Northern Chamber Orchestra | 2025-26 SEASON
Starburst
September 27, 2025
Director Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Violin Zoë Beyers
Cello Jonathan Aasgaard
Jessie Montgomery Starburst Johannes Brahms Double Concerto Op. 102 Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 (‘Scottish’)
Requiem
November 8, 2025
Kantos soloists | Manchester Chamber Choir | Conductor Ellie Slorach | Director Sarah Brandwood
Arr. Ellie Slorach after Pérotin Improvisation on Viderunt omnes, Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine, Bonis Choral work, Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin, Fauré Requiem
Christmas Concert 2025
December 12, 2025
Join the Northern Chamber Orchestra on 12 December for its annual Christmas Concert in the grand Tenants’ Hall at Tatton Park.
Serenade
December 13, 2025
Conductor and Horn Alec Frank-Gemill | Director Zoë Beyers
Dvořák Serenade for Strings, Mozart Horn Concerto No. 2, Dvořák Czech Suite.
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
January 17, 2026
Oboe Kenny Sturgeon | Violin Zoë Beyers & Sarah Brandwood-Spencer | Director Zoë Beyers
J.S. Bach Concerto for Oboe and Violin; Edmund Finnis Hymn (after Byrd), Bologne Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Symphonie Concertante in G major; John Tavener Song for Athene, J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.
Valencia
February 21, 2026
Valencia - Julian Bliss Clarinet
Caroline Shaw Valencia, Mozart Clarinet Concerto, Van Beethoven Symphony No. 8.
Clarinet Quintets
February 22, 2026
Clarinet Quintets Julian Bliss Clarinet, NCO Soloists, director Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Mozart Clarinet Quintet Brahms Clarinet Quintet
Octet
March 14, 2026
Octet Franz Schubert
Director Zoë Beyers, NCO Soloists
Prince of Clouds
April 11, 2026
Prince of Clouds - Director Zoë Beyers, Violin Zoë Beyers and Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Haydn Symphony No. 49 (‘La Passione’ ); Anna Clyne Prince of Clouds; Schumann Symphony No. 3 (‘Rhenish’)
Beethoven
May 2, 2026
Beethoven - Piano Steven Osborne, Director Zoë Beyers
Mozart Ouverture to the Marriage of Figaro; Shostakovich Chamber Symphony Op. 83a; Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4