The world's first international festival
of original, new work and special events
30 June - 17 July 2011
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FULL FESTIVAL PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED

20 March 2009
Manchester International Festival is dedicated to commissioning and presenting new work by some of the world’s leading artists and creative minds. With a wide-ranging programme and more free events the Festival is designed to be exhilarating, thought-provoking and welcoming to all. A handful of names from the...

First commissions for 2009 announced

1 December 2008
Manchester International Festival, the world’s first festival of original, new work, today announces the first three shows for its 2009 event. J S BACH/ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS – Zaha Hadid Architects create a unique environment within Manchester Art Gallery for Bach’s solo works for piano, violin and cello;...