Johnny James

MIF marks the 200th anniversary of Peterloo with a world premiere of a major new piece by composer Emily Howard and writer Michael Symmons Roberts.

Inspired by Janáček’s wonderful Intimate Letters string quartet, violinist Rakhi Singh and producer Vessel unite in a thrilling collaboration at the RNCM, entitled Written in Fire.

The Both Sides Now International Showcase is a bold, experimental and genre-spanning evening of new music created as part of a cross-European collaboration.

A tale of temptation, passion and guilt, Janáček’s wildly beautiful ‘Katya Kabanova’ is coming to The Lowry, courtesy of Opera North.

Opera North presents a vibrant new production of Mozart’s evergreen opera ‘The Magic Flute’, coming to The Lowry very soon.

A double bill of a revolutionary ballet and a wickedly funny operatic short: Stravinsky’s ‘The Rite of Spring’ and Puccini’s ‘Gianni Schicchi’.

Following his acclaimed new album ‘Assume Form’, James Blake’s gig at Victoria Warehouse will be one of the most exciting of the spring season.

Inspired by the golden era of West-African funk & disco as well as modern post-punk & electro, Ibibio Sound Machine are bringing the party to YES this March!

12 Years after their last studio album, The Cinematic Orchestra are back! Catch them on their ‘To Believe’ tour this March, at Manchester Academy.

The culminating performance of the 14th Samarbeta residency premieres a collaboration between synth-led psych band Moon Duo and AV ​artist Emmanuel Biard.

Enter the world of Ecstatic Material, a multi-sensory performance in which sound and substance transform in unpredictable fashion.