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Past concerts

  • Thu 8 & Sun 11 Oct 2026

    The Bridgewater Hall

    Prokofiev’s Symphony No.5

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    • Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.3 (39')

    • Prokofiev Symphony No.5 (46')

  • Fri 9 Oct 2026

    Hallé St Peter's

    Chamber Series: Saint-Saëns Septet

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    • John Casken Enchant (World Premiere)

    • Lili Boulanger D'un matin de printemps

    • Lili Boulanger D'un soir triste

    • Saint-Saëns Septet

  • Sun 4 Oct 2026

    The Bridgewater Hall

    The Hallé and Opera Rara: Offenbach’s Barkouf

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    • Offenbach Barkouf (145')
    Before the concert...
    ...Join musicologist Dr Flora Willson at 3pm in conversation with conductor Paul Daniel for an insight into Offenbach’s extraordinary and rarely performed Barkouf.

  • Fri 25 Sep 2026

    Sheffield City Hall

    The Hallé in Sheffield – The Firebird

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    • Liszt Les préludes (16')

    • Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 'Emperor' (38')

    • Stravinsky The Firebird (1945) (30')

  • Thu 24 Sep 2026

    The Bridgewater Hall

    Opening Night: Built for the Hallé

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    • Liszt Les préludes (16')

    • James MacMillan Symphony No.6 (Hallé Commission - World Premiere) (30')

    • Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 'Emperor' (38')
    Before the concert...
    ...at 6.30pm, join us for a pre-concert talk in the main hall with Hallé Chief Executive David Butcher, Kahchun Wong and James MacMillan.

  • Wed 23 Sep 2026

    Nottingham Royal Concert Hall

    The Hallé in Nottingham – The Firebird

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    • Liszt Les préludes (16')

    • Beethoven Piano Concerto No.5 'Emperor' (38')

    • Stravinsky The Firebird (1945) (30')

  • Wed 5 Aug 2026

    Royal Albert Hall London

    BBC Proms – Rachmaninov’s Second Symphony

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    • Ravel
      • La vallée des cloches (orch. C. Matthews)
    • Nadia Boulanger
      • Fantasy for piano and orchestra
    • Rachmaninov
      • Symphony No.2 in E minor

  • Thu 23 Jul 2026

    The Octagon Buxton

    The Hallé at Buxton International Festival 2026

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    • Weber Oberon Overture

    • R. Strauss Horn Concerto No.1 in E flat

    • Brahms Symphony No.4

  • Sat 11 Jul 2026

    The Bridgewater Hall

    Choral Classics

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    • Handel Zadok the Priest (5')
    • MacMillan O Radiant Dawn (4')
    • Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine (5')
    • Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleeves (4')
    • Stanford The Blue Bird (3')
    • Verdi Aida: Triumphal March & Ballet Music (8')
    • Orff Carmina Burana: O Fortuna (3')
    • Humperdinck Hansel & Gretel: Overture (8')
    • Humperdinck Hansel & Gretel: Brother dear (3')
    • Mozart Requiem: Lacrimosa (3')
    • Grieg Peer Gynt: Morning (4')
    • Grieg Peer Gynt: Hall of the Mountain King (3')
    • Handel Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus (4')
    • Raymond Wise I'll Stand (3')
    • Parry I Was Glad (7')