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WELCOME Having joined the wonderful Hallé family last September, I am delighted, in spite of these extraordinary times, that the orchestra has been able to perform together once again. As we continue to find ourselves in periods of uncertainty, I want to reassure everyone that the best interests of the musicians and staff at the Hallé are at the centre of everything we do. With concert halls currently closed and live audiences sadly excluded, we are thrilled, in association with our partners at The Bridgewater Hall and our own Hallé St Peter’s, to be able to bring you a Winter Season of nine unique concerts. These specially curated performances have been filmed and recorded to the very highest quality for you to watch at home at your leisure. Although for me nothing beats the live experience, this exciting filmed format enables us to adventure into new ways of presenting the orchestra and enhancing the music. The diverse array of repertoire on offer will be complemented by introductions, interviews and insights from our family of Hallé conductors and special guest artists. The Hallé exists to play for you, our audiences, and the support of so many of you during this pandemic has been an inspiration and literally kept us going. We are deeply grateful. On behalf of us all here at the Hallé, thank you for your continued support and we hope that you enjoy this illuminating and life-enhancing series of events.
David Butcher Hallé Chief Executive
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SIBELIUS’S THIRD SYMPHONY BROADCAST FROM THE BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER
R. STRAUSS Serenade BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No.3 SIBELIUS Symphony No.3 Sir Mark Elder conductor Isata Kanneh-Mason piano SPONSORED BY
It is due to the generosity of our sponsors, patrons and every loyal supporter who has been so understanding over the past 11 months that we are able to perform this concert. Arts Council England, the Greater Manchester Authorities and the City of Manchester have all been steadfast in their support and have our sincerest thanks. The Hallé is deeply grateful to our partners in The Bridgewater Hall, without whose collaboration these streamed concerts would not be possible.
SAFFERY CHAMPNESS SUPPORT FOR THE HALLÉ’S PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR PASS Saffery Champness is supporting the Hallé’s partnership with the Our Pass scheme, creating opportunities for young people across Greater Manchester to hear the Hallé perform. The Our Pass programme was set up in 2019, in conjunction with the Mayor of Greater Manchester, and is aimed at supporting school leavers and care givers. For a one-off membership fee of £10, the region’s young adults can access free bus travel across Manchester as well as a range of other benefits. The Hallé has been working with Our Pass for two years, providing a number of free tickets to concerts at The Bridgewater Hall. The Hallé is delighted that Saffery Champness is supporting this scheme for the Hallé’s series of online concerts, allowing these performances to continue to reach the next generation, free of charge. Saffery Champness recognises the importance of providing young people with access to culture and the arts. Schemes such as Our Pass, and the Hallé’s contribution to them, are vital in providing that opportunity to the young people of the region and its continued future success. The future success of Saffery Champness is dependent on offering the opportunity for young adults to pursue careers in accountancy and taxation. Our school leaver and apprenticeship programme sits alongside our university graduate programme, and has been incredibly successful in allowing us to recruit high calibre young people over the years. The programme provides an alternative route to a rewarding and fulfilling career with the firm, with many on the pathway having developed into industry leaders.
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RICHARD STRAUSS (1864-1949)
SERENADE IN E FLAT FOR 13 WIND INSTRUMENTS, OP.7 (1881) Richard Strauss was 17 and already beginning to make his name when he composed this attractive Serenade in November 1881. On a visit to Berlin, where his cello sonata was performed, he encountered members of a local orchestra who played through the new piece (which lasts under 10 minutes). A few weeks later, when the famous Meiningen Orchestra visited Berlin, its celebrated conductor Hans von Bülow heard a rehearsal of Strauss’s work and – in Dresden on 27 November 1882 – put it into a programme conducted by Franz Wüllner, who was later to conduct several Strauss premieres, including those of Till Eulenspiegel and Don Quixote. The Serenade is scored for pairs of flutes, oboes, clarinets and bassoons, with four horns and a contrabassoon or bass tuba. It is in one movement of sonata form, opening with a dignified melody that gives way to a brighter woodwind theme. Two powerful climaxes develop until the oboe leads the way back to the first subject and to a poetic ending that is already touched by an extra bit of magic which was to remain a Straussian hallmark. This little work has always remained in the repertory, even though Strauss himself, 30 years after he had written it, described it as ‘nothing more than the respectable work of a music student’. Bülow was so impressed that he commissioned a Suite in B flat for the same instruments. Michael Kennedy © 2012
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
PIANO CONCERTO NO.3 IN C MINOR OP.37 (1803) Allegro con brio Largo Rondo: allegro – presto There is a touching story of Beethoven listening to a performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto in C minor in the Augarten in Vienna one day in 1799 when he turned to his companion and said, ‘We shall never be able to do anything like that!’. But he had a very good try at least in his own C minor Piano Concerto, which he began a few months later and which, after a whole series of personal and professional distractions, he completed in 1803.
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN IN 1803, PAINTED BY CHRISTIAN HORNEMAN. Christian Horneman, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Those three or four years were a miserable period in Beethoven’s life, but it was not his habit to indulge himself in self-pity, least of all in his music. As he wrote in his Heiligenstadt Testament in 1802, ‘It would have needed little for me to put an end to my life. It was only art that held me back.’ Far from being an expression of despair, the Third Piano Concerto is, in the circumstances, a miracle of classical balance. True, there is a certain grimness in the opening theme of the first movement, but no more than in the corresponding passage in the Mozart concerto which served as Beethoven’s model here. Early consolation is offered by the gracefully poised second subject, quietly introduced by clarinets and first violins. Besides, Beethoven makes more structural than sentimental capital of his main theme. He derives from it, for example, the two-note rhythmic figure with which the orchestra introduces the first entry of the piano and which the soloist immediately expands with an up-beat scale. From before the end of the exposition until the end of the development that same figure persists at one level or another of the orchestral texture, liberating the adventurous solo part from structural duties. And, equally, it is with that figure that the timpani play an inspired part in bringing the soloist back to reality after the cadenza. The Largo is in E major, a key which elevates the work to a level apparently remote from the issues of the first movement. Certainly, the atmosphere is right for a sublime and uninterrupted flow of melody, whether initiated by the soloist or, as in the middle section, sustained by bassoon and flute to the decorative accompaniment of the piano. But as the Rondo delightfully demonstrates, that kind of serenity is not out of reach in a C minor context. It requires a carefully planned harmonic subterfuge on Beethoven’s part to secure it however. After the piano and the orchestra have introduced the bustling rondo theme in C minor, both the cheerful first episode – heralded by keyboard fanfares – and the lyrical second episode – featuring an elegant clarinet – follow a classically regular harmonic pattern. But then, beginning on the strings, there is a short fugal passage which oddly tails off, as though lost, in a succession of repeated notes in bare octaves on the piano. Seeing a golden opportunity here, the soloist magically reintroduces the rondo theme in that serene but elusive E major. Clearly, after such an inspiration, the work just has to end happily in C major rather than in the grim C minor in which it began. The Presto coda exuberantly confirms the situation. Gerald Larner © 2018
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JEAN SIBELIUS (1865-1957)
SYMPHONY NO.3 IN C MAJOR, OP.52 (1907) Allegro moderato Andantino con moto, quasi allegretto Moderato
At the time when Sibelius was labouring slowly on his Third Symphony, between 1904 and 1907, Finland was still a Grand Duchy of Russia rather than a fully independent state. But the composer had begun to turn his back on his Romantic nationalist past. After its triumphant premiere in 1902, his Second Symphony had been quickly seized upon by Finns as a ‘Liberation Symphony’ – the expression of a nation’s yearning for freedom. But there is no evidence that Sibelius thought of it in such terms. The few comments he made about non-musical inspiration point in very different directions. Besides the Second Symphony shows Sibelius wrestling as never before with formal issues: how to evolve an organic symphonic argument from tiny motifs; how one movement can grow out of another – as the finale of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony emerges in splendour from the glowing embers of the preceding scherzo. These were the issues Sibelius was keen to probe further when he began work on his Third Symphony. At the same time, he seems to have seen his new symphony as embodying another kind of protest – this time against the excesses of late Romanticism. While Mahler, Strauss and Scriabin assembled vast, colour-enhanced orchestras in their symphonies and tone poems, Sibelius scaled his orchestra down. The Third Symphony is scored for the kind of forces Beethoven or Schumann would have recognised. Gone are the third trumpet, the tuba, the harp and extra percussion of his First Symphony. And while the typical late-Romantic symphony continued to loosen its limbs and stretch out over ever longer time-spans, Sibelius simply pursued greater concentration. He may have been influenced by the ideal of ‘Junge Klassizität’ (Youthful Classicism) of his friend, the Italian virtuoso pianist and composer Ferruccio Busoni, but Sibelius was certainly thinking of Beethoven, whose Fifth Symphony delivers its powerful message in around half an hour. The Allegro moderato first movement could be seen as a study in economy. The opening theme – quiet but full of potential energy – is presented by cellos and basses
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JEAN SIBLIUS, 1913 Daniel Nyblin (1856–1923), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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alone. Gradually the full orchestra enters as the music builds to a vigorous climax. At its height, trumpets and trombones call out a three-note figure, rising by steps; horns and woodwind take this up another step, and then the cellos enter with a singing second theme. This too builds quickly to a climax, which then fades. After a brief pause for breath, the strings whisper a scale-like figure (marked ppp). The tempo slows, but the atmosphere remains highly charged. From here Sibelius begins to build a long crescendo – one of those passages which show thrillingly his mastery of the art of building climaxes. Bassoon, clarinet and oboe sing the second theme sadly to themselves then, as tension mounts, scraps of the opening theme are heard. At exactly the right moment the opening theme returns in full, to announce the beginning of the recapitulation. Everything is more or less straightforward now until the very end, where earlier motifs broaden into hymn-like lines for horns, woodwind and strings. Then, with an ‘Amen’ cadence, this remarkable movement closes. If that all sounds rather abstract, the effect is quite different – a reminder of a saying attributed to Sibelius’s great Danish contemporary, Carl Nielsen: ‘Music is the sound of life’. Having demonstrated that he could create a concise, cogent but above all vital symphonic argument, Sibelius now allows more of the sounds of life into the following two movements. The second movement is a slowish nocturnal dance, characterised by muted colours (literally in the case of the strings, who keep on their mutes throughout). The theme emerges gradually out of the pizzicato motifs heard at the beginning on cellos, basses and violas – another example of Sibelius’s ‘organic’ thinking. This dance music alternates with passages of reflective stillness, in which flickers of light never lead to a brighter dawn. Perhaps Sibelius was thinking of those brief days at the heart of the Finnish winter when the sun barely shows itself above the horizon. The final movement begins like a scherzo. The dancing movement is still prevailing, quietly but much faster. Eventually four ‘stopped’ horns steal in, announcing a new figure, full of mystery and containing echoes of the haunted forestscapes of Sibelius’s tone poem Nightride and Sunrise. Just when it seems that the scherzo is going nowhere fast, violas take the shadowy horn figures and turn them into something more assertive, akin to a fully-fledged tune. Then cellos join the first violas and the tune that is nearly a tune becomes a solid chordal theme in a clear C major. From now until the end of the symphony this theme dominates the music. The mood becomes increasingly energetic until it grows into a triumphant hymn with braying brass and vigorously pulsating strings. But the end is another gesture of masterly economy: a massive three-note figure, G – E – C, is underlined by brass and timpani, then the Third Symphony is suddenly over. Stephen Johnson © 2009
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SIBELIUS’S THIRD SYMPHONY RECORDED 14 MARCH 2021 IN THE BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER
PRODUCTION BY
Maestro Broadcasting Limited AUDIO PRODUCER AND ENGINEER
Stephen Portnoi ASSISTANT ENGINEER
Tony Wass
HALLÉ DIGITAL MANAGER
OB UNIT MANAGER
TECHNICIAN
Martin Sexton
John Millman
VISION GUARANTEE
LIGHTING DIRECTOR
HALLÉ VT PRODUCER
CAMERA OPERATORS
Vision engineer John Blake
Martyn Rourke
Riley BramleyDymond
VT OPERATOR
Robert Dunne
Andy Parr Simon Harmsworth Chris Flint Dave Brice
RIGGER
CAMERA SUPERVISOR
Chris Goor
Bill Lam
HALLÉ GFX DESIGNER
Peter Naish
Jamie Barron
EDITOR
Andy Barker EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Gemma Dixon DIRECTOR
Jonathan Haswell
Sibelius’s Symphony No.3 appears by arrangement with Schott Music, Mainz.
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‘A century has passed since Sibelius was in Manchester conducting his music on a tour of the UK. His spirit has lingered there’ The Financial Times, 2016
The Hallé’s Sibelius recordings. Available now at www.halle.co.uk/shop The Hallé’s recording label is sponsored by Siemens plc
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SIR MARK ELDER CONDUCTOR
Sir Mark Elder has been Music Director of the Hallé since September 2000. He was Music Director of English National Opera (1979–1993), Principal Guest Conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1992–1995) and Music Director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in the USA (1989–1994). He has also held positions as Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the London Mozart Players.
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He has worked with many of the world’s leading symphony orchestras, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Budapest Festival Orchestra, London Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestras. He is a Principal Artist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. He has appeared annually at the BBC Proms for many years, including on the internationally televised Last Nights in 1987 and 2006, and with the Hallé every year since 2003. He works regularly in the major international opera houses, including Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera, Paris Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago and Glyndebourne. He was the first English conductor of a new production at Bayreuth and has also guestconducted in Amsterdam, Berlin, Bregenz, Geneva, Munich and Zürich. His large discography ranges from Verdi, Strauss and Wagner to contemporary music. Among his many acclaimed releases on the Hallé’s own CD label are Gramophone Award–winning recordings of The Dream of Gerontius, Götterdämmerung and Elgar’s Violin Concerto, while The Apostles was voted BBC Music Magazine’s Recording of the Year 2013; the recent release of Siegfried completed the Hallé’s Ring cycle on disc. As Artistic Director of Opera Rara (2012–2019), his recordings included a multiaward-winning release of Donizetti’s Les Martyrs and an International Opera Awardwinning set of Rossini’s Semiramide. He has presented television films on the life and music of Verdi for the BBC and on Donizetti for German TV, co-presented BBC Four’s four-part series Symphony, fronted BBC Two’s Maestro at the Opera and, in 2015, presented BBC Four’s Sunday-evening series of symphony performances from the Proms. In March 2020, Sir Mark Elder returned from Pittsburgh to prepare the Hallé for Vaughan Williams’s Ninth Symphony, but the concerts were not able to take place, as life within the performing arts came to an extraordinarily abrupt halt. Lockdown gave Sir Mark the chance to spend time with his family – especially his new granddaughter – to study unfamiliar music, read voraciously and exercise in the glorious spring weather. As restrictions continue to change, a variety of different opportunities began to arise including live streamed digital performances and concerts welcoming smaller, socially distanced audiences. As well as his commitment to the Hallé, recent and future work includes the OAE at Glyndebourne, London Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony and Britten Sinfonia. Sir Mark Elder was appointed a Companion of Honour in the 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours, knighted in 2008 and awarded the CBE in 1989. He won an Olivier Award in 1991 for his work at ENO and in 2006 was named Conductor of the Year by the Royal Philharmonic Society, of which he is now also an Honorary Member.
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ISATA KANNEH-MASON PIANO
Isata Kanneh-Mason’s debut album, Romance, entered the UK classical charts at No.1 when it was released in 2019: ‘one of the most charming and engaging debuts’ Gramophone magazine. Isata recorded an all-Clara Schumann disc (Decca Classics) as an homage to the composer and pianist in the year of what would have been her 200th birthday. Since her studies at London’s Royal Academy of Music, Isata Kanneh-Mason has 16 | ≥ WINTER SEASON 2020/21
embarked on a successful and increasingly busy concert career, with concerto appearances, solo recitals and chamber concerts around the globe. She continues to perform with her six siblings, including regular duo recitals with her brother, the cellist, Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Highlights have included appearances at the Edinburgh International Festival, Wigmore Hall, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Teatro della Pergola and an extensive ten-city North American tour, including their debut recital at New York’s Carnegie Hall and a return to the Vancouver Recital Society. Isata has performed in the Portland Piano Series in Oregon, BBC Radio 3’s Wigmore lunchtime concert series, the Barbican Centre’s ‘Sound Unbound’ festival, The Color of Music Festival in South Carolina, at the Cheltenham and Bath festivals, Snape Proms, Musikfestspiele Saar and in venues from Antigua and the Cayman Islands to Perth. During the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown in spring 2020, Isata and her siblings all returned to the family home in Nottingham. As well as daily walks, table tennis in the garden and a family version of Come Dine with Me, Isata and her siblings performed in twiceweekly livestreams to audiences of thousands around the globe. Isata’s rendition of the first movement of Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, accompanied by a chamber ensemble comprised of her siblings, garnered over one million views. As restrictions began to lift, socially-distanced concerts and livestreams, including a virtual Prom with Sheku and a concert for all seven siblings at the Barbican, returned to the diary, along with more unusual gigs such as a series of car park concerts in Peckham. Future live performances include appearances at the Verbier Festival and Kimmel Center Philadelphia, as well as with the Hallé, Gothenburg Symphony, Johannesburg Philharmonic, KwaZulu Natal Philharmonic and Paris Mozart orchestras. Isata was selected as a European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO) Rising Star, and during the 2021-22 season she will perform solo recitals in some of Europe’s most prestigious concert halls. Isata reached her category final in the 2014 BBC Young Musician competition, winning the Walter Todds Bursary for the most promising musician. Broadcast performances have subsequently included BBC Radio and World Service, South Bank Sky Arts Awards, The Andrew Marr Show, Al Jazeera TV, Channel 4, The One Show, ITV Born To Shine, BBC2 Classroom Heroes and a feature for CBS Sunday Morning. Isata made her debut as a television presenter for the coverage of the 2019 BBC Proms. She completed her undergraduate degree at the Royal Academy of Music as an Elton John scholar, and performed with Sir Elton in 2013 in Los Angeles. Isata is also grateful for support from the Nottingham Soroptimist Trust, Mr and Mrs John Bryden, Frank White and Awards for Young Musicians.
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≥ MUSIC DIRECTOR SIR MARK ELDER FIRST VIOLINS
VIOLAS
FLUTES
HORNS
Hannah Perowne Sarah Ewins
Timothy Pooley †
Amy Yule
Laurence Rogers †
associate leader
Tiberiu Buta Zoe Colman Peter Liang Steven Proctor Alison Hunt † Helen Bridges † Victor Hayes † John Gralak † Michelle Marsh Katie Jackson SECOND VIOLINS
Eva Þórarinsdóttir Rosemary Attree Caroline Abbott † Grania Royce † Hannah Smith Elizabeth Bosworth John Purton Eva Petrarca Diego Gabete Yu-Mien Sun
SECTION LEADER
Julian Mottram † Martin Schäfer Piero Gasparini † Robert Criswell † Christine Anderson Chris Emerson † Victoria Stephenson CELLOS
Nicholas Trygstad SECTION LEADER
Simon Turner Dale Culliford † David Petri † Jane Hallett Clare Rowe Jonathan Pether
SECTION LEADER
Sarah Bennett PICCOLO
Joanne Boddington OBOES
Stéphane Rancourt SECTION LEADER
Virginia Shaw †
SECTION LEADER
Matthew Head Julian Plummer † Richard Bourn † Andrew Maher TRUMPETS
Tom Osborne Kenneth Brown † TENOR TROMBONES
COR ANGLAIS
Thomas Davey † CLARINETS
Sergio Castelló López
Katy Jones SECTION LEADER
Roz Davies † BASS TROMBONE
Kyle MacCorquodale
SECTION LEADER
Rosa CamposFernandez
TIMPANI
Erika Öhman
DOUBLE BASSES
Daniel Storer Yi Xin Han † Beatrice Schirmer † Rachel Meerloo Natasha Armstrong Sian Rowley
BASS CLARINET
James Muirhead † BASSOONS
Ursula Leveaux Elena Comelli CONTRABASSOON
Simon Davies
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The Hallé, numbered amongst the world’s top symphonic ensembles, continues to seek ways to enhance and refresh what it undertakes, with aspirations to provide leadership through performance standards, education, understanding and training. 2020 saw the Hallé embarking on its very first digital season. During its 162-year history, the organisation has weathered many storms – from two world wars to financial crises, volcanic ash clouds and now a global pandemic – and not being allowed to work and make music with immediate effect in March 2020 was truly devastating for its passionate players and staff. To be able to return to the stages of The Bridgewater Hall and Hallé St Peter’s to once again make music for loyal and supportive audiences felt like a true renaissance. Founded by Sir Charles Hallé in Manchester, the Hallé gave its first concert in the city’s Free Trade Hall on 30 January 1858. Following the death of Sir Charles, the orchestra continued to develop under the guidance of such distinguished figures as Dr Hans Richter, Sir Hamilton Harty, Sir John Barbirolli and Sir Mark Elder. The Hallé has received many awards, notably from the Royal Philharmonic Society and the South Bank Awards, for its work in the concert hall and celebrated collaborations with other orchestras and Manchester organisations. The Hallé has a distinguished history of acclaimed performances, in Manchester and around Britain, as well as televised concerts, frequent radio broadcasts and international tours. Since launching its own recording label in 2003, a number of the Hallé’s recordings have won prestigious awards including five Gramophone Awards, two Diapasons d’Or and a BBC Music Magazine Award. Over a quarter of a million people heard the Hallé live in the year up to April 2020 and more than 65,000 of those were inspired by the Hallé’s pioneering education programme. Working across the whole community – from schools to universities, care homes to prisons – to bring music in its broadest terms to those who may not attend the concert hall, the programme releases creativity and raises aspirations through very accessible and practical projects. Winter 2020 saw the launch of Goddess Gaia, a digital resource for schools featuring a twenty-minute animation and soundtrack based on a story by Tony Mitton. The Hallé is a Registered Charity No. 223882
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Might HMRC open an enquiry into your tax return? Martyn Dobinson, a Partner at Saffery Champness in Manchester looks at the increase in compliance checks and enquiry activities by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in recent years. The latest figures state that the tax gap (the difference between the tax that should be paid and what is actually paid) in 2018-19 was £31 billion, or 4.7% of total tax liabilities. With a reduction in manpower, HMRC has increasingly relied on computer systems to reduce the tax gap. HMRC’s Connect system, rumoured to have cost £100 million to set up, can now analyse huge volumes of taxpayer data automatically and cross-reference it with a variety of sources, such as bank accounts, credit card accounts, land registry, letting agents, mortgage applications, DVLA, even Amazon, eBay, and Google Street View as well as online social networks. Coupled with the increase in information sharing from government and corporate sources both in the UK and overseas, HMRC has a significant amount of data at its fingertips. Taxpayers can be selected randomly for an enquiry by HMRC, but it is more usual for the investigation to be targeted due to anomalies in their tax return when compared to other data held by HMRC. Undeclared income Common investigations relate to land and property, concerning undeclared income or the tax deductibility of expenses. With a growing number of people letting out their properties through online platforms there is increased pressure to ensure the correct taxes are being paid by the hosts. Airbnb, for example, has agreed to share data with HMRC on hosts’ income going back to the 2017-18 tax year, leading to a likely increase in investigations in future. In addition, property disposals have seen more scrutiny since HMRC’s Connect system has been able to access data from the Land Registry. High Income Child Benefit Charge Another popular area of investigation is the High Income Child Benefit Charge introduced in January 2013. This is essentially the clawback of child benefit payments where the person receiving them or their partner earns over £50,000. The only way to report the charge is via a self-assessment tax return. There are practical difficulties associated with the charge, particularly where couples do not know the level of each other’s income, as it is payable by the higher earner who may not necessarily be the person in receipt of the payments.
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Nudge letters There has also been much focus on offshore income in recent years following the introduction of various automatic exchange of information agreements and legislation introducing increased penalties – up to 200% of the tax due - for offshore matters. ‘Nudge’ letters from HMRC are being issued to large numbers of taxpayers encouraging them to complete certificates declaring all offshore income and gains have been reported for tax purposes. Practicalities Whatever the reason for the investigation, there are prescribed procedures and time limits set out in the legislation as to how and when HMRC can make enquiries into a taxpayer’s return. In general, for self-assessment, enquiries must be opened within 12 months of the return being filed with HMRC (where the return is filed by the statutory deadline). If the return is filed after the statutory deadline the enquiry period is extended. In certain circumstances, HMRC has wider powers to open an enquiry beyond these dates and can investigate several tax years. Penalties The level of penalty will depend on the behaviour of the taxpayer which gave rise to the under-declared tax, their level of cooperation with HMRC during the enquiry and whether the error relates to foreign or UK source income and gains. Not every error will result in a penalty; for example, where the taxpayer has taken reasonable care, even though the return later turns out to be incorrect. Some negotiation may be required to agree the appropriate penalty and, in some cases, the penalty can be suspended for up to two years at HMRC’s discretion. HMRC will impose certain conditions to be satisfied during the suspension period and, if those conditions are met the penalty will be cancelled. Undoubtedly, HMRC investigations can be time-consuming and costly, not only in terms of a potential additional tax bill, as well as possible interest and penalties, but also the professional fees in dealing with HMRC and providing the right information and responses to their questions. Fee protection insurance is often available to cover the cost of professional fees. At Saffery Champness, fee protection insurance is available to give clients peace of mind that our fees will be covered in the event of an enquiry, allowing us to take the time to achieve the best possible outcome without you bearing the cost.
For any help on tax or accountancy matters, please contact: Martyn Dobinson, Partner E: martyn.dobinson@saffery.com T: +44 (0)7912 272410
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≥ CHAIR ENDOWMENTS The Chair Endowment programme is an opportunity for you to be associated with one of our players and link your name with a position in the Orchestra. Your gift will help us to ensure the Hallé continues to develop artistically, attracting and retaining musicians of the highest quality. The key to a successful orchestra is the quality of the individual players. At the Hallé we are fortunate to have some of the country’s most gifted musicians whose talent and commitment help keep the Hallé among the finest orchestras in the world. Find out more at www.halle.co.uk/chair-endowments
MUSIC DIRECTOR, SIR MARK ELDER CH CBE
FIRST VIOLINS SARAH EWINS
SECOND VIOLINS PRINCIPAL
Mr Martin McMillan OBE and Mrs Pat McMillan
Elaine and Neville Blond Charitable Trust
Patrick and Tricia McDermott
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, DAVID BUTCHER
TIBERIU BUTA
Karen Farquhar
Hamish and Sophie Forsyth LEADER
Penny Moore GUEST LEADER, PAUL BARRITT
in memory of Geoffrey Robinson ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR, DELYANA LAZAROVA
PZ Cussons, Sir Mark and Lady Elder, The Garrick Charitable Trust CHORAL DIRECTOR, MATTHEW HAMILTON
In memory of Alison WilkieDavies
Dr Anne R Fuller
PAULETTE BAYLEY ROSEMARY ATTREE
John Geddes
in memory of the late Marie and Jack Levy
PETER LIANG
CAROLINE ABBOTT
Jennifer MacPherson
Peter and Mary Jones
ALISON HUNT
JULIA HANSON
Mrs Vivienne Blackburn for Michael
Lou Page
HELEN BRIDGES
in loving memory of Michael Hall
ZOE COLMAN
Professor Chris Klingenberg POSITION VACANT
JOHN PURTON HANNAH SMITH
Patrick and Tricia McDermott
In loving memory of Kaye Tazaki, from his family and the Hallé
Sincere thanks also to all those who have made general donations to the Chair Endowment programme during the recent months.
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VIOLAS TIMOTHY POOLEY
FLUTE AMY YULE
TRUMPETS GARETH SMALL
Dr Susan M Brown
Mr Peter Heath
Shared Trust
JULIAN MOTTRAM
In loving memory of John Pickstone MARTIN SCHÄFER
David and Beryl Emery PIERO GASPARINI
Mrs Jane Fairclough GEMMA DUNNE
KENNETH BROWN PICCOLO JOANNE BODDINGTON
in memory of Ronald Marlowe OBOE STÉPHANE RANCOURT
The Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund
In memory of Diz Shirley, and happy days at Chipping Campden
VIRGINIA SHAW
CHRIS EMERSON
COR ANGLAIS TOM DAVEY
Bolton Opus Group CELLOS NICHOLAS TRYGSTAD
Martin and Sandra Stone SIMON TURNER
In memory of Mrs G E Whitehead DAVID PETRI
K and S Coen
Alison Wilkinson
In loving memory of Douglas Crawford CLARINET SERGIO CASTELLÓ-LÓPEZ
The Hallé Choir
CLARE ROWE
Nina Harris JONATHAN PETHER
Charlotte Westwood POSITION VACANT
In loving memory of Dorothy Hall DOUBLE BASSES POSITION VACANT
Edmundson Electrical Ltd YI XIN HAN
Shared Trust BASSOONS POSITION VACANT
Penny Moore TROMBONE KATY JONES
Sylvia Kendal in memory of Ivor Rowe TIMPANI JOHN ABENDSTERN
In memory of Alan and Vivian Glass PERCUSSION DAVID HEXT
Rosemary Whitesman RICCARDO LORENZO PARMIGIANI ERIKA ÖHMAN
Mrs R Russell in loving memory of her husband, Jim Russell RBA; Michael Eagles
In memory of Miss Amy Alexandra Morris
HALLÉ YOUTH ORCHESTRA BASSOONS
ELENA COMELLI
PERCUSSION
Anonymous
I and E Brett Karen Brown
HORNS
in memory of Arthur Bevan and Enid Roper LAWRENCE ROGERS
in memory of C K Andrews
In memory of Stella and Harold Millington
RICHARD BOURN
BEATRICE SCHIRMER
ANDREW MAHER
Joyce Kennedy in loving memory of Michael
Mr CR and Mrs E Anslow MATTHEW HEAD
NATASHA ARMSTRONG
In loving memory of Nora Dawson
John and Pat Garside
TOM OSBORNE
Michael Eagles BASS CLARINET JAMES MUIRHEAD
JANE HALLETT
Professor Sir Netar Mallick
Shared Trust
Shared Trust
Mr C R and Mrs E Anslow
CELLOS
The Holland-Frickes Mr John Summers WIND AND STRINGS
The English-Speaking Union, Mid Cheshire Branch Anonymous HALLÉ YOUTH CHOIR SOPRANOS AND ALTOS
Mr and Mrs Smith HALLÉ CHOIR
Jane Hampson ALTOS
Chris Hughes
RACHEL MEERLOO
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≥ ST PETER’S ANCOATS, MANCHESTER
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Situated at the heart of the resurgent area of Ancoats, Hallé St Peter’s provides a home for the Hallé’s rehearsals and recordings, its choirs and Youth Orchestra, as well as a space for education workshops and small performances. Originally opened by the Hallé’s Patron HRH The Countess of Wessex in 2013, the facility is concentrated around a restored, Grade II listed, former church. A threestorey extension, The Oglesby Centre, was opened in November 2019 and includes a number of new practice rooms and performance spaces. The Hallé Kitchen space is now home to Café Cotton at Hallé St Peter’s. This independent café, restaurant and bar is open to the general public seven days a week offering great coffee, delicious homemade food and cakes for takeaway. Follow Hallé St Peter’s (@hallestpeters) for our latest opening times and information.
EVENTS AT HALLÉ ST PETER’S Hallé St Peter’s is a versatile venue suitable for a wide variety of events. The elegant interior provides a beautiful backdrop for weddings, parties, corporate events, meetings, conferences, receptions and more. Hallé at St Michael’s, our nearby sister venue also provides stylish space for events. Enquiries are welcome for weddings, conferences and events. Call us on 0161 806 0260.
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Recruiting now The Hallé is now welcoming applications for the 2021–22 season of the Hallé Youth Orchestra, Youth Choir, Youth Training Choir and Children’s Choir!
All details at www.halle.co.uk/youth-ensembles-recruitment Application deadline: Monday 7 June 2021
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An exciting new resource for schools from the Hallé Words by Tony Mitton • Music by Steve Pickett Goddess Gaia, a brand new 20-minute animated cantata from the Hallé, explores the beauty and fragility of the natural world and takes us on a thought-provoking journey around the globe, warning us about the danger of human greed on the environment A complete classroom resource for teachers, including three videos with opportunities for children to participate through singing and classroom percussion; audio files, creative music project, written teacher information and a comprehensive curriculum pack with suggestions and activities for a wide range of cross-curricular learning, including science, geography, art, citizenship, literacy, maths, DT and dance. Aimed at KS2 but all resources can be adapted to suit the needs of individual classes.
www.halle.co.uk/gaia
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≥ PATRON PROGRAMME By joining the Hallé Patron programme you can become part of a family of supporters who are helping to shape the future of the Hallé. Patrons have access to unique opportunities to experience many different facets of the Hallé alongside musicians, performers and fellow supporters in recognition of their regular support. Find out more at www.halle.co.uk/become-a-patron
CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE John and Margaret Allen Dr Anne R Fuller Pat Kendall-Taylor Professor Chris Klingenberg Patrick and Tricia McDermott David and Mary McKeith Dr and Mrs Ian McKinlay OBE Penny Moore, for Terry, who loved the Hallé Dr Sambrook Christine and David Walmsley In memory of Lynne In memory of Alfred and Brenda Burley
MAESTOSO Brian and Valerie Bailey Dr Susan M Brown Mr David A Budgett Mr and Mrs J. Davnall Valerie and Peter Dicken Mrs Juliet Gibbs Andrew Hay and Nicola Kitching Mark Kenrick Jennifer MacPherson John Nickson and Simon Rew Martin and Sandra Stone John and Pat Turner Judi Winterson and David Hoyle
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CRESCENDO Mr C. R. and Mrs E. Anslow Mr Jon and Dr Carol Ashley Mr Edward Astle Carole and David Baume Mr John Biggins Audrey and Richard Binch David and Maggie Blackburn Mrs Vivienne Blackburn Clair Boyes Dr Christopher Brookes J. R. Bushell (Bolton) Ltd Laura and Peter Carstensen Dr and Mrs Michael and Diana Cavanagh Lawrence David Cody and in memory of Mr and Mrs L. J. Cody Mr Julian Craddock Philip Crookall Mr A Fowell Mr and Mrs J. Fox Mr Richard Garnett Chris and Karen Halicki Miss Lynne Hamilton Dr Andrew Hardman David Haworth Mr John Hopwood and Dr Julia Morrison Chris Hughes, to mark 42 years with the Hallé
Choir Mr Kenneth Kay Mr Michael Leach Mr Colin Lomax David and Jane Murphy Sir Charles Nightingale Mrs Kathy Noble Mr John D Owens Mr D Pritchard Mr Martin Rayner AC and CJ Riddington T. G. Roberts Mrs Jackie Roberts Mr and Mrs R. J. W. Rogers Judith and Patrick Rutter Sheila Rydz and in memory of Simeon Rydz John and Susan Schultz Mr P D Senn Mr David Shipley Mrs Marian Smith and in memory of Colin Smith OBE Mrs E. G. Tonge Joy White Professor and Mrs Philip Wiles David and Veronica Yates In memory of Brenda Owens
INTERMEZZO
SCHERZO
Dr D Yvonne Aplin Joan Ball Tony Bates Professor Tony Berry Mr K A Bevan Mrs Margaret Bradshaw Mrs P Cate Monica and Mick Clark Pamela Craig Sarah Crouch Mr Anthony Doust Mr Micheal Dowling Chris Dumigan Dr George A Eccleston Rev’d and Mrs J F Ellis Mrs A Fitzpatrick Charlie Fleischmann Ann Flowerday Jeremy and Gillian French Mrs Ruth Gooddie Mr and Mrs R Green Mr John Hannah Mrs Bessie Harper Callum Harvey Mr and Mrs D Hawkes Peter and Audrey Hewer Mr Simon Hutchence Mrs Wendy Jeffs Professor Nicholas and Dr Mary Jones Mr J G Knox Mr and Mrs B H Lawrence Mr and Mrs R W Lee Mel Littler Mr Alan Lowe Mr T Marsden John and Mary McPeake Stephen and Jacqueline Miley Mrs Alison Milford Gordon and Jess Minton Miss Maire Morton Mr and Mrs J P Platt Malcolm and Morag Ranson Mr Michael Redhead Canon C Roberts Joan and Graham Rogers Dr T and P E Schur Phil Thornley Mr John Turner Mrs M Warrener Mr J C White Professor Richard Whitley Mr John Wildman Jack and Elizabeth Wimpenny Joan Wood In loving memory of Helen Brave In memory of Albert Mesriee
Gill and Barrie Adams Mr Peter Adamson Mr Timothy R Ades Dr Katherine M Adler Mr Roger Ainsworth Vin Allerton Dr P J Alvey Mr Barry J Ball Dr Peter Barberis Mr Michael Barley Mrs J E Baxendale Mr Paul K Berry Mr Steve Best Mr D J Bird Mr Stuart Bishop Dr Howard Booth Ms Annie Bracken Arnold and Brenda Bradshaw Philip Broughton Mr Dean Brown Karen Brown Miss S R Brown Peter Burgess Barbara and Anthony Butcher Miss Christine Bywater Miss Christine S Catherall Mrs B Y Chubb Mrs Kathleen Cleary Mrs Gina Collison Mr David Cooke Mr H C Cowen Mrs Frances Critchley Mr John Critchley TD Mrs J D Darwent Dr D Dawson Mr and Mrs B A DeSousa Mrs Joyce Dewhurst Mrs Marie Dixon Ann and Donald Docker Mr Paul Durham Mrs D Dyer Mr E Alan Eaves Miss E Evans David Farrow Dr Larissa Fast Miss Charlotte Fitzgerald Mr George Fletcher Mr Alan Freeman Dr Tim Gartside Mrs Elaine M Gavin Mr Adrian Gerrard Mrs J Gill Mrs Mary Glynn Mr Christopher Grafham Mr and Mrs S R Lancelyn Green Mrs Caroline Greenwood Mr John D Gregory
Dr R Gregory Mr J B Haddow Dr I M Hall Paul and Amanda Hamblyn Mr C W Hampson Mrs Thora Harnden Brian and Bridget Harris Mr Simon Harrison Mrs J M Hartley Mrs Dorothy Heaton Mr Cliff Heckle Donald and Carolyn Henderson Mrs G Hewitt Miss Pauline Hickey Mr and Mrs J M Hill Peter and Charlotte Hill Mr J M Hindshaw Mrs Dorothy Holt Mrs Janet Holwill Dr W Hoyle Mr H Hughes and Mrs F Hughes David Humphries Mrs Glynys Hunter Dr Steven Hurst Joyce Hytner Mr Howard Johnson Mrs Jean Johnson Alma Jones, and in memory of Frank David and Fae Jones Christine and Michael Jones Mr Trefor Jones Miss Brunhilde Kay Mr and Mrs Rex Keen Lynne and Martin Kemp Ian Leonard Jennifer and Paul Lingwood Mr Harry Lipson Mrs Dorothea Livesey Virginia and Peter Lloyd Mr and Mrs M and A Losse Mr Kevin Lyons Mr F P S and Mrs D A B Marriott Dr and Mrs P J Marriott Mr P Marsh and Ms H M Bennett Mrs C Mason Dr Michael Mattison Mrs E McCrone Mrs Angela McMenemy Mrs Bernice Meagher Dr David Miers Mr David Milner Mr Jeff Milner Dr Brian Molyneaux Mr Peter Moorhouse Ms Kathleen Morris
Miss Jean Motler Mr P K Murphy Mr David Odling Professor Damian O’Doherty William and Janet Ollier Mr John Peaker Dr John Pearson Reverend David Peters David and Elizabeth Pioli Mr Victor Potapczuk Professor James Powell OBE Dr R E Price Mrs Jean Proud Mr D Radley Mr Peter Ramsden Mrs Beryl Ratcliffe Angus and Jenny Reynolds Mr Paul Reynolds David and Elly Roberts Mrs A Rose David and Maggie Rowlands Mrs Susan Rowlands Professor Michael G Rusbridge Mrs J Ryner Martin and Gail Sanderson Mr and Mrs John and Jackie Say Mrs Jan Schofield Mr James A Scott Mr Simon Shelbourn Mr C and Mrs T Shepherd Mr Michael Shiels Charles and Helen Smith Mr and Mrs C Smith Mr Roger Smith Mr Alan Spier Mr and Mrs R T Stafford Mr Frank Stoner and Mrs Margaret Dudley-Stoner Mrs Carla Suter Mrs Norma Swan Mrs M E Thompson Mr John Thomson Mrs Jean Tracy Mrs Jackie Tucker Tom Uprichard Mrs Barbara Upton Mr Peter and the late Mrs Diana van der Feltz Derek Vernon Jeffery and Judith Wainwright Mr Brian Walker Mr R B Walsh F T Walters Mrs Anne Ward Mr George Watson John and Christine Weller
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Mrs Lynn Wharton Mr Peter R White J Christopher Whitehead Mr A Whittaker Mr Thomas Williams Mr C F Winter Barry Wood Hilary and the late Noel Woodhead Mrs Ann Woolliscroft Dr J M Worth D and M Wright Dr David Yorke A music lover In memory of my parents In memory of Margaret Brailsford In memory of O Calvert In memory of Mr Tom Chadwick In memory of Liz Glynn In memory of D S Goodes In memory of Dr D B Jones In memory of Mrs M McDonald In memory of Patsy Pringle In memory of Dr Barbara Smith In memory of John Wallace Tonge
ALLEGRO Mr A C Abbas Mrs Brenda Ackroyd Mr Chris Adams and Professor Rosemary Lucas Mr Paul Adkins Mr Paul Ager Mr Richard Alliss Mohammed Amin Voxra Andersen Mr G Aspey Mrs Barbara Aspin Mrs Barbara Austin Ms Elaine Bagley Mrs P Barlow John Barnard Mr C Barton Dr A J Basey Mr and Mrs Melvyn Bathgate Mr and Mrs S Beckett John Begg Ms Rowena BeightonDykes Mrs Lois Beldon Mr P Beresford Mr I C Berridge Mr G N Berry Mr R Berryman Ms Rosemary Betterton
Mr David Bimson Mr A Birch Mrs A Birch Mrs Christine Bird Michael S Birkett Mr Robin Bissell Mrs Diane Blackburn Marilyn Booth Mrs Marjorie Boothby MBE Mr John M J Bowden Mr Alan Brant Mr Roger Brentnall John Bridgman Mrs Susan Briggs Mr David Britnor Mr and Mrs Andrew Brochwicz-Lewinski Ms Patricia Brock Mrs Gwyneth Brown Miss V Brown Mr Ian Brownlee Mr A Budworth Mrs Sarah Bunting Mr and Mrs P Burns Dr Kathy Burton Mrs Pauline Bushnell Peter Callon Mr Gerard Cambridge Ms Shirley Campbell Mr Geoffrey Carter Mrs Pamela Carter Mr J K Chadwick Mr William Chadwick Austin Chambers Mrs J Chambers Ms K Chapple Mrs Margaret L Chatfield Mr Eric Chilton VKF Ciaputa Mrs Betty Clee Mrs Anne Clegg Mrs C Connor Mr Michael Connor Mrs Olive Cook Mr D Cooper Mr Geoffrey D Copage James Coppock Mrs Joyce Cotgrave Mrs Barbara Cotterill Mr Richard and Mrs Karen Cowley Mr David Cresswell Mrs Margaret R Croker Mr and Mrs J B and Sylvia Crummett Dr C S Cundy Hilary and Adrian Curtis Mr Alan Dagger Mr Gerard Dale Jennifer Dale Mrs Jackie Dalingwater
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Ms Maria Davies Mr G J Davison Mr Alan Dean Anne and John Dempsey Mrs Wendy Dewey Mr and Mrs I Disley Professor Alexander Donnachie Mrs M Downing Helen Drew Miss Margaret Dunn Ms Louise Durose Dr S Dymock Mr Barry Eastwood Mrs Stella Eberlein R Ellershaw Mr M Ellis Mr and Mrs K Else Mr Peter English Mrs J M Evans Mrs Christine Everett Ms Julie M Fallon Ms N E Farrell Mr Steven Farrell Mrs Margaret Faulkner Mrs Cynthia Fenton Steven Fidler Mr Howard Fisher Mrs P Fitzgerald Raymond and Eileen Flint Mr R Foster Ms Wendy Foulger Mrs Augusta Fox Mr Charles R Fox Mr J W Fox Miriam and Michael Fox David and Sylvia Francis Mr R F Fry David and Joyce Fuller Miss A M Furphy Mrs E Galloway Peter Gannon John Gardner Eileen Goodwin in memory of Jack Mrs F B Grant Mr T Greene Andy Greenwell Ms Joy Greenwood Pamela Greenwood Mr Stephen Gregory Mr J C B Gregson Mr A L Griffith Mrs Audrey Griffiths John Groarke Mr J F Austin Hall James Hallows Mrs Eveline Hamilton Mrs Sheila Hardy Mrs Helen Harrington Dr W David Harrison Mrs Judith Harrop
Mr David Hartley Peter and Susan Haslehurst Tony Hayter Mrs Susan Heard Mr R Heaton Mrs P A Hemstock Dr Kenneth Henderson Mr John Herod Mr Thomas A Heyes Mr and Mrs G D Heyward Dr Pamela Hobson Mr Alex Hodgeon Mr Paul Holder Mr Derek Hollingsworth Dr Michael J Holloway Mr and Mrs M Holmes Mr R Holmes Miss Jeanne Holt Mr Brian Hooley Mrs Ann Hooper Mrs M Horan Mr John David Howard Mrs C M Hughes Mr J G B Hunter Mrs Jacqueline Hurdle John Hytner Miss Susan Ingham Mrs Helen Margaret Ireland Dr Melanie Isherwood Mr Paul Jabore Bridget Jackson Mrs J A Jackson Mrs I J Jackson Mr John Jackson Mr M D Jackson Mrs Pauline Jackson Mrs Emma Jacobs Miss Hilary Jarvis Dr K Jeffery Mrs Christine Jenkinson Mr Mark Johnson Mr R Johnson Mrs A Johnstone Mrs A Jones Mrs J M Jones Mr Fred Jones Shirley Jones Mr D J Kay Mrs Angela Kendrick Mr Andrew Kennaugh Jack Kirby Miss B Knight Dr W F Knox Mr Rainer Kolbeck Mrs Pat Kundi Dr Louis Kushnick Mr and Mrs Vivian Labaton Mrs Lillian Langshaw Dr Hugh Laverty Mrs Alison Lawrence
Mr and Mrs E Layland David and Pam Leaver Charles Ledigo Mr R Lee Mr Graham J Lees Mrs S Leete Mr Howard Leigh Mrs S Lewis Mrs Susan G Lewis Mrs A Leyland Mr John Liles Mrs Anne Livesey Pam and Gordon Lorimer Mrs Barbara Lowe Mr C A Lowe Dr Marion E Mackay Mr David MacKley Mrs Sarah C Maddock Mrs Barbara Maitra Mr D F Mardon Mrs B Marples Dr and Mrs Martin Mr Michael Martindale Mrs Dianne Massey Mr M D Masters Mrs Wendy Maunders Mrs Anne McCormack Mr J McCrory Mr J McGough Mrs T R McGough Mr Brian McGrath Mrs Sylvia McKellar Mrs Hinda Meggit Mr John Meriton Miss Audrey Messenger Dr John P Miller Mr Roger Miller Mr Robert Millington Mr Andrew C Mitchell Mr Tim Mitchell Miss G Mobb Anthony and Linda Mooney Mrs Gillian Moorhouse Mrs Jennifer Moorhouse Dr Richard Morgan Mr S J Morley Dr M G Mortimer Mr and Mrs Muir Mr A Murray Mr V Murray Dr Granville Neath Mr and Mrs A Newton Mr Peter Newton Mr Edward Nicholls Mr and Mrs Jonathan Noble Mr Thomas Nuhse Mrs L O’Connor Mr Stephen O’Hagan Mr Stephen Oliver-Watts Mr Martin Olley Mrs M Owen
Mr Michael Owen Mrs Christine Owens Graham and Dorothy Palmer Mr and Mrs K Parker Mr R K Parker Mrs Rosemary Parsons Mrs Ann Patterson Mrs M Pattinson Mr Alan Pearson Mrs Pauline Pedlar Mr J D Perry Mary Pexton R and E Philburn Dr Max Pilotti Mr John Piper Mr M Pittam Mr J Platt Mrs Lynne Powell Mr Lee Price Mrs Frances Prince Mrs Jean Pugh Mrs Jennifer Rae Mrs Sheila Ramsay Mr Stuart Ramsden Mr and Mrs Alan K Rawson Mr Paul Raynor Dr Redford Mrs M Redmond Miss Karen Redmore Mrs Susan Renshaw Mrs A Richardson Mrs S Rigby Mrs Christina Roberts Elizabeth and Hugh Roberts Mrs Winifred Robertson Mrs Doreen Robinson Mrs Kathleen Robson Mr Mark Robson Mr Colin Rogers Valerie and Howard Rogerson Mr Philip Roper Mrs J A Round Mr J Roundell Mr Raymond Rouse Miss P Rowland Mr C Rudd Miss S M Salmon Mr Peter Sampson Mr J B Sangster Mr Gerald Francis Schultz Mrs Margaret Scott Mr Robert Scott Mrs Carol Selby Alison Sellars Mr Andrew Senior Mr Maurice Setton Mr Christopher Sharp Mr David J Shearing
Mr S W Shone Mrs Eileen Short Mr P Sidwell Mr Chris Simon Mrs J K Slack Dr A J and Mrs J M Smith Mrs Anne Smith Mr Lionel Smith Dr J Spangler Mr M Spoors Mrs Joyce Stafford Mrs C M Stead Mrs P Steed Mrs Jane Stephens Mr Paddy Stephenson Mr J R Stuart Mrs Sally Sturt Mrs C Summerfield J B and J W Sutcliffe Miss Sykes-Howden Dr D P M Symmons Mr J P Syner Mr T Tarpey Mr J Taylor Mrs J Taylor Mrs Lesley Taylor Mr M Taylor Rosemary and Roger Taylor Mr D F Thickbroom Jim and Stella Thomas Michael Thomas Mrs S K Thomas Miss Marie Thompson Mr Philip Thompson Mr Terence P Thornton Mrs J Tims Mr D Allan Townsend Mr and Mrs P Trickett Mr and Mrs Brian Tuffery Mrs J Turner Mrs Barbara Twiney Mr W W Wagstaff Mr Angus Walker Mr P R Walker Mrs Sylvia Walker Mr W A Walker Mr John Ward Dr Stephen Ward Mrs and Mr Susan and Michael Warrington Mr and Mrs J M Watson Mr and Mrs Bill Webb Miss Judith Weller Mrs Pamela Wells Mr Robert Wensley Mr Werbel Mrs A G Whaley Mr P N Whitaker Mrs H Whitehead Eric Whittaker Mrs Petronella Whittle
Mrs L Wilkinson Professor Arthur Williams Mr and Mrs A J Williams Mrs Margaret Williams Mrs H J Williamson Mr A Willows Mrs Margaret Wilson Mr Stephen Wilson Mrs Kathleen Winterbottom Ms Janet Wolff Mr and Mrs Chris Wolstenholme Mrs Margot Wood Mr and Mrs S Wood Dr Zoe and Roderick Woodhead Mr Terry Woodhouse Mr T Woolfenden Miss A F W Woolley Mr Norton Wragg Dr M Wren Anna Wright Mrs Helen Wright Mr Keith Wright Mr Angus Yeaman A Music Lover In memory of Roger Bogg In memory of Margaret Cooke In memory of Mr and Mrs G W Dawson In memory of my gifted grandfather, Peter Hunt esq. In memory of Mr G E Huggins In memory of Bill and Florrie Mathews In Memory of Derek Michael Melluish OBE In memory of Dr Nathan and Mrs Shlosberg In memory of Ian Michael (Mick) Othick
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MANY THANKS TO ...
HOLDERS OF THE HALLE SILVER MEDAL FOR PHILANTHROPY Stewart Grimshaw Michael and Jean Oglesby Terry and Penny Moore Arthur Reynolds Jurgen Maier
2058 FOUNDATION PRINCIPAL BENEFACTORS Manchester Airport Mr Martin McMillan obe and Mrs Pat McMillan The Oglesby Charitable Trust Fred Nash and Carole Nash obe Tiger Developments CIM Investment Management Ltd DLA Piper LLP Rothschild MAJOR BENEFACTORS Peter Heath David and Mary McKeith Brother (UK) Ltd PZ Cussons plc Nigel Warr David Wertheim and Family Kirby Laing Foundation Kobler Trust Martin and Jacqueline West The 2058 Foundation is a restricted fund of the Hallé Concerts Society established in the Hallé’s 150th Anniversary year to support specific artistic and education projects.
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SUPPORTERS OF THE OGLESBY CENTRE AT HALLÉ ST PETER’S The Oglesby Charitable Trust The Monument Trust The Dunard Fund The Foyle Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation Granada Foundation The Kirby Laing Foundation Victoria Wood Foundation The Wolfson Foundation and all those who supported The Oglesby Challenge and those who wish to remain anonymous
AMERICAN PATRONS Carol E. Domina Caroline Firestone Rita Z. Mehos Christa Percopa Arthur Reynolds Annette Vass
LONDON PATRONS Joyce Hytner John Nickson and Simon Rew
THE HALLÉ WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING TRUSTS FOR THEIR ONGOING SUPPORT The Monument Trust The Oglesby Charitable Trust Esmée Fairbairn Foundation The Foyle Foundation Granada Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation The Kirby Laing Foundation The Liz And Terry Bramall Foundation The Victoria Wood Foundation The Wolfson Foundation The Zochonis Charitable Trust Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation The Ann Susman Charitable Trust The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust The Band Trust The Boltini Trust Boshier Hinton Foundation Church Burgesses Educational Foundation D’oyly Carte Charitable Trust Dunard Fund The Gladys Jones Charitable Trust The Grand Trust CIO The Harding Trust The Derek Hill Foundation John Horniman’s Children’s Trust The Irving Memorial Trust Land & Co. Foundation The Leche Trust Lord and Lady Lurgan Trust McLay Dementia Trust The N Smith Charitable Settlement Paul Hamlyn Foundation Peter Cunningham Memorial Fund Cecil Pilkington Charitable Trust The Pilkington General Charity PRS for Music Foundation The Radcliffe Trust The Rainbow Dickinson Trust The Rix_Thompson-Rothenberg Foundation RUSI (The Royal United Services Institute) Schroder Charity Trust The Sobell Trust Sir George Martin Trust Sale Mayoral Fund The Thriplow Charitable Trust
HALLÉ FAMILY OF BENEFACTORS Mrs A. Alford Mr C. K. Andrews Mr and Mrs Black In Memory of Rabbi Felix Carlebach from his family, friends and supporters Pamela Cate Mr Peter Copping Miss Rebecca Louise Finch Mrs Vivian Glass Mr Harry Johnson Mr A. and the late Mrs A. Johnson Kenneth Kay Mr C. H. Pooley Brian and Glenna Robson Bernadette Rudman Mr and Mrs R. P. Shepherd JP DL Lynne and Bob Spencer Mr and Mrs Brian Tetlow
and others who wish to remain anonymous
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≥ SEASON SPONSORS Diamond Partner
Major Sponsor
With thanks to Manchester Airports Group for 30 years of support.
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Many thanks to our family of Workplace Choirs
HALLÉ BUSINESS CLUB PLATINUM
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Brother Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce Manchester Airport PZ Cussons plc Rothschild & Co
CBRE Ltd./The Towers Business Park SILVER
Beaverbrooks Bruntwood Cazenove Capital
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≥ CONCERTS SOCIETY PATRON HRH The Countess of Wessex gcvo VICE PRESIDENTS A. Martin McMillan obe Edward Pysden BOARD ELECTED DIRECTORS David McKeith [CHAIRMAN] Sharon Amesu Alex Connock Darren Drabble Tim Edge Juergen Maier cbe Linda Merrick John Phillips cbe Merryl Webster Aileen Wiswell mbe NOMINATED DIRECTORS GREATER MANCHESTER COMBINED AUTHORITY
Eamonn Boylan Councillor Janet Emsley MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL
Councillor Azra Ali CHIEF EXECUTIVE David Butcher FINANCE DIRECTOR Ruth Harkin ORCHESTRAL NOMINEE Caroline Abbott MUSIC DIRECTOR Sir Mark Elder ch cbe PERMANENT GUEST LEADER Paul Barritt ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR, POPS Stephen Bell ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR Delyana Lazarova
CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE David Butcher * Alison Lever Isabelle Orford FINANCE Ruth Harkin * Matthew Wyatt Lourdes Román VENUES Martin Glynn * Tyrone Holt Everett Parry † Edward Cittanova David Roberts ARTISTIC PLANNING Anna Hirst * Louise Hamilton Andrea Stafford Sue Voysey CONCERTS DEPARTMENT Stuart Kempster * † Lois Boa ORCHESTRA MANAGEMENT Chris Lewis Jenny Espin LIBRARY Louise Brimicombe Alice McIlwraith STAGE MANAGEMENT Dan Gobey Lawrie Bebb
HALLÉ CONNECT EDUCATION Steve Pickett * Joanna Brockbank Hayley Parkes HALLÉ CONNECT ENSEMBLES Naomi Benn * Jo Pink Isabelle Orford Verity Riley CHORAL LEADERSHIP NETWORK Anna Stutfield SPONSORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING Kath Russell * Eleanor Roberts Susanna Caudwell Amy Adebola Charlie Widdicombe COMMUNICATIONS Andy Ryans * † Peter Naish † Liz Barras Harriet Hall Anna Shinkfield DIGITAL Bill Lam Riley Bramley-Dymond ARCHIVE Eleanor Roberts Stuart Robinson † † 20 years service * HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ENQUIRIES info@halle.co.uk www.halle.co.uk
CHORAL DIRECTOR Matthew Hamilton YOUTH CHOIRS DIRECTOR Stuart Overington CHILDREN’S CHOIR DIRECTOR Shirley Court COMPOSER EMERITUS Colin Matthews ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Henning Kraggerud
The Hallé Concerts Society is a Registered Charity No. 223882
Thank you for your support. The Hallé, now more than ever, relies on the generosity of all our supporters. To see how you can help, visit
www.halle.co.uk/support-us Thank you.
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