Music listings
Music listings
Classical
March
6th – Royal Liverpool Phil Orch at Preston – Stephen Hough plays Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Preston, Guildhall. 01772 258858
16th – Manchester Camerata in Crewe – CPE Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Martinu and Dvorak. Crewe, Lyceum Theatre. 01270 537333
17th – Royal Scottish National Orch in Glasgow – Featuring Dvorak’s New World Symphony. Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall. 0141 287 5511
20th – Bournemouth Symphony Orch in Basingstoke – Tasmin Little plays Bruch’s Violin Concerto No 2. Basingstoke, The Anvil. 01256 844244
23rd – Royal Scottish National Orch in Edinburgh – Mozart’s last piano concerto and Schubert’s 9th Symphony. Edinburgh, Usher Hall. 0131 226 4001
29th – Bournemouth S.O. in Bristol – Works by Gershwin, Bernstein and Copland. Bristol, Colston Hall. 0117 922 3682
April
27th – RPO at the Royal Albert Hall – Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 and Mahler Symphony No. 5. London, Royal Albert Hall. 020 7589 8212
May
1st – Angela Gheorghiu in Birmingham – The Romanian soprano in a concert with the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera. Birmingham, Symphony Hall. 0121 780 3333
23rd – Peter Donohue in Coventry – The pianist plays Mozart, Schuman and Beethoven. Warwick, Arts Centre. 024 7652 4524
Jazz
March
21st – Buena Vista Social Club in Cambridge – World-famous Cuban musicians. Cambridge, The Corn Exchange. 01223 357851
May
25th – Glenn Miller Orchestra in Manchester – Swing legends – playing classic hits. Manchester, Bridgewater Hall. 0161 907 9000
Opera
April
19th – 21st Welsh National Opera in Plymouth – Carmen by Bizet. Plymouth, Theatre Royal. 01752 267222
25th – New London Consort in Gateshead – Staged performance of Monteverdi’s Orfeo. Gateshead, The Sage. 0870 703 4555
Popular
April
7th – 8th – Joe Longthorne in Blackpool – Popular singer in concert. Blackpool, Grand Theatre. 01253 290190
13th – Could It Be Magic in Basingstoke – Darren Day stars in Barry Manilow tribute show. Basingstoke, The Anvil. 01256 844244
Rock
May
18th – Symphonic Rock in London – The RPO performs rock hits. London, Royal Albert Hall. 020 7589 8212
Dance – on tour
Henri Oguike Dance Company Acclaimed modern dance.
March
2nd – Liverpool, Playhouse. 0151 709 4776
6th – Buxton, Opera House. 01298 72190
9th – Tewkesbury, The Roses Theatre. 01684 295074
13th – 14th Salford, The Lowry. 0870 787 5790
20th – Brighton, The Gardner Arts Centre. 01273 6858618
24th – Bath, ICIA Arts Theatre. 01225 386777
26th – 27th – London, Queen Elizabeth Hall. 0870 380 0400
31st – Edinburgh, Traverse Theatre. 0131 228 1404
April
3rd – Nottingham, Playhouse. 0115 941 9419
May
1st – Shrewsbury, Music Hall. 01743 281281
Dance – on tour
Riverdance
The ever popular Irish Dance group on tour
April
9th – 14th – Manchester, Palace Theatre. 0161 242 2503
16th – 21st – Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium – SECC. 0870 040 4000
23rd – 28th – Edinburgh, Playhouse Theatre. 0870 606 3424
May
1st – 6th Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall. 0115 989 5555
8th – 13th Ipswich, The Regent. 01473 433100
15th – 20th – Bournemouth, B.I.C. 0870 111 3000
22nd – 26th – Liverpool, Empire Theatre. 0870 606 3536
28th – 2nd June – Sunderland, Empire Theatre. 0870 602 1130
June
4th – 9th – Birmingham, National Indoor Arena. 0870 909 4144
11th – 16th – Oxford, New Theatre. 0870 606 3500
18th – 23rd – Bristol, Hippodrome. 0870 607 7500
26th – 1st July – Plymouth, Pavilions. 0845 146 146
Popular – on tour
Loudon Wainwright III
Popular American folk star
April
14th – Brighton, The Dome. 01273 709709
15th – Bristol, Colston Hall. 0117 922 3686
17th – Cardiff, St David’s Hall. 029 2087 8444
18th – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall. 0115 989 5555
19th – Sheffield, City Hall. 0114 278 9789
21st – London, Barbican Hall. 020 7638 8891
22nd – Southampton, Guildhall. 023 8063 2601
24th – Birmingham, Symphony Hall. 0121 780 3333
26th – Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall. 0151 709 3789
27th – Manchester, Bridgewater Hall. 0161 907 9000
28th – York, Grand Opera House. 0870 606 3595
29th – Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall. 0141 353 8000
May
1st – Gateshead, The Sage. 0870 703 4555
2nd – Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre. 024 7652 4524
4th – Belfast, Waterfront Hall. 028 9033 4455O
Opera – on tour
English Touring Opera
Eugene Onegin, The Seraglio and Spirit of Vienna in repertory
March
15th – 17th London E8, Hackney Empire. 020 8985 2424
19th – 20th – Crawley, The Hawth. 01293 553636
23rd – 24th Tunbridge Wells, Assembly Hall Theatre. 01892 530613
27th – 31st Cheltenham, Everyman Theatre. 01242 572573
April
2nd – 4th – Truro, Hall for Cornwall. 01872 262466
12nd – 14th – Aldeburgh, Snape Maltings Concert Hall. 01728 687110
16th – 18th – Poole, Lighthouse. 0870 066 8701
20th – 21st – Bexhill-on-Sea, De La Warr Pavilion. 01424 229111
23rd – 24th – Wolverhampton, Grand Theatre. 01902 429212
26th – 28th – Buxton, Opera House. 0845 127 2190
30th – 2nd May – Sheffield, Lyceum Theatre. 0114 249 6000
May
4th – 5th – Kendal, South Lakeland Leisure Centre. 01539 729511
8th – 12th – Cambridge, Arts Theatre. 01223 503333
15th – 19th – Warwick, Arts Centre. 024 7652 4524
21st – 22nd – Durham, Gala Theatre. 0191 332 4041
24th – 26th – Perth, Perth Theatre and Concert Hall. 0845 612 6324
Popular – on tour
G4 Tour ‘Act Three’
Classics from this popular quartet.
May
21st – Ipswich, The Regent. 01473 433100
22nd – Bournemouth, B.I.C. 0870 111 3000
23rd – Portsmouth, Guildhall. 023 9282 4355
24th – Brighton, Centre. 0870 900 9100
26th – Birmingham, National Indoor Arena. 0870 909 4144
27th – Sheffield, City Hall. 0114 278 9789
29th – Harrogate, The International Centre. 01423 537230
30th – Scarborough, Futurist Theatre. 01723 374500
June
1st – Newcastle-upon-Tyne, City Hall. 0191 261 2606
2nd – Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium – SECC. 0870 040 4000
3rd – Blackpool, Opera House. 01253 292029
5th – London, Royal Albert Hall. 020 7589 8212
6th – Cardiff, International Arena. 029 2022 4488
7th – Plymouth, Pavilions. 0845 146 1460
9th – Manchester, Apollo. 0870 401 8000
10th – Liverpool, Empire Theatre. 0870 606 3536
11th – Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall. 0115 989 5555