Name: It’s A Livin’ Thing: The Music of Jeff Lynne’s ELO
Start: 2026-05-23T19:30:00
Location: The Bridgewater Hall

Richard Balcombe

Graham Bickley

Patrick Smythe

The Hallé

Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.2 is one of the finest virtuosic showpieces for piano, requiring both technical ability and deep musicality from its soloist. As one of the prize winners in the 2021 Chopin Competition, Alexander Gadjiev has both in spades.

Dvořák’s Symphony No.8

The Bridgewater Hall

Join the Hallé and entertaining presenter Tom Redmond for the magic of the movies, with a hand-picked selection of music from all your favourite family films. Performed live by your orchestra, this will be fun for all the family. Fancy dress is very welcome – why not come as your favourite film character?

Family Concert: Film Favourites

Kristina Arakelyan, dubbed internationally as ‘one to watch’ (Scala Radio), is one of today’s most exciting composers, celebrated by audiences and critics alike for her music’s serene and compelling honesty. What a treat we have in store to hear Anna Lapwood perform her Toccata for Organ and Orchestra.

Rush Hour: West Side Story Symphonic Dances

Experience the legendary Electric Light Orchestra’s unique fusion of rock, pop and classical music as you’ve never heard it before, in this live orchestral celebration of Jeff Lynne’s visionary music.

It’s A Livin’ Thing: The Music of Jeff Lynne’s ELO

Mahler composed his Sixth Symphony during some of the happiest times of his life. His wife, Alma, the subject of the intensely emotive Adagietto of his Fifth Symphony, had just given birth to their second child. It seems an odd juxtaposition, then, that his Sixth Symphony is often subtitled ‘The Tragic’.

Kahchun Wong Conducts Mahler’s Sixth

The Hallé’s fabulous Choral Director, Matthew Hamilton leads an inclusive and enjoyable day exploring Mendelssohn’s much-loved oratorio, Elijah.