Name: ORA Singers
Start: 2025-04-29T19:00:00
Location: The Stoller Hall

At The Stoller Hall in Manchester, an array of dynamic events brings together music lovers, families, and comedy enthusiasts. From kid-friendly music adventures and nostalgic Beatles tributes to Mozart's playful concertos and soulful performances by Eddi Reader, there is something for everyone. Explore the heartwarming sounds of the ORA Singers, enjoy Eddie Kadi's comedic charm, and celebrate the vibrant energy of The Seeger Sessions Revival. Whether you're a fan of classical, rock, or comedy, The Stoller Hall invites you to be part of a truly unique cultural experience.

Experience the Musical Magic: A Journey Through The Stoller Hall's Eclectic Events

Manchester's Stoller Hall is set to become a melting pot of cultural experiences with a series of dynamic events lined up. From the whimsical Mini Music Adventures for children to the sophisticated notes of Mozart’s Horn Concertos, this season promises a rich tapestry of sounds and stories. Comedy enthusiasts can look forward to Eddie Kadi's humorous tales, while music lovers will revel in tributes to iconic figures like George Harrison and The Beatles. This vibrant schedule is designed to engage audiences of all ages and tastes, making it a season not to be missed.

Harmonious Journeys: A Dive into Manchester's Upcoming Musical and Cultural Extravaganza

The Stoller Hall

Manchester Chamber Concerts Society’s concert season returns to the Stoller Hall with six world-class chamber recitals between September 2025 and March 2026. Book a full season ticket to get 15% off your full-price ticket and the same seat each time.

Brodsky Quartet

Celebrate the festive season in style with the sensational Down for the Count Swing Orchestra, as they head to the Stoller Hall in Manchester for their much-loved annual show, Swing Into Christmas!

Fast becoming a holiday tradition for audiences around the country, this is a Christmas spectacular like no other – Down for the Count’s 30-piece big band with strings is one of the largest swing bands currently touring the UK. Directed by conductor and compère Mike Paul-Smith and featuring some of the UK’s top vocalists and instrumentalists, the orchestra recreates the sounds of Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday in a unique performance full of joy and humour, which has won the hearts of music lovers up and down the country.

Swing into Christmas

The William Byrd Singers, one of the North West’s finest chamber choirs, return to the Stoller Hall to perform this seasonal favourite from one of the world’s best-loved composers. The music, sung in the original German and accompanied with period instruments, is joyful, pastoral and dramatic, full of lyrical solos and spectacular choruses. This concert is a must for your Christmas calendar.

William Byrd Singers – Christmas Oratorio

Legendary 70s folk-rock pioneers Lindisfarne return to Manchester, with a classic five-piece line-up of long-time members fronted by founder-member Rod Clementson vocals, mandolin, fiddle and slide guitar. With a repertoire of unforgettable songs like Meet Me On The Corner, Fog On The Tyne, Lady Eleanor and Run For Home, and a reputation for live performance second to none, Lindisfarne’s power to galvanize festival and concert audiences remains undimmed and is guaranteed to get the crowd on their feet and singing along.

Lindisfarne

Following a sell out show last year, standing ovations and fantastic rave reviews , we are delighted to bring this wonderful show back to Stoller Hall.

The original Christmas Carol and the best!

No other show in the country has a direct descendant of Charles Dickens playing the lead role.  Gerald Charles Dickens is none other than the great great grandson of Charles Dickens.

A Christmas Carol

The Alkyona Quartet present fresh imaginative interpretations of both well-known and hidden gems of the string quartet repertoire. They are well known for their warm connection to audiences and vivacious performances. They released their debut album, Janáček’s ‘Intimate Letters’ String Quartet in June 2020, which they now perform for Manchester Chamber Concerts Society. This is the ultimate storytelling string quartet – Janacek’s musical love letter to his life’s love. The rest of this programme ranges from  17th Century Henry Purcell to a piece by  Dobrinka Tabakova, former Halle artist-in-residence 2022-2023. The concert opens with one of the  classic “Sun” string quartets by Haydn that earned him the name as “the father of string quartets”.

Alkyona Quartet

A Voice Discovered Late, A Dream Chased Relentlessly, A Show Not to Be Missed.

From stacking shelves in a supermarket to selling out two massive Assembly Rooms shows in 2024, Frankie Mack  took the live entertainment scene by storm. Having never sung before 2019, his journey is extraordinary—proving that raw talent, relentless belief, and sheer determination can defy all odds.

Frankie Mack

The Vintage Explosion, the sensational 50’s inspired Rock’n’Roll band known for their unwavering commitment to their craft, continues their meteoric rise to success with a string of remarkable achievements. Over the past four months, The Vintage Explosion has dominated the charts, securing two No.1 albums on the Worldwide iTunes Blues Album Chart and an impressive No.3 placement on the Worldwide iTunes Album Chart. Additionally, their outstanding talent has earned them a spot in the top ten on the prestigious US Billboard Blues Album Chart. 

The Vintage Explosion

The Sitkovetsky Trio is a well-established and exceptional piano trio, having previously received the BBC Music Magazine’s Chamber Music Award. This  concert starts with a fresh interpretation of works from Max Bruch’s ‘Eight Pieces’, (originally written for piano, viola and clarinet), that allows each of the trio’s soloist talents to shine through in turn. The concert’s a rare opportunity to hear music by French composer Cècile Chaminade. In 1913, she was awarded the Légion d’Honneur, a first for a female composer. Her Piano Trio No. 2 in A min is a work filled with gorgeous and lyrical melodies, as is the concert’s finale work, Brahms’ Piano Trio No. 2 in C Major.

Sitkovetsky Trio

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Energetic Mozart up there with the very best… soloist, conductor and orchestra conjure up a magical soundworld” BBC Music Magazine

With over 3 million streams on Spotify, European tours, 5-Star reviews, as well as being made Classic FM’s record of the week numerous times, Mozart and Manchester Camerata are a bit of a ‘thing’ at this point.

Most definitely, it is down to the amazing chemistry with Music Director, Gábor Takács-Nagy. The drama, joy and emotion that Gábor andthe musicians get out of Mozart is simply electric – If you haven’t witnessed this first-hand yet, now is your chance.

Mozart, Made in Manchester

The Elias String Quartet is celebrated for its deep musical understanding and bold performances. Their ability to convey profound musical meaning, especially across entire quartet cycles, has made them a fixture in the world’s most prestigious concert halls and festivals. They recently toured with a complete Beethoven quartet cycle which they have also recorded. As the finale of the Manchester Chamber Concerts Society’s 25/26, the Elias quartet present an all-Beethoven programme, celebrating the composer’s genius at writing breathtaking, dramatic works for the string quartet. The programme opens with Quartet No.12 in E flat major, one of the last pieces the composer completed before his death, followed by the second of his middle period Opus 59 quartets. Commissioned by Count Razumovsky, these are considered to have been a revolution in music written for the quartet – so completely original that in one stroke they redefined the entire paradigm of the quartet genre.

Elias Quartet

One night in Stockton On Tees, three teenagers heard strange sounds coming from the backroom of a pub. They went in. They heard people singing songs they’d never heard before. Songs without instruments. Songs in their own accents. Songs about places they knew. Folk songs. They joined in. Because they were the youngest ones there by several decades, they were soon labeled ‘the Young’uns.’ More than 20 years on and they’ve carried their unfortunate name around the world, from Sidney to Vancouver, from Radio Tees to Radio 4, won 3 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and gained a reputation for singing life affirming songs of social conscience in immaculate 3 part harmony.

The Young’uns

The ORA singers present a concert themed around ‘the passing of the Year’, centred around Jonathan Dove’s song-cycle of the same name for double choir and piano, alongside Renaissance songs celebrating sacred feast days, poetry for each season and new work from Manchester-based composer Emily Pedersen, and BBC Philharmonic composer-in-residence Tom Coult.

ORA Singers

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