Internationally renowned singer, composer and actor David Essex has announced his first major tour in over four years. The 21 date UK tour taking place in November will see him perform much loved hits spanning over his entire 50 year repertoire, with the tour opening at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. David first shot to fame when he…
Stars of the hit series Nashville are set to play for audiences in England and Scotland during a first-ever international tour in June. Launching 13 June in Manchester, the tour will feature cast members Clare Bowen, Chris Carmack, Charles Esten, and Sam Palladio performing songs from the series and original material. Later stops include Birmingham,…
Award-winning actor Henry Goodman to play Czech composer in Beyond the Score Beyond the Score will form the centrepiece of the orchestra’s Dvořák Festival this May. The festival, titled Nature, Life and Love, will celebrate the Czech composer with seven concerts in two weeks, conducted by the Hallé’s Music Director Sir Mark Elder. First performed…
Katie Melua has announced a series of live dates for late 2016, which will see her joined onstage by the 23-piece Gori Women’s choir.
The Halle is set to perform a series of concerts at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in March including their specials, Classical Greats and Oscars for Orchestra. Thursday 3 March, 7.30pm Hallé Pops – Classical Greats Programme: Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Elgar Chello Concerto; Copland Fanfare for the Common Man; Barber Adagio…
Seal has announce three UK tour dates as a part of his European tour which will find the Grammy and BRIT award winning singer perform at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on 1 July 2016. The news comes after the excellent reception to his latest studio album 7 and last year’s successful arena tour alongside Duran Duran….
The Halle is set to hold a number of concerts in February, including a Valentine’s Day Special and a programme of Rachmaninov, Mahler and Shostakovich. We take a look at what’s coming up over the next few weeks. Thursday 11 February, 7.30pm Thursday Series – Rachmaninov, Mahler and Shostakovich Rachmaninov Isle of the Dead; Mahler Kindertotenlieder;…
Having sold over 8 million copies of their first nine CDs in the ten years since they formed, the all-Irish four-piece Celtic Woman have cemented their place as one of the world’s most popular World Music acts. Already huge stars in the US and their native Ireland, to commemorate their 10th anniversary the group are…
Thursday 5 November, 7.30pm Verdi Overture: The Force of Destiny Bloch Schelomo Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony Nikolaj Znaider conductor Jian Wang cello The fate theme running through this season comes to the fore with the dramatic overture Verdi composed for his great opera The Force of Destiny. Young Chinese virtuoso, Jian Wang, then performs Bloch’s Schelomo….
Chris Cornell has announced a series of UK tour dates for 2016, which will find the multi-Grammy Award winning artist performing at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on 27 April 2016. The solo acoustic tour will see the Golden Globe nominee perform a career-spanning set at each show, including tracks from his new album Higher Truth. Following…
