · Royal Northern College of Music
  5. Fri 6 Nov · 19:30Strauss: Four Last Songs · Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5RNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  6. Sat 7 Nov · 19:30Fauré: Requiem · Vaughan Williams: 5 Mystical Songs · Britten: Jubilate DeoRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  7. Fri 13 Nov · 13:00Strauss: Festmusik der Stadt Wien · Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro · Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song SuiteThe Bridgewater Hall
  8. Sat 14 Nov · 19:30MacMillan: Christmas OratorioThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  9. Sat 14 Nov · 19:30Bernstein: Chichester PsalmsRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  10. Mon 16 Nov · 13:10Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks · Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 · Rimsky-Korsakov: SheherazadeThe Bridgewater Hall
  11. Mon 16 Nov · 13:15Glinka: Valse-Fantaisie · Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26RNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  12. Thu 19 Nov · 13:15Britten: Hymn to St. CeciliaRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  13. Thu 19 Nov · 18:30Spotlight: Dreamscapes – Fantasies and ReveriesRNCM Carole Nash Recital Room · Royal Northern College of Music
  14. Thu 19 Nov · 19:30Adès: AsylaThe Bridgewater Hall
  15. Thu 19 Nov · 19:30Adès: Asyla · Stravinsky: The FirebirdThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  16. Thu 19 Nov · 19:30Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder · Strauss: 4 Lieder · Strauss: 4 LiederRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  17. Fri 20 Nov · 19:30Mendelssohn: The Hebrides: Overture · Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 · Brahms: Symphony No. 3The Bridgewater Hall
  18. Mon 23 Nov · 13:15Monday LunchtimesRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  19. Thu 26 Nov · 13:00Debussy: Violin SonataThe Bridgewater Hall
  20. Thu 26 Nov · 13:15Thursday Lunchtimes: Paramount Brass – Relaxed PerformanceRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  21. Thu 26 Nov · 19:30Berg: Violin Concerto · Elgar: Symphony No. 1The Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  22. Fri 27 Nov · 18:30Saint-Saëns: Introduction et Rondo capricciosoRNCM Carole Nash Recital Room · Royal Northern College of Music
  23. Fri 27 Nov · 19:30Reich: Music for 18 MusiciansRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  24. Sun 29 Nov · 16:00Berg: Violin Concerto · Elgar: Symphony No. 1The Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  25. Mon 30 Nov · 13:15Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3 · Beethoven: Horn SonataRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music

December 2026

  1. Tue 1 Dec · 13:00Ravel: La valseThe Bridgewater Hall
  2. Tue 1 Dec · 18:30Tchaikovsky: NutcrackerRNCM Carole Nash Recital Room · Royal Northern College of Music
  3. Tue 1 Dec · 19:30Reich: Different TrainsRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  4. Wed 2 Dec · 13:30Fauré: Nocturne No. 4 · Elgar: Cello ConcertoThe Monastery, Manchester · Manchester Camerata
  5. Thu 3 Dec · 13:15Strauss: MetamorphosenRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  6. Fri 4 Dec · 19:30RNCM Wind Orchestra with Peter Moore (trombone)RNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  7. Sat 5 Dec · 18:00Handel: MessiahThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  8. Sun 6 Dec · 16:00Handel: MessiahThe Monastery, Manchester · Manchester Camerata
  9. Mon 7 Dec · 13:15Ginastera: 3 Danzas argentinas · Chopin: Ballade No. 3 · Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 3RNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  10. Sat 12 Dec · 19:30Handel: MessiahRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  11. Sun 13 Dec · 15:00Tchaikovsky: Eugene OneginRNCM Theatre · Royal Northern College of Music
  12. Sun 13 Dec · 19:30Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet · Bernstein: West Side StoryThe Bridgewater Hall
  13. Mon 14 Dec · 13:15Monday LunchtimesRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  14. Tue 15 DecTchaikovsky: Eugene OneginRNCM Theatre · Royal Northern College of Music
  15. Wed 16 DecTchaikovsky: Eugene OneginRNCM Theatre · Royal Northern College of Music
  16. Thu 17 Dec · 13:15Thursday Lunchtimes: Music for Winds by Strauss and RaffRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  17. Fri 18 Dec · 18:30Spotlight: Feeling Bright BlueRNCM Carole Nash Recital Room · Royal Northern College of Music
  18. Sat 19 Dec · 15:00Tchaikovsky: Eugene OneginRNCM Theatre · Royal Northern College of Music

January 2027

  1. Tue 5 Jan · 19:30Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5The Bridgewater Hall
  2. Sat 9 Jan · 15:00Strauss Jr: Der Zigeunerbaron · Strauss Jr: Wiener Blut · Strauss: Österreichs Völker-TreueThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  3. Mon 11 Jan · 19:30Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 17 · Schubert: 3 Klavierstücke · Chopin: PolonaisesRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  4. Thu 14 Jan · 19:30Vivaldi: The Four Seasons · Piazzolla: Cuatro estaciónes porteñasThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  5. Thu 21 Jan · 19:30Dvořák: In Nature's Realm · Adès: Violin Concerto · Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite: 4 Legends from the KalevalaThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  6. Sat 23 Jan · 13:00Chamber Series: Leila JosefowiczHallé St Peter's · Hallé
  7. Sun 24 Jan · 16:00Dvořák: In Nature's Realm · Adès: Violin Concerto · Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite: 4 Legends from the KalevalaThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé

February 2027

  1. Fri 5 Feb · 19:30Glass: String Quartet No. 1 · Glass: String Quartet No. 5RNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  2. Thu 11 Feb · 13:00Julius Asal pianoThe Bridgewater Hall
  3. Thu 11 Feb · 19:30Ravel: La valse · Strauss: Oboe Concerto · Brahms: Symphony No. 2The Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  4. Fri 12 Feb · 19:30Bach: Ich lasse dich nicht · Bach: Singet dem Herrn ein neues LiedThe Stoller Hall, Manchester · Manchester Camerata
  5. Sun 14 Feb · 16:00Ravel: La valse · Strauss: Oboe Concerto · Brahms: Symphony No. 2The Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  6. Sun 14 Feb · 18:00Reich: Clapping Music · Reich: Nagoya Marimbas · Reich: Mallet QuartetRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  7. Thu 18 Feb · 19:30Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini · Mahler: Symphony No. 5The Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  8. Sat 20 Feb · 15:00Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 · Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10The Bridgewater Hall
  9. Tue 23 Feb · 19:30Strauss: Cello SonataRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  10. Thu 25 Feb · 19:30Chabrier: España · Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra · Coll: LilithThe Bridgewater Hall
  11. Thu 25 Feb · 19:30Chabrier: España · Adès: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra · Coll: LilithThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  12. Sun 28 Feb · 15:00Dukas: L'Apprenti Sorcier · Walton: Viola Concerto · Rachmaninoff: Symphonic DancesThe Bridgewater Hall

March 2027

  1. Mon 1 Mar · 19:30Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 · Beethoven: Symphony No. 7The Bridgewater Hall
  2. Thu 4 Mar · 19:30Chabrier: España · Massenet: Le Cid · Rodrigo: Concierto de AranjuezThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  3. Fri 5 Mar · 19:30Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 · Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5RNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  4. Mon 8 Mar · 13:00Bach: Cello Suite No. 1The Bridgewater Hall
  5. Mon 8 Mar · 19:30Dvořák: Violin SonataRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  6. Thu 11 Mar · 19:30Beethoven: Symphony No. 5The Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  7. Sun 14 Mar · 16:00Beethoven: Symphony No. 5The Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  8. Wed 17 Mar · 19:30Rodrigo: Invocación y danzaRNCM Carole Nash Recital Room · Royal Northern College of Music
  9. Sun 21 Mar · 16:00Berlioz: RequiemThe Bridgewater Hall
  10. Wed 24 Mar · 13:00Lukas Sternath pianoThe Bridgewater Hall
  11. Thu 25 Mar · 19:30Bach: Komm · Wagner: ParsifalThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  12. Sat 27 Mar · 15:00Bach: Passion According to St. JohnThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé

April 2027

  1. Thu 8 Apr · 13:00The Lyons MouthThe Bridgewater Hall
  2. Thu 8 Apr · 19:30Bartók: 7 Romanian Folk Dances · Ligeti: Violin Concerto · Brahms: Symphony No. 1The Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  3. Thu 15 Apr · 19:30Respighi: Fontane di Roma · Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 · Sibelius: Symphony No. 6The Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  4. Thu 15 Apr · 19:30Mozart: Symphony No. 38The Stoller Hall, Manchester · Manchester Camerata
  5. Sat 17 Apr · 13:00Brahms: Piano QuintetHallé St Peter's · Hallé
  6. Sun 18 Apr · 16:00Respighi: Fontane di Roma · Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 · Sibelius: Symphony No. 6The Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  7. Mon 19 Apr · 13:00Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 · Dvořák: 4 Romantic PiecesThe Bridgewater Hall
  8. Fri 23 Apr · 19:30Debussy: Nocturnes · Strauss: Ein HeldenlebenThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé

May 2027

  1. Wed 5 May · 18:00Dvořák: Symphony No. 9The Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  2. Wed 5 May · 19:30Solem Quartet: IndustryRNCM Concert Hall · Royal Northern College of Music
  3. Sat 8 May · 13:00Ravel: Introduction et AllegroHallé St Peter's · Hallé
  4. Sun 9 May · 15:00Wagner: Tristan und IsoldeThe Bridgewater Hall · Opera North
  5. Mon 10 May · 13:00Ravel: Piano TrioThe Bridgewater Hall
  6. Thu 20 May · 19:30Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 · Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 · Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17The Bridgewater Hall
  7. Thu 27 May · 13:00Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 · Ravel: Miroirs · Rachmaninoff: Trio élégiaqueThe Bridgewater Hall
  8. Thu 27 May · 19:30Elgar: Enigma VariationsThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  9. Sat 29 May · 19:30Haydn: Symphony No. 47The Stoller Hall, Manchester · Manchester Camerata
  10. Sun 30 May · 16:00Elgar: Enigma VariationsThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé

June 2027

  1. Thu 3 Jun · 13:00Gershwin: 3 PreludesThe Bridgewater Hall
  2. Thu 3 Jun · 19:30Ifukube: Salome · Sibelius: Violin Concerto · Walton: Belshazzar's FeastThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé
  3. Sun 6 Jun · 15:00Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2 · Dvořák: Symphony No. 8The Bridgewater Hall
  4. Thu 10 Jun · 19:30Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro · Brahms: Serenade No. 2The Stoller Hall, Manchester · Manchester Camerata
  5. Sun 20 Jun · 18:30Orff: Carmina BuranaThe Bridgewater Hall · Hallé

July 2027

  1. Sat 17 Jul · 19:30Walton: Spitfire Prelude and FugueThe Bridgewater Hall
  2. Sat 24 Jul · 19:30Bach: Solo Concerto No. 1 · Haydn: String Quartet · Haydn: Trumpet ConcertoThe Bridgewater Hall
  3. Wed 28 Jul · 19:30Mozart: Rondo · Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 · Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31The Bridgewater Hall

The halls

55 performancesThe Bridgewater Hall25 performancesRNCM Concert Hall6 performancesRNCM Carole Nash Recital RoomHallé St Peter's4 performancesHallé St Peter's4 performancesRNCM Theatre4 performancesThe Stoller Hall, Manchester

Most played here

  1. Eugene OneginPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4
  2. La valseMaurice Ravel3
  3. MessiahGeorge Frideric Handel3
  4. EspañaEmmanuel Chabrier3
  5. SheherazadeNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov2
  6. AsylaThomas Adès2
  7. Violin ConcertoAlban Berg2
  8. Symphony No. 1Edward Elgar2

Pictures via Wikimedia Commons · Hallé St Peter's: Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0