The Halle will be playing an excellent series of concerts in January 2017. Let’s take a look at what they are performing at the Bridgewater Hall … A Viennese Celebration Saturday 7 January, 3pm Conductor Stephen Bell Featuring Joshua Ellicott, Tenor The Hallé’s annual New Year celebration features the most romantic waltzes, thrilling polkas and exciting…
The ever excellent Halle are performing a series of concerts at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in November, so we thought we would take a look at what’s on … Vaughan William’s Sixth Symphony Thursday 10 November, 7.30pm Mendelssohn – Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave) Bruch – Violin Concerto No.2 Janáček – Jealousy Vaughan Williams – Symphony…
Opus One Concerts – Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony Thursday 22 September, 7.30pm Sunday 25 September, 7.30pm Wednesday 28 September, 2.15pm Tchaikovsky – Fantasy Overture: Hamlet Liszt – Piano Concerto No.1 Beethoven – Symphony No.6, ‘Pastoral’ Conductor – Sir Mark Elder Featuring – Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano For the first Opus One concerts of the season, Sir Mark and…
Pete Waterman, Alasdair Tait and Gary Carpenter awarded Fellowships Music producer and songwriter Pete Waterman OBE is amongst the Royal Northern College of Music’s 2016 list of Honorands. The Coventry-born entrepreneur, who has sold over 500 million records during his 40 year career, will be awarded Fellowship of the RNCM (FRNCM) alongside alumnus Alasdair Tait,…
The Hallé’s newly announced Manchester season explores ‘Northern Legends’, complete with the gods, kings and giants that inspired some true masterpieces of the Romantic era, and continues to influence composers today. Shakespeare and Beethoven share the billing in Sir Mark Elder’s opening programmes, and Elgar forms the centrepiece of the season with a festival featuring…
Il Divo bring their Amor & Pasion Tour to Manchester next week, as they return to the UK for an arena tour. The record breaking classical crossover group that has sold more than 35 million albums worldwide and launched their massive 2016 world tour in Mexico City, as fittingly the new show, set to play…
As the Halle prepare to launch their Dvorak Festival, titled Nature, Life and Love, we take a look at what’s on. The centrepiece of the festival which will celebrate the Czech composer with seven concerts in two weeks is Beyond the Score, combining music, actors, singers and film to tell the story of Dvorak’s most…
The Halle has announced that one of classical music’s most vibrant talents, Jonathon Heyward, is set to join the orchestra from its 2016-17 season. The recent winner of the Grand Prix of the 54th International Competition for Young Conductors takes over from Jamie Phillips as the Halle’s Assistant Conductor and will make his Manchester debut…
Award-winning actor Henry Goodman to play Czech composer in Beyond the Score Beyond the Score will form the centrepiece of the orchestra’s Dvořák Festival this May. The festival, titled Nature, Life and Love, will celebrate the Czech composer with seven concerts in two weeks, conducted by the Hallé’s Music Director Sir Mark Elder. First performed…
The Halle is set to perform a series of concerts at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in March including their specials, Classical Greats and Oscars for Orchestra. Thursday 3 March, 7.30pm Hallé Pops – Classical Greats Programme: Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Elgar Chello Concerto; Copland Fanfare for the Common Man; Barber Adagio…
