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More info for Manchester Collective: Patterns in Repeat
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Classical music

Manchester Collective: Patterns in Repeat

Embrace a bold and colourful sound-world in works by outstanding contemporary women composers
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Pekka Kuusisto, Ale Carr & Aurora Orchestra: Four Seasons
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Classical music

Pekka Kuusisto, Ale Carr & Aurora Orchestra: Four Seasons

Violinist Pekka Kuusisto joins Aurora for two of classical music’s greatest nature-inspired hits
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Jean Rondeau: Goldberg Variations
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Classical music

Jean Rondeau: Goldberg Variations

A fresh perspective on Bach’s keyboard masterpiece, performed on the organ by pioneer Jean Rondeau
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Manchester Collective & Sidiki Dembélé
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Classical music

Manchester Collective & Sidiki Dembélé

A joyful musical journey through folksong and storytelling from Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Jean Rondeau, Nicholas Alstaedt & Thomas Dunford
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Classical music

Jean Rondeau, Nicholas Alstaedt & Thomas Dunford

Three leading early music players unite in French Baroque music of brilliance and elegance
Queen Elizabeth Hall
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More info for Council: Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane
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Classical music

Council: Pekka Kuusisto & Gabriel Kahane

The musical friends come together as Council, sharing original songs, chamber and folk music
Purcell Room
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More info for Manchester Collective: Black Gold
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Classical music

Manchester Collective: Black Gold

Enter a world of elemental soundscapes in works by Luke Mombrea, Sasha Scott and James Tenney
Purcell Room
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More info for Philip Glass at 90: Manchester Collective
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Classical music

Philip Glass at 90: Manchester Collective

Glass, new music and new voices, in a bold, genre-crossing programme
Purcell Room
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