concert schedule
December 2011 - May 2012
11 December 2011
15.00
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Family Christmas Concert
15 December 2011
19.30
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Mussorgsky (arr.R-K) Night on a Bare Mountain
Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Rachmaninov piano concerto no.2
(soloist Alexander Romanovsky)
Tchaikovsky 1812 overture
17 December 2011
19.30
Halle Youth Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Dvorak cello concerto
(soloist Nicholas Trygstad)
Bernstein West Side Story symphonic dances
Marquez Danzon no.2
13 January 2012
19.30
Halle Orchestra
City Hall
Hull, UK
Strauss Don Juan
Bruch violin concerto no.1 (soloist Sophia Jaffe)
Humperdinck Hansel & Gretel prelude
Mendelssohn Symphony no.5
14 January 2012
19.30
Halle Orchestra
Leeds Town Hall
Leeds, UK
Humperdinck Hansel & Gretel prelude
Bruch violin concerto no.1 (soloist Sophia Jaffe)
Rachmaninov Symphony no.2
19 January 2012
19.30
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Barbican Centre
London, UK
Andrew Norman "Unstuck" (UK Premiere)
Britten Violin Concerto (soloist Daniel Hope)
Shostakovich Symphony no.10
29 January 2012
15.00
Halle Orchestra & Halle Youth Orchestra
Joint Performance
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Shostakovich Symphony no.5
17 February 2012
15.00
Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia
Palacio de la Opera
A Coruna, Spain
Santacreu De la belleza inhabitada
Pierne Piece de concert in Gmaj for Harp and Orchestra (soloist Celine Landelle)
Stravinsky Petrushka (1947 version)
21 February 2012
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Studio Recording
London, UK
Turnage "Canon Fever" Fanfare for the BBC Music Magazine's 20th birthday
Martinu Lidice
Mozart Piano Concerto no.16 (soloist Christian Idle Hadland)
28-29 February 2012
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Orchestra
Studio Recording
Glasgow, UK
Weill Symphony no.2
Debussy arr. Adams Le Livre de Baudelaire (soloist Ruby Hughes)
6 March 2012
10.45
Halle Orchestra
"Halle for Youth" Concert
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Coates Knightsbridge March from London Suite
Prokofiev Death of Tybalt from Romeo & Juliet
Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Pickett/Caffrey Olympic Belief
Ravel Bolero
Williams Throne Room from Star Wars
Respighi Pines of Rome, 4th mvt
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
7 March 2012
10.45
Halle Orchestra
"Halle for Youth" Concert
REPERTOIRE AS FOR 6 MARCH
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
8 March 2012
10.45
Halle Orchestra
"Halle for Youth" Concert
REPERTOIRE AS FOR 6 MARCH
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
9 March 2012
20.00
Halle Orchestra
Strauss Serenade for Winds
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no.2
(soloist Alexander Romanovsky)
Mendelssohn Symphony no.5 "Reformation"
Wagner Tannhauser Overture
Victoria Hall
Hanley, UK
10 March 2012
19.30
Halle Orchestra
Strauss Serenade for Winds
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no.2
(soloist Alexander Romanovsky)
Mendelssohn Symphony no.5 "Reformation"
Wagner Tannhauser Overture
Town Hall
Cheltenham, UK
14 March 2012
19.30
Halle Orchestra
Shared concert with Sir Mark Elder
Strauss Serenade for Winds
Mozart Piano Concerto no.18 (soloist Imogen Cooper)
Vaughan Williams A London Symphony
Symphony Hall
Birmingham, UK
15 March 2012
19.30
Halle Orchestra
Shared concert with Sir Mark Elder
Strauss Serenade for Winds
Holst The Hymn of Jesus
Elgar Symphony no.2
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
22 March 2012
10.45
Halle Orchestra
"Halle for Youth" Concert
REPERTOIRE AS FOR 6 MARCH
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
25 March 2012
15.00
Halle Youth Orchestra
Concert shared with Halle youth choirs
Brahms Variations on a Theme of Joseph Haydn
Rimsky-Korsakov Snow Maiden Suite
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
13 April 2012
20.30
Orquesta Sinfonica de Tenerife
Weill Symphony no.2
Chopin Piano Concerto no.2 (soloist Denis Zhdanov)
Elgar In the South (Alassio)
Auditorium "Adan Martin"
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
24 April 2012
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Studio Recording
Britten/Matthews A Charm of Lullabies (soloist Jennifer Johnston)
BBC Maida Vale
London
27 April 2012
19.30
Halle Orchestra
Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Overture
Dvorak Cello Concerto (soloist Alban Gerhardt)
Mendelssohn Symphony no.3 "Scottish"
Sands Centre
Carlisle, UK
1 May 2012
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Studio Recording
Stanford piano concerto no.2 (soloist Benjamin Frith)
30 May 2012
19.30
Halle Orchestra
Shostakovich Concerto no.1 for Piano, trumpet & strings
(soloists Martin Roscoe & Gareth Small)
Stravinsky The Firebird (1919)
Beethoven Symphony no.5
Assembly Rooms
Derby, UK
13 June 2012
19.45
Halle Orchestra
Mozart Don Giovanni Overture
Shostakovich Concerto no.1 for Piano, trumpet & strings
(soloists Martin Roscoe & Gareth Small)
Mahler Symphony no.4 (soloist Sarah Fox)
Town Hall
Middlesborough, UK
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RECENT: June-November 2011
11 June 2011
19.30
Halle Orchestra
Barbican Centre
York, UK
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Bizet Carmen Prelude & Aragonaise
Sibelius Finlandia
Walton Henry V Charge & Battle
Coates Calling All Workers
Stravinsky Infernal Dance from The Firebird
Tchaikovsky Finale from Swan Lake
Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture
Copland Two movements from Billy the Kid
Delius Walk to the Paradise Garden
Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
12 June 2011
15.00
Halle Orchestra
The Sands Centre
Carlisle, UK
Family Concert
14 June 2011
11.00 & 14.00
Halle Orchestra
Royal Concert Hall
Nottingham, UK
Concerts for schools
15 June 2011
10.45 & 13.30
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Concerts for schools
16 June 2011
10.45 & 13.30
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Concerts for schools
21 June 2011
19.30
Salomon Orchestra
St John's Smith Square
London, UK
Strauss Don Juan
Bruckner Symphony no.8
22 June 2011
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Concerts for schools
28 June 2011
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Concerts for schools
29 June 2011
18.00 & 19.45
Halle Orchestra
Clowne
Derbyshire, UK
Concerts for schools
9 July 2011
19.30
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Bizet Carmen Suite no.1
Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals
(narrator Sir Mark Elder)
Ravel Mother Goose Suite
Prokofiev Suite from Romeo & Juliet
20-21 July 2011
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
City Halls
Glasgow, UK
Studio recording of
Busoni Turandot Suite
24 July 2011
14.00
Halle Orchestra
Royal Hall
Douglas, Isle of Man
Bizet Carmen Suite no.1
Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals
(narrator Sir Mark Elder)
Ravel Mother Goose Suite
Prokofiev Suite from Romeo & Juliet
29 July 2011
19.30
Halle Youth Orchestra
The Hall for Cornwall
Truro, UK
Britten Four Sea Interludes
Barber Violin Concerto
(soloist Ciaran McCabe)
Bax Tintagel
Delius Walk to the Paradise Garden
Gershwin Cuban Overture
31 July 2011
19.30
Halle Youth Orchestra
St John's Hall
Penzance, UK
Britten Four Sea Interludes
Barber Violin Concerto
(soloist Ciaran McCabe)
Bax Tintagel
Delius Walk to the Paradise Garden
Gershwin Cuban Overture
2 August 2011
19.30
Halle Youth Orchestra
(shared concert with Halle Youth Choir)
Royal Northern College of Music
Manchester, UK
Bax Tintagel
Barber Violin Concerto
(soloist Ciaran McCabe)
Gershwin Cuban Overture
12 August 2011
19.30
Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile
Teatro Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Stuardo "Et" (premiere)
Canton Percussion Concerto (premiere)
(soloist Juan Coderch)
Rachmaninov Symphony no.3
13 August 2011
19.30
Orquesta Sinfonica de Chile
Teatro Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Stuardo "Et" (premiere)
Canton Percussion Concerto (premiere)
(soloist Juan Coderch)
Rachmaninov Symphony no.3
2 September 2011
21.00
Basque National Orchestra
Gare du Midi
Biarritz, France
[Festival Musique en Cote Basque]
Mendelssohn Meeresstille und Gluckliche Fahrt
Mozart Concerto no.10 for two pianos
(soloists Josu Oquinena & Ivan Martin)
Dvorak Symphony no.9
15 September 2011
20.30
Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon
Teatro Principal
Burgos, Spain
[Burgos Festival]
Rodney Bennett Partita
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
(soloist Alex Alguacil)
Vaughan Williams Symphony no.5
16 September 2011
20.30
Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon
Auditorio Palacio de la Audiencia
Soria, Spain
Rodney Bennett Partita
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini
(soloist Alex Alguacil)
Vaughan Williams Symphony no.5
21 September 2011
19.30
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Strauss Don Juan
Sibelius Violin Concerto
(soloist Sophia Jaffe)
Mendelssohn Symphony no.3
22 September 2011
19.30
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Strauss Don Juan
Sibelius Violin Concerto
(soloist Sophia Jaffe)
Mendelssohn Symphony no.3
23 September 2011
19.30
Halle Orchestra
King George's Hall
Blackburn, UK
Strauss Don Juan
Bruch Violin Concerto no.1
(soloist Sophia Jaffe)
Mendelssohn Symphony no.3
24 September 2011
19.00
Halle Orchestra
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln, UK
Strauss Don Juan
Sibelius Violin Concerto
(soloist Sophia Jaffe)
Mendelssohn Symphony no.3
25 September 2011
19.30
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
Strauss Don Juan
Sibelius Violin Concerto
(soloist Sophia Jaffe)
Mendelssohn Symphony no.3
30 September 2011
Orquesta Filarmonica de Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Nielsen Helios Overture
Dvorak The Wild Dove
Elgar Symphony no.1
28 October 2011
19.30 (pre-concert talk at 18.30)
Halle Orchestra
King George's Hall
Blackburn, UK
Bizet Carmen Suite no.1
Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals
(narrator Sir Mark Elder)
Ravel Mother Goose Suite
Prokofiev Suite from Romeo & Juliet
30 October 2011
15.00
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Congress Hall
Eastbourne, UK
Beethoven Symphony no.2
Bruch violin concerto no.1 (soloist Jack Liebeck)
Prokofiev Suite from Romeo & Juliet
4 November 2011
19.00
[Shared concert with Sir Mark Elder]
Halle Orchestra
City Hall,
Sheffield, UK
Dvorak Serenade in D minor, Op.44
Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Beethoven Symphony no.3 'eroica'
9 November 2011
19.30
[Shared concert with Sir Mark Elder]
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall,
Manchester, UK
Vaughan Williams Symphony no.5
Dvorak Serenade in D minor, Op.44
Elgar Cockaigne overture
10 November 2011
19.30
[Shared concert with Sir Mark Elder]
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall,
Manchester, UK
Vaughan Williams Symphony no.5
Dvorak Serenade in D minor, Op.44
Elgar Cockaigne overture
12 November 2011
20.00
Members of the Halle Orchestra
Leisure Centre,
Holmes Chapel, UK
Poulenc Sonata for flute and piano (Katherine Baker)
Satie Songs (Janis Kelly)
Schumann Fantasiestucke (Sam Armstrong)
Walton Facade (reciters: Sir Mark Elder & Janis Kelly)
13 November 2011
19.30
[Shared concert with Sir Mark Elder]
Halle Orchestra
Bridgewater Hall,
Manchester, UK
Vaughan Williams Symphony no.5
Dvorak Serenade in D minor, Op.44
Elgar Cockaigne overture
25 November 2011
Halle Orchestra
Ruby Ball private fundraising concert
