The Manchester Art Gallery in the north of England has recently opened its Zaha Hadid designed concert hall. This temporary pavilion seats just 192 people it has been created to host just nine evening concerts by pianist Piotr Anderszewski, cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and violinist Alina Ibragimova plus free lunchtime recitals by students at Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music.
Read more...July 13, 2009
May 15, 2009
Design: Manchester Independent Economic Review
Creative Review points us to these smart but simple covers for six reports from the Manchester Independent Economic Review.
They were designed by local design agency Music.
Read more...June 8, 2005
D:Percussion 05, Manchester
Manchester’s free music festival D:Percussion will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2007, after it received three-year funding from Manchester City Council.
Returning to its Castlefield home on August 6 this year’s festival will host five stages, 100 artists and over 40,000 people, and looks set to reach its 10th anniversary in 2007.
Mark Bell, who sent us the tip, told us, “Last years event had a really c**l atmosphere, so it is worth getting involved in…”




