Day Seven August 19th, 19 August | Event in Manchester | AllEvents

Day Seven August 19th

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Tue, 19 Aug, 2025 at 01:45 pm

8.3 hours

Long Millgate, Manchester

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Tue, 19 Aug, 2025 at 01:45 pm to 10:00 pm (BST)

Long Millgate

Manchester, United Kingdom

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Day Seven August 19th
Day Seven

A Young Artists Recital: Ophelia Gordon and Matthew McLachlan, 1.45pm – 2.30pm
Tickets: £5.50. FTE/U18 FREE

We welcome Ophelia Gordon who is studying a Masters degree at Trinity Laban and Matthew McLachlan who has recently completed a Masters in performance at the Royal College of Music.

PORGRAMME
Matthew McLachlan
SCHUBERT Wanderer Fantasy

Ophelia Gordon
KAPUSTIN Concert Etude’s Op.40


Lecture “PPP, Passion, Piano, Politics”; A Brief History of Piano music in Iran, particularly last in the 50 years, 5.15pm
Tickets £11.50. FTE/U18 £5.50

Today we welcome Neysun Rouhani to give this fascinating lecture- a brief history of piano in Iran and then the effects of the 1978 Islamic Revolution on the music. Neysun will introduce composers who have written music for piano and performances of their music will be given by young pianists including Deedeh Rouhani, Luca Boston and Rose McLachlan.


A Recital with Murray McLachlan: Anniversaries, 7pm
Tickets: £22.50. FTE/U18 £5.50

2025 is a special year for Maurice Ravel (150th birthday), Erik Satie (centenary of his death) Edward Gregson (80th birthday) Dmitri Shostakovich (50 years since his passing) and Johann Strauss 2nd (bicentenary of his birth). This programme celebrates their wonderful music.


A Recital with Joanne MacGregor, 8.30pm
Tickets: £22.50. FTE/U18 £5.50

MacGregor seems incapable of giving performances that are not at once extremely intelligent and entertaining’. The Sunday Times

‘She is one of the most exciting and enterprising pianists of the moment.’ The Observer

Joanna MacGregor CBE is one of the world’s most innovative musicians, appearing as a concert pianist, curator and conductor. Head of Piano at the Royal Academy of Music and Professor of University of London, Joanna has just been appointed Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Brighton Philharmonic. As a solo artist Joanna has performed in over eighty countries and as a recording artist Joanna is a veteran of over forty solo recordings, ranging from Bach and Scarlatti to jazz and John Cage.

PROGRAMME

Phillip GLASS
Opening (from Glassworks)
Kneeplay no.4 (from Einstein on the Beach)
Etude no.6

RAMEAU Le Rappel des Oiseaux
COUPERIN Les Fauvétes Plaintives
RAMEAU La Poule
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at An Exhibition


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Day Seven August 19th, 19 August | Event in Manchester | AllEvents
Day Seven August 19th
Tue, 19 Aug, 2025 at 01:45 pm