The Bridgewater Hall What's on Guide Spring 2016

The Bridgewater Hall SPRING 2016

Gregory Porter The HallĂŠ BBC Philharmonic Leona Lewis Russell Watson Manchester Camerata Anton & Erin Oslo Philharmonic Collabro

The Bridgewater Hall SPRING 2016 Posh Picnics Enjoy a Posh Picnic for Two before the following concerts this Spring: Jack Jones (Sun 7 Feb) Anton & Erin (Sun 20 Mar) Spectacular Classics (Sat 9 Apr) Russell Watson (Fri 15 Apr) Ideal for sharing with family or friends.

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February Transatlantic Sessions

Transatlantic Sessions

Haçienda Classical

Thursday 4 February 7.30pm

Fresh from the success of last year’s sold out tour are musical directors fiddle maestro Aly Bain and dobro legend Jerry Douglas who lead the customary superleague backing line-up including Phil Cunningham, John Doyle, Danny Thompson, Michael McGoldrick, Russ Barenberg, John McCusker, Donald Shaw and James Mackintosh. Also featuring Rhiannon Giddens, Karen Matheson, Cara Dillon and The Milk Carton Kids. £30.50 | £27.50 (incl £2 fee*)

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Graeme Park Mike Pickering Manchester Camerata Friday 5 & Friday 12 February Doors 7.00pm Sold out. No interval.

Friday 5 February £37 | £32 Friday 12 February £37 VIP tickets £97 (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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Echoes of a Mountain Song

Echoes of a Mountain Song

Introductory Lecture

Saturday 6 February 3.30pm Barbriolli Room Em Marshall-Luck, author of Music in the Landscape and founder of the English Music Festival introduces the series, exploring how the northern uplands have inspired and influenced many of our country’s finest composers. £5 (no booking fee)

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Manchester Camerata The Beautiful North

Gábor Takács-Nagy conductor Jennifer Pike violin Will Ash narrator Saturday 6 February 7.30pm Hadley Kinder Scout Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Delius The Walk to the Paradise Garden Mendelssohn Symphony No.3 in A minor, Op.56, ‘Scottish’ In a concert which includes poetry and readings, we hear the rarely performed orchestral sketch Kinder Scout by English composer Patrick Hadley (1899-1973) who found solace on the moors of the Peak District. A performer with local roots, Jennifer Pike, plays that matchless evocation of the moorland landscape, The Lark Ascending, based on George Meredith’s pastoral poem. Frederick Delius was born in Bradford and loved high wild places. A Walk to The Paradise Garden is a blissful interlude set amidst Alpine scenery. After the interval, Mendelssohn takes us on a tour of Scotland; a musical journey encompassing misty peaks, bagpipes and highland dancing.

Jack Jones

Preview in the Auditorium 6.30pm: Em Marshall-Luck, author of Music in the Landscape talks to Peter Davison about the evening’s programme.

Foyer Folkslot: Live folk music with a Scottish theme in Stalls Bar before and after the main concert. £40 | £33 | £27 | £22 | £14 £7 student tickets available on the day (strictly limited availability) Book Tickets (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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Jack Jones Jack Sings Frank

Celebrating 100 Years of Frank Sinatra Sunday 7 February 7.30pm Jack Jones lets us wander through the life of Frank Sinatra, with the music and the stories depicting Jack’s encounters with his friend over the years. £31.50 (incl £2 fee*)

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Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Rafal Luc classical accordion Wednesday 10 February 1.10pm

Nicholas Martin Kollaps (2013) Gavin Higgins Kathedrale (2013) Peter Maxwell Davies Farewell to Stromness Mendelssohn Chorale and Variations (Organ Sonata in D minor, Op.65, No.6) Rameau L’Egyptienne Supported by The Friends of the Mid-days

BBC Philharmonic Leningrad: Music from the Front Line Juanjo Mena conductor Dejan Lazic piano

Saturday 13 February 7.30pm Bartók Piano Concerto No.3 Shostakovich Symphony No.7, ‘Leningrad’ Preview at 6.30pm: Students and invited guests join host Michael Symmons Roberts to debate the politics of Bernstein, Shostakovich and Bartók and how this influenced their music. £38 | £32 | £26 | £21 | £16 | £12 £5 student tickets available with valid student ID (Prices incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

The Hallé Valentine’s Day Concert Stephen Bell conductor Natalya Romaniw soprano David Butt Philip tenor

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Sunday 14 February 7.30pm

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Wagner Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III Dvorák Rusalka: Song to the Moon Lehár The Land of Smiles: ‘Dein ist mein ganzes Herz’ Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet: Masks Puccini Madama Butterfly: Un bel di De Curtis Non ti scordar di me Rossini/Respighi La boutique fantasque: Tarantella Puccini La Bohème: Finale to Act I; Che gelida manina; Si, mi chiamano Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March Puccini Tosca: Recondita armonia Massenet Thaïs: Méditation Gounod Faust: Jewel Song Brodzsky Be My Love Bernstein West Side Story: Tonight Elgar Salut d’amour Puccini Madama Butterfly: Finale Act I; Love Duet

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Sir Mark Elder conductor Roderick Williams baritone Thursday 11 February 7.30pm Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead Mahler Kindertotenlieder Shostakovich Symphony No.15 Pre-concert event at 6.30pm Tickets from £13 £5 student Stalls tickets available (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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Leona Lewis

The Hallé

International Concert Series

Wednesday 17 February 2.15pm** Thursday 18 February 7.30pm*** Sunday 21 February 7.30pm

Adrian Chandler violin/director Peter Whelan bassoon

La Serenissima The Four Seasons

Okko Kamu conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk piano

Friday 19 February 7.30pm

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Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Soh-Yon Kim violin Maksim Štšura piano

Thursday 18 February 1.10pm Beethoven Sonata No.10 in G major, Op.96 Debussy Violin Sonata in G minor (1917) Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso in A minor, Op.28

Vivaldi Concertos for Violin ‘in tromba marina’ in D & G Vivaldi Concertos for Bassoon in G & B-flat Vivaldi ‘Four Seasons’ (Manchester version) Concertos for Violin and Strings Preview in the Barbirolli Room 6.15pm: Prof. Michael Talbot and Adrian Chandler discuss the ‘Manchester’ edition of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, as well as the recreation of the violin ‘in tromba marina’. The original manuscript of The Four Seasons will be on display in the Hall before the concert, courtesy of the Henry Watson Music Library.

CD signing – Adrian Chandler & Peter Whelan £27 | £22 | £17 £7 student standby tickets available on the day (Prices incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

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Milapfest: Music for the Mind and Soul

Sudeshna Bhattacharya sarod Kousic Sen tabla

Saturday 20 February 1.00pm Barbirolli Room Milapfest’s Indian classical music series continues with a pioneering musician in an improvised duet on a variety of afternoon ragas or moods. The sarod, the distinctive, lute-like instrument popular in Indian music, was the instrument of Sudeshna’s guru Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, and she is one of the few women worldwide to play this instrument. Accompanied by tabla expert Kousic Sen, this is a rare chance to be inspired and uplifted in the company of two highly skilled artists. £14| £12 concessions (incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

BBC Philharmonic Rhapsody In Blue

Nicholas Collon conductor Lawrence Power viola Jonathan Scott piano

An Evening with Aggers & Tuffers Tuesday 23 February 7.30pm

Phil Tufnell teams up with his TMS colleague for a fascinating, entertaining, no-holds-barred evening for cricket fans and non-lovers of the game alike. There will be an opportunity for the audience to tweet Aggers with their own questions. Tuffers was the Bad Boy of English cricket in the 1990s, but the best spinner – left-arm or otherwise – as well. Since retiring, he has carved out a successful TV career, appearing in I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, Strictly Come Dancing and is Matt Dawson’s opposing team captain on BBC’s long-running series, A Question of Sport. The event is being run in aid of the Professional Cricketers Association and raising money from the evening which will go to the organisation’s Benevolent Fund. £26 VIP Package £62 (limited availability) Includes front row seat in centre Stalls, meet and greet, and a drink pre-show (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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Leona Lewis

Saturday 20 February 7.30pm

Wednesday 24 February Doors 7.00pm

Mark Simpson Sparks James MacMillan Viola Concerto Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Stravinsky The Firebird – Suite (1945 version) No American Adventure would be complete without Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Experience the smouldering clarinet opening of surely the best known of all American orchestral pieces.

Preview at 6.30pm: Recently appointed as the BBC Philharmonic’s Composer in Association at the age of just 26, Mark Simpson talks about his future plans with the orchestra. £38 | £32 | £26 | £21 | £16 | £12 £5 student tickets available with valid student ID (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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£57 | £41.50 | £31.50 Up Closer to Leona VIP Package £101 Best seat in the first 6 rows so you’re closer to Leona; exclusive VIP gift; personally signed photo; commemorative laminate (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Sophie Rosa violin Elena Nemtsova piano Thursday 25 February 1.10pm

Beethoven Sonata No.8 in G major, Op.30 No.3 Ravel Violin Sonata in G major (1923-27) Wieniawski Polonaise de Concert No.1 in D major, Op.4 Supported by The Haworth Trust £11.50 | £9.50 concession | £7 student (incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

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BBC Philharmonic New World Symphony Juanjo Mena conductor Augustin Hadelich violin

Sunday 28 February 7.30pm Smetana Má Vlast – ‘Vltava’ Bartók Viola Concerto No.2 Dvorák Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’ £38 | £32 | £26 | £21 | £16 | £12 Concessions available £5 student tickets available with valid student ID (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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An Evening With Collabro With Special Guests

Monday 29 February Doors 7.00pm

Vasily Petrenko

Under 14 year olds to be accompanied by an adult. £41.50 | £31.50 | £21.50 Collabro up close and say hello VIP Package £101 Top priced seat in the first 4 rows; meeting & photo opportunity with Collabro; signed photo of Collabro; an exclusive gift; souvenir tour laminate (Prices incl £2 fee*)

Echoes of a Mountain Song

The Hallé & Hallé Choir Sir Mark Elder conductor Malin Christensson soprano Robin Tritschler tenor Hallé Choir

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Saturday 27 February 7.30pm Stravinsky Four Norwegian Moods Delius Song of the High Hills Rachmaninov Three Russian Songs Tchaikovsky Francesca da Rimini Tickets from £13 £5 student Stalls tickets available (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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Collabro

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March

The Hallé Classical Greats

BBC Philharmonic Pictures At An Exhibition

Thursday 3 March 7.30pm

Saturday 5 March 7.30pm

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Elgar Cello Concerto Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Barber Adagio for Strings Prokofiev Lieutenant Kijé: Symphonic Suite Walton Orb and Sceptre (Coronation March 1953)

William Schuman American Festival Overture Barber Piano Concerto Copland Quiet City Mussorgsky arr. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition

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Journey Through Music at 6.30pm: An introduction to tonight’s concert especially for families. Further details can be found on the BBC Philharmonic website.

Jamie Phillips conductor Nicholas Trygstad cello

Juanjo Mena conductor Garrick Ohlsson piano

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Milapfest: Music for the Mind and Soul

‘Aurat’ Roopa Panesar sitar Bhupinder Singh Chaggar tabla Saturday 5 March 1.00pm Barbirolli Room

Roopa Panesar is a star of the British Indian music scene, a young sitarist whose training and professional development has taken place in both India and England.

A former member of national ensemble Tarang, and a popular artist and role model to many young artists in the country, she has created a unique musical identity for herself, drawing upon her eastern and western influences.

Tabla artist Bhupinder Singh Chaggar, equally, is a performer with a variety of skills and experiences, and a unique percussionist who crosses the barrier between traditional and modern Indian music.

Hearing is believing: Ravel’s hugely popular orchestral version of Mussorgsky work simply lights up the sky.

£38 | £32 | £26 | £21 | £16 | £12 £5 student Stalls tickets with valid student ID Journey Through Music tickets: £7 for children aged 16 and under | £12 for accompanying adults (Prices incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

International Concert Series

Oslo Philharmonic

Vasily Petrenko conductor Simon Trpceski piano Monday 7 March 7.30pm Grieg Lyric Suite: March of the Trolls Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 Mahler Symphony No.5 £40 | £33 | £27 | £22 | £14 £7 student standby tickets available on the day (Prices incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

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The Hallé

Andrew Manze conductor Laurence Rogers horn Wednesday 9 March 2.15pm** Thursday 10 March 7.30pm*** Sunday 13 March 7.30pm Mendelssohn Symphony No.4, ‘Italian’ R. Strauss Horn Concerto No.1 Brahms Serenade No.2 **Sponsored by Manchester Airport ***Sponsored by Manchester Airport and PwC Tickets from £13 £5 student Stalls tickets available (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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Echoes of a Mountain Song Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

RNCM Brass Band

Nicholas Childs conductor Thursday 10 March 1.10pm Holst Moorside Suite Philip Wilby Five Rivers – A Pastorale Symphony Arthur Butterworth Three Impressions for Brass, Op.36 John McCabe Cloudcatcher Fells Supported by the Brass Band Heritage Trust £11.50 | £9.50 concession | £7 student (incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

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Singing the Mountain Song Folk workshop and lecture

Thursday 10 March 3.00pm Barbriolli Room Cumbria-based folk-singer, musician and animateur, Bill Lloyd, explores the traditional culture and music of the North Country in a mix of live performance, lucid commentary and instruction. £5 (no booking fee) 9

BBC Philharmonic Three Musical Adventures John Storgårds conductor Julian Bliss clarinet Saturday 12 March 7.30pm Sir Peter Maxwell Davies A Reel for Seven Fisherman Copland Clarinet Concerto (original version) Korngold Sinfonietta If you enjoy Mahler and Strauss, you’ll simply fall in love with the music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, last of the great Viennese romantics.

Preview at 6.30pm: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies in conversation £38 | £32 | £26 | £21 | £16 | £12 £5 student tickets available with valid student ID (Prices incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

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Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Project Jam Sandwich World Music Ensemble Katie Foster violin Abel Selaocoe cello Henry Alexander guitar Ali McMath double bass Delia Stevens percussion

Wednesday 16 March 1.10pm Traditional African song Ulidzile Traditional Bulgarian Kopanitsa Traditional South African song Click Song Traditional Irish song Whiskey in the Jar Celia Cruz Quimbara John Zorn Briel Katie Foster 007 reel Danish Folk song En Smuk aftensang Black Mountain Rag Slovak traditional Aja taka dzivocka Ludovico Einaudi

Help Musicians UK supporting emerging artists £11.50 | £9.50 concession | £7 student (incl £2 fee*)

Hallé Youth Ensembles Once Upon A Time...

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Hallé Youth Orchestra Hallé Youth Choir Hallé Youth Training Choir Hallé Children’s Choir

The Hallé

Markus Stenz conductor Kirill Gerstein piano Thursday 17 March 7.30pm

Sunday 13 March 3.00pm Programme includes Lin Marsh’s Once Upon A Time. £12 Adults | £9.50 concessions £5 under 5 years old/those in full-time education (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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Ludovico Einaudi The Elements Tour

Monday 14 & Tuesday 15 March 7.30pm

Henze The Enchanted Forest Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Liszt Totentanz (Dance of Death) Beethoven Symphony No.5 Pre-concert event at 6.30pm Sponsored by UBS Tickets from £13 £5 student Stalls tickets available (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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BBC Philharmonic Bizet’s Carmen

Raymond Gubbay Presents

Anton & Erin... just gotta dance

Yan Pascal Tortelier conductor Leonard Elschenbroich cello

Anton du Beke & Erin Boag Richard Balcombe conductor Lance Ellington star vocalist Six world class Ensemble Dancers Manchester Concert Orchestra

Friday 18 March 7.30pm Anthony Payne Visions and Journeys Walton Cello Concerto Roussel Suite in F major Bizet Carmen – orchestral extracts

Sunday 20 March 3.00pm & 7.30pm

Enjoy the sunlight, fragrance and passion of Spain, in what’s surely got to be the world’s favourite opera.

Preview at 6.30pm: A discussion about the BBC’s Ten Pieces programme, which aims to inspire a generation of children to get creative with classical music. £38 | £32 | £26 | £21 | £16 | £12 £5 student tickets available with valid student ID (Prices incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

Join the nation’s favourite ballroom couple as they return with a thrilling new show for 2016. With classic hits Night And Day, Lullaby Of Broadway, Jealousy, Too Darn Hot, Downtown, Bye Bye Blackbird, Fever and New York New York. £46.50 | £41.50 | £34.50 | £28.50 | £17 (incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

Shane Filan: Right Here Tour 2016

Tuesday 22 March 7.30pm

The Hallé Oscars for Orchestra Stephen Bell conductor Louise Dearman vocalist Saturday 19 March 7.30pm The programme includes music from Schindler’s List, Robin Hood, Dances with Wolves, Gigi, Star Wars, Skyfall, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Titanic, The Way We Were, Evergreen, Beauty and the Beast, The Wizard of Oz and many more.

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In the wake of releasing his hit album Right Here in October 2015, Shane Filan returns to The Bridgewater Hall in March 2016. The release of Right Here has cemented Shane’s position as one of the UK’s most popular male solo artists, following his amazing success with Westlife, one of the world’s most successful bands of the last few decades and this tour promises to show just why Shane is so well loved in his own right. £34.50 Premier tickets £52 a seat in the first six rows of Stalls (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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Anton & Erin

An Evening with Natalie Merchant The 2016 Paradise Is There Tour Wednesday 23 March 7.30pm Natalie Merchant released her first solo effort in1995, the multi-platinum selling Tigerlily. In the two decades since, both she and the songs from Tigerlily have matured and changed together, so last summer, Merchant re-recorded the 11 songs with different arrangements, inspired by how they had evolved over time in the live setting. Limited availability, call Box Office.

Echoes of a Mountain Song

Sir Thomas Allen baritone Joseph Middleton piano Wednesday 30 March 7.30pm

Vaughan Williams Songs of Travel, Tired, Linden Lea George Butterworth Six songs from ‘A Shropshire Lad’ Traditional songs Gan ti the Kye, O I hae seen the roses blaw, Rap er te bank, Elsie Marley, Dance ti the Daddy Songs by Edward Purcell, Arthur Penn and Eric Coates

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Leanne Cody piano

Wednesday 30 March 1.10pm Ravel Sonatine Amy Beach Valse Caprice Stravinsky Serenade in A Earl Wild Fantasy on Porgy and Bess

Sir Thomas Allen is one of the most admired singers of our times. Born in Seaham, County Durham, some consider him a possible model for Lee Hall’s Billy Elliot, retaining a strong connection with the northeast. He performs Vaughan Williams’ sublime account of the outdoor life, Songs of Travel and Butterworth’s touching settings of A.E. Houseman, alongside items from Allen’s CD anthology Songs my father taught me.

Foyer Folkslot: Live folk music with a Northumbrian theme in Stalls Bar before and after the main concert

Help Musicians UK supporting emerging artists £11.50 | £9.50 concession | £7 student (incl £2 fee*)

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April Ryan Wigglesworth

The Hallé

Raymond Gubbay Presents

Spectacular Classics

Sir Mark Elder conductor Stéphane Rancourt oboe Thursday 7 April 7.30pm Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte John Casken Apollinaire’s Bird (Oboe Concerto, 2014) Elgar Une voix dans le desert Vaughan Williams Symphony No.4 Pre-concert event at 6.30pm Sponsored by PZ Cussons Tickets from £13 £5 student Stalls tickets available (Prices incl £2 fee*)

Gregory Porter Friday 8 April 7.30pm Sold out £44.50 | £39.50 | £32 (incl £2 fee*)

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Manchester Concert Orchestra Ilona Domnich soprano Michael Bracegirdle tenor Timothy Henty conductor Saturday 9 April 7.30pm Rossini William Tell Overture Ravel Bolero Sousa Liberty Bell Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavelleria rusticana Tchaikovsky Waltz of the Flowers Puccini Soave faniculla Verdi Brindisi Denza Funiculi funicula Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Suppé Light Cavalry Overture Verdi Sempre Libera from La traviata Mussorgsky Great Gate of Kiev Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture A special show of great classics, dazzling lasers and special effects. Programme also features Nessun Dorma, Rule, Britannia! and Land Of Hope and Glory. £44.50 | £38.50 | £31.50 | £28.50 | £21.50 | £18.50 (incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

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National Youth Orchestra

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain: Totally Teenage Kristjan Järvi conductor Chad Hoopes soloist Sunday 10 April 3.30pm Michael Daugherty Fire and Blood Stravinsky The Firebird The world’s greatest orchestra of teenagers burns bright in this electrifying sound experience conducted by vibrant musical personality Kristjan Järvi. Join virtuosic young soloist Chad Hoopes for Fire and Blood, describing the fiery furnances of 1930’s America car assembly lines, with colourful orchestration and pulsing rhythms.

In contrast Stravinsky’s masterpiece The Firebird is a romantic sparkling fairy-tale ballet based on the Russian legend, weaving human and supernatural worlds, and wonderfully showcasing every instrument in the orchestra.

The Hallé

Ryan Wigglesworth conductor/piano Wednesday 13 April 2.15pm** Thursday 14*** & Sunday 17 April 7.30pm Beethoven Overture: Leonore No.2 Mozart Piano Concerto No.19, K459 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.2, ‘Little Russian’ **Sponsored by Manchester Airport ***Sponsored by Brother Tickets from £13 £5 student Stalls tickets available (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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BBC Philharmonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’ Juanjo Mena conductor Marie-Pierre Langlamet harp CBSO Youth Chorus Hallé Youth Choir Saturday 16 April 7.30pm Bernstein Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’ Ginastera Harp Concerto Bernstein Chichester Psalms Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms Relive Bernstein’s story of love, death and gang warfare on the streets of New York, as his West Side Story dances kick, punch and leap their way from the gutter to the stars.

Juanjo Mena

Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Tippett Quartet

John Mills violin Jeremy Isaac violin Lydia Lowndes-Northcott viola Bozidar Vukotic cello Thursday 14 April 1.10pm Arvo Pärt Fratres Beethoven String Quartet No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.131 £11.50 | £9.50 concession | £7 student (incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

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Milapfest: Music for the Mind and Soul

Stephanie Bosch bansuri flute Kousic Sen tabla

Sunday 17 April 1.00pm Barbirolli Room

The UK’s best selling classical crossover artist of all time returns to the stage with his brand new show Songs From The Heart, featuring a stunning collection of our best loved songs.

Milapfest’s 2016 season continues with the focus on Women in Indian Music celebrating the achievements of some of the best artists of the world. The Bansuri, or bamboo flute, is performed by the accomplished and versatile artist Stephanie Bosch, who plays in the style made famous by her Guru Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.

Originally a baroque flute performer, Stephanie fell in love with Indian classical music and uses her dual experiences to balance between cultures, with beautiful lyrical interpretations and improvisations in the genre.

£47 | £40.50 | £34.50 (incl £2 fee*)

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Russell Watson Songs from the Heart Friday 15 April 7.30pm

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Russell Watson

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The Speakmans

Thursday 21 April 7.30pm

Everyone Deserves To Be Happy…. Join the worlds’ leading, inspiring, life change therapists, Nik and Eva Speakman, as they share their techniques to allow you to make positive changes in your life. For the first time in a live theatre environment, The Speakmans will simply explain the causes of negative thinking, internal conflicts and address a series of life’s challenges live on stage.

Topics covered will range from how to overcome anxiety, phobias, confidence and generally being happy. The Speakmans want to revolutionise the way you think and show you how to change your life for the better. Your time to change starts here.

Ryan Wigglesworth conductor Sophie Bevan soprano Christopher Ainslie counter tenor Andrew Staples tenor Neal Davies bass-baritone Hallé Choir Stravinsky Chorale Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch Bach Magnificat in D, BWV243 Schumann Symphony No.3, ‘Rhenish’ Tickets from £13 £5 student Stalls tickets available (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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Friday 22 April 8.00pm

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Echoes of a Mountain Song

Echoes of a Mountain Song

Friday 22 April 12.30pm Central Library

Words & music about the life & work of Emily Brontë Clare Hammond piano Jane Wilkinson soprano Suzanne Casey violin Kenneth Woods cello Peter Davison narrator

Introduction to Get Weaving Children’s author Alison Prince and composer Andrew Keeling discuss their new community opera, Get Weaving, exploring its main concerns – freedom of imagination, preserving the spontaneity of childhood and resisting the forces of conformity which rob us of creativity and individuality.

Unquiet Earth

Free event at Manchester Central Library

Saturday 23 April 3.00pm Barbriolli Room

Echoes of a Mountain Song

Beethoven Pathétique Sonata Robin Walker Four Songs of Emily Brontë Beethoven Cantata: Adelaide Mendelssohn Adagio from Cello Sonata No.2 Andrew Keeling Piano Trio ‘Unquiet Earth’

Northern Bards

Josephine Dickinson, Alison Prince and Bill Lloyd

£8 (no booking fee)

Saturday 23 April 11.00am Barbriolli Room Award-winning poet and shepherd, Josephine Dickinson, has written movingly of her transformative experiences on a hill farm near Alston. Overcoming profound deafness and drug-addiction, her attachment to landscape is both healing and revelatory. She is joined by children’s author and poet, Alison Prince who lives on the Isle of Arran and has written the libretto for the series’ community opera, Get Weaving. Actor and folk singer, Bill Lloyd also reads from Simon Armitage’s Walking Home, recording his journey along The Pennine Way and a section of Basil Bunting’s poetic masterpiece Briggflats inspired by the landscape near Sedbergh. £8 incl tea and coffee in the Barbriolli Room Book Tickets

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Pop-up poetry reading Saturday 23 April 1.00pm

Read your favourite poem or a poem of your own inspired by the landscape. For the chance to participate, submit your ideas to popuppoetry@bridgewater-hall.co.uk, and a selection will be heard on the day.

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BBC Philharmonic Shakespeare 400

Andrew Gourlay conductor Saturday 23 April 7.30pm BBC Commissions Chiu-Yu Chou, Tom Coult, Nina Whiteman, Aaron Parker and Daniel Kidane Prokofiev Romeo and Juilet – excerpts Five new commissions based on Shakespeare’s sonnets from the freshest young talents amongst Manchester composers, plus extracts from Prokofiev’s colourful ballet score depicting the tragic destiny of the ‘star-crossed’ lovers.

Preview at 6.30pm: Michael Symmons Roberts hosts a debate on the place of music in the work of Shakespeare. £38 | £32 | £26 | £21 | £16 | £12 £5 student tickets available with valid student ID (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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The Bridgewater Folkfest & Country Fayre Sunday 24 April from 2.00pm

Join us for an afternoon of traditional North Country culture - with lots of fun things to see and do, including free live performances, a gypsy caravan and food stalls providing a selection of cakes from the Great Bridgewater Bake Off.

Bill Lloyd & Carolyn Francis 2.15pm – 3.00pm The duo performs poetry and traditional music from Cumbria and the Pennines, including extracts from Ted Hughes’ Remains of Elmet, Basil Bunting’s epic Briggflats and Westmorland dialect readings.

Fosbrooks 3.15pm – 4.00pm Young musicians from the Stockport-based group perform folk music and clog-dances from the Peak and the Pennines.

Lakeland Fiddlers 4.15pm – 5.00pm Led by Carolyn Francis and formed in 2000, the ensemble has evolved from an educational workshop to an enthusiastic community band playing North Country music with authenticity and real style.

‘The Manchester Rambler’ community singing 5.15pm – 5.45pm

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Get Weaving!

A community opera by Alison Prince & Andrew Keeling Michael Betteridge musical director Students from Chetham’s School of Music The Bridgewater Hall Singers Maghull Wind Orchestra Church of England School of the Resurrection, Beswick, Manchester Sunday 24 April 6.00pm In collaboration with Chetham’s School of Music and other community groups, we mark the anniversary of the mass trespass on Kinder Scout in 1932. The children’s author, Alison Prince (who created the Trumpton TV series) and Fylde-based composer, Andrew Keeling, explore our right to freedom of imagination in a musical story that raises important questions about how the spontaneity of childhood can be all too easily crushed by mindless greed and restrictive authority in a compelling contemporary take on the story of the mass trespass.

Will the mysterious piper survive or will his mysterious melodies be silenced by fear and suspicion? In music that encompasses rock, tango and more besides, we are invited to ‘get weaving’ and to learn what binds us together and also to the natural world.

Post–concert performance 7.00pm: Join us after the performance for a chance to meet the performers with live music provided by award-winning Manx folk trio Barrule. £5 (no booking fee) Book Tickets

Bill Lloyd leads everyone in a rendition of Ewan MacColl’s famous anthem inspired by the mass trespass on Kinder Scout.

bit or credit card are subject to a 2% booking fee. No fee applies to tickets bought in person and paid for by cash or cheque.

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Chris Cornell: Higher Truth Tour Plus Special Guests

Wednesday 27 April Doors 7.00pm Limited availability, call Box Office. £47 | £37 | £27 (incl £2 fee*) Max 4 tickets per person

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YolanDa Brown & Special Guest Lemar Reggae Love Songs Tour Thursday 28 April 8.00pm

Chris Cornell

Join YolanDa Brown, plus special guest R&B legend Lemar, on an infectious journey of Reggae rhythms from the Caribbean, peppered with supreme Jazz flavoured inflections and sensibilities. £37 | £32 | £27 (incl £2 fee*)

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BBC Philharmonic Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony John Storgårds conductor Kathryn Stott piano Friday 29 April 7.30pm Bernstein Candide – Overture Britten Piano Concerto Shostakovich Symphony No.5 From its tempestuous opening to its final, blazing chords, Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony demands to be heard: angry, heartfelt, and utterly compelling.

Journey Through Music at 6.30pm: An introduction to tonight’s concert especially for families. Further details can be found on the BBC Philharmonic website. £38 | £32 | £26 | £21 | £16 | £12 £5 student tickets available with valid student ID Journey Through Music tickets: £7 for children aged 16 and under | £12 for accompanying adults (Prices incl £2 fee*) Book Tickets

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The Hallé First Ladies of Song with Clare Teal and Guy Barker Guy Barker conductor Clare Teal vocalist Saturday 30 April 7.30pm The programme includes such standards as Secret Love, Folk Who Live on the Hill, Can’t Take That Away From Me, God Bless the Child and Lover Come Back to Me. Tickets from £20 (Prices incl £2 fee*)

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*A booking fee of £2 per ticket applies to phone and online transactions. Tickets bought in person at the Box Office by debit or credit card are subject to a 2% booking fee. No fee applies to tickets bought in person and paid for by cash or cheque.

The Bridgewater Hall

The Bridgewater Hall

Glenn Miller Orchestra

Your chance to see behind the scenes at The Bridgewater Hall. Our entertaining tour guides will tell you about the history of Manchester’s iconic international concert hall, and take you on a tour to parts of the building not usually open to the public.

Coming Soon Ray McVay bandleader Colin Anthony Catherine Sykes The Uptown Hall Gang The Moonlight Serenaders The Polka Dot Dolls Sunday 1 May 3.00pm

Guided Tours

Tues 9 Feb 1.00pm | Sun 14 Feb 2.00pm Wed 9 March 5.15pm | Sat 19 March 2.00pm Thur 24 Mar 1.00pm | Mon 4 Apr5.15pm Sun 17 Apr 2.00pm | Tues 26 Apr 1.00pm Sat 30 Apr 2.00pm

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Tindersticks: The Waiting Room Monday 2 May 8.00pm

£5.00 (£4.00 concessions)

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The Hallé: Beyond The Score

Tickets available from the Box Office or book online.

To arrange a private tour for a group of 20 or more (tickets £4.00 per person), please contact the Group Bookings Coordinator on 0161 907 9010.

Sir Mark Elder conductor Cast to be announced Saturday 7 May 7.00pm

Please note sometimes tours take place when the Hall is otherwise closed.

Dvorák Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’ Book Tickets

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Wayne Marshall Organ Rhapsody!

Tuesday 17 May 7.30pm A lively organ ‘pops’ recital, recapturing the verve of the golden age of jazz and the American songbook.

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Posh Picnics for Two Jack Jones: Jack Sings Frank Sunday 7 February 7.30pm

Anton & Erin …just gotta dance Sunday 20 March 3.00pm & 7.30pm

Spectacular Classics Saturday 9 April 7.30pm

Russell Watson: Songs from the Heart Friday 15 April 7.30pm

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Enjoy a Posh Picnic for Two before the listed shows in the comfort of our private dining space, which you can also return to during the interval.

Each Posh Picnic for Two includes a glass of Prosecco each plus a glass of wine each. View the full tempting menu in the concert listing online. To book, please contact the Box Office on 0161 907 9000. Please inform us regarding allergens or dietary requirements.

“Very enjoyable, made the evening. Would recommend to family & friends.” J Kelly “A special mention to the great service when we had the posh picnic meal, what a great idea well recommended.” Jane, Tripadvisor

An American Adventure

Saturday 16 & 23 April, 7.30pm The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Inspired by Shakespeare

Tickets

Buy a ticket for Saturday 16 April and get a ticket for Saturday 23 April for just £5 (stalls seat) or £10 elsewhere.

In person at The Bridgewater Hall: £10 - £36

Available at The Bridgewater Hall Box Office, quote ‘Shakespeare’. Not available online.

Telephone/Online: £12 - £38 (includes £2 booking fee)

Book now: bridgewater-hall.co.uk 0161 907 9000

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Booking Information Online

Flexible Booking – Save up to 25%

Visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk where you have the option to select your own seat or choose the best available.

Save money on the full ticket price when you book 5 or more concerts featuring

You can also add gift and car park vouchers to your order.

If you select your own seat, you can see at a glance which seats are available.

Save 25% Choose any 16 or more concerts

By phone 0161 907 9000

In person Box Office, The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS

By post

Save 15% Choose any 5 or more concerts

Parking Discounts A limited number of guaranteed spaces are available to Bridgewater Hall patrons for most concerts at Park Avenue car park (see map) for £6.00. Spaces must be booked with the Box Office or online at least a week before the concert and are valid from 5.30pm (or otherwise stated) on the date indicated. Patrons can also save money on evening NCP parking at Manchester Central Car Park (formerly G-Mex), Great Northern Phase 1 & 2 and Oxford Street. Validate your ticket at the Hall for a discounted rate.

To the Box Office at the address above

Facilities for disabled patrons Box Office opening hours* 10.00am–6.00pm Monday to Saturday (8.00pm on concert nights) Sunday (concert nights only) 12.00 noon–8.00pm Closed on non-concert Sundays

Sonic Manchester Student Discounts

Mastercard, Visa, Maestro and Delta all welcome

Sonic Manchester is a free network for students run by BBC Philharmonic, Manchester Camerata, the RNCM and The Bridgewater Hall. It gives students the opportunity to buy discounted tickets for a diverse range of events when they show a valid student ID.

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Sign up to Sonic Manchester to find out about all current offers: facebook.com/sonicmanchester

* As at December 2015. Please phone the Box Office or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk to check for changes in opening times.

A booking fee of £2 per ticket applies to telephone and online transactions. Tickets bought in person at the Box Office using a debit card or credit card are subject to a 2% booking fee. No fee applies to tickets bought in person and paid for by cash or cheque or purchased as part of a fixed or flexible subscription.

For details of ticket exchange, group discounts, concessionary and standby tickets, please visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk or call the Box Office.

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The Bridgewater Hall is fully accessible for disabled patrons. For full information please visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk or call the Box Office.

Getting Here The Hall is in the centre of Manchester, easily accessible by public transport and by road.

Metrolink tram passengers should alight at Deansgate-Castlefield. St Peter’s Square Metrolink stop is now closed.

The nearest bus stops for major routes into the city centre are St Peter’s Square/Portland Street or Deansgate.

The nearest rail stations are Deansgate and Oxford Road.

The nearest car parks are Park Avenue, NCP Manchester Central, NCP Great Northern or NCP Oxford Street.

Remember you can book Park Avenue parking when you buy your concert tickets. If travelling by car, please allow plenty of time for your journey.

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Coaches can drop off and pick up outside the main entrance on Lower Mosley Street.

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Eating, Drinking & Shopping Make the most of your evening by enjoying a relaxing drink or a pre-concert meal in The Charles Hallé Restaurant or Stalls Café Bar. You can also indulge in a little retail therapy in our shop.

The Charles Hallé Restaurant Enjoy Head Chef Marco Tedde’s mouth-watering supper in our award-winning restaurant. We offer the best value, quality cuisine in Manchester, with a fixed price menu du jour at £21.95 for two courses and £27.50 for three courses, inclusive of coffee and petits fours.

The Bridgewater Hall Shop

Take time out during your visit to browse the beautiful and unique jewellery, contemporary gifts, CDs and unusual greetings cards in the shop. When there is an advertised artist signing, CDs can be purchased from the shop before the concert or in the interval. If you’re looking for a gift that little bit more special, you’re bound to find inspiration in The Bridgewater Hall Shop!

The Shop is open Monday–Friday 11.00am–3.00pm and from 6.00pm on concert nights.

Pre-concert dining from 5.30pm. Reservations required.

Stalls Café Bar Ideal for morning coffee or lunch, Stalls Café Bar combines excellent quality with value for money with lunch prices from £4.35. Open for lunch Monday to Friday from 11am–3pm (last orders 2.30pm).

Stalls also offers a more casual pre-concert dining experience within the lively atmosphere of the Stalls bar area. Pre-concert dining is available from 5.30pm with main courses typically from £9.95. Reservations required for pre-concert dining.

For pre-concert dining, please reserve tables through the Box Office or online at www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

Please note a £5.00 per person deposit is required for reservations; this is non-refundable in the event of cancellation with less than three days notice. For informal dining options, please visit our website.

Ice Creams Award-winning Criterion Ices have been selected

by The Bridgewater Hall for their delectable ices, for sale during the interval. Delicious flavours include Belgian Chocolate, Stem Ginger, Gold Medal Vanilla, Stawberries and Cream, and Lemon Sorbet.

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Candles above from the Alusi range, stocked at The Bridgewater Hall Shop

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Thank you Season Sponsor Bridgewater Hall Concert Club Platinum Brother CRASTO Groundworks Ltd Edmundson Electrical Ltd Endress + Hauser Green Contract Services Laing O’Rourke Construction North Manchester Airport PwC LLP

Community Education Trust Sponsors Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund New Charter Housing Trust Youth Music

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