Name: The Halle – The Best of John Williams
Start: 2026-04-17T19:30:00
Location: The Bridgewater Hall

Stephen Bell

The Bridgewater Hall

Camille Pépin is making waves. A brilliant new voice in contemporary music, her addictive, luxuriant work sits somewhere between the seemingly opposite worlds of French impressionism and American minimalism.

BBC Philharmonic - Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances

Introducing ‘Live Forever’ – a celebration of music from, and a tribute to, the greatest rock ’n’ roll band Britain has ever seen…Oasis!

Live Forever

50 years since punk and new wave kicked the door in, Punk Off storms the stage—louder, bolder, and messier than ever. After a riotous debut tour in 2025, this one-of-a-kind concert show returns with music from Blondie, The Ramones, Sex Pistols, The Clash and more.

Punk Off!

Rare gems from the golden age of American Music Theatre take us through the passing of day into late evening and night, looking at the complex thoughts, hopes, and fears that come to us in the dreaming hours.

Dominic Mattos countertenor

‘Wong’s expansive gestures are audience-pleasing; sometimes it looked as if he was channelling the music from the performers to the audience in a very visual way.’

The Hallé – Beethoven’s Eroica

Gather your Valentines, your Galentines and your Palentines for a night of musical magic. Join us for a stroll down Broadway – a world where stories sing and feelings dance – for a spellbinding evening of unforgettable tunes, timeless favourites and absolute show-stoppers. Featuring songs from some of Broadway’s finest, including West Side Story, Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls and Wicked – come along and let the magic of musical theatre sweep you off your feet.

The Hallé – From Broadway, With Love

The Best of Tubular Bells I, II & III, which celebrates the brilliance of these iconic and seminal musical pieces, returns to The Bridgewater Hall this February.

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells

In a magnificent chorus of Hallé singers, the Choir and Children’s Choir join Kahchun Wong for a celestial trio. Unsuk Chin’s Le Chant des Enfants des Étoiles is an intensely atmospheric work which will take you on an exploration through the stars and the infinite reaches of space. Recently revised by the composer, this concert presents the exciting world premiere of this updated version. While the most recognised of Holst’s The Planets in modern times are perhaps Mars, the Bringer of War and Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (featured in ‘I Vow to Thee, My Country’), hearing the complete suite in order provides an incredible musical journey through the solar system. Commissioned by the Hallé, Colin Matthews rose to the irresistible challenge of writing a complementary movement to Holst’s The Planets. A flurry of solar winds in the strings, and the lightning-fast scherzo Pluto, the Renewer was formed.

The Hallé – The Planets

Disney in Concert: The Sound of Magic returns to The Bridgewater Hall celebrating 100 years of the Disney experience through its music.

Disney In Concert: The Sound of Magic

Violist Lawrence Power returns to perform Cassandra Miller’s acclaimed Viola Concerto, a piece heralded on its 2022 premiere as an instant classic. Miller weaves her personal attachments into music, creating a work that is delicate, emotionally charged, and deeply human.

BBC Philharmonic - Romeo & Juliet

Bulgarian pianist Mario Bobotsov is a graduate of the National School of Music in Sofia. He has received numerous accolades, including prizes at the 2024 Birmingham International Piano Competition, Donohoe Gold Medal Competition, and Beryl Chempin Beethoven Prize. He is also a recipient of the Yamaha Europe Music Foundation Scholarship and the Craxton Memorial Trust Award.

Mario Bobotsov piano

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.

The Hallé Presents… Jonny Greenwood

Legendary film composer, John Williams’ music has inspired and captivated audiences worldwide for decades: from the iconic, spine-tingling themes of Star Wars and Jurassic Park to the enchanting melodies of Harry Potter and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and many more. Join us for an incredible evening of music from one of cinema’s greats that has left a permanent mark on the big screen – with scores that truly bring the stories to life.