The Belgian National Orchestra celebrates rhythms and percussion. Gershwin's only opera, Porgy and Bess , distills the essence of jazz and contains timeless tunes like Summertime . With Body Language (2012), Julia Wolfe highlights Colin Currie's physical and musical talent, transforming his body into a veritable instrument to fuse the sounds of urban folk music with those of the orchestra. Andriessen's Tapdance (2013), also written for Currie, magnifies the sound of tap dancing and the memory of big bands. As for Arvo Pärt's Fratres , characteristic of the Estonian composer's ethereal and meditative style, it offers a suspended moment imbued with spirituality.

Porgy & Bess

Philharmonic Hall of Liege

Hailed as one of the greatest films of all time, Stanley Kubrick’s sci-fi epic 2001: A Space Odyssey — renowned for its stunning visuals and groundbreaking use of classical music — features the opening of Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra, Johann Strauss Jr.’s The Blue Danube and the ethereal works of György Ligeti. André de Ridder leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in breathtaking live-to-picture performances of this iconic score.

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A Live Presentation of 2001: A Space Odyssey

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

It’s a bug’s life in Roussel’s The Spider’s Feast, a suite depicting the insects found in a garden. This special performance moves from the garden to the Aotearoa New Zealand native bush with Giant Wetas, Huhu Grubs and all the fluttering life found in the forest. One thing is always clear, the spider is always looking for lunch. This work is guaranteed to make the kids laugh, smile, and squirm!

Creepy-Crawly Carnival

Auckland Town Hall

Michael Fowler Centre

According to Māori tradition, Papatūānuku is the Earth Mother, from which all living things are created. In this concert we celebrate nature with Papatūānuku, a work co-created by Kiwi composer Salina Fisher and Grammy Award-winning taonga puoro artist Jerome Kavanagh.

Ascension

The first night of the 2025 Rumakina Immerse Festival is an evening of enchantment, with three of the best-loved pieces in the repertoire.

Enchanted

Classical music sensation and Royal Albert Hall associate artist Anna Lapwood brings the organ to the fore in her Royal Albert Hall headline debut, in a concert featuring the Philharmonia Chorus and conducted by André de Ridder.

Anna Lapwood plays Max Richter, Hans Zimmer and more

Royal Albert Hall

Music that thinks outside the box: Elizabeth Alker presents Bill Ryder-Jones, Nwando Ebizie, Divide & Dissolve and the BBC Concert Orchestra in the latest edition of BBC Radio 3’s genre-smashing Unclassified Live.

Unclassified Live

Southbank Centre

The BBC Concert Orchestra lends its powerful sound to an eclectic range of pioneering artists in BBC Radio 3's Unclassified Live, with presenter Elizabeth Alker.

This concert celebrates Jonny Greenwood’s love of orchestral string writing. In Water, the warmth of the Hallé strings envelopes two flutes and an Indian tanpura on a journey of rippling colour.

The Hallé Presents: Jonny Greenwood

The Bridgewater Hall

This concert celebrates Jonny Greenwood’s love of orchestral string writing. In Water, the warmth of the Hallé strings envelopes two flutes and an Indian tanpura on a journey of rippling colour. Lutosławski dedicated his moving Musique funèbre to the pioneering composer Bela Bartók whilst Steve Reich’s lyrical Pulse is a tenderly contemplative, yet constantly pulsating, work. Jonny Greenwood’s groundbreaking Horror Vacui, performed by Daniel Pioro, ‘the violinist making classical music cool’ (The Telegraph), plays upon the artistic concept of ‘the fear of empty spaces’ to astonishing effect. Using the full sonic potential of the solo violin and extensive string orchestra, he creates an eerily liminal soundscape, building in atmosphere and intensity throughout each movement. These are string instruments as you’ve never heard them before.

André de Ridder

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 26, 2026

The Hallé Presents: Jonny Greenwood · The Hallé

Feb 26, 2026

The Hallé Presents… Jonny Greenwood · The Bridgewater Hall

Past events

Jan 16, 2026

Porgy & Bess · Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

9 - 10 Jan, 2026

A Live Presentation of 2001: A Space Odyssey · Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Petrushka by Stravinsky

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Fratres by Pärt

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Conductor in The Lark Ascending by Williams

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Catfish Row by Gershwin

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Conductor in Musique funèbre by Lutosławski

The Hallé

Conductor in Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Porgy & Bess by Gershwin

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Conductor in The Spider’s Feast by Roussel

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Pulse by Reich

The Hallé

Conductor in The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Dukas

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Symphony No. 1 by Schumann

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Papatūānuku by Fisher

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Conductor in Solve et Coagula by Ebizie

BBC Concert Orchestra

Conductor in All the Calm of a Distant Sea by Ebizie

BBC Concert Orchestra

Conductor in Water by Greenwood

The Hallé

Conductor in Body Language by Wolfe

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Conductor in Tapdance by Andriessen

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Conductor in Horror Vacui by Greenwood

The Hallé

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