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Thursday 20 February 2026 The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester **** Exploring the Cosmos: The Hallé's Stellar Concert The Hallé orchestra, Choir and Youth Choir. Image credit Sharyn Bellemakers/The Hallé On Thursday evening, it was a pleasure to see a full stage (The Hallé orchestra under the baton of Kahchun Wong, on a specially extended stage), full …
Sunday 29 June 2025 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester For a review of day one of the festival click here and for the opening night click here Musicians from the Hallé, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, RNCM, The Chorus of ENO and Hallé Choir. Image © Alex Burns Manchester Collective: The Body Electric The title of Sunday afternoon’s …
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Saturday 14 June 2025 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester ***** John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in a breathtaking performance of Mahler's Third Symphony John Storgårds, Jess Dandy and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Photo: Chris Payne Having just come back from the Shostakovich Festival in Leipzig, with performances by two of the world’s most renowned orchestras …