Manchester Camerata’s dynamic leader Giovanni Guzzo steps into the limelight at the city’s Cathedral as director and soloist in Mozart’s fifth concerto for violin, in a progamme also featuring Mahler’s Adagietto from Symphony No.5 and Schubert’s String Quartet no.14 (Death and the Maiden), arranged for string orchestra by Mahler. Alongside this spirit-raising “Love and Death” programme, there’s also the chance to sample 26 different gins provided by Booth’s in a one night only pop-up bar in the “pop up cathedral” set up while the Cathedral was shut for major renovations.
Sat 8 Feb, Manchester Cathedral, Victoria Street, M3 1SX. Tel: 0844 907 9000, 7.30pm. Doors open 6pm and there’s a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm. £26-£10 (plus booking fee – note, £10 tickets strictly limited availability), www.manchestercamerata.co.uk
- Words:
- Neil Sowerby
- Published on:
- Fri 7 Feb 2014
