Bridgewater Hall
- Box office 0844 907 9000
- General enquiries 0161 950 0000
- Website www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk
Photo: Ben Blackall
Bridgewater Hall was built to answer the need for a major music venue in Manchester, the aging Free Trade Hall having been sold to developers, and its bold modernist design has already acquired iconic status. The building rests on thousands of steel springs, insulating it from noise and vibration. The main auditorium seats nearly 2,400 people and is centred around the spectacular Marcussen & Son pipe organ. The Hall hosts classical concerts by UK and international artists, as well as other musical performances. In recognition of its contribution to Manchester city centre, the Hall received a Civic Trust award in 1998.
The nearest railway stations are at Deansgate and Oxford Road, and the nearest Metrolink stations are Deansgate–Castlefield and St Peter's Square.
The Bridgewater Hall is Manchester's international concert venue, built to give the best possible space for music. The Hall hosts over 250 performances a year including classical music, rock, pop, jazz and world music. The Bridgewater Hall's magnificent Marcussen pipe organ is a focal point and dominates the 2,400 seat auditorium, completely covering the rear wall with a beautiful blend of wood and burnished metal. It was the largest instrument of its kind to be installed in Britain for almost a century and is the jewel in the crown of one of Europe's finest concert halls.
The Hall is home to three resident orchestras: the Hallé, the BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata. The Hall also programmes its own classical music season, the International Concert Series and works with a range of promoters and charity hirers on other programming.
The construction of The Bridgewater Hall was funded in partnership by Manchester City Council and Manchester Development Corporation with assistance from the European Regional Development Fund.
The ongoing operation of the Hall is now the responsibility of an independent charitable trust, Manchester Concert Hall Limited. The Bridgewater Hall is managed by SMG Europe Holdings Limited, one of the world’s largest international venue operators.
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- Provides: Wheelchair access
- Open since: 1996
Events at this venue
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Friday 20 September
Saturday 21 September
Kabalevsky/Prokofiev/Coates/ Walton. William Walton: Symphony No 1 in B flat minor Eric Coates: Dancing Nights Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3 in C major Dmitri Kabalevsky: Colas Breugnon – overture
Sunday 29 September
Sunday 6 October
Saturday 12 October
Tuesday 15 October
Friday 18 October
Saturday 19 October
With The Adelaides.
Thursday 24 October
Jeffrey Mumford/Mendelssohn/Mahler. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No 5 in C sharp minor Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No 1 in G minor Jeffrey Mumford: Within Diffuse Echoes
Saturday 2 November
Stravinsky/Philip Grange/Tchaikovsky. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 1 in G minor, 'Winter Daydreams' Philip Grange: Violin Concerto Igor Stravinsky: Song of the Nightingale
Saturday 9 November
Wagner/Bruckner. Anton Bruckner: Symphony No 5 in B flat major Richard Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder
Monday 11 November
Tuesday 12 November
Saturday 16 November
Sunday 17 November
Monday 18 November
Tuesday 19 November
Wednesday 20 November
Thursday 21 November
Kalevi Aho/Outi Tarkiainen/Shostakovich. Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony No 12 in D minor 'The Year 1917' Outi Tarkiainen: Midnight Sun Variations Kalevi Aho: Theremin Concerto
Tuesday 26 November
Wednesday 27 November
Thursday 28 November
Milhaud/Ravel/Prokofiev. Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No 5 in B flat major Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G major Darius Milhaud: Le boeuf sur le toit, Op 58
Sunday 1 December
Monday 2 December
Sunday 8 December
Friday 13 December
Saturday 14 December
Sofia Gubaidulina/Bruckner. Anton Bruckner: Symphony No 7 in E major Sofia Gubaidulina: Triple Concerto
Sunday 15 December
Tuesday 17 December
Wednesday 18 December
Friday 20 December
Tuesday 24 December
Thursday 26 December
Friday 27 December
Saturday 28 December
Sunday 5 January 2020
Monday 6 January 2020
Sunday 12 January 2020
Saturday 18 January 2020
Anna Clyne/Vaughan Williams/Berlioz. Hector Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Anna Clyne: Night Ferry
Saturday 1 February 2020
Rimsky-Korsakov/Szymanowski/Myaskovsky. Nikolai Yakovlevich Myaskovsky: Symphony No. 6 Karol Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Golden Cockerel
Sunday 2 February 2020
Thursday 6 February 2020
Beethoven – Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’. Ludwig van Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus, Operferlied, Symphony No 3 in E flat major 'Eroica'
Sunday 9 February 2020
Friday 14 February 2020
Saturday 15 February 2020
Beethoven – Symphony No. 7. Ludwig van Beethoven: Cantata for the death of Emperor Joseph II, Leonore Prohaska: Trauermarsch, Symphony No 7 in A major
Friday 21 February 2020
Saturday 22 February 2020
Sunday 23 February 2020
Friday 28 February 2020
Saturday 7 March 2020
Beethoven - Mass in C major. Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No 4 in B flat major, Mass in C major
Sunday 8 March 2020
Friday 13 March 2020
Saturday 14 March 2020
Saturday 21 March 2020
Strauss/Mozart/Wagner. Richard Wagner: Tristan and Isolde – Prelude and Liebestod Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 in C major, K 467 Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
Wednesday 25 March 2020
Thursday 26 March 2020
Poulenc/Shostakovich/Dvořák. Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No 7 in D minor Dmitry Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No 2 in F major Francis Poulenc: Sinfonietta
Friday 27 March 2020
Tuesday 31 March 2020
Tuesday 14 April 2020
Thursday 16 April 2020
Brahms/Mahler/Hindemith. Paul Hindemith: Symphony 'Mathis der Maler' Gustav Mahler: Des Knaben Wunderhorn Johannes Brahms: Variations on the St Anthony Chorale
Friday 17 April 2020
Friday 24 April 2020
Thursday 30 April 2020
Strauss/Schnittke/Shostakovich. Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony No 6 in B minor Alfred Schnittke: Cello Concerto No.1 Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Monday 11 May 2020
Saturday 16 May 2020
Beethoven – a collaboration with the Hallé. Ludwig van Beethoven: Choral Fantasy, (completed Barry Cooper) Symphony No.10, Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral'
Monday 18 May 2020
Thursday 4 June 2020
Sibelius/Debussy/Tom Coult/Respighi. Ottorino Respighi: Pines of Rome Tom Coult: Pleasure Garden Claude Debussy: La mer Jean Sibelius: Tapiola
Saturday 13 June 2020
Beethoven - Missa solemnis. Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis
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