Somewhere a committee at Manchester’s Royal Northern College of Music must be wondering how they let Olafur Arnalds slip through their fingers. Returning to the RNCM for his first performance in the Concert Hall, he revealed how he had dreamed of studying composition at the RNCM, but that his application was unsuccessful – although it…
Composer behind BAFTA Award-winning score to Broadchurch comes to Manchester Olafur Arnalds, the BAFTA Award-winning composer behind the stunning soundtrack to Broadchurch is set for the Royal Northern College of Music on 26th February. The Mercury Classics Artist enjoyed massive international success with his third album For Now I Am Winter, which topped the US Classical Charts…
Monday 23rd February: Bridgewater Hall – St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. One of Russia’s leading ensembles, the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra is steeped in history. Formed in 1931 as the Leningrad Radio Orchestra it remained in the besieged city of Leningrad during the war, performing the premiere of Shostakovich’s Seventh Symphony. Chief Conductor Alexander Dmitriev controls proceedings as…
