February 21, 2026
Valencia - Julian Bliss Clarinet
Caroline Shaw Valencia, Mozart Clarinet Concerto, Beethoven Symphony No. 8.
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.
December 13, 2025
Conductor and Horn Alec Frank-Gemill | Director Zoë Beyers
Dvořák Serenade for Strings, Mozart Horn Concerto No. 2, Dvořák Czech Suite.
December 12, 2025
Join the Northern Chamber Orchestra on 12 December for its annual Christmas Concert in the grand Tenants’ Hall at Tatton Park.
November 8, 2025
Soprano Eleonore Cockerham | Baritone Ross Cumming | 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
September 27, 2025
Director Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Violin Zoë Beyers
Cello Jonathan Aasgaard
Jessie Montgomery Starburst | Brahms Double Concerto Op. 102 |Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 (‘Scottish’)
August 10, 2025
Kendal Leisure Centre
Paul Lewis piano |Northern Chamber Orchestra | Lake District Music Festival Chorus | Kantos Chamber Choir | Caroline Taylor soprano | Margaret McDonald mezzo soprano | Martins Smaukstelis tenor | James Platt baritone | Stephen Threlfall conductor
Britten God Save the King | Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat Op.73 'Emperor' | Beethoven Symphony No.9 in D minor Op.125 'Choral'
May 3, 2025
Director Zoë Beyers
Schnittke Moz-Art a la Haydn | Haydn Symphony No.45 (‘Farewell’) | Judith Weir Still, Glowing | Mozart Symphony No.38 (‘Prague’)
March 15, 2025
NCO Wind Principals
Caplet Suite Persane | Nielsen Wind Quintet | Dvořák Serenade for Wind Instruments
February 15, 2025
Piano Jeneba Kanneh-Mason | Director Benedict Holland
George Walker Lyric for Strings | Mozart Piano Concerto No.23 | John Adams Shaker Loops (1st movement) | Mozart Symphony No.35 (‘Haffner’)
December 14, 2024
Cello Raphael Wallfisch | Director Katie Stillman
Anna Thorvaldsdottir Illumine | Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme | Bruckner Adagio from String Quintet | Mozart Symphony No.36 (‘Linz’)
March 19, 2025
Friends of Northern Chamber Orchestra
Musical Lunch event
January 18, 2025
Harpsichord Darius Battiwalla | Director Christopher Jones
Corelli Concerto Grosso, Op.6 No.2 | Jessie Montgomery Strum | Bach Harpsichord Concerto No.1 | Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings
November 2, 2024
Violin | Director Zoë Beyers
Philip Herbert Elegy (In Memoriam Stephen Lawrence) | Schubert Symphony No.2 | Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor
September 28, 2024
Manchester Chamber Choir | Director Sarah Brandwood-Spencer | Conductor Ellie Slorach
Mozart Overture to The Magic Flute | Mozart Symphony No.31 (‘Paris’) | Mozart Requiem
August 5, 2024
Kendal Leisure Centre
Northern Chamber Orchestra | Lake District Music Festival Chorus | Jess Dandy contralto | Allan Harry sonic artist | Stephen Threlfall conductor
Blunt Aspects of Saturn | Brahms Alto Rhapsody Op.53 (arr. Threlfall) | Holst The Planets Suite Op.32 | with introductory soundscapes devised by Allan Harry
July 16, 2024
La tragédie de Carmen Buxton International Festival
February 23, 2024
Bartok Romanian Dances | George Walker Lyric for Strings | Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations | Jessie Montgomery ‘Strum’ for String Quintet | Piazzolla Fuga e Mistero (arr. Manson) | Stockport School composition (arr. Manson) | Mozart Symphony no.40 in G minor
January 8, 2024
Music and Song with the NCO Part of Storyhouse Elders.
June 2, 2024
Storyhouse, Chester
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf | Plus more family friendly fun
May 31, 2024
Hulme Hall, Port Sunlight
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf | Plus more family friendly fun
May 4, 2024
The King's School, Macclesfield
Violin and director Christopher Jones | Viola Kay Stephen
Jennifer Higdon Dance Card (movements) | Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola | Beethoven Symphony No. 7
April 6, 2024
Violin and director Katie Stillman
Purcell (ed. Britten) Chacony | Anna Clyne Stride | Britten Simple Symphony | Schubert Death and the Maiden (arr. Mahler)
March 10, 2024
Violin and director Callum Smart | Viola Jaren Ziegler | NCO principals
Rameau Rondeau des Indes Galantes | Biber Battalia | Albinoni Concerto for Oboe in D minor | Tabakova Suite in the Old Style | Vivaldi Concerto for Two Flutes in C major | Bach Concerto for Two Violins in D minor
