Our Year of Music: 2024–25 in Review
By Tom Redmond, Joint Principal and Music Director At the end of this academic year, it’s incredible to look back at the musical highlights of the last ten months. It’s...
Tag Archive: strings
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In conversation with Hairu Wang, soloist with Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra
On Friday 21 October, Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra & Chorus take the Stoller Hall stage again with an exciting programme of incredible music. Hairu Wang will join the orchestra to perform...
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Jordan Brooks: Soloist for Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra
On Friday 8 July 2022, more than 200 of our incredible young students will perform for Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra and Chorus at The Bridgewater Hall. Jordan Brooks will perform the...
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Exam revision for musicians
Students across the country are gearing up to take GCSE and A-level exams. It can be a stressful time, not just for teenagers but for parents and guardians too – particularly because they might...
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Choosing a Music Teacher
Finding the right music teacher for your child can be a difficult decision, whether you’re hoping to get started on your first ever instrument or to take your playing to...
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A celebration of friendship for Chetham’s Spring Music
Spring Music week is always an exciting time of year. As the new season dawns, students lay aside their text books and spend a week in rehearsals with our various...
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Chetham’s, China, and Manchester Camerata
This morning a group of five from Chetham’s set off for Shanghai and Wuhan, where three students will perform alongside professional artists from Manchester Camerata and where Alun Jones and...
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Bernstein at 100
Young musicians from Chetham’s joined forces with players from across Greater Manchester and Nina Bernstein Simmons, youngest daughter of Leonard Bernstein, to celebrate her father’s centenary. Born in 1918, Bernstein...
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Concerto Soloists chosen for 2018-19 concerts
Each spring, three Chetham’s students from years 12 and under are selected as soloists. who will perform in the school’s major concerts the following year. Choosing just 3 out of...
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Full set of William Walton scores donated to Chetham’s by the Walton Foundation
Chetham’s School of Music is grateful to have received a complete set of Sir William Walton’s scores, published by Oxford University Press, as a gift from the William Walton Trust...
