The Hallé’s lunchtime Chamber Series at Hallé St Peter’s provides a unique opportunity to hear players and guest artists perform in more intimate surroundings.

Chamber Series: Schubert Quintet

Hallé St Peter's

Roberto Ruisi and friends open the Hallé’s Chamber Series with Schubert’s Quintet in C Major, Desert Island Discs’ most frequently requested piece of chamber music. The addition of a second cello to the usual quartet line-up gives an unparalleled richness, and the music travels from the symphonic scale of the first movement to the exuberant folk-tinged finale, via one of the most sublime slow movements.

The Hallé – Chamber Series: Schubert Quintet

Under the baton of Agata Zajac and presented by Petroc Trelawny, this concert promises an harmonious journey through the essence of summer. Orchestral favourites include the enchanting overture to Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the pastoral beauty of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony, Debussy’s languid L’apr’s-midi d’un faune and Gershwin’s sultry Summertime from his folk opera Porgy and Bess. Savour the virtuosic skills of Hallé Leader Roberto Ruisi in Summer, first from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and then from Piazzolla’s interpretation, The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.

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The Hallé - Summer Classics

The Bridgewater Hall

He conducts the Hallé’s performance of Vaughan Williams ’Fifth, alongside several of the composer’s much-loved pieces. Andrew Manze is well known as a leading interpreter of Vaughan Williams, a composer with whom he has a particularly close affinity, and has released a critically acclaimed cycle of the composer’s symphonies.

The Hallé - A Celebration of Vaughan Williams

Upon hearing the opening of Vaughan Williams ’Fifth Symphony, Andrew Manze was ‘instantly captivated by its magic’. (Presto Music)

He conducts the Hallé’s performance of Vaughan Williams ’Fifth, alongside several of the composer’s much-loved pieces. Andrew Manze is well known as a leading interpreter of Vaughan Williams, a composer with whom he has a particularly close affinity, and has released a critically acclaimed cycle of the composer’s symphonies.

Roberto Ruisi

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Past events

Oct 15, 2025

Chamber Series: Schubert Quintet · The Hallé

Oct 15, 2025

The Hallé – Chamber Series: Schubert Quintet · The Bridgewater Hall

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in String Quintet by Schubert

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