Northern Chamber Orchestra | Past Events

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 […]

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 […]

“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  

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

“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   […]

“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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Nicholas Ward violin | Simon Gilks violin | Richard Muncey viola | Jennifer Langridge cello Haydn String Quartet Op 33 No 5 | Debussy String Quartet in G minor Op 10 | Beethoven String Quartet in A minor No 15 Op 132 A feature in every Northern Chamber Orchestra season is the regular appearance of the principal players as the […]

Nicholas Ward violin | Simon Gilks violin | Richard Muncey viola | Jennifer Langridge cello Mozart String Quartet No 19 K465 ‘Dissonance’ | Shostakovich String Quartet No 7 | Schubert G Major Quartet D.887 A feature in every NCO season is the regular appearance of the principal players as the NCO Soloists. In this concert, our leader and […]

Tippett Concerto for Double String Orchestra | Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez | Andy Scott Guitar Concerto – World Premiere | Mozart Symphony No 31 ‘Paris’ NCO returns to The Stoller Hall with a concert featuring the Australian guitarist, Craig Ogden, in a performance of two guitar concertos; the Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez, and the world premiere of Andy Scott’s concerto […]