Friday night at Manchester Classical opens with a minimalist masterclass as the Hallé are joined by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood on electric bass.

Sean Chandler leads a live Musical Storyland performance of Three Billy Goats Gruff with BBC Philharmonic.

The Hallé Children’s Choir performs a selection of songs from Lin Marsh’s songscape, Stage and Screen, including songs from Beauty and the Beast.

Hallé Youth Training Choir is made up of young singers aged 13-15. In this uplifting event, they will perform a delightful selection of folk, traditional and spiritual songs.

Part of Manchester Classical, The RNCM Symphony Orchestra tackles Mahler’s Second – a spiritual epic, colossal in scope and ambition.

Bharatiya Vrund Gaan (BVG), will be performing traditional Indian choral compositions includes Vedic hymns, folk songs, raga-based tarana, songs of the nature.

Riot Ensemble bring a surrealist overload of sound and colour, from coral-encrusted chaos to the eerie calm of the ocean floor.

Part of Manchester Classical, the BBC Philharmonic returns with a cinematic, jazz-tinged blockbuster featuring Rhapsody in Blue.

Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures bursts open with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra as they play live accompaniment to two wonderfully animated adventures.

Join the Chorus of English National Opera (ENO) for their first exciting concert in Manchester, performing in collaboration with the Halle Orchestra.

Manchester Collective present a performance about the power of the soloist – and what happens when they go rogue.

Manchester Classical festival closes with a city-wide crescendo: all major ensembles joining forces for Respighi’s Pines of Rome.