Northern Chamber Orchestra | Past Events

Gloria in Excelsis Deo

December 16, 2023

Trumpets Tracey Redfern and Peter Mainwaring | Kantos Chamber Choir | Conductor Ellie Slorach | Violin and director Ian Watson
Vivaldi Concerto for Two Trumpets | Tabakova Alma Redemptoris Mater | Corelli Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8 in G minor (Fatto per la notte di Natale) | Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium | Vivaldi Gloria

A Christmas Wonderland

December 8, 2023

Join the Northern Chamber Orchestra for its annual Christmas Concert in the grand Tenants’ Hall at Tatton Park.

Music of Innocence

November 4, 2023

Violin Chloë Hanslip | Soprano Nadine Benjamin | Conductor Delyana Lazarova
Arvo Pärt Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten | Mozart Violin Concerto in D major, K218 | Mahler Symphony No. 4 (arr. Farrington)

Beethoven’s Emperor

October 15, 2023

Piano Martin Roscoe | Violin and director Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Haydn Symphony No. 104 London | Ives The Unanswered Question | Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor

Beethoven’s Emperor

October 14, 2023

Piano Martin Roscoe | Violin and director Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Haydn Symphony No. 104 London | Ives The Unanswered Question | Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor

Beethoven’s Emperor

October 13, 2023

Piano Martin Roscoe | Violin and director Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Haydn Symphony No. 104 London | Ives The Unanswered Question | Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 Emperor

One Night Only…Again!

September 9, 2023

Soprano Mary Bevan and tenor Nicky Spence, two of the UK’s finest singers, return for another fabulous concert featuring a rich collection of well-loved classics, opera and music theatre.

Chester: NCO with Chester Festival Chorus

June 18, 2023

James MacMillan O Radiant Dawn | Hildegard von Bingen arr. Slorach Spiritus Sanctus Vivificans | Johannes Brahms arr. Mark Gotham Geistliches lied | Grace Williams Elegy | Johannes Brahms arr. Urs Stäuble Schicksalslied | Sally Beamish Showings | Ludwig van Beethoven Elegischer Gesang | John Tavener Song for Athene | Johannes Brahms arr. Urs Stäuble Nänie

Bach and his legacy

May 6, 2023

Director Jorge Jimenez
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 | Arvo Pärt Fratres | Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 | Schnittke Suite in the Old Style | Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

Winds Unleashed

April 1, 2023

Director John Roberts
Ruth Gipps Seascape | Raff Sinfonietta for winds | Mozart Serenade for 13 winds ‘Gran Partita’

The Phillip Rose Memorial Concert

March 26, 2023

Phillip Rose, a much-loved member of the Manchester Jewish community, passed away in March 2022. Among his many passions was his love for the classical chazonus of yesteryear as performed by the cantors of the ‘Golden Era’.

Stabat mater dolorosa

March 11, 2023

Director Christopher Jones | Solo viola Kay Stephen | Soprano Caroline Taylor | Countertenor Ralph Thomas Williams
Handel Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.4 | Lera Auerbach Sogno di Stabat Mater |Corelli Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.4 | Pergolesi Stabat Mater

A New Dawn Rises

February 19, 2023

Arnold Sinfonietta no.1 Op.48 | Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A Major K.622 | Elgar Serenade for Strings Op. 20 | James Manson Lord Chainsaw's Last Stand | Haydn Symphony No.83 ("La Poule")

Baroque meets Tango

February 18, 2023

Director and soloist Sophie Rosa (violin)
Piazzolla Quatro Estaciones Portenas (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) | Vivaldi Four Seasons

Music and the Holocaust

January 14, 2023

Director Sarah Brandwood-Spencer
Mozart Flute Quartet in D major | Karel Nonet Op. 43 | Spohr Nonet Op. 31

Shostakovich and the music of war

December 17, 2022

Director Magnus Johnston | Soloist Guy Johnston (cello)
Vaughan Williams Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’ | Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major | Shostakovich Chamber Symphony Op.73a

Christmas Concert

December 9, 2022

Join the Northern Chamber Orchestra for its annual Christmas Concert in the grand Tenants’ Hall at Tatton Park.

Mozart’s Jupiter: Music of the Gods

November 5, 2022

Conductor Jamie Phillips | Soloist Elizabeth Jordan (clarinet)
Copland Quiet City | Finzi Clarinet Concerto Op. 31 | Mozart Symphony No. 41 ‘Jupiter’

Beethoven’s Eroica: Breaking new boundaries

October 15, 2022

Conductor Delyana Lazarova | Soloist Jennifer Pike (violin)
Beethoven Violin Concerto Op. 61 | Beethoven Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 ‘Eroica’

Chester: NCO Soloists

May 29, 2022

Rossini String Sonata No. 3 in C | Mozart Horn Quintet in E flat major K.407 | R Strauss Till Eulenspiegel, Einmal Anders op. 28 | Beethoven Septet in E flat major op. 20

Manchester: NCO Soloists

May 28, 2022

Rossini String Sonata No. 3 in C | Mozart Horn Quintet in E flat major K.407 | R Strauss Till Eulenspiegel, Einmal Anders op. 28 | Beethoven Septet in E flat major op. 20

Manchester: NCO with Craig Ogden, guitar

May 22, 2022

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis | Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry | M Arnold Guitar Concerto op. 67 | Sculthorpe Nourlangie | Elgar Introduction and Allegro for Strings Op. 47

Macclesfield: NCO with Craig Ogden, guitar

May 21, 2022

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis | Grainger Irish Tune from County Derry | M Arnold Guitar Concerto op. 67 | Sculthorpe Nourlangie | Elgar Introduction and Allegro for Strings op. 47

BIF Roadshow

May 5, 2022

Dip your toe into the world of opera, music and books in a friendly atmosphere at the BIF Roadshow.