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Join Manchester Camerata for a live classical concert exploring a captivating programme of orchestral masterpieces at King’s Place, London. Internationally acclaimed violist Timothy Ridout, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music and Kronberg Academy, brings his award-winning artistry to Manchester for an evening of imagination, rich orchestral colour and deeply moving music.

We begin with Mozart’s sparkling Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, one of the most recognisable openings in classical music. Brimming with wit, energy and irresistible momentum, it sweeps audiences into a whirlwind of dazzling strings and playful orchestral colour, showcasing Mozart’s gift for drama and love of theatrical music.

Next, we feature Pēteris Vasks’ expressive Viola Concerto. This work is full of emotional contrast and spiritual depth. Written for Maxim Rysanov, it places the viola at its centre as a searching, solitary voice that invites you to reflect.

The programme closes with Brahms’ Serenade No. 2 in A major. This early work reveals a composer shaping his orchestral voice. Written without violins, it offers a naturally warm, mellow sound, allowing violas, cellos, and woodwind to take the spotlight. It moves between still, almost frozen moments, folk-inspired rhythms, and bright passages. This piece explores hope and renewal, holding darkness and light side by side.

Don’t miss the rare opportunity to hear these compelling works live in Manchester.

Programme

• Mozart Marriage of Figaro Overture
• Vasks Viola Concerto
• Brahms Serenade No 2 

Performed by

• Timothy Ridout Director
• Manchester Camerata

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Join Manchester Camerata for a live classical concert exploring a captivating programme of orchestral masterpieces. Internationally acclaimed violist Timothy Ridout, a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music and Kronberg Academy, brings his award-winning artistry to Manchester for an evening of imagination, rich orchestral colour and deeply moving music.

We begin with Mozart’s sparkling Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, one of the most recognisable openings in classical music. Brimming with wit, energy and irresistible momentum, it sweeps audiences into a whirlwind of dazzling strings and playful orchestral colour, showcasing Mozart’s gift for drama and love of theatrical music.

Next, we feature Pēteris Vasks’ expressive Viola Concerto. This work is full of emotional contrast and spiritual depth. Written for Maxim Rysanov, it places the viola at its centre as a searching, solitary voice that invites you to reflect.

The programme closes with Brahms’ Serenade No. 2 in A major. This early work reveals a composer shaping his orchestral voice. Written without violins, it offers a naturally warm, mellow sound, allowing violas, cellos, and woodwind to take the spotlight. It moves between still, almost frozen moments, folk-inspired rhythms, and bright passages. This piece explores hope and renewal, holding darkness and light side by side.

Don’t miss the rare opportunity to hear these compelling works live in Manchester.

Programme

• Mozart Marriage of Figaro Overture
• Vasks Viola Concerto
• Brahms Serenade No 2 

Performed by

• Timothy Ridout Director
• Manchester Camerata

Our musical journey with Jean-Efflam began with Haydn. After his very first concert with us, performing Haydn’s F major Piano Concerto, he recalled it as “music love at first sight”: “I remember as if it was yesterday, after 30 seconds, when Gábor and I started talking: the air was in such vibration, and we were both so excited about the music and exchanging ideas.” — Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Those performances led to our acclaimed recordings of Haydn’s piano concertos, and the musical partnership that followed became the foundation for our ambitious Mozart: Made in Manchester series, in which we recorded the complete Mozart piano concertos together. It all started with Haydn, making this concert feel like a wonderful full-circle moment. You can also hear our Haydn recordings together on Spotify below.

Jean-Efflam’s humour, breathtaking talent and infectious musical personality make him the perfect guide to the wit, invention and brilliance that run through Haydn’s music.

Join us for an intimate evening celebrating one of classical music’s greatest innovators, brought to life by our exceptional players at Wigmore Hall, London.

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Programme

• Joseph Haydn Piano Concerto in G Major
• Joseph Haydn Piano Concerto in F Major
• Joseph Haydn Piano Concerto in D Major,
• Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 47 

Performed by

• Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Director
• Manchester Camerata

We’re presenting a rare opportunity to explore the breadth of classical music’s greatest and most loved innovator, Haydn, performed by the multi-award-winning pianist and one of the most engaging live performers of his generation, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. This concert is recommended by Classic FM.

Our musical journey with Jean-Efflam began with Haydn. After his very first concert with us, performing Haydn’s F major Piano Concerto, he recalled it as “music love at first sight”: “I remember as if it was yesterday, after 30 seconds, when Gábor and I started talking: the air was in such vibration, and we were both so excited about the music and exchanging ideas.” — Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

Those performances led to our acclaimed recordings of Haydn’s piano concertos, and the musical partnership that followed became the foundation for our ambitious Mozart: Made in Manchester series, in which we recorded the complete Mozart piano concertos together. It all started with Haydn, making this concert feel like a wonderful full-circle moment. You can also hear our Haydn recordings together on Spotify below.

Jean-Efflam’s humour, breathtaking talent and infectious musical personality make him the perfect guide to the wit, invention and brilliance that run through Haydn’s music.

Join us for an intimate evening celebrating one of classical music’s greatest innovators, brought to life by our exceptional players.

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Programme

• Joseph Haydn Piano Concerto in G Major
• Joseph Haydn Piano Concerto in F Major
• Joseph Haydn Piano Concerto in D Major,
• Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 47 

Performed by

• Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Director
• Manchester Camerata

We are also performing at Wigmore Hall, London. Check it out >

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Join Manchester Camerata, alongside our Artistic Partner Ying Fang and Music Director Gábor Takács-Nagy, for the second instalment of the next stage in our Mozart, Made in Manchester journey.

One of the most celebrated Mozart sopranos of her generation, Ying Fang is a principal artist at the Metropolitan Opera, with The New York Times praising her as “indispensable at the Met in Mozart”. The Financial Times has described her as “a voice that can stop time, pure and rich and open and consummately expressive”.

She will be performing a selection of Mozart concert arias alongside our Music Director, Gábor Takács-Nagy. Gabor will also lead the orchestra in two of the composer’s most exhilarating symphonies. The vibrant Haffner Symphony showcases Mozart at his most energetic and brilliant, while the majestic Prague Symphony reveals the dramatic depth and orchestral imagination of his style.

This concert continues our ambitious Mozart, Made in Manchester project, which over the coming years will explore all of Mozart’s final symphonies and record a selection of his concert arias with Ying Fang. Together, these performances celebrate the theatrical flair, emotional richness and extraordinary invention that make Mozart’s music so enduring.

Mozart, Made in Manchester is one of our flagship projects, running for over 9 years and has been underpinned by philanthropic support. If you are interested in learning more about supporting this project or any of our work, please contact rellul@manchestercamerata.com

Programme

• Mozart Concert Arias
• Mozart Haffner Symphony
• Mozart Prague Symphony

Performed by

• Ying Fang Soprano
• Gábor Takács-Nagy Conductor
• Manchester Camerata

Listen to our latest Mozart, Made in Manchester recording:

Surrounded by the venue’s famous tiling and stained glass, the acoustics of the pool area provide a distinct backdrop for a live orchestral experience.

While the programme for this evening remains under wraps for now, the concert promises an immersive exploration of sound that responds to the scale and history of this Grade II* listed building.

Stay tuned for more about this concert- coming soon!

The multi-award-winning jazz saxophonist Nubya Garcia brings us the world premiere of her first-ever cello concerto, written especially for Manchester Camerata’s Principal Cellist, Hannah Roberts, and created in collaboration with Factory International.

A pillar of the British contemporary jazz scene, Nubya Garcia released her debut album, Source, in 2020 to widespread critical acclaim, earning a Mercury Prize nomination. She has since toured internationally, performed at major festivals including Glastonbury, and supported Khruangbin on their sold-out US tour. Her 2024 album Odyssey expands her orchestral and genre-blending sound. A 2026 MOBO Awards ‘Best Jazz Act’ nominee, Garcia tours globally, performs at major festivals, has composed for TV, and has collaborated with brands including Burberry, Fossil and Vogue.

It has long been Nubya’s dream to write a cello concerto, and we’re proud to be making that happen with our Principal Cellist, Hannah Roberts. Having studied with William Pleeth at the Yehudi Menuhin School and with Ralph Kirshbaum at the RNCM, she has won numerous prizes and awards and is considered one of the UK’s leading cellists. She now takes centre stage as the soloist in this landmark new work.

Following a sold-out performance in Manchester in 2025, Nubya returns with the world premiere of a major new commission, not one to be missed.

Programme

• Nubya Garcia Cello Concerto
• Rest of programme to be announced soon

Performed by

• Hannah Roberts Cello
• Manchester Camerata

Inspired by her lifelong love of Bach’s ‘really juicy’ music, composer Caroline Shaw has forged a musical voice that is both daringly modern and deeply rooted in tradition. Having grown up playing Bach’s solo violin partitas, Shaw has drawn on their structure and spirit for her Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices.

In this performance, Kantos Chamber Choir places J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin in direct conversation with Shaw’s visionary work; two composers in dialogue across three centuries.

Joined by the outstanding string soloists of Manchester Camerata, Kantos presents an exhilarating programme of rhythmic energy, intensity, and beauty, exploring the striking connections between two extraordinary musical minds.

Programme

• Caroline Shaw Its Motion Keeps
• Caroline Shaw Partita for 8 Singers I. Allemande
• J. S. Bach Violin Partita No.2 I. Allemande 
• Caroline Shaw Partita for 8 Singers II. Sarabande 
• J. S. Bach Violin Partita No.2 III. Sarabande 
• Caroline Shaw Partita for 8 Singers III. Courante 
• J. S. Bach Violin Partita No.2 II. Courante 
• Caroline Shaw Partita for 8 Singers IV. Passacaglia 
• J. S. Bach Ich lasse dich nicht
• J. S. Bach O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded 
• Caroline Shaw Punctum 
• Caroline Shaw To the Hands 
• J. S. Bach Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied 
  

Performed by

• Caroline Pether Solist
• Alex Mitchell Soloist
• Kantos Chamber Choir
• Manchester Camerata

Inspired by her lifelong love of Bach’s ‘really juicy’ music, composer Caroline Shaw has forged a musical voice that is both daringly modern and deeply rooted in tradition. Having grown up playing Bach’s solo violin partitas, Shaw has drawn on their structure and spirit for her Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices.

In this performance, Kantos Chamber Choir places J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 2 for Solo Violin in direct conversation with Shaw’s visionary work; two composers in dialogue across three centuries.

Joined by the outstanding string soloists of Manchester Camerata, Kantos presents an exhilarating programme of rhythmic energy, intensity, and beauty, exploring the striking connections between two extraordinary musical minds.

Programme

• Caroline Shaw Its Motion Keeps
• Caroline Shaw Partita for 8 Singers I. Allemande
• J. S. Bach Violin Partita No.2 I. Allemande 
• Caroline Shaw Partita for 8 Singers II. Sarabande 
• J. S. Bach Violin Partita No.2 III. Sarabande 
• Caroline Shaw Partita for 8 Singers III. Courante 
• J. S. Bach Violin Partita No.2 II. Courante 
• Caroline Shaw Partita for 8 Singers IV. Passacaglia 
• J. S. Bach Ich lasse dich nicht
• J. S. Bach O Sacred Head, Sore Wounded 
• Caroline Shaw Punctum 
• Caroline Shaw To the Hands 
• J. S. Bach Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied 
  

Performed by

• Caroline Pether Solist
• Alex Mitchell Soloist
• Kantos Chamber Choir
• Manchester Camerata

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For us, it doesn’t feel like Christmas until this concert!

Widely regarded as one of Manchester’s favourite festive events for the whole family, Festive Happening captures everything we love about the Christmas season. In partnership with our friends and Artistic Partner, the acclaimed AMC Gospel Choir, this uplifting celebration takes us on an unforgettable journey through the sounds and spirit of Christmas.

From powerful gospel performances and beloved festive classics to moments of laughter, reflection, and pure joy, this heartwarming show brings people together to celebrate the magic of the season. Whether it’s your first visit or an annual tradition, this experience will leave you feeling inspired, uplifted, and full of Christmas love.

At the heart of the production is AMC Gospel Choir, one of the UK’s leading live gospel choirs. Renowned for their exceptional talent, soulful harmonies, and powerful stage presence, each choir member brings their own unique energy to create an unforgettable performance.

Join us for an evening of festive music, celebration, and community, and discover why so many families make Festive Happening part of their Christmas tradition year after year.

Book early; this popular show sells out every year!

Doors open at 2pm.

Programme

• A variety of festive gospel favourites

Performed by

• AMC Gospel Choir
• Manchester Camerata