WHAT'S ON AT THE BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER
What's On at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Most Popular Shows and Events at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
What's On at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Hallé & Carolin Widmann - Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
Thursday 25 - Sunday 28 April 2024
Music Director of the Ulster Orchestra and of Opera National de Lyon, Daniele Rustioni returns to the Halle having been named 'Best Conductor of the Year' at the 2022 International Opera Awards. Wagner's Prelude to Act One of Die Meistersi...
Verona Quartet
Thursday 25 April 2024
Acclaimed as an 'outstanding ensemble' by The New York Times, the Verona Quartet is the Quartet-in-Residence at Oberlin College and the 2020 recipient of Chamber Music America's coveted Cleveland Quartet Award. The Verona has captivated a...
Average White Band
Friday 26 April 2024
Having remained a perennial fixture at top music venues across the world for over 50 years, the Average White Band's farewell tour is the not-to-be-missed last chance for multiple generations of fans to experience the musical energy and tra...
The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour
Friday 26 - Monday 29 April 2024
Take a look behind the scenes at The Bridgewater Hall, and learn more about Manchester's iconic international concert venue. The entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides will lead you through the building's history, its acoustics and arch...
The Bridgewater Hall Building Tour with BSL
Friday 26 - Monday 29 April 2024
Take a look behind the scenes at The Bridgewater Hall, and learn more about Manchester's iconic international concert venue. The entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides will lead you through the building's history, its acoustics and arch...
BBC Philharmonic - Nordic Noir
Saturday 27 April 2024
A slow musical procession leads us through the gate into one of Bruckner's 'cathedrals of sound', his Fifth Symphony. This music is as spacious and reverential as a place of worship. Fear not, there are no hard pews to sit on here as Bruckn...
Pink Martini
Monday 29 April 2024
Pink Martini - the musical sensation led by pianist Thomas Lauderdale, known for their unique blend of Latin, jazz, pop and classical influences - will be celebrating 30 years in the business on their 2024 tour. Formed in Portland, Oregon, ...
The Mancunium Consort
Friday 3 May 2024
Founded in February 2023, The Mancunium Consort have been described as "one of the rising stars of the Choral Music scene" by world-renowned ensemble, The Gesualdo Six. The Manchester-based choir are led by Harry Mobbs and Joseph Taylor, wi...
The Hallé - Nitin Sawhney in Concert
Saturday 4 May - Thursday 5 December 2024
A special evening lies ahead when the internationally renowned composer, musician and producer, Nitin Sawhney CBE, makes his Hall? debut. Having previously worked with orchestras across the world including Metropole Orkest, Britten Sinfonia...
CBeebies Ocean Adventure Proms
Sunday 5 May 2024
Take a deep breath and dive underwater in the concert hall submarine with its musical crew, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. On the big screen, Andy is ready to report from an adventure in his submarine pod, plus CBeebies favourites JoJo a...
Jubin Nautiyal
Wednesday 8 May 2024
Bollywood sensation Jubin Nautiyal - known for his soul stirring performances and mesmerising vocals - is set to embark on his highly anticipated UK tour. Renowned for his versatile singing style - effortlessly transitioning between high-en...
Manchester Collective, Ruth Gibson & Sansara
Friday 10 May 2024
The mighty Manchester Collective returns for a typically adventurous night of new music - including a quartet of new pieces from four of today's freshest and most original composers. Morton Feldman's Rothko Chapel is a towering work of Am...
Chetham's School of Music Students
Friday 10 May 2024
Once again, The Bridgewater Hall welcomes talented young musicians from Chetham's School of Music, the specialist music school with its home in the heart of Manchester. This performance features a range of small school ensembles from the sc...
Chetham's School of Music
Friday 10 May 2024
Live at Lunchtime is a series of free concerts, taking place on various Fridays throughout May to September. Doors open at 12.30pm, with each 45-minute performance starting promptly at 12.45pm, providing the perfect opportunity to enjoy som...
Blue
Saturday 11 May 2024
Mainstays of the UK pop scene for more than 20 years, 2024 will see BRIT Award winners Blue embark on their Greatest Hits Tour, stopping off at some of the country's most stunning theatre spaces, performing their best-loved songs and sharin...
Music Makers
Monday 13 May - Monday 10 June 2024
Ticketed event in the Barbirolli Room....
Rebecca Ferguson
Friday 17 May 2024
Rebecca Ferguson returns, celebrating the release of her fifth and final album, Heaven Part II. Due for release on 5 December - 12 years to the day since the release of her debut album, Heaven - Rebecca says of the record: "This new album i...
NOMAD
Friday 17 May 2024
NOMAD are a prize-winning, shape-shifting Manchester-based ensemble, crafting music that moves your heart, moves your feet and moves you around the world. Though co-founded in 2021 by three classically trained musicians - Ailsa Burns, Iona ...
BBC Philharmonic - Spring the Sweet Spring
Saturday 18 May 2024
Ballet music. Certificate 18. Winter exhales. The Earth gasps into life. The Rite of Spring welcomes in the vernal equinox, Siberian-style. Full of barbaric rituals and savage dances, the orchestra is turned by Stravinsky into a collective ...
Country Roads - One Night of Country Classics
Wednesday 22 May 2024
Celebrate the Kings and Queens of country music and enjoy the biggest and best songs of the genre, including 9 to 5, The Gambler, Walk the Line, Rhinestone Cowboy, Ring of Fire, Walkin' After Midnight and more at this tribute show from the ...
Yes
Thursday 23 May 2024
Formed in 1968 by Jon Anderson and the late, and much-missed, Chris Squire, YES have been one of the most innovative, influential and best-loved bands in rock music history. Their 1970s albums The Yes Album, Fragile, Close To The Edge,...
Mali Hayes
Friday 24 May 2024
Mali Hayes's music is perfumed with vibrant real-life stories and coloured with honesty and soul. Described by Jamie Cullum as "A really great new British female vocalist from Manchester. She's got a real un-flashy kind of approach which I...
Hallé - Tony Bennett: the Music and Songs of a Legend
Saturday 25 May 2024
From his recording debut in the 1950s to his collaboration with Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett's seventy-year career has been characterised by class, style and an ear for a great song. In this spectacular programme, conductor Richard Balcombe, the...
Thank You For The Music - The Ultimate Tribute to ABBA
Sunday 26 May 2024
Calling all Dancing Queens, this is your night to say, Thank you for the Music! This international smash-hit tribute show brings all ABBA's number one hits to the stage. The hugely popular show, now in its 20th year, with a brand-new show f...
Hallé - Finale: Sir Mark Elder Conducts Mahler 5
Friday 31 May - Saturday 1 June 2024
For Sir Mark's finale as Halle Music Director, a musical coup! A new choral work specially composed by Sir James MacMillan, one of the UK's highest profile composers on the world stage. 'What I wanted', says Sir Mark, 'was a work that would...
Julieth Lozano & Ricardo Gosalbo - An Introduction to Zarzuela
Friday 31 May 2024
The Instituto Cervantes Manchester, in collaboration with The Iberian and Latin American Music Society, is pleased to present a concert dedicated to Zarzuela, a unique lyrical genre with its roots in 17th Century Spain. On this occasion, we...
Shalamar
Sunday 2 June 2024
As Shalamar, Howard Hewitt and Jeffrey Daniel sold over 25 million records worldwide and collected no less than 100 gold, silver and platinum awards. They always whip the crowd into a frenzy with classics such as A Night To Remember, I Can ...
Disney in Concert - The Sound of Magic
Tuesday 4 June 2024
Following on from its UK debut at the London Coliseum last year, Disney In Concert: The Sound of Magic - a celebration of over 100 years of Disney experienced through its music - returns to tour the UK in 2024. This newly imagined concert t...
Paterson Joseph - Sancho & Me
Friday 7 June 2024
Performed by Paterson Joseph (Wonka, Timeless) and accompanying musicians led by Ben Park, and based on Joseph's novel The Secret Diaries of Ignatius Sancho. Charles Ignatius Sancho was born on a slave ship on the Atlantic in 1729, yet he b...
Jazz Jamaica - Join the Choir
Saturday 8 June 2024
Be part of the concert by performing in a fantastic choir alongside the Jazz Jamaica band and singers. Choir participants will perform alongside the Jazz Jamaica band and vocalists, on some absolute classics from the Trojan Records catalogu...
Jazz Jamaica All Stars
Saturday 8 June 2024
Get your skank on in STYLE! Jazz Jamaica All Stars featuring Brindsley Forde (Aswad) and Carroll Thompson (Hopelessly in Love) dig into the vaults of the iconic Trojan Records label to serve up this big live celebration of the sounds of Jam...
A Family Adventure in Opera
Saturday 8 June 2024
Dive into an exciting journey through the world of opera with a free event that blends music, storytelling and fun for the whole family! An interactive concert and workshop, designed for families with children aged 7 and older, promises to ...
Britpop Classical
Sunday 9 June 2024
A host of 90s luminaries from the defining music of the decade, Britpop, will join forces for a unique performance, which will see them performing their hits and more iconic songs from the era with a full live orchestra. This will be be the...
Deepak Chopra
Monday 10 June 2024
Join New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra as he guides you on how to wake up to new levels of awareness that will ultimately cultivate a clear vision, heal suffering in your mind and body, and help recover who you really are. In ...
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Friday 14 June 2024
Direct from a week long run in London's West End at the Vaudeville Theatre, a sold out Worldwide tour and standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!Using huge projection photos and original film footage, th...
Guiliano Modarelli & Kousic Sen
Friday 14 June 2024
Originally from Italy, Giuliano Modarelli is a London-based guitarist, composer and producer. Having studied Jazz at University, he went on to develop through the Indian classical tradition, studying under renowned sitarist Dharambir Singh,...
Sing With The Hallé - Be in the Audience
Sunday 16 June 2024
Hear the Halle Choir and a huge chorus of singers for this very special performance of Mozart's Requiem. Following a full day of rehearsals with the Halle's exceptional Choral Director, Matthew Hamilton, the massed singers, alongside the Ha...
Sing With The Hallé - Be in the Choir
Sunday 16 June 2024
Experience the thrill of singing alongside one of the world's most renowned choirs and orchestras in a full day of inspiring choral music. Everyone is welcome and no previous experience is required! You will have the joy of singing one o...
Murder Trial Tonight II
Thursday 20 - Friday 21 June 2024
A Gripping and Immersive Jury Experience... Tigerslane Studios is thrilled to announce the launch of their latest production, Murder Trial Tonight II. This unique and captivating immersive theatre experience invites audiences to step into t...
Emily Mercer
Friday 21 June 2024
Emily Mercer is a Manchester based indie artist who boasts some serious range, her genre-defiant music revealing a naturally questioning nature, with ongoing themes of truth seeking, self sabotage, and all that make us messy and human. With...
BBC Philharmonic - Ending on a High
Saturday 22 June 2024
Mind-bending and transcendent, our season finale carries us off on a luxurious magic carpet of sounds, and some of the greatest showmen in music, with Richard Wagner. The mythical other worlds he created have inspired countless film scores ...
Most Popular Shows and Events at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
