Manchester is set to become a haven for classical music enthusiasts as The Hallé Orchestra, under the spellbinding direction of Thomas Adès, presents a series of mesmerizing performances. From the evocative melodies of Rautavaara’s Deux Sérénades to the haunting rhythms of Adès’ Inferno Suite and the powerful narrative of America: A Prophecy, these events promise an unforgettable journey through music's most emotional landscapes. Highlights include the UK premiere of Adès’ Aquifer, the combined performance of The Hallé and Hallé Youth Orchestra, and the expansion of America: A Prophecy featuring Kelley O’Connor.

Musical Mastery in Manchester: Thomas Adès and The Hallé Orchestra Shine

Manchester is about to be enchanted with a series of captivating concerts, showcasing the legendary Igor Stravinsky’s masterpieces and more. From family-friendly musical myths to the revolutionary 'Firebird' and the electrifying 'Petrushka,' The Bridgewater Hall is the place to be! Join the Hallé for an unforgettable journey through music and magic.

Magical Manchester: Dive into Stravinsky's World with The Hallé

Get ready for a musical extravaganza in Manchester as the iconic Bridgewater Hall hosts a series of breathtaking events. Experience Jonathan Scott's virtuosic performance on the Marcussen Concert Organ and the Hallé's masterful rendition of Brahms's Symphony No.1. These events will feature timeless works by Franz Liszt, making them unmissable for any classical music aficionado.

Experience the Musical Genius of Franz Liszt in Manchester

Manchester's Bridgewater Hall is set to host a series of captivating events, perfect for music enthusiasts of all ages. On September 29, 2024, join The Hallé for a 'Family Concert: Marvellous Musical Myths and Legends' featuring enchanting pieces from Harry Potter to The Avengers. Come back on November 21, 2024, for 'Adès and Sibelius,' showcasing transformative works and Sibelius's symphonies. Then, on December 14, 2024, enjoy a special performance by The Hallé Youth Orchestra. To top it all off, don't miss 'Finlandia' on February 8, 2025, a concert filled with evocative masterpieces by Sibelius and other musical giants.

Experience the Magic: Marvellous Musical Myths and Legends in Manchester

Get ready, Manchester! This season, The Hallé and BBC Philharmonic bring you a spectacular series of concerts featuring the iconic works of Dmitri Shostakovich. From the soul-stirring 'The Gadfly Suite' at 'Top of the Classics', to the thought-provoking 'Ninth Symphony' in 'Rush Hour', and the reflective 'Cello Concerto No. 2' in 'A Hero’s Life', these events promise to leave you spellbound. Don't miss the monumental 'Symphony No. 5', which will be performed in two thrilling concerts. Join us at The Bridgewater Hall for an unforgettable musical journey.

Unveiling Shostakovich: A Series of Mesmerizing Concerts in Manchester

Manchester's Bridgewater Hall is set to host a series of enchanting concerts that will captivate classical music enthusiasts. From the evocative orchestration of Maurice Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin to the celebrated Saint-Saëns' Second Piano Concerto, these events promise an immersive experience into the world of French composers. Highlights include performances by the Hallé, the poetic piano of Pavel Kolesnikov, and the dynamic duo of Katia and Marielle Labèque, making this a must-attend for all music lovers.

Celebrate Maurice Ravel in Manchester: A Symphony of French Music

Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall is set to host a series of breathtaking concerts, featuring the timeless symphonies of Gustav Mahler. With Kahchun Wong's debut as Hallé's principal conductor leading Mahler's 'Titan' Symphony, the Hallé Youth Orchestra under the direction of Euan Shields, and the profound Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony, these events promise an unforgettable musical journey.

Unveil the Magic of Mahler in Manchester: Upcoming Symphonic Events

Experience the magical world of Richard Strauss in Manchester at The Bridgewater Hall this season. From the whimsical 'Mischief and Magic' to the reflective 'A Hero’s Life', and the awe-inspiring 'An Alpine Symphony', join us for a series of unforgettable performances featuring the BBC Philharmonic and The Hallé. Don't miss the unique blend of burlesque, orchestral grandeur, and moving stories of the human spirit.

Musical Magic and Heroic Tales: Richard Strauss in Manchester

Get ready, Manchester! The Hallé is set to enchant audiences with two spectacular events: the 'Marvellous Musical Myths and Legends' family concert and the awe-inspiring 'Music of Star Wars' showcase. Experience the magic of John Williams' iconic compositions alongside other musical treasures in a series of unforgettable performances at The Bridgewater Hall.

Manchester to Celebrate John Williams with Marvellous Musical Myths and Star Wars

Manchester's Bridgewater Hall is set to host a series of remarkable concerts showcasing the brilliance of Antonín Dvořák. From the emotive melodies of Dvořák's Cello Concerto to the enchanting sounds of Rusalka, these events promise an unforgettable musical journey. The Hallé Orchestra, the Scott Brothers Duo, and the Prague Symphony Orchestra are just a few of the highlights that will bring Dvořák's compositions to life in a celebration of classical music.

Experience Dvořák's Masterpieces in Manchester: A Musical Journey

Manchester is set to host a series of spectacular concerts celebrating the timeless works of Ludwig van Beethoven. Kicking off the festivities is 'The Planets' on September 21, 2024, with the BBC Philharmonic. The Hallé follows up with 'Top of the Classics' on September 28, and Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony on November 28 and December 1. The celebration continues into 2025 with 'Rush Hour: Beethoven’s Fifth' and 'Hallé Rush Hour - Beethoven's Fifth' on April 17, 'Summer Classics' on May 24, and culminating in 'Ode to Joy' on May 29. Join us for an extraordinary musical journey!

Celebrate Beethoven: Unforgettable Concerts in Manchester

Get ready, Manchester! The Hallé brings you two extraordinary events: 'Marvellous Musical Myths and Legends' on September 29, 2024, featuring pieces like Copland's 'Billy the Kid,' and 'From the New World' on May 1, 2025, showcasing Copland’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Appalachian Spring.' Whether you're casting spells with Harry Potter or exploring the tonal colors of American history, these concerts promise unforgettable musical adventures for all ages.

Experience Aaron Copland's Masterpieces in Manchester: A Musical Journey with The Hallé

This season, Manchester's Bridgewater Hall is the place to be for classical music enthusiasts. With a lineup featuring Brahms’s Symphony No.1 and No.3, Dvořák's Cello Concerto, and Brahms's Piano Concerto No.1 performed by Garrick Ohlsson, the performances promise to be an unforgettable journey through the emotional landscapes of Romantic music.

Johannes Brahms Takes Center Stage at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall

This December, Manchester's Bridgewater Hall is set to be the epicenter of festive musical celebrations with three sensational events spotlighting the genius of George Frideric Handel. From the immersive candlelit performance of Handel's Messiah by the Manchester Camerata on December 1st to the legendary annual Hallé Choir's rendition on December 7th, and a heartwarming Hallé Carol Concerts featuring beloved Christmas classics on December 14th and 15th, there's something for every music lover to enjoy.

Experience Handel's Masterpieces in Manchester: A December to Remember

### The Hallé in Edinburgh: Mahler's Fifth Symphony

**Date and Time:** Saturday, 17 August 2024, 8:00 PM  
**Venue:** Usher Hall, Edinburgh  
**Ticket Information:** Starting from £22.50  
**Runtime:** 120 minutes

Join us for a monumental evening as The Hallé Orchestra, under the baton of Sir Mark Elder CH CBE, performs Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh. This concert marks a significant moment as it is Sir Mark Elder’s farewell performance, concluding his illustrious 24-year tenure as the music director of The Hallé.

The program features two commanding works:
- **Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 130:** A testament to the prodigious talent of the youthful French composer, this choral piece is imbued with vivid personality and a dark atmosphere, hinting at the towering figure she might have become had she not passed away at the age of 24.
- **Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5:** Known for its emotional depth and complexity, Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is a journey from darkness to light. The Adagietto, a standalone favorite, evokes awakening love, while the symphony as a whole traverses from an imposing funeral march to a triumphant conclusion.

**Featuring:**
- **Sir Mark Elder CH CBE:** Music Director
- **Anna Stéphany:** Mezzo-Soprano
- **Edinburgh Festival Chorus**

This event is a must-see for classical music enthusiasts and marks the end of an era for The Hallé Orchestra. Don't miss this opportunity to witness a historic performance. Book your tickets now!

Mahler's Fifth Symphony

Usher Hall

### The Hallé in Edinburgh: Mahler 5 Inside Out

**Date and Time:** Friday, 16 August 2024, 2:00 PM  
**Venue:** Usher Hall, Edinburgh

**Event Description:**
Experience a unique and immersive musical journey with The Hallé as they perform "Mahler 5 Inside Out" at Usher Hall in Edinburgh. This special event offers a rare opportunity to sit amongst the musicians and be enveloped by the powerful orchestral writing of Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony.

**Programme:**
- **Mahler Symphony No.5**

**Runtime:** 90 minutes (No Interval)

**Ticket Information:** Starting from £30

**Event Highlights:**
- **Conductor:** Sir Mark Elder CH CBE
- **Music Director:** Sir Mark Elder CH CBE

Mahler's Fifth Symphony, composed during the summers of 1901 and 1902, is a profound work that traverses an emotional landscape from despair to triumph across its five movements. This period of Mahler's life was marked by significant personal milestones, including his marriage to Alma and his recovery from a near-death experience.

Attendees will have the unique chance to pull up a beanbag next to the musicians and be swept away by Mahler’s narrative, culminating in the Adagietto, a poignant declaration of love. This symphony, which has recently gained renewed attention through the Oscar-nominated film "Tár," is best experienced up close.

Due to popular demand, The Hallé will perform the complete symphony the following day.

**Booking:** [Book now](#)

Don't miss this extraordinary event that brings you closer to the music and the musicians, offering an unforgettable experience of Mahler's Fifth Symphony.

The Hallé in Edinburgh: Mahler 5 Inside Out

### Event Description: Summer Season 2024 - Disco Dynamite

**Date and Time:** Saturday, 27th July 2024, 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

#### Event Overview:
Get ready to follow the call of the disco ball and immerse yourself in a night of dazzling devotion to disco! The Hallé, under the baton of Associate Conductor Stephen Bell, invites you to put on your dancing shoes and step out onto the illuminated dance floor for an unforgettable evening of infectious beats, funky basslines, and extravagant orchestral arrangements.

#### Performers:
- **Stephen Bell** - Associate Conductor, Hallé Pops
- **Annie Skates** - Vocalist
- **Hazel Fernandez** - Vocalist
- **Lance Ellington** - Vocalist
- **Andrew Playfoot** - Vocalist

#### Programme Highlights:
The evening will feature a spectacular lineup of disco classics, including:
- "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps
- "Love is in the Air" by John Paul Young
- Kool and the Gang Medley
- "Young Hearts Run Free" by Candi Staton
- "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge
- "You’re the First, the Last, My Everything" by Barry White
- "That's the Way I Like It" by KC and the Sunshine Band
- Earth, Wind and Fire Medley
- "Le Freak" by Chic
- "Don't Take Away the Music" by Tavares
- "Let's Go Round Again" by Average White Band
- Bee Gees Medley
- "Rasputin" by Boney M.
- "Boogie Nights" by Heatwave
- "Three Times a Lady" by Commodores
- Donna Summer Medley
- "Blame it on the Boogie" by The Jackson 5
- "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
- "Y.M.C.A" by The Village People

#### Ticket Information:
Tickets are priced between £16 and £43. Book your tickets now to ensure you don't miss out on this electrifying celebration of disco!

#### Additional Information:
The Bridgewater Hall is Manchester’s premier international concert venue, designed to provide the best possible space for music. Join us for a night where the exhilarating groove of an era defined by glittering nightlife and unbridled energy comes alive.

**Book Now** and get ready to boogie under the mirror ball with The Hallé and four sensational singers for a night of Disco Dynamite!

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Summer Season 2024 Disco Dynamite

The Bridgewater Hall

### Event Description: Prom 4: Sir Mark Elder Conducts Mahler’s Fifth - The Hallé

**Date and Time:** Sunday, 21 July 2024, 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** London Royal Albert Hall

Join us for a historic evening as Sir Mark Elder concludes his illustrious tenure as Music Director of The Hallé with a powerful performance at the Proms. This event marks the end of a remarkable quarter-century of leadership and musical excellence.

**Programme:**
- **Sir James MacMillan:** *Timotheus, Bacchus and Cecilia*  
  First heard in Cincinnati, this piece celebrates music's profound ability to move the soul, featuring a grand assembly of choirs and a large orchestra, transitioning from jubilation to serenity.
- **Gustav Mahler:** *Symphony No. 5*  
  A transformative work in Mahler's career, this symphony is a profound expression of defiance, exasperation, and all-encompassing love.

**Featuring:**
- **Sir Mark Elder CH CBE** - Music Director
- **Hallé Choir**
- **Hallé Youth Choir**
- **Hallé Children’s Choir**

**Ticket Information:**
- Price Range: £11 - £54
- Tickets go on sale on 18 May.

**Broadcast Information:**
- Live on BBC Radio 3
- Broadcast on BBC Four and BBC iPlayer

Don't miss this extraordinary event that brings together the entire Hallé family from Manchester to celebrate a significant milestone in the world of classical music. Book your tickets now and be part of this unforgettable evening.

Prom 4: Sir Mark Elder conducts Mahler’s Fifth

Royal Albert Hall

### Event Description: Summer Season 2024 - Stage and Screen

**Date and Time:** Saturday, 13th July 2024, 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Join us for a spectacular musical celebration of the most captivating, heart-warming, and unforgettable songs that have graced both stage and screen. The Hallé is rolling out the red carpet for an intoxicating evening featuring two brilliant West End superstars. This extravaganza promises to be a show-stopping spectacle, infused with the infectious energy of "All That Jazz" and the timeless charm of "My Favourite Things."

**Programme Highlights:**
- "That's Entertainment"
- "Guys and Dolls" - "Luck Be A Lady"
- "The Wizard of Oz" - "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"
- "The Sound of Music" - "My Favourite Things"
- "Ladies in Lavender"
- "Funny Girl" - "Don't Rain on My Parade"
- "Beauty and the Beast" - "Be Our Guest"
- "Aladdin" - "A Whole New World"
- "Mary Poppins Overture"
- "Back to the Future" - "Main Titles"
- "Les Misérables" - "Bring Him Home"
- "Chicago" - "All That Jazz"
- "The Producers Overture"
- "West Side Story" - "Tonight"
- "Dear Evan Hansen" - "Waving Through A Window"
- "Wicked" - "Defying Gravity"
- "Carousel" - "The Carousel Waltz"

**Featuring:**
- **Stephen Bell** - Associate Conductor, Hallé Pops
- **Juliette Crosbie** - Vocalist
- **Tim Howar** - Vocalist

Prepare to be swept off your feet by the music as we leave you breathless and begging for an encore. This event is a must-see for all music lovers and fans of musical theatre.

**Ticket Information:**
Tickets are available for purchase. Don't miss out on this unforgettable evening of music and entertainment.

**Booking Links:**
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Summer Season 2024 – Stage and Screen

### Event Description: Summer Season 2024 - Stars and Stripes - The Hallé

**Date and Time:** Saturday, July 6, 2024, at 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

**Event Overview:**
Celebrate Independence Day with The Hallé as they take you on an American musical odyssey. This concert, part of the Summer Season 2024, promises a captivating exploration of American music, featuring the rich legacies of iconic composers.

**Programme Highlights:**
- **Copland:** *Fanfare for the Common Man*
- **Arlen:** *Somewhere Over the Rainbow*
- **Bernstein:** *Prelude, Fugue and Riffs*
- **Joplin:** *Maple Leaf Rag*
- **Williams:** *Born on 4th July*
- **Gershwin:** *Walking the Dog*
- **David Arnold:** *Independence Day*
- **Gershwin:** *Girl Crazy Overture*
- **Gershwin:** *'I Got Rhythm' Variations*
- **Barber:** *Adagio for Strings*
- **Gershwin:** *An American in Paris*
- **Sousa:** *The Stars and Stripes Forever*

**Featured Artists:**
- **Stephen Bell:** Associate Conductor, Hallé Pops
- **Viv McLean:** Piano

**Event Description:**
Join The Hallé for an evening that begins with Copland’s triumphant *Fanfare for the Common Man*, a musical homage to everyday heroes. The concert will feature Bernstein’s rhythmic tapestry, Gershwin’s jazzy brilliance, Barber’s poignant *Adagio for Strings*, and David Arnold’s bombastic score. The evening will culminate with Sousa’s patriotic *The Stars and Stripes Forever*, leaving the audience marching home, calling for more.

**Ticket Information:**
Tickets are available for booking. Don't miss this opportunity to experience a night of exceptional American music.

**Booking Links:**
- [Book Now](#)

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Summer Season 2024 Stars and Stripes

### Event Description: Summer Season 2024 - The Best of Bond

**Date and Time:** Saturday, 29 June 2024, 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Prepare to be propelled into 007’s world of intrigue and danger with the electrifying music of the James Bond movies. The Hallé orchestra, under the baton of Associate Conductor Stephen Bell, will bring the heart-pounding music of the Bond films to life in a thrilling auditory adventure.

**Programme to Include:**
- You Only Live Twice
- GoldenEye
- Live and Let Die
- From Russia with Love
- Quantum of Solace: Another Way to Die
- The World Is Not Enough
- Goldfinger
- A View to a Kill
- Die Another Day
- Thunderball
- Skyfall
- For Your Eyes Only
- The Spy Who Loved Me: Nobody Does It Better
- Moonraker
- No Time to Die
- The Living Daylights
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service: We Have All the Time in the World
- Diamonds are Forever
- Spectre: Writing’s on the Wall
- Licence to Kill
- Casino Royale

**Featuring:**
- **Stephen Bell:** Associate Conductor, Hallé Pops
- **Alison Jiear:** Vocalist
- **Matthew Ford:** Vocalist

Experience the powerhouse vocals of Alison Jiear and Matthew Ford as they belt out the iconic themes, accompanied by the astonishing sound and spectacle of Manchester’s renowned orchestra, the Hallé, live on stage.

**Ticket Information:** £16-£43

**Booking:** [Book now](#)

Join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating the best of Bond music, performed by the exceptional Hallé orchestra and vocalists.

Summer Season 2024 The Best of Bond

### The Hallé in Nottingham: A Farewell Concert

**Date and Time:** Thursday, 27 June 2024, 7:30 PM  
**Venue:** Nottingham Royal Concert Hall  
**Ticket Information:** £11.50 - £34.50

Join us for a momentous evening as Sir Mark Elder, after nearly a quarter of a century at the helm, steps down as Music Director of The Hallé. This farewell concert is set to be a spectacular event, celebrating Sir Mark Elder's remarkable tenure and his deep connection with the Nottingham Royal Concert Hall.

**Programme:**
- **Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.1**  
  Featuring the virtuoso pianist Boris Giltburg, this concerto is known for its high spirits and impetuous rhythms, modeled after Grieg’s famous concerto.

- **Mahler Symphony No.5**  
  This symphony begins with an ominous trumpet call, leading into a dramatic and emotionally charged journey. Written during Mahler's romance with Alma Schindler, it includes some of his most tender music, from powerful double basses and explosive brass to a serene love song at its heart.

**Featuring:**
- **Sir Mark Elder CH CBE** - Music Director
- **Boris Giltburg** - Piano

This concert promises to be an exhilarating ride, a perfect send-off for a conductor who has enthralled Nottingham audiences for two decades. Don't miss this opportunity to witness a historic moment in The Hallé's legacy.

**Booking:** [Book now](#)

The Hallé in Nottingham

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall

Mahler’s Fifth Symphony is a showcase for what Sir Mark Elder views as The Hallé’s qualities: “their fighting spirit, joie de vivre, determination and commitment to their music-making”. This epic work is paired with Steuart Bedford’s arrangement of music from Britten’s Death in Venice. Bedford conducted the opera’s premiere at the Aldeburgh Festival on 16 June 1973.

The Hallé at the 2024 Aldeburgh Festival

Snape Maltings

### Sing with the Hallé 2024

**Date:** Sunday, 16 June 2024  
**Time:** Event starts at 10:30 AM, with a public performance at 6:30 PM  
**Venue:** The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

#### Event Overview
Experience the thrill of singing alongside one of the world's most renowned choirs and orchestras in a full day of inspiring choral music. Join the Hallé Choir and the award-winning Hallé Orchestra for an unforgettable musical journey, performing Mozart’s Requiem, a masterpiece of sublime beauty and dramatic intensity.

#### Schedule
- **10:30 AM:** Event begins
- **1:30 PM - 3:30 PM:** Lunch break
- **5:00 PM:** Rehearsal finishes
- **6:30 PM:** Public performance
- **7:45 PM:** Event concludes

#### Ticket Information
- **Full Price:** £35.50
- **Discounted Price:** £20.50 (Students, under 26s, claimants, disabled, and companions)
- **Note:** Prices include fees

#### Participation Details
- **No previous experience required:** Everyone is welcome to join, regardless of experience, age, or background.
- **Rehearsal and Performance:** The participant ticket includes a full day of rehearsal before the public performance.
- **Score:** Participants will need to bring the Breitkopf edition of the score. A discount is available through Forsyth, Manchester.

#### Leadership and Soloists
- **Choral Director:** Matthew Hamilton
- **Soloists:**
  - April Koyejo-Audiger (Soprano)
  - Bethan Langford (Mezzo Soprano)
  - Amar Muchhala (Tenor)
  - Trevor Bowes (Bass)

#### Additional Information
- **Secure Your Place:** Book your participant ticket now to ensure your spot in this extraordinary event.
- **Audience Tickets:** For those interested in attending the performance, please visit the Sing with the Hallé audience page.

Join hundreds of fellow enthusiasts and raise the roof of The Bridgewater Hall with the Hallé Choir and Orchestra. This is your chance to be part of a remarkable musical experience. Secure your place today!

Sing with the Hallé 2024

‘What I wanted’, says Sir Mark, ‘was a work that would involve different strands of the Hallé choral family’. MacMillan’s whole-hearted response is his Timotheus, Bacchus and Cecilia, setting three sections of John Dryden’s great poem from 1697 in celebration of St Cecilia’s Day, ‘Alexander’s Feast: Or The Power of Music’. In Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, the composer takes us on a journey from heavy tragedy to brilliant optimism. By choosing it for his bowing out, Sir Mark wishes to showcase the qualities of the Hallé – ‘their ‘fighting spirit, joie de vivre, determination and commitment to their music-making.’

Finale: Sir Mark conducts Mahler Symphony No.5

From his recording debut in the 1950s to his collaboration with Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett’s seventy-year career has been characterised by class, style and an ear for a great song. In this spectacular programme, conductor Richard Balcombe, the Hallé and vocal stars Lance Ellington and Louise Dearman perform the songs that made Bennett a star.

Tony Bennett: The Music and Songs of a Legend

The Quartet for the End of Time is one of the most extraordinary pieces to come out of the 20th century. Written in 1941 while Messiaen was a prisoner of war, it was given its first performance by the composer and three fellow inmates in Stalag VIII, Silesia. Its eight movements reflect many senses of time’s end: religious, inspired by the ‘Book of Revelation’; outside of human time, represented by birdsong; and ending the western sense of musical time, as in the transcendentally slow movement for violin and piano that concludes the work. Thomas Adès’ Court Studies from ‘The Tempest’ are short, characterful transcriptions of arias from his opera The Tempest.

Chamber Series: Quartet for the End of Time

Hallé St Peter's

Tom and Sir Mark will tell the story of Edward Elgar, a composer who had a very impressive moustache and lived in the English countryside with his wife, Alice. Elgar wrote a musical theme based on his own personality ‘the Enigma’ and then developed Enigma Variations to represent each of his friends and family. There is even a variation about a barking bulldog falling into a lake!

Family Concert: The Musical Story of Enigma

After Dvorák’s Scherzo capriccioso, redolent with captivating Bohemian melodies and rhythms, Sir Mark is joined, as he was twenty-four years ago in his first season as the Hallé’s Music Director, by Sir Stephen Hough, that undisputed ‘keyboard colossus’ (The Guardian).

Sir Mark Conducts The Enigma Variations

Sir Mark is joined here, as he was in his first season as the Hallé’s Music Director, by Sir Stephen Hough, an undisputed “keyboard colossus” (The Guardian) who performs Brahms’ monumental First Piano Concerto. One of the best-loved and most frequently performed piano concertos in the world, it is an absolute tour de force.

The Hallé

Bristol Beacon

Sheffield City Hall

University of Warwick

The Anvil

Compared to other 19th century Requiems, like those by Berlioz and Verdi where the terrors of a Last Judgement are vividly apparent, Fauré’s vision was of solace and hope beyond the grave, which he viewed as ‘a happy deliverance, an aspiration towards happiness above.’ A much-loved work of British choirs and audiences, its glories include the Sanctus, with its violin solo offering celestial balm; the tender beauty of the soprano solo’s Pie Jesu; and the rippling accompaniment of In Paradisum, sublimely evoking a sense of heavenly peace.

Rush Hour: Fauré’s Requiem

Wagner’s Prelude to Act One of Die Meistersinger climaxes with a compositional tour-de-force as he effortlessly combines five of its main themes. Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto has been described as ‘the dearest, the heart’s jewel’ of the 19th-century German concertos for the instrument which will be performed by Carolin Widmann. Liszt’s symphonic poem Les préludes plumbs the mystery of life and what lies beyond it, and Richard Strauss’s suite from Der Rosenkavalier encapsulates the opera with its sparkling waltzes, sumptuous orchestration and ravishing love music.

Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto

The Hallé’s own Principal Oboe, Stéphane Rancourt, takes the virtuosic solo role in Richard Strauss’s Oboe Concerto. Considered by many to be the finest concerto for oboe written in the 20th century, the work is awash with autumnal colours of the great Romantic composer’s so-called Indian summer years.

The Hallé in Sheffield

Tonight, the musical stars of the movie world get their chance to shine on the King George’s Hall stage as the Hallé and its Associate Conductor Stephen Bell, West End sensation Anna-Jane Casey and sitar player Roopa Panesar showcase the role of the orchestra through some of the most breath-taking cinematic scores ever written for Oscar-winning films. No-one deserves an Oscar more than the orchestra. Roll out the red carpet

The Hallé in Blackburn

King George's Hall

The Hallé’s opera concert performances with Sir Mark are always eagerly anticipated and this season’s choice will be no exception: a fascinating opportunity to hear Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra in its original 1857 version, in a major collaboration with Opera Rara and featuring the Chorus of Opera North.

Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra

Anthony Marwood appears again, now with leading British string soloists Lawrence Power and Paul Watkins for Tippett’s Triple Concerto, a late work of intense glowing lyricism. Among younger British composers, Adès admires Oliver Leith’s works and, at his request, the Hallé has commissioned a new work from him. A multiple award winner, Leith’s music has been called ‘curiously addictive’ (The Guardian) and has been receiving high profile premieres by the BBC, Royal Opera House and at Tanglewood in the USA.

Adès Conducts Tippett

Not only a composer but also a conductor and pianist, in this concert Thomas Adès showcases all three roles. Adès’ own Mazurkas were written for Emmanuel Ax, to celebrate the bicentenary of Chopin – modern, spiky and rhythmically fractured, it will be a special experience to hear them played by the composer. Janáček’s Concertino for piano and small ensemble was written in 1925 and two years later, he added a commentary to the work. He described the first movement as a ‘grumpy hedgehog’ and the second as a ‘fidgety squirrel’, the atmosphere of the third like a ‘night owl and other night animals’ and the last, ‘a fairy-tale, where everybody is arguing’. Benny Goodman, the ‘King of Swing’, was the inspiration behind Bartók’s Contrasts and the first performance was given by him, Goodman and the violinist Joseph Szigeti. The first dance is followed by a much more introspective, relaxed Pihenö, while the final movement is a frenzied, rhythmic whirlwind.

Chamber Series: Thomas Adès Curates

The concert will also feature the Hallé’s younger vocal ensembles, the Youth Training Choir and Children’s Choir, both of which were born out of a desire to spread the love of music to more young people. A special event, it is a highlight in the Hallé’s calendar and a chance to experience this explosion of talent in a varied, uplifting and family-friendly performance.

Hallé Youth Ensembles Celebration

She plays his concerto Briggflatts, conceived for her artistry, the title referring to Basil Bunting’s poem steeped in Gilliam’s native Cumbria. Its finale, ‘RANT!’, is an exhilarating romp of toe-tapping Cumbrian folk-tunes guaranteed to bring the house down. As Poska has been called ‘One of the most distinctive and interesting Sibelius interpreters I’ve heard for some time’ (Gramophone), the prospect of her conducting the composer’s First Symphony is tantalising. Virile in spirit and imbued with melodic freshness, the work announced the arrival of one of the all-time great symphonists.

The Hallé in Hanley

Victoria Hall

Estonian Kristiina Poska begins her second visit to the Hallé with Britten’s atmospheric Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes. Also returning is superstar saxophonist Jess Gillam, who’s been described by composer John Harle as a ‘young virtuoso with huge energy, a soaring sound, and an unforgettable presence.’

Sibelius Symphony No.1

The full forces of one of the world’s greatest orchestras come together to celebrate some of the most iconic action movies. Superheroes and spies rub shoulders with aliens and archaeologists for an evening of edge-of-your-seat thrills. Right from the start, as the opening credits roll, this music sets pulses racing. Join us for a night every bit as memorable as the films themselves!

Lights, Camera, Action!

Curiously, it’s often been French composers who’ve expressed Spain’s essence, as in Chabrier’s España, inspired by folk musicians he heard there on holiday. Bizet showed similar flair in his opera, Carmen, the colourful Suite No.1 concluding with the famous Toreadors’ March. But to capture the country’s soul, turn to a Spaniard: Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, performed by an always welcome Hallé guest, guitarist Craig Ogden.

The Hallé in Hull

Hull City Hall

The Hallé cello section, led by Nicholas Trygstad, performs a programme of music with a distinctively Latin feel, written and arranged just for cellos. The concert opens with music from Rossini’s final opera, William Tell: beginning with Sunrise, a slow and languorous depiction of an Alpine dawn, it is followed by the most famous part of the work’s overture, the quick and lively Galop. In his Bachianas Brasileiras No.1, Villa-Lobos combines his admiration for the counterpoint of J. S. Bach and his love for the songs and dances of his native Brazil. The concert is brought to a close with Violoncelles, Vibrez! by Giovanni Sollima. It was written to celebrate his own teacher, Antonio Janigro, who was probably relieved not to have to play either of the two solo parts himself!

Chamber Series: Hallé Cello Octet

Curiously, it’s often been French composers who’ve expressed Spain’s essence, as in Chabrier’s España, inspired by folk musicians he heard there on holiday. Bizet showed similar flair in his opera, Carmen, the colourful Suite No.1 concluding with the famous Toreadors’ March. But to capture the country’s soul, turn to a Spaniard: Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, performed by an always welcome Hallé guest, guitarist Craig Ogden. At its affecting heart is the slow movement’s wonderful melody infused with flamenco fire. After a brief visit to Argentina for Piazzolla’s exuberant Libertango, the concert culminates in another Frenchman’s take on Spain, Ravel’s Boléro. But Basque blood coursed in that composer’s veins, influencing his most popular work.

Rush Hour: España

Bruckner’s deeply held religious faith motivated his music and it’s been aptly said that he glorified God through his symphonies. The composer laboured at his Eighth for 16 years and, after its premiere, the composer Hugo Wolf declared that it was ‘the work of a giant’. At its core is the sublime slow movement where Bruckner included the rich sonorities of Wagner tubas.

The Hallé at The Glasshouse in Gateshead

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Bruckner’s deeply held religious faith motivated his music and it’s been aptly said that he glorified God through his symphonies. The composer laboured at his Eighth for 16 years and, after its premiere, the composer Hugo Wolf declared that it was ‘the work of a giant’. At its core is the sublime slow movement where Bruckner included the rich sonorities of Wagner tubas. Composed five years before Bruckner began the symphony, his rapt motet Os justi, sung by the Hallé Youth Choir, will establish the perfect ambience for the epic symphonic and emotional journey that follows.

Bruckner’s Eighth

Presenter Tom Redmond, known for his energetic and entertaining style, joins the Hallé and leading French conductor Maxime Pascal to guide us through Prokofiev’s take on one of the most famous stories ever written.

The Musical Story of Romeo and Juliet

After Brahms’s turbulent Tragic Overture, he’s joined by the young Israeli pianist, Tom Borrow, the latest Terence Judd-Hallé Award winner and a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist. Noted by Gramophone as ‘One to Watch’, for his Hallé debut he’s chosen the brooding Third Piano Concerto of Beethoven. Prokofiev’s ballet score Romeo and Juliet captures all the drama of Shakespeare’s tragedy in vivid, characterful music, whether it be the ardent emotions of the star-crossed lovers or the haughty personification of their feuding families, the Montagues and Capulets, now known throughout the land as the theme music for television’s The Apprentice.

Victoria Theatre

Romeo and Juliet

Mozart’s two great wind octets are both serenades, yet they couldn’t be more different in style. The E flat serenade, written in 1781, is typically Mozartian with high spirits, wit and exuberance – a nod to the original idea of the serenade being outdoor entertainment on warm summer evenings. The C minor serenade, written less than a year later, is much more symphonic with a serious, almost tragic, first movement, a lilting Andante, a Minuet in strict canon, and a final set of variations that allows each instrument of the octet to shine.

Chamber Series: Hallé Wind Ensemble

The combination of two requiems, one secular, one sacred, creates this fascinating programme, conducted by the ‘dynamic presence’ (The Times) of returning guest, Clemens Schuldt. Richard Strauss’s elegiac Metamorphosen for 23 solo strings was his response to the destruction of German culture that he witnessed in the final years of World War Two, its opera houses and concerts halls all in ruins.

Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem

Tchaikovsky had huge admiration for Mozart and his Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello and orchestra is influenced by Mozart’s music, both in style and in its scoring for a smaller orchestra. The cello solo is both lyrical and challenging and will be expertly performed by German cellist Raphaela Gromes.

Darlington Hippodrome

Miles Davis made many stand-out records in his long career but Kind of Blue from 1959 is arguably his finest. A masterly blend of small band composition and jazz improvisation of the very highest order, it stands today as the biggest selling, and perhaps best-loved, jazz recording of the post-war era.

Kind of Blue – 100 Years of Rhapsody in Blue

Reich’s iconic Clapping Music, its instrument just human hands, starts this not-to-be-missed event. Runner formed a double premiere at Covent Garden in 2016, when the Royal Ballet danced Wayne McGregor’s Multiverse to the score which the New York Times described as ‘a calmly luminous orchestral piece.’ The Four Sections refers both to the four orchestral families and its four varied movements, Reich creating a contrapuntal web filled with melodic patterns. The recent Reich/Richter was conceived as a concert work, as well as music for the film Moving Picture (946-3) by visual artist, Gerhard Richter. Reich found his inspiration in the pulsating, color shifting, glowing stripes of the film’s opening sequence.

The Hallé Presents: Steve Reich Electric Counterpoint with Jonny Greenwood

Colin Currie’s recording of Reich’s Mallet Quartet was both the Editor’s and Critics’ Choice of Gramophone when released. It arose at Reich’s request and was made under his guidance, allowing Currie to bring this insight to bear with Hallé percussionists. Making a neat connection with Jonny Greenwood’s appearance in Saturday’s concert, Radio Rewrite was inspired by two Radiohead songs, resulting in what The Telegraph described as ‘a fine display of compositional mastery.’

Chamber Series: Steve Reich Radio Rewrite

Here Reich aimed to make music with the simplest possible instruments – just five pairs of pitched claves. His Music for Ensemble and Orchestra was envisaged as an ‘extension of the Baroque Concerto where there are 20 soloists – all regular members of the orchestra.’ The San Francisco Chronicle declared it ‘a stunning masterpiece’. For Reich’s major choral and orchestral work The Desert Music, members of the RNCM Chamber Choir also take to the stage. Setting words by William Carlos Williams, the work addresses, the composer comments, ‘That constant flickering of attention between what words mean and how they sound.’

The Hallé Presents: Steve Reich Desert Music

Alondra de la Parra, the first Mexican to have conducted at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, has also established her name in the UK through concerts with the London and BBC Philharmonic Orchestras. The concert opens with Debussy’s sensuous evocation of the poet Mallarmé’s dreams and desires of a faun.

The Firebird

Shostakovich’s Sixth Symphony is full of contrasts, with the sorrow and desolation of the first movement and the mock exuberance of the second and third, climaxing in a bombastic whirling circus of a finale. Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake is one of the most loved of all the classical ballets, thanks to the composer’s indisputably brilliant music which truly brings the story to life. This concert will showcase the experience of the Hallé, talent of the Youth Orchestra and the musicianship of both.

Side by Side: The Hallé and Hallé Youth Orchestra

Three renowned former performers from Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s iconic musical ‘The Phantom Of the Opera’ are preparing to host and showcase their exceptional talents alongside The Hallé Orchestra at The Bridgewater Hall. This enchanting musical extravaganza will feature the finest tunes from the world of musical theatre. On our stage team, James Hume, Rohan Tickell, and Richard Woodford, will treat the audience to a haunting evening of musical theatre that transcends the mystique of the infamous white mask. The event will take us on a journey through some of the most beloved musicals in the world, including Les Misérables, Moulin Rouge, The Sound of Music, Sunset Boulevard, and, of course, The Phantom of the Opera.

Three Phantoms

Kahchun Wong, the Hallé’s Principal Conductor Designate, takes to the podium to showcase glimpses of the extraordinary things that he and the Hallé can already do.

The Hallé in Oviedo

Auditorio - Palacio de Congresos Príncipe Felipe

He is joined by the virtuosic violinist Liza Ferschtman, who performs Brahms’s masterfully-constructed Violin Concerto. Composed in the idyllic scenery of Wörthersee, where Brahms penned melodies so abundantly he had to take care not to tread on them, this lyrical work ends with a spirited Hungarian-style finale.

The Hallé in Valencia

Palau de la Música de València

The Hallé in Alicante

Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante

Wagner’s Prelude to Act One of Die Meistersinger climaxes with a compositional tour-de-force as he effortlessly combines five of its main themes. Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto has been described as ‘the dearest, the heart’s jewel’ of the 19th-century German concertos for the instrument which will be performed by Carolin Widmann *. Liszt’s symphonic poem Les préludes plumbs the mystery of life and what lies beyond it, and Richard Strauss’s suite from Der Rosenkavalier encapsulates the opera with its sparkling waltzes, sumptuous orchestration and ravishing love music.

The Hallé in Bradford

Bradford Theatres

The Hallé’s annual whirl round the dancefloors of Vienna, including polkas, waltzes and arias from Suppé, Léhar, the Strauss family and more.

Let the Hallé entertain you as they celebrate boy bands, girl power, Britpop and ballads. Spice up your life with the best songs from the ‘90s performed by the entire Hallé Orchestra and four fabulous vocalists who will be in fine voice and dressed to impress! You won’t want to miss a thing as you relive the decade that gave us Take That, Steps and Oasis and many more besides! One thing is certain … you won’t look back in anger after spending the night with the Hallé and conductor Stephen Bell. It would be a tragedy to miss it!

Best of the ’90s

West Side Story, Frozen, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Beauty and the Beast, Ben Hur, The Lion King, Star Wars, Slumdog Millionaire, Titanic, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Lawrence of Arabia, The Greatest Showman, Schindler’s List, Out of Africa, No Time to Die and The Incredibles.

A Night at the Oscars

In the first half is Gaspard’s Christmas, a heartwarming festive adventure for Britain’s handsomest fox. Narrated by the story’s author Zeb Soanes (also presenter of Classic FM’s Smooth Classics at 7), the performance includes music by Jonathan Dove and visuals on the big screen by award-winning illustrator James Mayhew. This is an unforgettable Christmas experience.

The Snowman 2023

Cinema’s greatest action heroes are defined as much by their movies’ iconic scores as they are by their larger-than-life adventures. This spectacular concert from the Hallé sends us on impossible missions with Tom Cruise and Michael Giacchino, training dragons with Hiccup and John Powell and crossing swords with Zorro and James Horner. And with conductor Stephen Bell summoning the world famous Hallé Orchestra and an army of heroes, superheroes and lip-curling villains you can set your course for distant lands and galaxies far, far away for two hours of pulse-racing music.

Concert includes The First Nowell, Carol of the Bells, Star Carol, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Away in a Manger, The Holly and The Ivy, O Come All Ye Faithful, the Hallé Children’s Choir performing We Need a Little Christmas and more…

Hallé Carol Concerts

Celebrating its 21st season, the Hallé Youth Orchestra welcomes its new Director, Euan Shields back to The Bridgewater Hall stage, where he won the 2023 Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition in March 2023.

Hallé Youth Orchestra

Conductor Stephen Bell will help you get into the Christmas spirit with songs and music performed by the award-winning Hallé, our impressive vocal ensembles and exceptionally versatile vocalists, Oliver Tompsett and Katie Birtill.

Hallé Christmas Cracker

Joining your genial host, conductor Stephen Bell, is versatile baritone Rodney Earl Clarke, whose velvet tone has been heard in a host of high-profile engagements, from opera houses and the BBC Proms to Twickenham and the West End. Alongside vocal highlights from Handel, Mozart, Mel Torme and Les Miserables you’ll also enjoy a sack full of seasonal orchestral showpieces from the likes of Adam Saunders, Erich Korngold, Paul Campbell and Serge Prokofiev, with some classic cinematic magic in the shape of music from Home Alone and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

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When he realised that the vogue for Italian opera had waned, he single-handedly created the English oratorio with huge success. Although Messiah was enthusiastically received when first performed in Dublin, strangely its London premiere bombed. Handel though, confident of its worth, bided his time until ultimately it had become his iconic work. Stephen Layton, ‘one of the world’s finest interpreters of choral music’ (Classic FM Magazine), holds the accolade of conducting the ‘Best Messiah Recording’ in BBC Radio 3’s Building a Library series. He’s joined by the Hallé Choir and a quartet of British soloists at the top of their game.

Messiah

### Event Description: Chamber Series: Piano, Horn and Strings - The Hallé

**Date and Time:**  
Saturday, 9th December 2023, 1:00 PM

**Venue:**  
Hallé St Peter's, Manchester

**Event Overview:**  
Join us for an enchanting afternoon as part of The Hallé’s lunchtime Chamber Series at Hallé St Peter’s. This concert offers a unique opportunity to experience the intimate and intricate performances of piano, horn, and strings by talented musicians from The Hallé.

**Programme Includes:**
- **Beethoven Piano Trio, Op.97 'Archduke'**
  - Composed in 1810 and dedicated to Archduke Rudolph, this piece is the largest scale of Beethoven's piano trios, blending symphonic breadth with moments of profound intimacy.
- **Brahms Horn Trio, Op.40**
  - Written at the age of 32, this trio commemorates Brahms' mother and is originally scored for natural horn. The piece juxtaposes the somberness of its slower movements with the outdoorsy associations of the horn.

**Performers:**
- **Sarah Ewins** - Associate Leader
- **Julian Plummer** - Horn Assistant Principal No.3
- **Jonathan Pether** - Cello Tutti
- **Darius Battiwalla** - Organ/Piano

**Ticket Information:**
- **Full Price:** £16
- **Full-time Education:** £8

**Additional Information:**
We regret to inform you that Alexander Gadjiev is unable to perform at this concert. However, we are delighted to have Sarah Ewins, Darius Battiwalla, Julian Plummer, and Jonathan Pether performing two of the greatest trios in the repertoire.

**Sponsor:**
- PZ Cussons

Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy a captivating performance in the intimate setting of Hallé St Peter’s. Secure your tickets now and immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of chamber music.

Chamber Series: Piano, Horn and Strings

Jeff Mills has always pushed boundaries. A legendary figure in the techno scene, his pioneering mixes – as The Wizard – lit up the Detroit airwaves back in the 80s and he has continued to break new ground ever since.

The Hallé Presents: Jeff Mills performing Light From The Outside World

Two young French musicians make their Hallé debuts. An alumna of the RNCM, conductor Chloé van Soeterstède, is rapidly building an international profile, whilst Gramophone magazine describes cellist Bruno Philippe as having a ‘command of the instrument that can scarcely be gainsaid – his tone is simply glorious.’

Join the Hallé elves, their festive conductor Holly and presenter Tom Redmond as they unwrap this magical interactive Christmas adventure with a gift that just keeps givin

Hallé Christmas Family Concert

Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances

In setting the medieval Latin text recounting the sorrows of the Virgin Mary at the crucifixion, Rossini responded with music that exudes qualities of granite and grandeur. Such was the success of its premiere that within the following year it had been performed all over Europe twenty-nine times. Among its highlights are an affecting, unaccompanied quartet which will be performed by a superb line-up of soloists. Another is the spirited, concluding choral fugue for the Hallé Choir to relish. Beethoven’s Second Symphony, full of the wit and high spirits we associate with Rossini, make it the perfect companion to

Rossini’s Stabat Mater

Music for fantasy and fairy-tales comprise the concert’s first half. Glittering instrumental colours and melodies steeped in Russian folksong are a hallmark of Rimsky-Korsakov, both apparent in the suite, or ‘Little Pictures’, as he called them, from his fantastical opera, The Tale of Tsar Saltan.

The Hallé in Bath

The Forum

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: Hallé Brass

Appearing for the first time with the Hallé, American conductor Roderick Cox won the 2018 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, and has been hailed by the Minnesota Star Tribune as ‘a trailblazer… a conductor who will be amongst the vanguard.’

Rush Hour: Prokofiev and Debussy

Featuring excerpts from the most famous space soundtrack of them all – Star Wars – there are also awe-inspiring sounds from 2001: A Space Odyssey and starry music celebrating the wonder of the night sky. Closer to home, you might also be spooked and surprised along the way by myths and legends from our own planet; a ghostly fiddler, a flame-coloured bird from Russian folklore and trolls from the Norwegian mountains. An unforgettable journey powered by the thrilling sounds of a full symphony orchestra.

Out of this World: A Family Concert

Saffron Hall

Ravel’s Mother Goose started life as children’s piano pieces, before becoming an orchestral suite. Tonight we hear the complete ballet music, where the scenario weaves around the tale of Sleeping Beauty, Ravel having composed additional music for her. She dreams of Tom Thumb and Beauty and the Beast, amongst others, until Prince Charming awakens her with a kiss. Brahms’s Fourth Symphony completes Sir Mark’s cycle of the composer’s symphonies with the Hallé. It will be performed with the smaller number of strings Brahms himself called for, recreating the breath-taking clarity he would have known.

The Hallé in Saffron Walden

Brahms’s Symphony No.4

As a champion for young composers, Adès requested the LA Philharmonic commission William Marsey – the result is his Man With Limp Wrist for wind and brass. Adès’ shimmering, translucent Märchentänze reunites the composer with violinist Anthony Marwood. Drawing on English folk sources, its third movement conjures an ecstatic exaltation of skylarks. In the final first of the evening, Adès will conduct the UK concert premiere of Purgatorio, from his critically acclaimed ballet Dante, before closing with a work he greatly admires, Janácek’s colossal Sinfonietta.

Thomas Adès Conducts…

Giving audiences the chance to see the sci-fi classic like never before, the 1993 Stephen Spielberg hit will be shown in HD on big screens around the UK throughout October. Accompanied by the Hallé Orchestra, one of the UK’s top symphonic ensembles, they will perform John Williams’ iconic score live on stage.

Jurassic Park In Concert

AO Arena

First Direct Arena

National Exhibition Centre

From Germany, Anja Bihlmaier is Chief Conductor of the Residentie Orkest in The Hague and appears with the Hallé for the first time. Beethoven tops and tails her programme, the Leonora Overture No.3, a compelling symphonic distillation of the human drama of his opera, Fidelio.

Beethoven’s Fourth

Lincoln Cathedral

Guest violinist Magnus Johnston, newly-appointed leader of the Royal Opera House, joins Hallé players for two of the greatest string sextets. The sextet which opens Richard Strauss’s last opera, Capriccio, becomes the subject of the drama – which is greater, poetry or music? This warm, flowing music definitely makes a good case for the supremacy of the latter. The warmth continues in Brahms’s G major sextet, described by musicologist Donald Tovey as ‘one of his most ethereal works’. The silver-toned first movement is followed by a Scherzo, sometimes melancholy, sometimes playful. The third movement moves from drama to a radiant conclusion before the last movement scurries joyfully to an exciting close.

Chamber Series: Magnus Johnston Directs

With Sibelius’s music woven through the Hallé’s DNA, expect a stunning performance of The Oceanides, an impressionistic masterpiece that evokes the sea and nymphs of Greek mythology. Its ending is terrifying, a huge tsunami welling up through the orchestra.

Daphnis and Chloe

Our brilliant presenter Ruth Rosales will take you on a tour of the orchestra, exploring all the different instruments, from the titanic tuba to the petite piccolo as the Hallé performs some of the most hair-raising and captivating orchestral music from Mozart to John Williams. Ruth will also introduce Euan Shields, the Hallé’s Assistant Conductor, explaining the role of conductor and what all that arm waving really means! We hope you will join us for an engaging and interactive tour of the orchestra, with lots of great music and plenty of fun!

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British conductor Alpesh Chauhan, Music Director of Birmingham Opera Company, is a fast-rising star: “This was a strong debut”, commented The Times, about his Hallé concert last year.

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