The Bridgewater Hall What's on Guide Winter 1617

The Bridgewater Hall WINTER 16|17

Katherine Jenkins David Essex Philharmonia Orchestra The HallĂŠ Deacon Blue Katie Melua BBC Philharmonic Manchester Camerata The Overtones Beth Hart The Shires

The Bridgewater Hall WINTER 16|17

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The Searchers Brian Poole & The Tremeloes Wayne Fontana P.J. Proby Special Guest from America – Gary Puckett & Union Gap Tuesday 1 November 7.30pm

For lovers of sixties music, this is the ultimate, and probably never to be repeated, line-up. £34.50

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John Storgårds conductor/violin Jakob Kullberg cello Saturday 5 November 7.30pm Sibelius Tapiola (23’) Kaija Saariaho Notes on Light for cello & orchestra (30’) Weill Violin Concerto (28’) Britten Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’ (14’) £40 – £12 £5 Sonic Manchester student tickets with valid student ID Book Tickets

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Simply Gershwin

David Essex I’ll Be Missing You Tour

Wednesday 2 November 7.00pm Internationally renowned singer, composer and actor David Essex OBE performs much loved hits, spanning over his entire 50 year repertoire. £40.50 – £30.50

BBC Philharmonic

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Sixties Gold The Ultimate 5 Stars Line-Up

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Chetham’s Big Band Richard Iles director

Thursday 3 November 1.10pm Programme to include: Woody Herman Four Brothers; Woodchoppers Ball Buddy Rich Big Swing Face; In a Mellowtone Benny Goodman Don’t Be That Way

Gavin Sutherland conductor Gweneth-Ann Jeffers guest singer Njabulo Madlala guest singer Viv McLean piano soloist Manchester Concert Orchestra Sunday 6 November 3.00pm Programme includes: Rhapsody In Blue, ‘S Wonderful, Porgy And Bess Excerpts, I’ve Got A Crush On You, A Foggy Day In London Town, Someone To Watch Over Me, Strike Up The Band, Fascinatin’ Rhythm and Lady Be Good Broadway glamour and toe-tapping tunes in an all Gershwin extravaganza featuring the very best music, song and dance, a glamorous ballroom duo and two sensational tap dancers. George and Ira Gershwin wrote some of the most melodic music in the American songbook and this concert is packed with some of their most acclaimed work £42 – £16.50

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Sir Mark Elder conductor Jonathon Heyward conductor* James Ehnes violin Thursday 10 November 7.30pm Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides (Fingal’s Cave)* (10’) Bruch Violin Concerto No.2 (27’) Janácˇek Jealousy (6’) Vaughan Williams Symphony No.6 (31’) Pre-concert talk 6.30pm Tickets from £13.50 £5 student stalls tickets £12 tickets on the day (limited number) Under 30s tickets (limited number)

Mozart Requiem by Candlelight Soraya Mafi soprano Kitty Whately mezzo-soprano David Webb tenor Andrew McTaggart baritone Crispian Steel-Perkins trumpet David Juritz violin Michael Bawtree conductor Canzonetta Choir Mozart Festival Orchestra in full 18th century costume Sunday 13 November 3.00pm

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Handel A selection from the Water Music Suites (10’) Vivaldi Four Seasons (40’) Vivaldi Finale of the Summer from the Four Seasons (3’) Mozart Requiem (50’)

Space Spectacular

A superb afternoon of 18th century classics including Vivaldi’s masterpiece The Four Seasons performed in an evocative candlelit-style setting.

Saturday 12 November 7.30pm

£40 – £16.50

Pete Harrison conductor Manchester Concert Orchestra

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John Williams Star Wars, Superman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. Holst Mars & Jupiter from The Planets Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra, Blue Danube Waltz

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Andrew Manze conductor Martin Helmchen piano

A superb concert of favourite music from deep space and beyond, including music from Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica and Thunderbirds. £44.50 – £18.50

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Wednesday 16 November 2.15pm* Thursday 17 November 7.30pm Sunday 20 November 7.30pm Wagner Overture: The Flying Dutchman (11’) Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5, ‘Emperor’ (40’) Sibelius Symphony No.2 (43’) *Sponsored by Manchester Airport Tickets from £13 Book Tickets £5 student stalls tickets available £12 tickets available on the day (limited number) Under 30s tickets (limited number)

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Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Gildas Quartet

Gemma Sharples violin Christopher Jones violin Kay Stephen viola Anna Menzies cello Thursday 17 November 1.10pm Hugo Wolf Italian Serenade Schubert Quartet in D minor ‘Death and the Maiden’, D.810 £11.50 | £10 concession | £7 student Cash on the day: Book Tickets £9.50 | £8 concession | £5 student

The RAF in Concert

Friday 18 November 7.30pm Enjoy an uplifting evening of musical entertainment performed by the Royal Air Force’s finest musicians.

Featuring an inspirational mix of show tunes, classical pieces, legendary big band numbers and stirring military marches, the critically acclaimed RAF in Concert tour featuring Squadron Leader Matthew Little, will be touching down at The Bridgewater Hall, for one night only. £27 – £21

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BBC Philharmonic

Juanjo Mena conductor Hallé Choir Saturday 19 November 7.30pm Magnus Lindberg Vivo (6’) Stravinsky The Rite of Spring (34’) Ravel Daphnis and Chloé (complete) (55’) £40 – £12 £5 Sonic Manchester student tickets with valid student ID Book Tickets

Milapfest: Music For The Mind & Soul

Tarang

Sunday 20 November 1.00pm Barbirolli Room Fresh from a self-imposed absence from the festival and touring circuit, the group returns with a brand new album, debuting their own new sound, and a fresh take on well-known and original compositions. £14 | £12 concessions Cash on the day: £12 | £10 concessions

Alice Sara Ott

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Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Beth Hart

Scott Brothers Duo

Grammy Award nominated singer/songwriter Beth Hart has been recognised across the world as one of the great live vocalists of our time. For 20 years, she has been leveling audiences with her incredible power, range and soul.

Tuesday 22 November 1.10pm

Monday 21 November 7.30pm

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Jonathan Scott organ Tom Scott piano

Rossini Overture The Italian Girl in Algiers Tom Scott Cycles (2014) Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 Manchester’s popular keyboard duo return to the Mid-days once again to delight us with a typical mixture of classical favourites in their own spectacular arrangements for organ and piano, including a composition by multi-talented Tom Scott, who teaches electro-acoustic composition at the RNCM. £11.50 | £10 concession | £7 student Cash on the day: Book Tickets £9.50 | £8 concession | £5 student

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Deacon Blue

Plus Support Lewis & Leigh Wednesday 23 November 7.30pm Side view seats available by visiting/calling our Box Office on 0161 907 9000.

Deacon Blue make their return to the live stage in 2016 – the 25th anniversary of their platinum selling 1991 album Fellow Hoodlums which includes Top 10 hit and live favourite Twist & Shout and the beautiful Your Swaying Arms. £44.50 – £34.50 Book Tickets

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International Concert Series

Philharmonia Orchestra

Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor Alice Sara Ott piano Tuesday 22 November 7.30pm Borodin Overture, Prince Igor (11’) Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor (36’) Rachmaninov Symphony No.1 in D minor (45’) The Philharmonia, led by charismatic conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy, return with a programme featuring a stalwart of the concerto repertoire performed by GermanJapanese pianist, Alice Sara Ott, while Rachmaninov’s First Symphony explores the stormy emotions of youth and lost love.

Sir Mark Elder conductor Sarah Tynan Woglinde Jennifer Johnston Wellgunde Leah-Marian Jones Flosshilde Christopher Purves Alberich Iain Paterson Wotan Susan Bickley Fricka Emma Bell Freia Reinhard Hagen Fasolt Clive Bayley Fafner David Stout Donner David Butt Philip Froh Will Hartmann Loge Nicky Spence Mime Susanne Resmark Erda Sunday 27 November 5.00pm Wagner Das Rheingold (150’ no interval) Tickets from £13.50 £5 student stalls tickets £12 tickets on the day (limited number) Under 30s tickets (limited number) Book Tickets

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The Overtones

Christmas with The Overtones Monday 28 November Doors 7.00pm

Back by popular demand and quickly becoming a fixture in everyone’s Christmas party season, is The Overtones’ Christmas 2016 tour. £40.50 – £24.50 Book Tickets

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John Wilson & The John Wilson Orchestra Music from the Movies

Kim Criswell & Matt Ford special guests Wednesday 30 November 7.30pm Featuring hit songs and iconic sound tracks from the movies including Funny Girl, My Fair Lady, The Wizard of Oz, Hello Dolly, Star Wars, Gigi, Tom & Jerry at MGM, Gone with the Wind plus lots more! £49.50 – £31

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Julian Bliss clarinet Jeremy Young piano

Katie Melua

Friday 2 December Doors 7.00pm For this very special winter concert series, multi awardwinning recording artist Katie Melua is joined on stage by the 23-piece Gori Women’s Choir. Together they will perform new material from Melua’s forthcoming recording project as well as a selection of classic songs from her six album catalogue.

Thursday 1 December 1.10pm Ireland Fantasy Sonata Finzi Five Bagatelles Brahms Clarinet Sonata Op.120 No.1 Supported by an anonymous donor

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The Hallé: Classical Greats Stephen Bell conductor Tamsin Waley-Cohen violin Thursday 1 December 7.30pm Berlioz Overture: Le Carnaval romain Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Ravel Tzigane, Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra Mussorgsky orch. Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition Sponsored by Siemens Tickets from £13.50 £12 tickets on the day (limited number) Under 30s tickets (limited number) Book Tickets

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by Katie | Souvenir laminate | VIP check in and host in attendance VIP Package Two £81 Good seat within the rows 3-10 | Signed photo of Katie Custom designed exclusive VIP gift chosen by Katie Souvenir laminate | VIP check in and host in attendance

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Christian Curnyn conductor Joanne Lunn soprano Madeleine Shaw mezzo-soprano Stuart Jackson tenor James Platt bass Hallé Choir Saturday 3 December 7.30pm Handel Messiah (135’) Sponsored by Manchester Airport Tickets from £13.50 £5 student stalls tickets available £12 tickets on the day (limited number) Under 30s tickets (limited number)

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The Shires

Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Sunday 4 December Doors 7.00pm

Thursday 8 December 1.10pm

Ryan Drucker piano

Plus Special Guests

Fresh from a triumphant headline set on Glastonbury’s Acoustic Stage, UK country duo The Shires have just announced they will be touring the UK later this year.

The tour will see the critically acclaimed pair play tracks from their forthcoming album, alongside fan favourites from their gold selling debut Brave. £29.50 – £24.50

£11.50 | £10 concession | £7 student Cash on the day: Book Tickets £9.50 | £8 concession | £5 student

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Manchester & Districts Hospitals’ Choir Christmas Carol Concert

Jonathan Scott organ Clark Rundell conductor Greater Manchester Police Trumpeters Monday 5 & Tuesday 6 December 7.30pm Come and join in singing traditional carols for all the family to enjoy with choirs from hospitals in Manchester and surrounding districts who will be joined by choirs from primary schools around the area. The concerts are in aid of CLIC Sargent, a charity which supports children with cancer and gives help to their families. £22 – £17

Janácˇek Piano Sonata I.X.1905 Brahms Waltzes, Op.39 Ravel La Valse

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Christmas is Coming!

St Ann’s Hospice

St Ann’s Hospice Festival Choir Corus Brass Ensemble Bowdon Preparatory School for Girls Choir Margaret Ferguson mezzo-soprano Sue Nicholls reader Elin Rees organ Christopher Ellis piano John Pomphrey conductor Friday 9 December 7.30pm Get into the Christmas spirit and at the same time raise much needed funds for St Ann’s Hospice. Join the Festival Choir and their guests for an exciting evening of seasonal music and readings that all the family will enjoy. £22 – £12 Family ticket £62 (any 4 people, to incl min 1 child)

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Ryan Wigglesworth conductor Viviane Hagner violin Wednesday 7 December 2.15pm* Thursday 8 & Sunday 11 December 7.30pm

BBC Philharmonic

Ravel Mother Goose Suite (16’) Haydn Symphony No.88 (25’) Brahms Violin Concerto (41’)

Saturday 10 December 7.30pm

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Juanjo Mena conductor Michael Barenboim violin Berg Violin Concerto (28’) Bruckner Symphony No. 7 (64’)

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The Hallé Christmas Family Concert Jonathon Heyward conductor Alasdair Malloy presenter Sunday 11 December 3.00pm Calling all children, parents and grandparents. Join Alasdair Malloy and Santa’s little helpers, the Hallé, for the annual fun-filled festive family concert, full of sing-alongs, jingle-alongs, seasonal surprises, orchestral antics and audience amazement.

The Bootleg Beatles in Concert Monday 12 December 7.30pm

Justifiably recognised as the world’s premier Beatles Tribute show, The Bootleg Beatles continue to draw critical acclaim from across the globe with their stunning recreation of the greatest songbook of all time.

No support. £32 – £29.50

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International Concert Series

The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge Stephen Cleobury conductor

Tuesday 13 December 7.30pm Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine (6’) Duruflé Requiem (36’) Howells Three Carol Anthems: A Spotless Rose, Sing Lullaby, Here is the Little Door (11’) Seasonal organ music (8’) Sequence of favourite carols, including Ding Dong Merrily on High, Away in a Manger (33’) Founded in the 15th century, the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge is the foremost representative of the British church music tradition. In this concert, we hear a programme that ranges from the heartfelt spirituality of Duruflé’s sublime Requiem to favourite carols from the choir that made singing part of everyone’s Christmas. £37 – £20 £7 Sonic Manchester student tickets on the day Book Tickets

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Carols by Candlelight

Canzonetta Choir Mozart Festival Orchestra in full period costume Keri Fuge soprano Michael Bawtree conductor Thursday 15 December 7.30pm Handel Zadok the Priest, Christmas sequence from Messiah Corelli Allegro & Pastorale from Christmas Concerto Bach Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring Mozart Laudate Dominum Cullen Coventry Carol Pearsall In Dulci Jubilo Willcocks I Saw Three Ships And carols for all including The first Nowell, God rest ye merry gentlemen, O come, all ye faithful, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! the herald angels sing, While shepherds watched, Away in a Manger and O little town of Bethlehem.

Celebrate in the most elegant style with this exquisite concert of carols and seasonal classics staged in full 18th century costume in an evocative candle-lit style setting. £42 – £18.50

Brian May & Kerry Ellis The Candlelit Christmas Concert Tour Wednesday 14 December 8.00pm

This concert tour will feature new songs from the forthcoming second album Anthems II, which the pair has been working on for the last year. The repertoire also includes versions of Brian and Kerry’s personal favourite songs of all time, a few Queen tunes revisited, and material dedicated to awareness of wild animals. £47

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Mi Luna with Flamenco Dancer Mayte Beltrán Jero Férec flamenco guitar Taro Takeuchi baroque guitar Layil Barr bass viol/recorders Andres Ticino percussion Flamenco singer tba Friday 16 December 1.10pm

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Secure your seat for the Mid-days’ Christmas special, featuring the return of Spanish Baroque Flamenco ensemble Mi Luna. Advance booking recommended.

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The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge

The Hallé Winter Wonderland with Clare Teal Stephen Bell conductor Clare Teal vocalist Winners of the Hallé Corporate Choir Competition Hallé Youth Training Choir Friday 16 December 7.30pm Winter Wonderland, What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire), Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, Snowbound, All I Want For Christmas, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, White Christmas and Sleigh Ride Following huge Hallé successes with her tributes to Ella Fitzgerald and the First Ladies of Song, we are delighted to welcome back the great singer, songwriter and broadcaster Clare Teal. Clare will perform the perfect selection of seasonal favourites, alongside some great orchestral arrangements.

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The Hallé Carol Concerts Stephen Bell conductor Hallé Choir Hallé Youth Choir Hallé Children’s Choir

Saturday 17 December 3.00pm Sunday 18 December 3.00pm & 7.30pm O Little Town of Bethlehem, O Come, All Ye Faithful, Away in a Manger, Good King Wenceslas, Once in Royal David’s City, I’m a Little Christmas Cracker, Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, Bach’s Magnificat, Joy to the World and Sleigh Ride Join us for a seasonal selection of traditional carols for orchestra, choir and audience. You can sing some wonderful Christmas favourites, and hear the Orchestra and our three choirs perform even more, but there’s every chance that our own ‘Little Christmas Crackers’, the Hallé Children’s Choir will steal the show!

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The Snowman

The Hallé Youth Orchestra Jonathon Heyward conductor Saturday 17 December 7.30pm The Hallé Youth Orchestra take to The Bridgewater Hall stage with their new director, Jonathon Heyward for an evening of wonderful music. £12 | £9.50 concessions £5 for under 5s/those in full-time education Book Tickets

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Katherine Jenkins Celebration

Anthony Inglis conductor Manchester Concert Orchestra Monday 19 December 7.30pm Join Katherine Jenkins as she performs a magnificent concert of her favourite music and songs accompanied by a live orchestra. £62 – £31.50

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The Hallé The Snowman (screening with live

music) Jonathon Heyward conductor Tom Redmond narrator TBC boy soprano

Tuesday 20 December 1.30pm & 4.00pm Wednesday 21 December 11.00am & 1.30pm Herbert Chappell Paddington Bear’s First Concert Howard Blake The Snowman Bring all the family along to the big screening of The Snowman, the animated classic by Raymond Briggs.

The film will be accompanied live by the Hallé performing Howard Blake’s beautiful score – including the magical song Walking in the Air. In the first half of the concert narrator Tom Redmond accompanies Paddington through his adventures as the marmalade-loving bear arrives in London from darkest Peru, meets The Browns, Mr Gruber and goes to his very first concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Sponsored by Manchester Airport, PZ Cussons, Scapa and UBS Adults £24 | Child (aged 17 and under) £16 Family Ticket (4 people, to incl. min 1 child) £64 Book Tickets

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Christmas Spectacular Music, Dance, Lights & Fireworks!

Laura Tebbutt guest singer Sarah Redgwick soprano Nicky Spence tenor John Rigby conductor Manchester Concert Orchestra Manchester Chorale Jingle Belle Dancers Thursday 22 December 7.30pm Tchaikovsky Excerpts from The Nutcracker Puccini Act 1 finale from La bohème Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture Rutter Shepherd’s Pipe Carol Darke In the bleak midwinter Anderson Sleigh Ride Verdi Brindisi Berlin White Christmas And carols for all including Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman, Merry Christmas Everyone, Santa Claus is coming to town, The Twelve Days of Christmas, O come, all ye faithful and Hark! the herald angels sing.

The perfect show to get you in the Christmas spirit with a stunning combination of favourite music, breathtaking dance, thrilling lights and a sensational indoor firework finale. £44.50 – £18.50

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The Hallé Christmas at the Movies Stephen Bell conductor

Friday 23 December 7.30pm Including music from: Polar Express, White Christmas, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Babes in Toyland, Frozen, The Sound of Music, Harry Potter and Happy Feet What is Christmas without a great Christmas movie? Just look at the list of Christmas treats we have lined up – each one featuring a magnificent orchestral score. The Hallé will raise the rafters with music from the comedies, adventures, romances, swords and sorcerers that make up tonight’s concert – join us and hear your favourite Christmas movie music, live!

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Christmas Carol Singalong

Louise Dearman special guest singer Jonathan Cohen presenter Manchester Chorale Manchester Concert Orchestra Saturday 24 December 3.00pm

Sing your heart out as Jonathan Cohen leads you through a fun-filled jamboree of his most-loved carols and hits including Mary’s Boy Child, Let it Snow, Saviour’s Day, O little town of Bethlehem, Merry Christmas Everyone, Once in Royal David’s City, The Twelve Days of Christmas, Santa Claus is Coming to Town and Merry Christmas Everybody. £42.00 – £18.50

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Ilona Domnich soprano Alexander James Edwards tenor John Pryce-Jones conductor Manchester Concert Orchestra

Richard Balcombe conductor Manchester Concert Orchestra Kerry Ellis vocalist Joanna Ampil vocalist Oliver Tompsett vocalist Graham Bickley vocalist

Last Night of The Christmas Proms

Monday 26 December 3.00pm Pachelbel Canon Sibelius Finlandia Adams The Holy City Verdi La donna è mobile Puccini O Soave Fanciulla Tchaikovsky Excerpts from The Nutcracker Suite And all of your Proms favourites including Rule, Britannia!, Nessun Dorma, and Land of Hope and Glory.

An exciting concert of rousing classics with a grand flag waving British finale! £42 – £18.50

Featuring music and songs from shows including: Anything Goes, Oklahoma!, Billy Elliot, Miss Saigon, Wicked, Hairspray, Aspects of Love, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard, Rent, Les Miserables and A Chorus Line Four star soloists perform a new programme of showstopping music and songs from the greatest Broadway and West End musicals, with an all-star line up from London’s glittering West End.

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Zimmer vs Williams

John Rigby conductor Manchester Concert Orchestra Tuesday 27 December 7.30pm Featuring music from films including: Pirates of the Carribean, The Dark Knight Rises, The Da Vinci Code, Batman Begins, Indiana Jones, Man of Steel, Inception, Gladiator, E.T., Harry Potter, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters, Star Wars and Superman The very best scores from the two greatest film composers of the 20th century in one fabulous programme.

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Wednesday 28 December 7.30pm

£42 – £18.50

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The Sound of Musicals

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Kerry Ellis

The Hallé Queen: A Rock and Symphonic Spectacular Richard Sidwell conductor Ricardo Afonso, Rachael Wooding, Jenna Lee-James & Peter Eldridge vocalists Thursday 29 December 7.30pm Including: Seven Seas of Rhye, I Want to Break Free, Play the Game, Under Pressure, Killer Queen, Radio Ga Ga, Tie Your Mother Down, Fat Bottomed Girls, I Want it All, One Vision, Who Wants to Live Forever, A Kind of Magic, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Don’t Stop Me Now, Another One Bites the Dust, Somebody to Love, Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You and We are the Champions A top line-up of star vocalists join over eighty Hallé musicians to celebrate what would have been Freddie Mercury’s 70th birthday year. Our tribute features a fantastic collection of Queen’s greatest hits, and you can bring your drinks in and raise a glass to a true rock icon.

Tickets from £21 Under 30s tickets (limited number) £12 on the day tickets (limited number)

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The Hallé An Evening with 007 Stephen Bell conductor Alison Jiear vocalist Matthew Ford vocalist

Friday 30 December 7.30pm Including music from: Spectre, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, You Only Live Twice, GoldenEye, From Russia With Love, Live and Let Die, Quantum of Solace, The World is Not Enough, Goldfinger, A View to a Kill, Thunderball, Skyfall, For Your Eyes Only, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill, Diamonds Are Forever and Casino Royale Smooth as a vodka martini, elegant as a tuxedo and cool as a cucumber sandwich, Stephen Bell celebrates the ultimate British hero – James Bond. Feel free to take your drink – vodka based or otherwise – into the concert and immerse yourself in the spine-tingling sounds that gave musical voice to the films in catchy title sequences and haunting songs performed here by star vocalists Alison Jiear and Matthew Ford.

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New Year’s Eve at The Bridgewater Hall

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Manchester Camerata Tim Redmond conductor

Louise Dearman & Oliver Tompsett soloists Saturday 31 December 2016

See out 2016 with an evening of Hollywood glamour celebrating the best of the movies. The concert features music from blockbuster Oscar-winning films including The Bodyguard, James Bond, Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Titanic. Dress to impress and arrive early to enjoy our foyer entertainment with a glass of champagne.

Concert tickets £55 | £45 | £35 Book Tickets

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

From 5.00pm: Pre-concert dining From 6.30pm: Informal entertainment in the foyer Concert at 8.00pm Dining & Accommodation Please visit our website for more information about our delicious dining options. Hotel packages also available with INNSIDE by Melia Manchester.

Gábor Takács-Nagy music director Ailish Tynan soprano Adi Brett violin Hannah Roberts cello Sunday 1 January 3.00pm

Programme includes: J. Strauss II Overture to Die Fledermaus J. Strauss II Die Fledermaus, Laughing Song J. Strauss II On the Beautiful Blue Danube Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending Lehár Giuditta, On my lips every kiss is like wine J. Strauss Radetzky March Stylish, romantic, light-hearted with a hint of nostalgia, what better way to welcome in the New Year than joining us for our much loved Viennese Gala. £43 – £21 £5 Sonic Manchester student tickets with valid student ID (limited availability) Book Tickets

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The Nutcracker

The Russian State Ballet of Siberia The Orchestra of the Russian State Ballet Sergei Bobrov artistic director Anatoly Tchepurnoi music director & chief conductor Tuesday 3 January 7.30pm Wednesday 4 January 2.30 & 7.30pm This most famous of fantasy ballets for all the family begins as night falls on Christmas Eve. When midnight strikes we are swept away to a fairy-tale world where nothing is quite as it seems and we travel through the Land of Snow to an enchanted place where the magic really begins...

Matinee tickets: £36.50 – £21.50 Book Tickets Evening tickets: £43.50 – £31.50 Half price tickets for under 16 year olds when an A or B priced ticket is purchased (subject to availability)

Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Tir Eolas

Philppa Mercer, Ruairi Glashdeen, Laura Snowden, Georgie Harris & Hedi Pinkerfeld

January

Manchester Camerata New Year’s Day Viennese Gala

Thursday 5 January 1.10pm Drawing on their Celtic and English folk roots, eclectic folk ensemble Tir Eolas will perform a selection of original material alongside their own arrangements of traditional songs. Think virtuosic instrumentalists, 5-part singing, guaranteed foot-stomping, and time-honoured folk ballads telling stories of love, loss and longing.

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The Hallé A Viennese Celebration Stephen Bell conductor Joshua Ellicott tenor

Saturday 7 January 3.00pm Suppé Overture: Light Cavalry J. Strauss Ohne Sorgen J. Strauss Austrian Village Swallows Waltz E. Strauss Mit Dampf Polka Schnell J. Strauss Feuerfest Polka Lehár Gold and Silver Waltz J. Strauss II Gypsy Baron March J. Strauss II On the Beautiful Blue Danube: Waltz J. Strauss II Radetzky March J. Strauss II Pizzicato Polka The Hallé’s annual New Year celebration features the most romantic waltzes, thrilling polkas and exciting marches. Some beautiful Viennese songs performed by the magnificent Joshua Ellicott guarantee you delightful memories to treasure for the rest of the year.

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BBC Philharmonic

Nicholas Collon conductor Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano Friday 13 January 7.30pm Ravel arr. Steven Stucky Noctuelles (5’) Ravel arr. Colin Matthews Oiseaux tristes (5’) Ravel arr. Colin Matthews Vallée des cloches (world premiere) (7’) Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand (18’) Shostakovich Symphony No.8 (65’) £40 – £12 £5 Sonic Manchester student tickets with valid student ID Book Tickets

Raymond Gubbay presents

Glenn Miller Orchestra

Ray McVay band leader Mark Porter guest vocalist Catherine Sykes guest vocalist The Swing Time Jivers Saturday 14 January 3.00pm Programme includes: Perfidia, Opus One, Hot Toddy, Flying Home, Running Wild, Sentimental Journey, Juke Box and Saturday Night Eunsley Park

The Hallé

Markus Stenz conductor Carolin Widmann violin Thursday 12 January 7.30pm Mozart Symphony No.41, ‘Jupiter’ (29’) Julian Anderson ‘In Lieblicher Bläue’ poem for violin and orchestra (22’) Schumann Symphony No.4 (30’) Pre-concert talk 6.30pm Tickets from £13.50 Book Tickets £5 student stalls tickets available £12 tickets available on the day (limited number) Under 30s tickets available (limited number) 19

Plus all your favourites including Moonlight Serenade, Little Brown Jug, Kalamazoo, Pennsylvania 6-5000, American Patrol, Tuxedo Junction and In the Mood.

The UK’s most renowned big band swings you back in time playing Glenn Miller’s own arrangements of favourite wartime chart-toppers and hits from the forties, directed by legendary band leader Ray McVay. The orchestra will perform the second half of the concert in the World War II uniforms of the US army Air Force. £34.50 – £18.50

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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

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Raymond Gubbay presents

Johann Strauss Gala

Johann Strauss Dancers in glorious costumes of the period Johann Strauss Orchestra John Rigby conductor Corinne Cowling soprano Sunday 15 January 3.00pm Programme includes: Die Fledermaus Overture, Tales from the Vienna Woods, Roses from the South Waltz, TritschTratsch Polka, Blue Danube Waltz, Radetzky March, Roses in Tyrol, Auf der Jagd (On the Hunt), Tic Tac Polka plus many, many more of your favourite waltzes and polkas from the Strauss family and friends.

Spend an enchanting afternoon enjoying all your favourite waltzes, polkas and songs from the Strauss era. Returning to the gilded ballrooms of old Vienna, where the flickering light from the candelabra twinkles and the conductor taps his baton. The orchestra, on command, plays a sparkling assortment of much-loved music. The couples embrace, sliding and gliding, rising and falling, spinning and dipping as they flamboyantly whirl with billowing gowns and distinctive elegance. £42 – £18.50

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Louis Langrée conductor Jian Wang cello Wednesday 18 January 2.15pm* Thursday 19 January 7.30pm Sunday 22 January 7.30pm Prokofiev Symphony No.1, ‘Classical’ (15’) Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme (18’) Tchaikovsky Symphony No.4 (46’) *Sponsored by Manchester Airport Tickets from £13 Book Tickets £5 student stalls tickets available £12 tickets available on the day (limited number) Under 30s tickets available (limited number)

Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Eunsley Park violin Maksim Štšura piano Thursday 19 January 1.10pm Beethoven Violin Sonata No.6 Franck Violin Sonata

£11.50 | £10 concession | £7 student Cash on the day: Book Tickets £9.50 | £8 concession | £5 student 20

Craig Ogden

Friday 20 January

Musicwood

Film screening Barbirolli Room 5.00-6.30pm

Friday 20 - Sunday 22 January Craig Ogden’s fourth Guitar Weekend is a three day celebration of this most adaptable of instruments, involving a starry list of collaborators and musical friends. There are events for all ages and levels of expertise in a fascinating festival led by one of the world’s finest classical guitarists.

A host of free foyer activities will take place across the weekend, including a guitar marketplace, informal concerts, building tours, pop-up poetry and a family Discovery Zone.

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Introduced by Craig Ogden (Friday screening only), Musicwood is a real-life adventure-filled journey and political thriller. A band of famous guitar-makers travel to one of the most primeval rainforests on the planet. Their mission: to change the way this forest is logged before it’s too late for acoustic guitars. As the battle over natural resources unfolds, acoustic virtuosos such as Kaki King, Yo La Tengo, The Antlers and Steve Earle offer profound insights in the form of a soundtrack which doubles as the heartbeat of this debate.

Tickets: £5

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Bach to the Beatles Craig Ogden

Saturday 21 January

Main Auditorium 7.30pm

Music Makers: Guitar Special

Royal Northern Sinfonia J. S. Bach Prelude Tárrega Recuerdos de la Alhambra De Falla Danza del Molinero Boccherini Fandango Villa Lobos Prelude Jobim The Girl from Ipanema Savio Batucada Rodrigo Españoleta Piazzolla Libertango The Beatles A selection of songs, including: Blackbird, Yesterday, While My Guitar Gently Weeps (solo), Here Comes the Sun, Fool on the Hill, Eleanor Rigby (guitar and strings) Craig Ogden replaces Miloš Karadaglic’ who is unable to perform owing to an injury. In January 2016, Miloš released his fourth album, Blackbird - The Beatles Album to much acclaim, featuring classic Beatles’ songs performed in innovative arrangements by Sérgio Assad. In this stunning programme, we are taken on a journey through time to reveal the guitar’s varied repertoire from Bach to the popular music of the twentieth century. Craig Ogden says ‘I am delighted to help Miloš by playing the fantastic selection of music he has programmed for this concert.’

Post-concert Diversions for Guitar £42 –£17 No other discounts or concessions

Musicwood

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Circle Foyer 10.30am & 11.30am Music and sensory play session for 0-4 year olds.

Tickets: £3 per child | Adults free (Booking fee waived) Book Tickets

A Guide to Guitar-making & Guitar-makers Barbirolli Room 10.30-11.30am Discover more about the wide variety of classical guitars being produced by luthiers around the world.

What should we look for in a good instrument and what characteristics mark one instrument from another? Who best upholds the traditions of guitar-making and who are the real innovators?

Free non-ticketed event

Classical Guitar in the 21st Century Barbirolli Room 1.00-2.00pm Specialist performers Tom McKinney, Dave Bainbridge and Bradley Johnson perform 21st century music for guitar including music by Nicholas Maw, Christopher Fox and others.

Tickets: £5

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Composer-Guitarist Showcase & Workshop Barbirolli Room 2.30-4.00pm Alongside the performers in the lunchtime concert, Craig Ogden leads an illustrated discussion about commissioning, preparing and performing 21st century guitar music, before a range of composers/guitarists seek comment and advice by performing new works.

Tickets: £3

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Pop-Up Poetry

Sunday 22 January

Stalls Café Bar 4.30-5.30pm Read a poem of your own, either inspired by the guitar or the lyrics to an imaginary song. For the chance to participate, submit your ideas to popuppoetry@bridgewater-hall.co.uk, and a selection will be heard on the day.

Musicwood

Film screening Barbirolli Room 11.00am-12.30pm See page 21 for more information.

Free non-ticketed event

Tickets: £5

Craig Ogden guitar Jacqui Dankworth jazz singer

Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, University of Manchester 8.00pm Jacqui Dankworth is one of the most highly regarded vocalists in the UK. Known primarily as a jazz singer, her unique musical palette draws on folk, soul, classical, blues and numerous other influences. She is joined by Craig Ogden, one of the world’s finest classical guitarists, in a programme that includes songs from figures as diverse as Paul Simon and James Taylor, Henry Mancini and Michel Legrand.

Tickets: £20 | Students £15

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Craig’s Big Guitar Jamboree An Amazonian Journey

Main Auditorium 10.00am-1.00pm (Participants’ rehearsal) 2.00-3.00pm (Public performance) Craig Ogden conductor Aquarelle Guitar Quartet Callum Dewar composer The weekend culminates in a family-friendly concert featuring a massed guitar orchestra of players of all ages and abilities. Join the orchestra as a player, with a choice of parts suitable from Grade 1 to Grade 8, or take a seat in the auditorium for a musical journey along the Amazon, composed by Callum Dewar. With special guests the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, this is a rare opportunity to perform onstage at The Bridgewater Hall or enjoy a unique performance by over 100 guitars.

Book Tickets Participants £7 (£5 for under 19s) (Booking fee waived) Book Tickets Audience for 2.00pm performance £7 (£5 for under 19s) (Booking fee waived)

Guitar Social Stalls Café Bar 3.00-4.30pm

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Join us in the Stalls Café Bar after Craig’s Big Guitar Jamboree to hear acoustic guitar music and relax with a drink. Performers from the day’s events, including Craig Ogden, will mingle in the main foyer to give the audience and jamboree participants a chance to meet and greet them informally.

BBC Philharmonic

The Hallé Movie Classics

Sir Andrew Davis conductor Javier Perianes piano Saturday 21 January 7.30pm Wagner Tristan and Isolde — Prelude to Act I (11’) Grieg Piano Concerto (30’) Elgar Falstaff (30’) Pre-concert talk at 6.30pm £40 – £12 £5 Sonic Manchester student tickets with valid student ID Book Tickets

Manchester Mid-day Concerts Society

Benyounes Quartet

Zara Benyounes & Emily Holland violin Tetsuumi Negata viola Kim Vaughan cello Friday 27 January 1.10pm Haydn String Quartet No.3 Op.20 Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat Op.12

Stephen Bell conductor Petroc Trelawny presenter Natalya Romaniw soprano Saturday 28 January 7.30pm Trainspotting: Bizet Habanera Fantasia: Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Out of Africa: Mozart Clarinet Concerto (slow movement) Platoon: Barber Adagio for Strings LA Confidential: Mendelssohn Overture: The Hebrides Four Weddings And A Funeral: Handel The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Seven Years In Tibet: Debussy Clair de Lune Grand Budapest Hotel: J. Strauss II Roses from the South: Waltz The King’s Speech: Beethoven Symphony No.7 (2nd movement) BBC presenter Petroc Trelawny makes a welcome return to the Hallé for a night of Movie Classics. Behind the on screen action, music plays a crucial role in bringing the story to life. This concert captures some of the most memorable moments.

Supported by The Laurance Turner Memorial Trust Sponsored by PZ Cussons £11.50 | £10 concession | £7 student Cash on the day: Book Tickets £9.50 | £8 concession | £5 student

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International Concert Series

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra Yuri Temirkanov conductor Nicolai Lugansky piano Friday 27 January 7.30pm Khachaturian Excerpts from the ballet ‘Spartacus’ (16’) Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini (30’) Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Symphonic Suite (45’) Post-concert Divertimento £42 – £17 £7 Sonic Manchester student tickets available on the day Book Tickets

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Festive Picnics for Two The Shires Sunday 4 December Doors 7.00pm

Brian May & Kerry Ellis The Candlelit Christmas Concert Tour Wednesday 14 December 8.00pm

Carols by Candlelight Thursday 15 December 7.30pm

Enjoy a Festive Picnic for Two before the listed shows in the comfort of our private dining space, which you can also return to during the interval. Festive Picnics are served at 6.00pm.

Each Festive Picnic for Two is priced £70 and includes a glass of Prosecco each, plus a glass of mulled 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

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The Bridgewater Hall

Coming Soon BBC Philharmonic Ben Gernon conductor Benjamin Grosvenor piano Saturday 4 February 7.30pm Beethoven Symphony No.3 ‘Eroica’ (44’) Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.2 (23’) Debussy La Mer (25’)

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The Hallé Cristian Macelaru conductor Jonathan Scott organ Thursday 9 February 7.30pm Sibelius The Oceanides (11’) Poulenc Concerto for organ, strings and timpani (23’) Dvorˇák Legends: selection (20’) Janácˇek Taras Bulba: Rhapsody for Orchestra (23’)

Transatlantic Sessions

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Friday 10 February 7.30pm From the award-winning Pelicula/BBC TV series, the Transatlantic Sessions continue to revisit shared roots and forge new common ground between today’s finest Celtic and Americana musicians.

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.

November Monday 7 November 2.30pm Friday 11 November 2.30pm Tuesday 29 November 2.30pm January Thursday 5 January 2.30pm Monday 16 January 5.15pm Tuesday 24 January 1.00pm £5.00 (£4.00 concessions) 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.

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

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Paul Lewis piano International Concert Series Sunday 12 February 7.30pm Bach Partita No.1 in B-flat BWV825 (16’) Beethoven Piano Sonata No.4 in E-flat Op.7 (30’) Chopin Three Waltzes: A minor Op.34 No.2, F minor Op.70 No.2, A-flat Op.42 (15’) Weber Piano Sonata No.2 in A-flat J199 (30’) Book Tickets

Anton & Erin: Swing Time Anton du Beke & Erin Boag Richard Balcombe conductor Lance Ellington star vocalist Ensemble Dancers Manchester Concert Orchestra

Saturday 25 February 3.00pm & 7.30pm Book Tickets

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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

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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* 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

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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*As at September 2016. 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.

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.

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

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

Metrolink tram passengers should alight at St Peter’s Square or Deansgate-Castlefield.

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.

The Bridgewater Hall Lower Mosley Street Manchester M2 3WS

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 £4.50. 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 Ice creams are available to buy at the interval. Delicious flavours include Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate and Ginger.

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