The Bridgewater Hall What's on Guide Spring 2020

The Bridgewater Hall

SPRING 2020

Jess Gillam Transatlantic Sessions The HallĂŠ Anton & Erin BBC Philharmonic Paul Carrack Clannad Jamie Cullum King Creosote Tenebrae Swedish Philharmonia Beth Hart

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The Bridgewater Hall

SPRING 2020

Be Hear Now – Spring dates Be Hear Now concerts are relaxed performances, followed by a workshop, for young people and children with special educational needs and their families. For ages 0 – 19 years.

Sunday 23 February 10.30am Sunday 22 March 10.30am Sunday 5 April 10.30am £5 | £3 (age 19 and under)

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February BBC Philharmonic Szymanowski/ Myaskovsky/RimskyKorsakov

Vassily Sinaisky conductor Tasmin Little violin CBSO Chorus Saturday 1 February 7.30pm Rimsky-Korsakov The Golden Cockerel – extracts (8’) Szymanowski Violin Concerto No.2 (20’) Myaskovsky Symphony No.6 (58’) The brilliant Tasmin Little takes her final Bridgewater Hall bow before stepping down from the concert platform with a treasured speciality: Szymanowski’s gripping second Violin Concerto. Vassily Sinaisky then takes on another Eastern European masterpiece from between the wars: Myaskovsky’s epic Sixth Symphony, at once deeply political and intensely personal.

The Musical Box A Genesis Extravaganza II Sunday 2 February Doors 7.00pm

The Musical Box return with Part II of A Genesis Extravaganza – an all-out performance of live visual signature stunts, a museum-worthy array of vintage instruments and a dizzying pace of hit tracks and stage rarities, in an intense trip of their own imagining into the world of early Genesis. Featuring the music of Trespass, Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling England by The Pound, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, A Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering. £51 – £28 Book Tickets

Transatlantic Sessions Wednesday 5 February 7.30pm

Joining the regular all-star instrumental line-up are a fresh cross-generational array of Scottish, Irish and US special guests, including Tennessee native Sierra Hull, US singer and multiinstrumentalist Cahalen Morrison, Australian-born guitar deity Tommy Emmanuel, Dervish’s dynamic frontwoman Cathy Jordan and Scottish ‘folk noir’ singer-songwriter Rachel Sermanni. Under the musical direction of Aly Bain and Jerry Douglas, the accompanying instrumental dream-team once again features Russ Barenberg, Phil Cunningham, John Doyle, Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, Donald Shaw, Daniel Kimbro and James Mackintosh. £33 – £28.50 Book Tickets

£40.50 – £12.50 £5.50 Students and Under 26s Book Tickets

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BBC Philharmonic Beethoven – Symphony No.3 Ben Gernon conductor Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano Manchester Chamber Choir Thursday 6 February 7.30pm

Beethoven The Creatures of Prometheus – Overture and Incidental Music (selection) Beethoven Opferlied Beethoven Symphony No.3, ‘Eroica’ The first of five BBC Philharmonic concerts celebrating 250 years since Beethoven’s birth spotlights the indelible ‘Eroica’, regularly voted the greatest symphony of all time.

It’s joined by two rarities: Opferlied, a casually brilliant piece of choral writing, and extracts from The Creatures of Prometheus, Beethoven’s only full-length ballet.

Journey Through Music 6.15pm: Free pre-concert event suitable for families and younger audiences. £40.50 – £12.50 £5.50 Students and Under 26s

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The Hallé – Espana!

Stephen Bell conductor Craig Ogden guitar Saturday 8 February 7.30pm Falla The Three Cornered Hat: Suite No.1 Rodrigo Concierto de Arunjuez Marquez Danzón No.2 Chabrier España Bizet Carmen: Suite No.1 and Habanera Granados Spanish Dances: Andaluza Ravel Boléro Welcome to one of the most evocative concerts of the year. Forget the damp cold winter and join Stephen Bell, the Hallé and Craig Ogden, who performs Rodrigo’s matchless guitar concerto, for an evening of Spanish-inspired warmth and passion.

Part of the BBC Ten Piece Initiative Concert sponsor: Manchester Airport Tickets from £16.50 Under 30s tickets available (limited number) £12.50 tickets available on the day (limited number) Book Tickets

Grease in Concert Film with Live Orchestra

Raymond Gubbay presents

Anton & Erin Dance Those Magical Movies

Friday 7 February 7.30pm

For the first time ever, one of the world’s most popular musical films, Grease, will be performed live with orchestra on The Bridgewater Hall stage. The unforgettable soundtrack that defined generations will be performed live to picture on a large HD screen, as the full score for the musical accompanies the full-length film.

Film certificate PG £68 – £35.50

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Sunday 9 February 3.00pm

Anton & Erin, the nation’s favourite ballroom stars are back with their brand-new show for 2020 as they Dance Those Magical Movies.

With sensational choreography set to music that made it big on the silver screen, expect a Hollywood red carpet premiere performance from the UK’s leading dance stars.

Including musical classics from Breakfast At Tiffany’s, Singin’ In The Rain, Casablanca, The Wizard Of Oz, The Greatest Showman, 007, Titanic, Moulin Rouge and many more.

Thrilling live vocals from TV favourite Lance Ellington, a spectacular dance ensemble and a stunning 23-piece orchestra led by conductor Richard Balcombe complete the showstopping line up for this fabulous show. £49.50 – £20

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The Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Jonathan Nott conductor Stéphane Rancourt oboe Wednesday 12 February 2.15pm Thursday 13 February 7.30pm Sunday 16 February 4.00pm

Roscoe Piano Trio

Schubert Symphony No.5 (27') R. Strauss Oboe Concerto (28') Mozart Symphony No.39, K543 (25')

Haydn Piano Trio No.40 in F sharp minor Hob.XV:26 Mendelssohn Piano Trio No.2 in C minor Op.66

Mozart’s Symphony No.39 is the sunniest of his magnificent final symphonic trilogy. While composing his own melodic Fifth Symphony, Schubert was in thrall of Mozart’s genius, referring to him as ‘O Mozart! Immortal Mozart!’. Making his Hallé debut, British conductor Jonathan Nott leads the Hallé’s own Stéphane Rancourt who plays Richard Strauss’s autumnal coloured Oboe Concerto.

Tickets from £14.50 Book Tickets £5.50 student stalls tickets available Under 30s tickets available (limited number) £12.50 tickets available on the day (limited number)

Fenella Humphreys violin Jessica Burroughs cello Martin Roscoe piano Thursday 13 February 1.10pm

Martin Roscoe needs little introduction to Manchester audiences, Fenella and Jessica are both exceptional musicians. Mendelssohn always makes you feel happy even when he’s writing in a minor key. Haydn’s Trio – in the very serious key of F-sharp minor – is nevertheless full of the composer’s usual humour and surprise.

Sponsored by the Ida Carroll Trust £12 | Concession £10.50 Student £7.50

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Nathan Carter

The Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Plus Support Claudia Buckley Friday 14 February 7.30pm

RNCM Opera Gala

Irish country pop star Nathan Carter is one of the UK’s most exciting live performers. This year, he marked St Patrick’s day with his very own show on BBC Radio Ulster. With tracks such as Wagon Wheel and I Wanna Dance receiving hit status, he is one of Ireland’s biggest artists, and with an incredible 7 top 10 albums under his belt, he is well on his way to becoming a household name.

Once again, the Mid-days will present the very best talent from an impressive group of students from the RNCM, an institution particularly noted for its vocal talent and outstanding opera productions. We can keenly anticipate a fun, varied concert full of operatic favourites.

£33 – £29

£12 | Concession £10.50 Student £7.50

Tuesday 18 February 1.10pm

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BBC Philharmonic Beethoven – Symphony No.7 Mark Wigglesworth conductor Miah Persson soprano Kitty Whately mezzo-soprano Anthony Gregory tenor Andrew Foster-Williams bass Manchester Chamber Choir Saturday 15 February 7.30pm

Beethoven wrote his Seventh Symphony under clouds of ill health and romantic failure, but you wouldn’t guess from the music’s glowing brilliance. As counterweights, two works marking lost lives, including a funeral march inspired by a female soldier who, disguised as a man, joined the army and died fighting Napoleon.

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Beth Hart War In My Mind Tour

Monday 17 February Doors 7.00pm Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Beth Hart released her brand new studio album War In My Mind on 27 September. With support from Kris Barras. £48 – £43

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Tenebrae A Hymn of Heavenly Beauty Nigel Short conductor Tuesday 18 February 7.30pm

Beethoven Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II: Leonore Prohaska – Trauermarsch; Symphony No.7

£40.50 – £12.50 Students and Under 26s £5.50

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Lobo Versa est in luctum Croft/Purcell Burial Sentences Tallis Loquebantur variis languis; Salvator mundi; Te lucis ante terminum Lotti Crucifixus Allegri Miserere mei, Deus Tavener Funeral Ikos; Hymn to the Mother of God; Song for Athene Rachmaninov Heruvimskaya pesn Chesnokov Heruvimskaya pesn Holst Ave Maria; Nunc Dimittis Eric Whitacre I thank you God Harris Faire is the Heaven Tenebrae bring us music that celebrates some of the finest choral works from the Renaissance to the present day.

These works showcase the rich dark sounds of the Russian orthodox, the prayerful intimacy of contemporary English masters and the soaring contrapuntal lines of the late Renaissance.

Preview 6.30pm Stephen Threlfall and Nigel Short discuss the evening’s programme. £38 – £18 £7.50 student standby tickets available on the day Book Tickets

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Martin & Shirlie Kemp

The Hallé

Sir Mark Elder conductor Alexander Gavrylyuk piano Thursday 20 February 7.30pm Prokofiev Symphony No.7 (32') Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin (16') Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 (32') Described as ‘joyful, lyrical and delightful’, Prokofiev’s final symphony is blessed with charm, autumnal wistfulness and, in the finale, youthful vivacity. Ravel’s homage to the French Baroque era was also intended as his memorial to friends killed in the First World War. Joining Sir Mark, Alexander Gavrylyuk returns to the Hallé for Rachmaninov’s ever popular Second Piano Concerto.

Pre-concert event at 6.30pm Thursday Series sponsor: Siemens Tickets from £14.50 Book Tickets £5.50 student stalls tickets available Under 30s tickets available (limited number) £12.50 tickets available on the day (limited number)

Raymond Gubbay presents

Big Band Broadway Paul Carrack: 20/20 Tour

Friday 21 February Doors 7.00pm Paul Carrack and his awesome 6-piece band take to the road again for thier 30 date 20/20 Tour. Paul’s vocals have graced million selling songs such as How Long by ACE, Tempted by Squeeze and the Grammy Award nominated Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics is now firmly established as one of the hardest working, independent musicians on the scene. £42.50 – £37.50

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John Prine

Saturday 22 February Doors 7.00pm

Martin & Shirlie Kemp special guest stars Rachel Tucker & Matt Ford guest singers Larry Blank conductor Manchester Concert Orchestra Sunday 23 February 3.00pm Martin and Shirlie Kemp are joined by legendary Broadway music-man Larry Blank, the Manchester Concert Orchestra and sensational vocalists Rachel Tucker and Matt Ford as they guide you through an exciting concert of music from the searing rhythms of Sweet Charity and Cabaret to the blistering brass of West Side Story…

It’s bold, it’s brassy, it’s the music of Broadway at its best.

Featuring songs from Funny Girl, Guys And Dolls, Sweet Charity, Gypsy, A Chorus Line, Brigadoon, West Side Story, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Cabaret. £49.50 – £27.50

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A two-time Grammy winner, American singer-songwriter John Prine returns to The Bridgewater Hall, in support of his critically acclaimed 2018 release The Tree of Forgiveness.

Please note, this concert has been rescheduled from 9 September 2019. Ticket holders have been informed. £48 – £35.50

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Sir Mark Elder conductor Ben Gernon conductor * Thursday 27 February 7.30pm Beethoven Tremate, Empi, Tremate (Trio for soprano, tenor and bass with orchestra) (9'); Symphony No.8* (25'); Fidelio: Act II (44') Cast includes: Simon O’Neill tenor (Florestan); Rachel Nicholls soprano (Leonore); Brindley Sherratt bass (Rocco); Gemma Summerfield soprano (Marzelline); Stuart Jackson tenor (Jacquino); James Platt bass (Don Fernando); Hallé Choir Three of the stellar cast of singers open the concert with a real rarity, Tremate, Empi, Tremate. It was first performed with the Eighth Symphony, in 1814, the year that Beethoven’s only opera, Fidelio, was also premiered in its final version.

Beethoven takes every dramatic opportunity to give us music of courage, love and, ultimately, celebration. For this concert, Sir Mark shares the podium with Ben Gernon, Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic.

Olga Stezhko piano

Friday 28 February 1.10pm Poulenc Trois Pièces Debussy Images Book Two Ravel Miroirs No. 2, 4 and 5 Belarus-born Olga is an outstanding pianist who has established a reputation as an artist of power and originality. The all-French programme she brings to Manchester is close to her heart, and features music by pianist-composers who found many new sonorities, giving Olga an opportunity to demonstrate her enormous colour range and delicacy of touch. £12 | Concession £10.50 | Student £7.50 Book Tickets

Dare To Do It! Dick & Angel Strawbridge Friday 28 February 7.30pm

Thursday Series sponsor: Siemens

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Max Raabe & Palast Orchester 6

The Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

£29.50

March The Hallé Russian Ballet Extravaganza Stephen Bell conductor Thursday 5 March 7.30pm

Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: Montagues and Capulets; Magrigals; Juliet as a Young Girl and Death of Tybalt Tchaikovsky Swan Lake: Suite Khachaturian Gayaneh: Sabre dance; Spartacus: Adagio Shostakovich The Golden Age: Polka Glazunov The Seasons: Autumn Stravinsky The Firebird: Infernal Dance, Berceuse & Finale These Russian classics, as popular and sensational on the concert platform as on the ballet stage, take all the prizes for sheer excitement. This is music that has found its way into all our hearts, often heard in films and on television, driven by vibrant dance rhythms and wonderful melodies.

Max Raabe & Palast Orchester Friday 6 March 7.30pm

Dream a little dream with Max Raabe & Palast Orchester from Berlin, luxuriate in the high style and musical glory of the 20s and 30s with a cool contemporary twist.

The international million selling artist lands in Britain for his first UK tour. This group embodies the high style and musical glory of the 20s and 30s. The extraordinary hand made music and their wit and charm make it easy to dream a little dream or to dance cheek to cheek with Max Raabe & Palast Orchester, worldwide the leading band of music from Germany´s Roaring 20s. £48 – £28

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BBC Philharmonic Beethoven – Mass in C Major

Omer Meir Wellber conductor Dresdner Kammerchor Emily Dorn soprano Rachel Frenkel mezzo-soprano Luis Gomes tenor Evan Hughes bass Saturday 7 March 7.30pm Beethoven Symphony No.4 (34’) Beethoven Mass in C major (42’) Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony is sometimes overshadowed by the unsurpassable Third and the familiar Fifth, but it’s a major work by a composer in the thick of a richly creative period. Premiered the same year, the Mass in C major bridges church and concert hall better than almost any other piece. £40.50 – £12.50 Students and Under 26s £5.50 Book Tickets

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Firedance

With Gorka Marquez & Karen Hauer Sunday 8 March 3.00pm The brand new Latin spectacular Firedance starring Strictly favourites Gorka Marquez and Karen Hauer, will ignite audiences in 2020.

Expect hot pulsing beats, seductive choreography and passion that will take your breath away. With live Latin musicians and a dynamic dance ensemble. A seductive dance experience you strictly won’t want to miss, featuring Argentine Tango, Flamenco, Contemporary, Paso Doble, Samba and Salsa. £47.50 – £20 Book Tickets 8

Gorka Marquez & Karen Hauer

The Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Jess Gillam saxophone Zeynep Özsuca piano Monday 9 March 1.10pm

Pedro Iturralde Pequena Czarda Marcello Concerto for Oboe in C minor Michael Nyman If from The Diary of Anne Frank Poulenc Sonata for Oboe and Piano FP185 Graham Fitkin Gate Dowland Flow my tears John Harle Rant!

Wiedoeft Valse Vanite Jess is enjoying a stratospheric career trajectory. Her Mid-day programme is high-energy including the manically virtuosic Rant!. Jess’s natural stage presence and approachable communication style means this will be an outstanding and unmissable performance.

Sponsored by Brown Shipley £12 | Concession £10.50 Student £7.50 Book Tickets

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Swedish Philharmonia Jaime Martin conductor Viktoria Mullova violin Monday 9 March 7.30pm

Tchaikovsky The Tempest (18’) Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2 (26’) Sibelius Symphony No.5 (30’) We are pleased to welcome one of the great virtuosic violinists of today – Viktoria Mullova who plays Prokofiev’s ethereal 2nd Violin Concerto. In the second half the orchestra will perform Sibelius’ dramatic Symphony No.5, with its majestic finale depicting the flight of swans across a Finnish lake.

Preview 6.30pm Classical music expert Dr Jonathan James introduces the evening’s programme. £43 – £18 £7.50 student standby tickets available on the day Book Tickets

The Hallé Beyond The Score ® Beethoven Symphony No.5 Wednesday 11 March 2.15pm Thursday 12 March 7.30pm Sunday 15 March 4.00pm

Part of the Beethoven cycle, this Beyond the Score® offers concert-goers a dramatic exploration of Beethoven’s iconic Fifth Symphony. Through live actors, stunning visual projections and musical excerpts, the compelling story of Beethoven’s art unfolds. After the interval the audience hears the complete symphony armed with their new understanding. The young Hungarian, Gergely Madaras, returns to the Hallé to conduct this special event.

Part of the BBC Ten Pieces Initiative Tickets from £14.50 Book Tickets £5.50 student stalls tickets available Under 30s tickets available (limited number) £12.50 tickets available on the day (limited number) Jon Hopkins

Jon Hopkins Polarity

Friday 13 March Doors 7.00pm Polarity follows on from the incredibly successful Singularity tour, where he performed sold-out headline live shows, festival dates and DJ appearances across the globe.

Playing grand piano for parts of the show, he will be joined on stage by a small group of consummate musicians and long-time friends, consisting of acclaimed producer and guitarist Leo Abrahams, violinist and arranger Emma Smith and cellist Laura Moody. £33

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Clannad

Saturday 14 March 8.00pm Having sold 15 million records worldwide and with eight top 10 U.K. albums to their name, multi-award winning Clannad return to The Bridgewater Hall as part of In a Lifetime – The Farewell World Tour. The Grammy and BAFTA award winning quartet will also release a new anthology In a Lifetime box set to be released worldwide on 13 March 2020. £63 – £33

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Hallé Youth Ensembles

Ellie Slorach Hallé Youth Orchestra Director Stuart Overington Hallé Youth Choirs Director Shirley Court Hallé Children’s Choir Director Sunday 15 March 7.30pm This special event brings together all four of the Hallé Youth Ensembles as they take to The Bridgewater Hall stage to showcase their talent. This is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate with the musicians of the future.

Supported by The Oglesby Trust, PZ Cussons, Siemens and Carex Adults £12.50 Concessions £10 Students and Under 5s £5.50

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Elisabeth Brauss

King Creosote

The Hallé

Made entirely of Scottish film archive, From Scotland With Love is a 75 minute film by award-winning director Virginia Heath with a transcendent score by Scottish musician King Creosote. A journey into our collective past, exploring themes of love, loss, resistance, migration, work and play, that asks; what endures in our age of rapid change?

Elgar Enigma Variations (30') Butterworth orch. Roderick Williams Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad (15') Vaughan Williams Symphony No.9 (33')

Performing a live accompaniment to the film From Scotland With Love Monday 16 March Doors 7.00pm

Produced by Faction North, Crossover, National Library of Scotland Scottish Screen Archive in association with BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland. Soundtrack released by Domino Records on vinyl, CD and download.

'An analogue film, for a digital age…'

Sir Mark Elder conductor Roderick Williams baritone Thursday 19 March 7.30pm

In his Enigma Variations, Elgar captured the personalities of his friends in fresh, inventive music. Butterworth’s legacy includes settings of A.E. Housman’s A Shropshire Lad, heard here in a new orchestration by Roderick Williams.

Sir Mark conducts Vaughan Williams visionary Ninth Symphony which ends with the haunting sonority of three pulsing saxophones as if gazing into eternity.

Pre-concert event at 6.30pm

£35.50 – £28

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Domonkos Csabay piano Friday 20 March 1.10pm

Haydn Andante & Variations in F minor Un piccolo divertimento Hob.XVII:6 Liszt Variations on the Theme of a Bach Cantata Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen S.180 Ravel La Valse Domonkos brings both poise and passion to his playing, along with a constant flow of lively musical ideas. Ravel’s orchestral ballet score La Valse will make a spectacularly exciting end to this recital.

Sponsored by an anonymous donor £12 | Concession £10.50 Student £7.50

BBC Philharmonic Strauss/Mozart/Wagner Moritz Gnann conductor Elisabeth Brauss piano Saturday 21 March 7.30pm

Strauss Also sprach Zarathustra (32’) Mozart Piano Concerto No.21, K467, ‘Elvira Madigan’ (28’) Wagner Tristan and Isolde – Prelude and Liebestod (19’) Wagner’s Prelude to Tristan and Isolde essentially invented modern music – its opening harmony even has its own nickname, the ‘Tristan Chord’. Thanks to 2001: A Space Odyssey, the start of Strauss’s immense Also sprach Zarathustra is just as famous. Also tonight, Elisabeth Brauss guests in Mozart’s sparkling 21st Piano Concerto.

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6.15pm Journey Through Music Free pre-concert event suitable for families and younger audiences.

International Concert Series

Emma Johnson & Friends

£40.50 – £12.50 Students and Under 26s £5.50

Introduced by John Suchet Friday 20 March 7.30pm

Beethoven Septet Schubert Adagio from the Octet D803 Brahms Hungarian Dances 1 & 3 J Strauss I Radetzky March J Strauss II Frühlingsstimmen Waltz; Tritsch-Tratsch Polka; Kaiser-Walzer Léhar Merry Widow Waltz

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Roderick Williams

Vienna in the 19th century was an extraordinary city, a hotbed of musical creativity that nurtured world-renowned composers such as Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms and the Strauss family. This concert intersperses music with readings about key historical moments as well as biographical details of the composers to tell the story of Vienna in its exciting heyday.

Preview 6.30pm Emma Johnson in conversation with Stephen Threlfall. £36 – £18 £7.50 student standby tickets available on the day Book Tickets

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The Music of Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones & Beyond

Toby Purser conductor Canzonetta choir Manchester Concert Orchestra Sunday 22 March 3.00pm Experience epic and inspirational music from the worlds of film and fantasy, brought to life by a full symphony orchestra and stunning choir. This unmissable concert features the greatest movie music of all time, including Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, The Hobbit, Dragonheart, Chronicles of Narnia, Twilight and Avatar. £46 – £27.50 Book Tickets

Jamie Cullum

BBC Philharmonic Poulenc/Shostakovich/ Dvořák Clemens Schuldt conductor Simon Trpčeski piano Thursday 26 March 7.30pm Poulenc Sinfonietta (28’) Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 (20’) Dvořák Symphony No.7 (37’) Dvořák wrote that his Seventh Symphony ‘must be capable of stirring the world’ – and it was a great leap forwards in the career of a symphonic master. Clemens Schuldt conducts it, along with two delightful works that lifted the post-war gloom: Poulenc’s vivacious Sinfonietta and Shostakovich’s treasured Second Piano Concerto. £40.50 – £12.50 Students and Under 26s £5.50 Book Tickets

Wednesday 25 March Doors 7.00pm In support of his new album, Taller, critically acclaimed musician and songwriter Jamie Cullum returns to The Bridgewater Hall. His dynamic live performances have always captured the attention of the audience through Jamie’s undeniable energy, boundless talent and stage presence.

Limited availability – contact the Box Office to join waiting list. £52.50 – £38 VIP Ticket £102

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Blade Runner Film with live music

Friday 27 March 7.30pm Experience Ridley Scott’s multiAcademy Award®-nominated cult classic, Blade Runner (2007 Final Cut), on a large HD screen while Vangelis’ synthesiser-led score is performed by The Avex Ensemble for the first time in-sync with the 1982 motion picture.

Film Certificate 15 £68 – £30.50

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The Hallé A Night at the Oscars Stephen Bell conductor Anna-Jane Casey vocalist Saturday 28 March 7.30pm

The concert includes music and songs from: The Greatest Showman; Titanic; Skyfall; Flashdance; The Lion King; Frozen; Beauty and the Beast; Top Gun; Gravity; Bohemian Rhapsody; E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial; Star Wars; Schindler’s List; Breakfast at Tiffany’s; Lawrence of Arabia; Out of Africa; Ben-Hur; and La La Land. Roll out the red carpet! Pour the champagne!

Be whisked away down Hollywood Boulevard for a night of glamour celebrating some of the silver screen’s most unforgettable tunes – no-one deserves an Oscar more than the versatile, indispensable orchestra.

Pre-concert foyer music at 6.30pm Concert sponsor: Towergate Insurance Tickets from £16.50 Under 30s tickets available (limited number) £12.50 tickets available on the day (limited number) Book Tickets

Jamie Cullum

Jonathan Scott Invitation to the Dance

Agnes Obel

Strauss II Die Fledermaus Overture Op.362 Fauré Pavane Op.50 Prokofiev Dance of the Knights from Romeo & Juliet Weber Invitation to the Dance Op.65 J.S. Bach Prelude from Cello Suite No.1 BWV 1007 for Pedal Solo Delibes Prélude & Les Chasseresses from Sylvia Ponchielli Dance of the Hours

Critically acclaimed composer, singer and pianist, Agnes Obel embarks on her European tour in Spring 2020.

Fans will hear songs from new album Myopia, alongside a set list from Obel’s award-winning and platinum-selling albums Philharmonics, Aventine and Citizen of Glass.

Plus special guests Tuesday 31 March Doors 7.00pm

Monday 30 March 1.10pm

£27 – £25

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Jonathan Scott presents a thrilling programme of music from the world of ballet and dance, including music by Strauss, Prokofiev and Fauré as well as a virtuosic pedal solo version of one of Bach’s most famous works. £12 | £10.50 Concession | £7.50 Student Book Tickets

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April The Hallé

Dalia Stasevska conductor Kian Soltani cello Wednesday 1 April 2.15pm Thursday 2 April 7.30pm Sunday 5 April 4.00pm R. Strauss Der Rosenkavalier: Suite (20') Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme (18') Dvořák Symphony No.8 (36') Hailing from a family of Persian musicians, Austrian cellist Kian Soltani performs Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, the composer’s lovingly crafted homage to the classical era.

Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska opens the concert with Richard Strauss’s Suite from his most popular opera, Der Rosenkavalier and closes it with Dvořák’s genial, most Bohemian symphony, a work he said must be ‘capable of stirring the world’.

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Jacquin Trio

Jessie Grimes clarinet/bass clarinet Kay Stephen viola/violin Charis Hanning piano Thursday 2 April 1.10pm Mozart Kegelstatt Trio K.498 Bruch 8 Stücke Op.83 (Selection) Stravinsky The Soldier’s Tale Suite (with narration) This lively, enterprising and versatile trio is always looking for new ways to engage their audiences. Mozart’s Kegelstatt Trio is one of his sublime, mature compositions and the Bruch pieces are lushly romantic. The highlight will no doubt be the trio’s narrated version of The Soldier’s Tale, in which the devil definitely has the best tunes. £12 | Concession £10.50 Student £7.50

Sir Mark Elder conductor Jennifer France soprano Toby Spence tenor Neal Davies bass Hallé Choir RNCM Chorus Thursday 9 April 7.30pm Beethoven Symphony No.2 (34') Beethoven Christ on the Mount of Olives (54') In Sir Mark’s final appearance in the Beethoven cycle, he combines the composer’s Second Symphony with the oratorio, Christ on the Mount of Olives. By turns dramatic and reflective, this fascinating work portrays Christ’s agony in the garden of Gethsemane, his arrest and the triumph of the Resurrection, concluding with an exultant chorus of angels as Christ is revealed in his heavenly glory.

Thursday Series sponsor: Siemens

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Giovanni Pernice This Is Me

Saturday 4 April 7.30pm Strictly Come Dancing favourite, Giovanni Pernice, is back with a brand new show for 2020, This Is Me. With the Italian’s natural charm, combined with beautiful choreography perfectly complemented by a fabulous soundtrack, This Is Me pays homage to the music and dances that have inspired Giovanni’s career. £40 – £24.50 VIP ticket £80

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Messiah on Good Friday Rebecca Bottone soprano Kathryn Rudge mezzo-soprano Nicky Spence tenor William Thomas bass baritone John Andrews conductor Canzonetta choir Manchester Camerata Friday 10 April 4.00pm

The perfect way to spend Good Friday as Handel’s glorious choral masterpiece is performed by four internationally renowned soloists, choir and Manchester Camerata. £42.50 – £22.50

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Peppa Pig: My First Concert

Saturday 11 April 12.00pm/2.00pm/4.00pm Monday 13 April 12.00pm*/2.00pm/4.00pm *Relaxed Performance From Mozart to Muddy Puddles! Peppa Pig – My First Concert is a fun interactive introduction to a live orchestra with everyone’s favourite Pig family! Join Peppa as she discovers an orchestra for the first time in this accessible and exciting concert specially designed for the youngest audience members. Sing and dance along with Peppa in her favourite songs, watch as Daddy Pig learns how to conduct an orchestra, explore all the different sounds that the instruments make and enjoy familiar tunes as well as discovering some exciting orchestral pieces perfect for little ones. A wonderful first concert experience.

Adults £21 – £17 | Child £18 – £13

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Remembering the Oscars Starring Aljaž & Janette Tuesday 14 April 7.30pm

Get ready to celebrate the Oscar winning songs in this exhilarating new dance spectacular with Strictly’s favourite couple, Aljaž and Janette. Whether you are Wishing On A Star, Swinging On A Star or merely dancing in the City of Stars, this incredible production will take you from Disney family favourites, through to the golden ages of Hollywood and Bollywood. With a cast of amazing dancers and musicians and stunning stage designs, costumes and huge LED screen this dazzling spectacular will be a night to remember. Don’t worry if you can’t attend the Oscars this year, this show promises you the next best thing! £45.50 – £28 VIP Package £100 + ticket

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International Concert Series

Siberian Symphony Orchestra

Dmitri Vasiliev conductor Freddy Kempf piano Wednesday 15 April 7.30pm Shostakovich Festive Overture (7’) Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 (39’) Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade (42’) The Siberian Symphony Orchestra visits The Bridgewater Hall as part of its first ever UK tour. They will be joined by an old friend of the Hall’s audiences, Freddy Kempf, in his famed interpretation of Rachmaninov’s epic Piano Concerto No.3. In the second half the orchestra will perform Rimsky-Korsakov’s ever popular evocation of the tales from the Arabian nights, Scheherazade.

Preview 6.30pm Stephen Threlfall discusses the evening’s programme. £43 – £18 £7.50 student standby tickets available on the day Book Tickets

BBC Philharmonic Brahms/Mahler/ Hindemith

Douglas Boyd conductor Ashley Riches baritone Thursday 16 April 7.30pm Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn (‘St Anthony’ Variations) (19’) Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn – selection (40’) Hindemith Symphony ‘Mathis der Maler’ (25’) When the Nazis won power in 1933, Paul Hindemith was caught in the crossfire. His first response was this technicolor symphony, inspired by a medieval painter who rebelled against an establishment. We stay in Germany for Brahms’s elegant ‘St Anthony’ Variations and Mahler’s rich settings of traditional German folk poems. £40.50 – £12.50 Students and Under 26s £5.50 Book Tickets

Kidz Bop

Friday 17 April 6.00pm Kidz Bop, the no.1 music brand for kids, features today’s biggest hits 'Sung by kids for kids'. The British Kidz Bop Kids, Ashton, Max, Mia and Twinkle will perform some of today’s biggest global pop hits live on stage. The all-new show features awesome set design, costumes, exciting choreography, and tons of cool surprises! Dads even have the chance to show off their best dance moves on stage during the 'Daddy Dance Off'. £48 – £25.50 Book Tickets

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The Hallé Elton John – 50 Years of Your Song

Richard Balcombe conductor Graham Bickley, Stuart Matthew Price, Patrick Smyth and Abbie Osmon vocalists George King piano Saturday 18 April 7.30pm The concert includes: Rocket Man; Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; Your Song; Candle in the Wind; Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word; I’m Still Standing; Part-Time Love; Something About the Way You Look Tonight; Don’t Go Breaking My Heart; Philadelphia Freedom; Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me; Circle of Life and Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting.

In October 1970, Elton John released Your Song, written with his long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin. 50 Years of Your Song is a symphonic celebration of the subsequent years of music-making by the multi-award-winning singer, pianist and composer. Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, had more than 50 Top 40 hits, won five Grammy Awards, five Brit Awards and is an Academy, Golden Globe and Tony Award winner.

Presented by GRB Concerts Pre-concert foyer music at 6.30pm Concert sponsor: Siemens Tickets from £16.50 £5.50 student stalls tickets available Under 30s tickets available (limited number) £12.50 tickets available on the day (limited number) Book Tickets

Alondra de la Parra

The Hallé

Alondra de la Parra conductor Antje Weithaas violin Hallé Choir & Hallé Youth Choir Thursday 23 April 7.30pm Beethoven Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage; Violin Concerto; Elegischer Gesang; Symphony No.1 In the Hallé’s final contribution to the Beethoven cycle, Alondra de la Parra makes her debut with Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, a setting of Goethe’s verses. Antje Weithaas’s interpretation of Beethoven’s Violin Concerto has been described as ‘virtuosic and animated … with breathtakingly intensity’ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). Although the First Symphony reveals Beethoven’s indebtedness to Haydn and Mozart, its fusion of lyricism and propulsive energy is indelibly stamped with his personality.

Assassin’s Creed Symphony

Friday 24 April 7.30pm For the very first time, audiences across the UK will be able to experience the rich musical history of the Assassin’s Creed franchise live in concert in 2020, in a multimedia symphonic project. The innovative and immersive new take on the music of the Assassin’s Creed saga features new takes on the best tracks in the franchise which has broken new ground in music for video games, made by beloved composers such as Jesper Kyd, Lorne Balfe, Brian Tyler, Austin Wintory, Sarah Schachner, Winifred Phillips, Elitsa Alexandrova, Chris Tilton, Ryan Amon and The Flight. A full orchestra and choir will perform this unique show featuring musical repertoire from eleven games. £73.50 – £35.50

Thursday Series sponsor: Siemens Tickets from £14.50 £5.50 student stalls tickets available Under 30s tickets available (limited number) £12.50 tickets available on the day (limited number) Book Tickets

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Raymond Gubbay presents

Spectacular Classics

Music Lights Lasers Fireworks Anthony Inglis conductor Ilona Domnich soprano Alexander James Edwards tenor Thomas Gould violin Manchester Concert Orchestra Saturday 25 April 7.30pm

Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra Verdi Brindisi from La traviata Puccini O Soave Fanciulla from La bohème Monti Csárdás Rossini William Tell Overture A sensational show of the very best classical music, dazzling lasers and special effects including Nessun Dorma, Rule, Britannia!, Land of Hope and Glory and one of the UK’s most popular classical pieces of all time, the sublime The Lark Ascending.

Plus an explosive 1812 Overture complete with cannon effects and an indoor firework finale. £46.50 – £25

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Nathaniel Rateliff

Nicola Benedetti

Monday 27 April Doors 7.30pm

In support of his forthcoming solo album, Nathaniel Rateliff returns to his early acoustic days with the And It’s Still Alright tour. The show features many facets of Rateliff’s musicianship — ranging from stripped back moments with just his voice and an acoustic guitar to the accompaniment of a full band. The set list features songs from his entire catalogue as well as the new album, due for release in early 2020. £38

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The Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Victoria Quartet

Benedict Holland violin Catherine Yates violin Susie Mészáros viola Jennifer Langridge cello Tuesday 28 April 1.10pm Britten Three Divertimenti for String Quartet (1936) Mendelssohn String Quartet in D major Op.44 No.1 Taking their name from Manchester’s Victoria Baths, the Victoria Quartet are versatile and extremely experienced musicians with strong local connections, so they are the perfect ensemble to close the Mid-days 2019|20 series. The happy and enjoyable Mendelssohn quartet is prefaced by Britten’s Three Divertimenti; youthful, sparky pieces written in the composer’s 20s.

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International Concert Series

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Sakari Oramo conductor Nicola Benedetti violin Tuesday 28 April 7.30pm

Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 (24’) Sibelius Symphony No.2 (43’) Nicola Benedetti’s ability to captivate audiences with her innate musicianship and dynamic presence, coupled with her wide appeal as a high-profile advocate for classical music, has made her one of the most influential classical artists of today.

Preview 6.30pm Stephen Threlfall discusses the evening’s programme. £43 – £18 £7.50 student standby tickets available on the day Book Tickets

BBC Philharmonic Strauss/Schnittke/ Shostakovich

Omer Meir Wellber conductor Jan Vogler cello Thursday 30 April 7.30pm Strauss Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche (14’) Schnittke Cello Concerto No.1 (40’) Shostakovich Symphony No.6 (30’) On 21 July 1985, Alfred Schnittke was declared clinically dead three times after a colossal stroke – but somehow he survived, and tonight’s astonishing Cello Concerto was the first work he completed after his recovery. Tonight also takes in Strauss’s sassy homage to a German folk hero and Shostakovich’s epic Sixth. £40.50 – £12.50 Students and Under 26s £5.50 Book Tickets

Coming Soon Burn The Floor

With Kevin and Joanne Clifton Tuesday 5 May 7.30pm Book Tickets

BBC Philharmonic Beethoven – A Hallé Collaboration

Sir Mark Elder conductor* Ben Gernon conductor Martin Roscoe piano Crouch End Festival Chorus Saturday 16 May 7.30pm Beethoven Fantasia in C minor, ‘Choral Fantasy’ Beethoven (Compl. Barry Cooper) Symphony No.10 Beethoven Symphony No.6*, ‘Pastoral’

The Hallé Madama Butterfly

Sir Mark Elder conductor Eri Makamura soprano Cio-Cio San Gwyn Hughes Jones tenor Pinkerton Christopher Purves baritone Sharpless Royal Northern College of Music Opera Chorus Thursday 28 May 7.00pm Saturday 30 May 7.00pm

International Concert Series

St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra Ilya Mashkevich conductor Jennifer Pike violin Monday 1 June 7.30pm Sibelius Finlandia Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6

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Puccini Madama Butterfly (complete)

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Seven Things I've Learned: An Evening with Ira Glass Sunday 17 May 7.00pm

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The Shires

Tuesday 19 May Doors 7.00pm

The Music of Judy

Saturday 23 May 7.30pm A stunning musical celebration of superstar songbird Judy Garland.

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Box Office: 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk

Jennifer Pike

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The Bridgewater Hall

Guided Tours

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.

Tuesday 4 February 11.15am Monday 10 February 11.15am Monday 24 February 1.30pm Monday 23 March 11.15am Tuesday 24 March 11.15am Monday 20 April 1.30pm Tickets £6 | £5 concession

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Tickets available from the Box Office or book online.

To arrange a private tour for a group of 20 or more (tickets £5 per person), please contact the Group Bookings Coordinator on 0161 907 9010. Please note sometimes tours take place when the Hall is otherwise closed.

Our Membership packages offer individuals and businesses the chance to support the Hall, enjoy the wide variety of concerts available, entertain clients or staff and benefit from branding and marketing opportunities.

Please see our website for more details www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/membership

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Booking Information

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

Online

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Visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk where you have the option to select your own seat or choose the best available. You can also add dining and parking vouchers to your order. If you select your own seat, you can see at a glance which seats are available.

By phone 0161 907 9000

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

By post To the Box Office at the address above

Box Office opening hours* Monday to Saturday 10.00am—6.00pm Sunday (concert nights only) 12.00 noon—6.00pm Closed on non-concert Sundays Counter service until 8.00pm on concert nights * As at December 2019. Please phone the Box Office or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk to check for changes in opening times.

Mastercard, Visa, Maestro and Delta all welcome

Booking Fees Prices shown in this brochure include booking fees. A booking fee of £2.50 or £3.00 per ticket applies to telephone and online transactions. No fee applies to tickets bought in person 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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Flexible Booking – Save up to 25%

Save 15% Choose any 5 or more concerts Save 25% Choose any 16 or more concerts

A limited number of prepay discounted spaces are available to patrons attending evening concerts at Q-Park First Street car park (see map) at a rate of £7. Spaces must be booked at the time of purchasing your concert tickets no less than 24 hours before the event. Parking is limited to a maximum stay of 8 hours at the discounted rate.

Q-Park First Street, M15 4FN

Metrolink Travel Discounts Book your Metrolink Travelcard with your event tickets and save over 15% off the price of a Metrolink 1-day Off-peak Travelcard. Priced £4 and valid for unlimited travel on the Metrolink network at off-peak times (after 9.30am on weekdays, all day Saturday or Sunday). Valid only when presented with concert ticket on the day of the event only.

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

Sonic Manchester Student Discounts 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.

Hotel Accommodation INNSIDE by Melia Manchester is an ideal choice. The hotel is located two minutes’ walk from The Bridgewater Hall – see map on opposite page. INNSIDE offers 208 spacious, modern guest rooms, with comfortable king-size or twin beds, and fantastic cityscape views.

INNSIDE by Melia, 1 First Street, Manchester M15 4RP Tel: 0161 200 2500 Email: innside.manchester@melia.com

Getting Here

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 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.

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.

Pre-concert dining from 5.30pm. Reservations required.

Stalls Café Bar Stalls offers a more casual pre-concert dining experience within the lively atmosphere of the Stalls bar area. Preconcert 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 but a credit to your Box Office account will be offered up to three working days before your reservation date. For informal dining options, please visit our website.

Murano Glass range

Ice Creams Ice creams are available to buy at the interval. Delicious flavours include Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate and Ginger.

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