As the Halle prepare to launch their Dvorak Festival, titled Nature, Life and Love, we take a look at what’s on.
The centrepiece of the festival which will celebrate the Czech composer with seven concerts in two weeks is Beyond the Score, combining music, actors, singers and film to tell the story of Dvorak’s most iconic score, Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’. The performance will feature award winning actory Henry Goodman, portraying Dvorak.
The festival will include:
Thursday 5 May, 7.30pm, The Bridgewater Hall
Moravian Duets
Piano Concerto
Overture: In Nature
Overture: Othello
Overture: Carnival
Sir Mark Elder – conductor
Francesco Piemontesi – piano
Hallé Youth Choir
Full price tickets from £13 (including booking fee) £5 student tickets (including booking fee) are available.
Saturday 7 May, 7pm, The Bridgewater Hall
Beyond The Score – Symphony No. 9 ‘From The New World’
Sir Mark Elder conductor
Henry Goodman – Dvořák
Gerard McBurney narrator
Actors from the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre
Full price tickets from £19 (including booking fee).
Thursday 12 May, 7.30pm, The Bridgewater Hall
Slavonic Dances
Cello Concerto
Symphony No. 7
Sir Mark Elder – conductor
Gary Hoffman – cello
Full price tickets from £13 (including booking fee) £5 student tickets (including booking fee) are available.
Sunday 15 May, 7.30pm, The Bridgewater Hall
Slavonic Dances
Cello Concerto
Symphony No. 8
Sir Mark Elder -conductor
Gary Hoffman – cello
Full price tickets from £13 (including booking fee) £5 student tickets (including booking fee) are available.
Wednesday 18 May, 2.15pm, The Bridgewater Hall
Slavonic Dances
Cello Concerto
Symphony No.9, ‘From the New World’
Sir Mark Elder – conductor
Gary Hoffman – cello
Full price tickets from £13 (including booking fee) £5 student tickets (including booking fee) are available.
Buy a ticket for the matinee on Wednesday 18 May and get a half-price ticket for only £7 for the Golden Spinning Wheel at 6.00pm -7.00pm on the same day.
Wednesday 18 May, 6pm-7pm, The Bridgewater Hall
The Golden Spinning Wheel
Sir Mark Elder – conductor
Full price tickets from £12 (including booking fee).
Saturday 21 May, 6pm, The Bridgewater Hall
Saint Ludmila
Sir Mark Elder – conductor
Hallé Choir
Full price tickets from £13 (including booking fee) £5 student tickets (including booking fee) are available
picture – Henry Goodman as Dvorak in Beyond The Score
