ONE of the finest piano virtuosos, Emanuel Ax, performs at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, on Tuesday, 7.30pm.

The debut recital is one of the most eagerly anticipated performances of the current International Concert Series.

Ax, who was born in Lvov, Poland, and now lives in New York, will showcase the solo piano music of Chopin, Beehoven and Bernstein. For tickets telephone 0161 907 9000.