September 26, 2021
James Manson New Work | Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 | Beethoven Symphony No. 4
February 26, 2022
Britten Simple Symphony op. 4 | CPE Bach Cello Concerto in A minor Wq 170 | Elgar Wild Bears; Chanson de matin; Nimrod (arr. cello and strings) | Shostakovich Chamber Symphony op. 118a
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
September 25, 2021
James Manson New Work | Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 | Beethoven Symphony No. 4
April 24, 2022
J Strauss II Waltz: Wine, women and song | A Spilsbury Eyebright | R Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 | Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 Italian
January 15, 2022
Mozart Symphony No. 24 K.182 | Prokofiev Andante op. 50 bis | Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 | Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 | Shostakovich Two Pieces op. 11 | Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
March 26, 2022
R Strauss Sextet from Capriccio | Dvořák String Quintet in E flat op. 97 | Mendelssohn Octet
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
July 11, 2021
Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht Op. 4 | Barber Adagio for Strings | R Strauss Metamorphosen (Septet version) - SOLD OUT
May 22, 2021
Warlock Capriol suite | Mozart Madamina, il catalogo e questo (Don Giovanni) | Puccini Crisantemi | Holst Brook Green suite | Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme Op. 33 We are thrilled to return to Macclesfield for our final concert of our 2020-21 season, when we will be joined by our Artist in Association Matthew […]
May 2, 2021
Mozart Clarinet quintet | Schumann Piano quintet Tickets: £15 per household, one week’s online access Between Sunday 25 April at 3pm and Sunday 2 May, you can rent the video recording of our concert with pianist Benjamin Powell. The rental costs £15 per household, and you can watch it as many times as you like during this period. You […]
April 4, 2021
Mozart Violin Concerto in D | Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence Tickets: £15 per household, one week’s online access Between Sunday 27 March at 3pm and Sunday 4 April, you can rent the video recording of our concert on Saturday 27 March. The rental costs £15 per household, and you can watch it as many times as you like during […]
March 7, 2021
Bartok Romanian dances | Mozart Piano concerto no 27 in B flat | Rossini String Sonata No 3 Tickets: £15 per household, one week’s unlimited online access Between Sunday 28 February at 3pm and Sunday 7 March, you can rent the video recording of our concert on Saturday 27 February. The rental costs £15 per household, and you can watch it […]
October 11, 2020
Northern Chamber Orchestra Soloists Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor | Baermann – Adagio for clarinet and strings | Beethoven – Septet Between Sunday 4 October at 12pm and Sunday 11 October, you can rent the video recording of our concert at Macclesfield’s Heritage Centre on Saturday 3 October. The rental costs £15 per household, and you can watch it as many […]
December 5, 2020
Mozart Divertimento in B flat K137 | Borodin Nocturne | Haydn Violin concerto in G (with Nicholas Ward, violin) | Mendelssohn String symphony no 12 in G minor Tickets: £22 stalls, £20 gallery, £15 online Our artistic director and leader, Nicholas Ward, leads the NCO in Haydn’s fourth violin concerto. The first movement is smooth, and plaintive, in sonata form, with concise […]
October 3, 2020
Schubert Quartettsatz in C minor | Baermann – Adagio for clarinet and strings | Beethoven – Septet Tickets: £22 stalls, £20 gallery, £15 online In celebration of the 250th anniversary year of Beethoven’s birth, our traditional annual NCO Soloists concert gives our principal players the chance to enjoy some of the limelight and features one of his most celebrated chamber […]
May 16, 2020
On Saturday May 16th at 7.30pm, we will stream a recording of our January 2020 concert with guest soloist Colin Currie (marimba) and featuring a solo from our principal clarinet, Elizabeth Jordan. This was originally streamed live to care homes in the North West, but the musicians have kindly given permission for it to be […]
April 18, 2020
On Saturday April 18th at 7.30pm, we will stream a recording of our November 2019 concert with cellist Raphael Wallfisch. This was originally streamed live to care homes in the North West, but the musicians have kindly given permission for it to be made available to the public for 24 hours. View the PDF of […]
March 4, 2020
Mozart Overture, The Marriage of Figaro | Dvořák Cello Concerto no 2 op 104 (with Matthew Sharp, cello) | Haydn Symphony no 101 in D major ‘The Clock’ | Copland Saturday Night Waltz | Copland Hoedown Tickets: £15 | Group 10+ £13.50 per ticket | Students and Under 18s Free Tickets are available online until […]
December 14, 2019
Friends of Blackburn Cathedral Music present the annual Christmas Spectacular Gala Concert. Fantasia on Christmas Carols Vaughan Williams A Feast for Christmas Alan Bullard & works by Rutter, Bertalot, Josquin & Willcocks Choirs of Blackburn Cathedral Local School Choirs Northern Chamber Orchestra John Robinson conductor Tickets are priced from £5. Blackburn Cathedral Saturday 14 December 2019 7.00pm
October 18, 2019
The NCO Norton Concerts In memory of Herbert Norton introduced by Nicholas Ward – violin Beethoven Plus series Nicholas Ward violin | Paula Smart violin | Richard Muncey viola | Cara Berridge cello Beethoven Quartet in F minor op 95 Serioso | Borodin Quartet no 2 in D | Beethoven Quartet in F op 59 no 1 Rasumovsky Tickets: £15.00 | Over 65 […]
November 10, 2019
Handel Concerto Grosso op 6 no 12 | Elgar Serenade | Torelli Trumpet Concerto in D | Holst St Pauls Suite | Clarke Trumpet Voluntary | Massenet Last sleep of the virgin | Mozart Divertimento in D K136 Outstanding trumpeter, Tracey Redfern, joins the Northern Chamber Orchestra in Jeremiah Clarke’s Prince of Denmark’s march – better known […]
July 20, 2019
Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals With its humorous and delightful melodies, Saint-Saëns’ Carnival of the Animalsis a perennial favourite amongst music-lovers young and old. Now BIF’s Orchestra in Residence, Northern Chamber Orchestra presents this unique concert, aimed at young people and families of all ages. Carnival of the Animals Schools Project in partnership with Buxton Festival Fringe. […]
July 16, 2019
Dvořák Slavonic Dance op.46 no.8 | Copland Hoe Down | Gershwin arr. Manson Rhapsody in Blue (excerpt) | Copland Appalchian Spring | Penketh and Culcheth High Schools’ Making Music Visual Project Appalachian Spring Eighth Movement Presented by Matthew Sharp | Tickets are free and available on the door with a retiring collection. Making Music Visual […]
