July 7, 2018
Public booking opens 6 April Saturday 7 July, Tuesday 10 July, Friday 13 July, Monday 16 July, Wednesday 18 July, Friday 20 July. Libretto by Salvatore Cammarano, based on the play Alzire, ou les Américains by Voltaire. Performed in Italian, with English side-titles A Buxton International Festival production with the Buxton Festival Chorus and Northern Chamber Orchestra […]
July 6, 2018
Nicholas Kok, conductor | Northern Chamber Orchestra | Featuring soloists from Opera North and Lesley Garrett CBE This year, Buxton Festival gets off to a flying start with a glorious opening night gala featuring some of the most memorable music from the worlds of opera, operetta and musical theatre. For what promises to be a hugely enjoyable night for all […]
May 25, 2018
Nicholas Ward violin | Simon Gilks violin | Richard Muncey viola | Jennifer Langridge cello Haydn String Quartet in G Major Op 33 No 5 | Debussy Quartet in G minor Op 10 | Beethoven String Quartet in A minor No 15 Op 132 A feature in every NCO season is the regular appearance of the principal players as the NCO Soloists. In this concert, […]
May 16, 2018
Mozart String quartet Op 33 No 5 (Russian) | Mozart String quintet in G minor K516 | Dvorak String quintet in E flat Op 97 Lord and Lady Manners extend a personal invitation to Haddon Hall, one of the most romantic buildings in Derbyshire, which “slept” for 200 years. The Hall, possibly the finest example of a fortified medieval […]
May 13, 2018
Raphael Wallfisch cello | Nicholas Ward leader/director | Northern Chamber Orchestra Mozart Overture Zauberflöte (Overture: Magic Flute) | Elgar Cello Concerto | Beethoven Symphony No. 5 The Northern Chamber Orchestra’s 50th anniversary season finishes with a suitably celebratory concert at Manchester’s Stoller Hall. It sees NCO President and internationally renowned cellist, Raphael Wallfisch, playing the piece made famous by […]
May 12, 2018
This concert is close to selling out, however there are some great seats left for the matinee performance of the same programme at Manchester’s Stoller Hall on Sunday 13 May at 3.00pm. To book tickets for that performance instead, follow this link. “Wallfisch’s inspired, passionate performance really articulated the soul’s struggle… the results were […]
April 14, 2018
“Roscoe is a pianist who both thinks and offers full-bloodied playing of breadth and depth. In this country, he is an uncommon creature…” The Daily Telegraph James Manson – New Commission | Brahms – Piano Quartet in C Minor Op 60 | Schubert – Trout Quintet A feature of every season is the appearance of our principal […]
April 7, 2018
Craig Ogden guitar | Nicholas Ward leader/director | Northern Chamber Orchestra Beethoven Coriolan Overture | Tchaikovsky Andante Cantabile | Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez | Andy Scott Guitar Concerto | Mozart Symphony No 31 ‘Paris Symphony’ We are delighted that our 50th Anniversary coincides with the 30th Anniversary of this concert series. This celebratory programme features the Australian […]
March 10, 2018
“A wonderfully fluent performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto by Jennifer Pike. Still only 26, the British violinist has turned from child prodigy to superbly graceful virtuoso without airs or affectation.” Richard Morrison, The Times Mozart – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | Stravinsky – Pulcinella Suite | Scriabin – Andante and Scherzo for Strings | Tchaikovsky – Violin Concerto […]
March 9, 2018
Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik | Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra (Matthew Sharp, cello) | Schubert Erlkönig (Matthew Sharp, baritone) | Copland Appalachian Spring | Manson Meeting at Nisqueunia ‘Virtuoso of the Arts’ (The Times) Matthew Sharp teams up with us for an inspirational concert at Stockport Town Hall on Friday 9 March. Matthew is internationally […]
February 10, 2018
“Hanslip plays with a mastery and profound insight that would grace many a great name of the past” Sinfinimusic.com Vivaldi – The Four Seasons | Tchaikovsky – Souvenir de Florence The Northern Chamber Orchestra is very proud to announce that Chloë Hanslip has recently become its new Artist in Association, and after the huge success of her […]
January 13, 2018
“Gwilym Simcock’s prodigious creations on the piano straddle the border between classical and jazz to mesmerising effect….a stupendous improviser and a remarkable musician all round.” The Observer Tippett – Sellinger’s Round | Simcock – Cumbrian Thaw for piano and strings | Debussy/Simcock – Children’s Corner | Haydn – Symphony No 85 ‘La Reine’ Celebrated composer-pianist and award-winning recording artist, Gwilym Simcock, joins us […]
January 12, 2018
“Gwilym Simcock’s prodigious creations on the piano straddle the border between classical and jazz to mesmerising effect….a stupendous improviser and a remarkable musician all round.” The Observer Tippett Sellinger’s Round | Gwilym Simcock Cumbrian Thaw | Debussy arr. Simcock Children’s Corner | Haydn Symphony No. 85 ‘La Reine’ Celebrated composer-pianist and award-winning recording artist, Gwilym Simcock, joins us for one of the standout […]
December 9, 2017
The choirs of Blackburn Cathedral will be joined by The Northern Chamber Orchestra and soloist Joyce Tindsley, for an American-themed Christmas Spectacular Concert. The programme will include James Bassi’s A Carol Symphony, as well as works by American composers Stephen Paulus and Mack Wilberg. Tickets start from just £5 and are available below, or from […]
December 8, 2017
SOLD OUT NCO are delighted to be returning for their traditional festive concert in the grand Tenant’s Hall at Tatton Park. We will lead through a seasonal feast of popular classical music, songs and of course some carols and, as ever, the ticket price will include a tour of the mansion and a glass of […]
November 25, 2017
Sheffield Oratorio Chorus | Northern Chamber Orchestra | Alan Eost conductor | Andrew Rees tenor | Maggie McDonald mezzo-soprano | Ross Ramgobin baritone Elgar The Dream of Gerontius This is Elgar’s great setting of Newman’s poem The Dream of Gerontius. It unfolds the journey of the soul from death and is one of the greatest 20th […]
November 25, 2017
Nicholas Ward violin | Simon Gilks violin | Richard Muncey viola | Jennifer Langridge cello | James Manson double bass | Naomi Atherton horn | Jenny Cox horn Beethoven Sextet for two horns and strings op 81b | Dvořák String Quintet op77 | Mozart Divertimento K334 The NCO’s principal players, led by Artistic Director Nicholas Ward, perform an exciting programme of […]
November 21, 2017
“The pianist Viv McLean seemed exceptional to me; he astonished us with his musical maturity and extraordinary sonority.” Le Monde (Paris) Haydn Symphony No 49 ‘La Passione’ | Mozart Piano Concerto K414 | Holst St Pauls Suite | Mozart Symphony No 29 Tuesday 21 November 2017 7.30pm Christ Church, Cockermouth
October 6, 2017
Described as being ‘simply world-class’ by Opera Magazine, the NCO has established a reputation as one of the leading chamber orchestras in the country. A feature in every NCO season is the regular appearance of the principal players as the NCO Soloists. In this coffee concert, Nicholas Ward, the orchestra’s Artistic Director, presents a performance of great contrast and […]
October 6, 2017
A feature in every NCO season is the regular appearance of the principal players as the NCO Soloists. In this concert, our leader and Artistic Director, Nicholas Ward, presents a performance of two towering pieces in the string quartet repertoire; Mozart’s Dissonance Quartet, with a sublime opening reminiscent of the beginning of Haydn’s Creation, and the […]
September 27, 2017
Described as being ‘simply world-class’ by Opera Magazine, the NCO has established a reputation as one of the leading chamber orchestras in the country. A feature in every NCO season is the regular appearance of the orchestra’s principal players as the NCO Soloists. We are delighted to say that we have been asked to return […]
September 25, 2017
The NCO in association with Orchestras Live present a varied programme to start the new season at Penrith Music Club. We are very pleased to say that our principal clairnet, Liz Jordan, will be playing the Mozart Clarinet Concerto on the basset clarinet, the instrument for which the piece was originally composed. Haydn Symphony No […]
September 30, 2017
Our opening concert of the season shines the spotlight on some of our illustrious principal players, in particular our 1st trumpet, Tracey Redfern who’ll be playing Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto and Jennifer Langridge our principal cello who is performing the dark and brooding Elegy by Fauré. “…consistently stylish playing from the Northern Chamber Orchestra.” The Financial Times Mozart Don […]
March 17, 2017
Shostakovich Cello Concerto No 1 Beethoven Symphony No 7 We are delighted to say that for this project, we are joined by one of the great musical communicators of our time, the wonderful Matthew Sharp, who the Times have described as ‘an extraordinary cellist-charismatic, virtuosic, brimming with verve and poetry’. This is the NCO’s first appearance in Stockport Town Hall, […]
