Manchester Camerata
The Manchester Camerata is a British chamber orchestra based in Manchester, England. A sub-group from the orchestra, the Manchester Camerata Ensemble, specialises in chamber music performances.
The orchestra's primary concert venue is The Bridgewater Hall. It also presents concerts at the Royal Northern College of Music. In addition, the orchestra gives run-out and residency concerts in various cities in the North of England, including Kingston upon Hull, Sheffield, Leeds, Kendal, Whitby, Keswick, Bradford, Stamford, Crewe, Colne, Stafford and Ulverston. The orchestra appeared annually at the Rasiguères Festival of Music and Wine, held near Perpignan, France, which Moura Lympany established in 1981.
In 1972, Raph Gonley, a music producer at BBC Radio Manchester, founded the orchestra. Gonley ran the Camerata until 1975. Funding for the Camerata after its initial period came from the Greater Manchester Council. The Camerata became an autonomous organisation in 1979.
The Camerata's first principal conductor was Frank Cliff, who served from 1972 to 1977. Subsequent principal conductors have included Szymon Goldberg, Manoug Parikian, Nicholas Braithwaite, and Sachio Fujioka. Braithwaite had also been principal guest conductor of the orchestra from 1977 to 1984. Douglas Boyd was principal conductor of the orchestra from 2001 to 2011. In March 2010, the orchestra announced the appointment of Gábor Takács-Nagy as the orchestra's newest principal conductor, effective September 2011. Nicholas Kraemer serves as the Camerata's permanent guest conductor.
The orchestra has recorded commercially for the Avie Records label, conducted by Boyd and by Takács-Nagy.
Bob Riley is the orchestra's current chief executive.
In 2021, the Manchester Camerata moved into a new home at Gorton Monastery, a large Victorian church built in 1872 by the noted Gothic Revival architect Edward Welby Pugin.
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso - Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 & Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23 -
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso - Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 & Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23 -
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Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: III. Allegro vivace - Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 & Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23 -
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Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 1: I. Im Kräftigen, nicht zu schnellem Tempo - Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 & Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23 -
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Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 1: II. Langsam - Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 & Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23 -
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Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 1: III. Lebhaft, doch nicht schnell - Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 & Violin Concerto in D Minor, WoO 23 -
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Ascanio in Alba, K. 111: Overture - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Piano Concerto in D Major, K. 107 No. 1 (After J.C. Bach's W. A2): I. Allegro - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Piano Concerto in D Major, K. 107 No. 1 (After J.C. Bach's W. A2): II. Andante - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Piano Concerto in D Major, K. 107 No. 1 (After J.C. Bach's W. A2): III. Tempo di menuetto - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 87: Overture. Allegro - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 87: Overture. Andante grazioso - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Mitridate, rè di Ponto, K. 87: Overture. Presto - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 107 No. 2 (After J.C. Bach's W. A3): I. Allegro - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Piano Concerto in G Major, K. 107 No. 2 (After J.C. Bach's W. A3): II. Allegretto - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Lo sposo deluso, K. 430: Overture - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major, K. 107 No. 3 (After J.C. Bach's W. A4): I. Allegro - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major, K. 107 No. 3 (After J.C. Bach's W. A4): II. Allegretto - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Thamos, König in Ägypten, K. 345, Act I: Interlude - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Thamos, König in Ägypten, K. 345, Act II: Interlude - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Thamos, König in Ägypten, K. 345, Act III: Interlude - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Thamos, König in Ägypten, K. 345, Act IV: Interlude - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Thamos, König in Ägypten, K. 345, Act V: Interlude - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 11 -
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Spring - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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Summer - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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Autumn - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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Winter - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": II. Largo e pianissimo sempre - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": III. Danza pastorale. Allegro - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": I. Allegro non molto - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 “Summer”: II. Adagio e piano - Presto e forte - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": I. Allegro - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": II. Adagio molto - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293 "Autumn": III. Allegro - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": III. Allegro - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons -
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Apollo et Hyacinthus, K. 38: Overture - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Bastien und Bastienne, K. 50: Overture - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Major, K. 37: I. Allegro - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Major, K. 37: II. Andante - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in F Major, K. 37: III. Allegro - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, K. 39: I. Allegro spiritoso - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, K. 39: II. Andante staccato - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, K. 39: III. Molto allegro - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major, K. 40: I. Allegro maestoso - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major, K. 40: II. Andante - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Major, K. 40: III. Presto - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, K. 41: I. Allegro - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, K. 41: II. Andante - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, K. 41: III. Molto allegro - Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 10 -
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Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384: Overture - Mozart Piano Concertos 11, 12, & 13 -
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Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413: I. Allegro - Mozart Piano Concertos 11, 12, & 13 -
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Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413: II. Larghetto - Mozart Piano Concertos 11, 12, & 13 -
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Concerto No. 11 in F Major, K. 413: III. Tempo di menuetto - Mozart Piano Concertos 11, 12, & 13 -
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Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: I. Allegro - Mozart Piano Concertos 11, 12, & 13 -
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Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: II. Andante - Mozart Piano Concertos 11, 12, & 13 -
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Concerto No. 12 in A Major, K. 414: III. Rondeau - Mozart Piano Concertos 11, 12, & 13 -
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Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415: I. Allegro - Mozart Piano Concertos 11, 12, & 13 -
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Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415: II. Andante - Mozart Piano Concertos 11, 12, & 13 -
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Concerto No. 13 in C Major, K. 415: III. Rondeau - Mozart Piano Concertos 11, 12, & 13 -
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