The Bridgewater Hall International Concert Series 18|19

International Concert Series

The Bridgewater Hall

18|19

Welcome to the International Concert Series 18|19 at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, our 23rd season of concerts, giving you the chance to hear top-flight visiting ensembles and recitalists in a world-class performance space.

Two great Russian orchestras provide the pillars of the season.

The Russian State Symphony Orchestra makes its debut under Liverpool-based conductor Vasily Petrenko, while the St. Petersburg Philharmonic returns to Manchester directed by legendary maestro, Yuri Temirkanov. Among our many wonderful recitalists, tenor Ian Bostridge performs Schubert’s Winterreise, flautist Emily Beynon explores creative connections between Paris and Prague, while pianist Stephen Kovacevich and tenThing brass ensemble make recital debuts. Early music specialists are an integral part of every season, and associate artists The Sixteen offer a popular programme of Vivaldi and Handel then, in their annual Choral Pilgrimage, they perform florid motets from the Eton Choirbook. Period instruments will also feature when the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment play Bach’s four orchestral suites.

In 2019, we commemorate the bicentenary of the Peterloo Massacre, a defining moment in Manchester’s subversive political history, with a theme.

COSMOS-CHAOS explores the relationship between order and disorder, structure and improvisation, showing how breaking rules and crossing boundaries lead to change and renewal. Peter Donohoe and Noriko Ogawa’s duo recital finds Stravinsky looking forward and Rachmaninov looking back, while The Marian Consort ‘breaks the rules’ in a musical portrait of revolutionary composer, Gesualdo. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra transports us beyond earthly boundaries with a performance of Holst’s The Planets alongside spectacular images of the cosmos.

Finally, Wayne Marshall, never afraid to stretch the limits, gives a typically bold organ recital and also conducts Chineke!, an orchestra hoping to transform the musical world.

We look forward to seeing you at many of these exciting concerts which take place in the renowned acoustics of The Bridgewater Hall. From the thrill of a live symphony orchestra to the intimate whispers of a solo recital, we hope you will find quality and inspiration throughout.

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Season at a Glance International Concert Series 18|19 Visiting Orchestras

Period Instrument & Choral

Russian State Symphony Orchestra

The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra Friday 23 November 2018

Monday 1 October 2018

The Marian Consort St. Petersburg Philharmonic

Wednesday 17 April 2019

Friday 1 February 2019

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Wednesday 5 June 2019

Friday 10 May 2019

Chineke! Orchestra

The Sixteen’s Choral Pilgrimage

Sunday 16 June 2019

Monday 8 July 2019

Recitals Ian Bostridge tenor Friday 21 September 2018

Emily Beynon flute Saturday 6 October 2018

Craig Ogden classical guitar Friday 25 January 2018

Peter Donohoe & Noriko Ogawa piano duo Friday 22 February 2019

tenThing Brass Ensemble Sunday 31 March 2019

Stephen Kovacevich piano Sunday 28 April 2019

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Ian Bostridge tenor Julius Drake piano Friday 21 September 2018 7.30pm Schubert Winterreise

1hr 20’ with no interval

The incomparable English tenor and passionate Schubert enthusiast Ian Bostridge performs a masterwork of the Lieder repertoire. A wanderer disappointed in love embarks on a journey through a winter landscape. He finds a mirror of his melancholy in its colourless and icy world, while also longing for the renewal of spring. Completed in 1827, just a year before Schubert’s death, this cycle of 24 songs offers an intimate self-portrait of an artist facing his own mortality.

Preview 6.30pm Prof Laura Tunbridge discusses Schubert’s Winterreise with Peter Davison, The Bridgewater Hall’s Artistic Consultant. £38 | £30 | £24 | £18

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... Bostridge’s tenor and his variety of vocal effects stun. His tone is warm and honeyed… at his most lyrical, Bostridge spins endless streams of sound with a steady, seductive legato.

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Russian State Symphony Orchestra Vasily Petrenko conductor Barry Douglas piano Monday 1 October 2018 7.30pm Tchaikovsky Suite from Swan Lake Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.1 Rachmaninov Symphony No.2 in E minor

20’ 26’ 55’

The Russian State Symphony Orchestra make their Manchester debut under a conductor who made his name in Liverpool. Joined by another familiar name, Barry Douglas brings technical prowess and natural poetry to Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto. That composer’s Second Symphony is one of classical music’s best crowd-pleasers, combining joyful exuberance with brooding passages of deep Russian soul.

Preview 6.30pm Classical music expert Jonathan James introduces the evening’s programme.

Post-concert Divertimento £43 | £36 | £30 | £24 | £18

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The Colour of Music The visual arts and music are often closely connected, especially since the early years of the 20th century when the boundaries between the arts began to break down. Two events explore this fusion of the senses; a recital based on the life and times of Alphonse Mucha, and a lecture-recital about synaesthesia; sound and colour experienced simultaneously. They form part of a wider project encouraging students to create new music and artworks which will be presented in the New Year.

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Emily Beynon flute Andrew West piano Saturday 6 October 2018 3.00pm Barbirolli Room Enescu Cantabile et Presto | Fauré Fantaisie Janáček Sonata for flute and piano; V Mlhách (In the Mists), four pieces for piano Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune | Thomson Mucha Naše Cesta (Our Way) Martinů Scherzo; Sonata for flute and piano The Concertgebouw’s principal flute, Welsh-born Emily Beynon explores her enthusiasm for the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha in a programme that unites two great cities; Paris and Prague. Mucha, best known for his iconic posters of Sarah Bernhardt, was also a champion of Art Nouveau. As a young chorister in Brno, he befriended Janáček, and music inspired him throughout his life. Mucha’s son Jiří was also a friend of Martinů and married the Scottish composer, Geraldine Thomson, whose centenary fell in 2017.

Preview 2.00pm John Mucha introduces the life & work of his grandfather, Alphonse Mucha. £20

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Emily Beynon has a burnished and vibrant tone, is technically flawless, the equal of any flute soloist in the world... Flute and Friends

See, Hear! Exploring Synaesthesia Deborah Pritchard lecturer | Harriet Mackenzie violin Saturday 13 October 2018 2.00pm Barbirolli Room Programme includes works by Deborah Pritchard: extracts from Wall of Water, Edge and the award-winning Inside Colour, as well as works for solo violin by J.S. Bach and others.

‘Synaesthesia’ definition: the simultaneous response of different senses to a single stimulus The composer Deborah Pritchard explains her capacity for synaesthesia, including her collaborations with the artist Maggi Hambling and her ‘music maps’ which respond to works by other composers. The leading interpreter of Deborah’s music is the violinist Harriet Mackenzie, renowned for her improvisatory skills and performances of new music. The pair present fascinating perspectives on the history and theory of synaesthesia, revealing how it can inform compositional process and performance. £12

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The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra Harry Christophers conductor Friday 23 November 2018 7.30pm Vivaldi Sinfonia from La Dorilla RV 709

Handel Dixit Dominus

Handel Overture, Grand Chorus: The Lord Our Enemy Has Slain from Esther Vivaldi Gloria in D major RV 589

5’ 30’ 16’ 25’

Associate artists, The Sixteen bring a programme of popular Baroque choral pieces.

Vivaldi’s Gloria has long been a favourite work – a fruit of his long association with an orphanage in Venice which offered young women a musical training. Before Handel came to England in 1710, he spent four years in Rome, learning the Italian style. His vigorous and inventive Dixit Dominus stems from that period of study.

Preview 6.30pm Harry Christophers and Eamonn Dougan introduce the work of Genesis Sixteen, including live music performed by the young choral ensemble. £43 | £36 | £30 | £24 | £18

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… Christophers encourages a sharper edge when a contrapuntal line needs more definition. But his choir can also produce wonderfully smooth sustained textures in which, miraculously, they make every word clear at the same time.

The Guardian

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Symphonic Cinema BBC Philharmonic Ben Gernon conductor | Lucas van Woerkum film director Saturday 19 January 2019 7.30pm Stravinsky The Firebird | Ravel Daphnis and Chloe – Suites 1 & 2 Film awaiting classification

The BBC Philharmonic in association with The Bridgewater Hall presents a very special event marrying sound with vision, bringing classic works by two of the 20th century’s greatest composers to vivid musical and cinematic life. Ben Gernon conducts the orchestra in Igor Stravinsky’s breathtaking ballet and two evocative suites by Maurice Ravel – with all three works accompanied by specially created dramatic films, edited live by director and ‘image soloist’ Lucas van Woerkum to ensure perfect harmony between the sounds of the orchestra and the pictures on the big screen. £45 | £38 | £26 | Student £12.50 (limited availability) Book Tickets

Symphonic Cinema: Daphnis and Chloe

Craig Ogden’s Guitar Weekend 2019 25–27 January 2019

A Celebration of the Guitar Manchester Camerata Craig Ogden classical guitar Friday 25 January 2019 7.30pm Domenico Scarlatti Sonata K.380 | Albéniz Asturias | Barrios Vals Op.8 No.4 Einaudi Due Tramonti | Giuliani Guitar Concerto in A, first movement Barber Adagio for strings | Matthew Hindson Rush Harrison arr. Sollscher Here Comes the Sun Gary Ryan Lough Caragh, Rondo Rodeo | Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel Medley of film and tv music (including Gabriel’s Oboe, Inspector Morse, Cavatina, Ashokan Farewell) Boccherini Fandango from Quintet in D | John Brunning Romance No.1 Miroslav Tadic Walk Dance Australian guitar virtuoso and associate artist, Craig Ogden, launches his Guitar Weekend 2019 collaborating with musicians from Manchester Camerata. Together they lead us on a journey through the history of music, performing some of Craig’s favourite pieces in a variety of formats – solo, chamber ensemble and orchestral.

Many of them have been recorded by Craig for Classic FM. Preview 6.30pm Craig Ogden discusses his Guitar Weekend 2019 with Peter Davison.

Post-concert Diversions for guitar £38 | £30 | £21 10

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Full details of Craig Ogden’s Guitar Weekend, will be announced in the autumn, including free foyer concerts, recitals, a masterclass and other guitar-related activities. You may like to note the following events which are now on sale.

Guitar Jamboree Sunday 27 January 2019 2.00pm Craig Ogden leads another Guitar Jamboree with an orchestra of almost 100 amateur guitarists aided by guests the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet. Please see online for further details of how to participate in the orchestra.

Participants & audience members £7 | £5 under 19s (no booking fee) Book Tickets

Sean Shibe Sunday 27 January 2019 4.30pm To close the weekend, rising star Sean Shibe plays acoustic and electric guitars in his breath-taking concert experience softLOUD. Contrasting 18th century Scottish lute music with contemporary works by Peter Maxwell Davies, James MacMillan and Steve Reich, the performance ends with an arrangement of Julia Wolfe’s extraordinary LAD, originally written for nine highland bagpipes. £15

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St. Petersburg Philharmonic Yuri Temirkanov conductor Freddy Kempf piano Friday 1 February 2019 7.30pm Prokofiev Classical Symphony Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.1 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor

15’ 15’ 55’

We welcome back the St. Petersburg Philharmonic under long-standing Music Director, Yuri Temirkanov. Prokofiev’s reputation as a challenging composer is belied by the popularity of works like his Classical Symphony which recaptures the playful spirit of Haydn. His first piano concerto, by comparison, is a daring student work, concise and virtuosic. To close, Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony passes from darkness to light with characteristic passion and intensity.

Preview 6.30pm Classical music expert Jonathan James introduces the evening’s programme.

Post-concert Divertimento £43 | £36 | £30 | £24 | £18

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… any chance should be taken to hear London-born Freddy Kempf, a phenomenal artist incapable of playing a routine phrase… a pianist in a million.

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Peter Donohoe piano Noriko Ogawa piano Friday 22 February 2019 7.30pm Debussy En blanc et noir Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

16’ 35’ 35’

This formidable duo joins forces to show that music history is unpredictable.

Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring scandalised Paris in 1913, while Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances despite their romantic lyricism were not completed until 1940.

What do these works share in common and how do they reflect their turbulent times? There is emotional violence in both. Debussy’s late-masterpiece En blanc et noir (1915) creates its own abstract world in which he plays inventively with harmony and texture.

Preview 6.30pm Peter Donohoe & Noriko Ogawa discuss a programme of contrasts and paradoxes. £38 | £30 | £21

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Part of Peterloo 2019: COSMOS-CHAOS

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tenThing Brass Ensemble Tine Thing Helseth trumpet Sunday 31 March 2019 7.30pm Grieg Praeludium from Holberg Suite; Grandmothers’ Minuet from Lyric Pieces; Gjendine’s Lullaby; March of the Trolls from Lyric Pieces Albéniz Asturias from Suite Española | Vivaldi Summer from The Four Seasons Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks | Mozart Rondo alla Turca Copland Hoe-Down from Rodeo | Bernstein Medley from West Side Story Tchaikovsky Valse Sentimental | Piazzolla Oblivion | Bizet Suite from Carmen Sæverud ‘Kjempeviseslotten’ (Ballade of Revolt) Formed in 2007 by the gifted Norwegian trumpeter, Tine Thing Helseth, tenThing is an exciting collaboration between musical friends. The ten-piece all-female brass ensemble is now firmly established on the international scene, having appeared at the BBC Proms and Carnegie Hall to great critical acclaim. tenThing has a diverse repertoire encompassing all kinds of classical music in witty arrangements made by guitarist, Jarle Storløkken. This concert mixes repertoire by Norwegian composers, Grieg and Sæverud, with popular works ranging from Vivaldi to Piazzolla. £38 | £30 | £24 | £18

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tenThing’s enthusiasm for its art is infectious… this recital in particular was riveting – great music, great players and great fun to boot.

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Breaking the Rules A concert drama for musicians & actor The imagined testimony of Carlo Gesualdo, composer & murderer Written by Clare Norburn & directed by Nicholas Renton Wednesday 17 April 2019 7.30pm

The Marian Consort Rory McCleery musical director | Gerald Kyd actor Natalie Rowland & Pitch Black Lighting lighting design Includes music from: Carlo Gesualdo Tenebrae Responses, Sacrae Cantiones, Madrigal Books II, V & VI and works by Luzzasco Luzzaschi and Scipione Stella Clare Norburn’s acclaimed concert-drama explores the last agonies of the 17th century composer Carlo Gesualdo who, having jealously murdered his wife and her lover, poured his pain into deeply and unconventionally expressive music of torture and regret. Breaking the Rules blurs the boundaries between a one-actor play and a concert, exploring Gesualdo’s strange world and extraordinary music, brought to life by the singers of The Marian Consort. They provide the soundtrack to Gesualdo’s mind on the final night of his life, as he contemplates his own mortality and the tumultuous events which have led him to this moment.

Preview 6.30pm Clare Norburn and Rory McCleery discuss with Peter Davison how this unique musical experience was devised and developed. £38 | £30 | £21

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Stephen Kovacevich piano Sunday 28 April 2019 7.30pm J.S. Bach Partita No.4 in D, BWV 828 Beethoven Sonata No.31 in A-flat, Op.110 Schubert Sonata No.21 in B-flat, D.960

25’ 22’ 45’

American-born pianist Stephen Kovacevich moved to Britain to study with Dame Myra Hess and has since graced concert platforms across the world for over 50 years. He made his name with critically acclaimed recordings of Beethoven and Schubert with a special fascination for their late works. His recital presents two of the finest. Beethoven’s Op.110 is fluently expressive, yet also intellectually compact, while Schubert’s last Sonata in B-flat is grandly expansive and lyrical, as well as searchingly profound. £38 | £30 | £21

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… his performance of Schubert’s final sonata ranks among his greatest recordings.

Kovacevich’s version has an unease and urgency that are troubling and hugely revealing. The Guardian

Preview 5.15pm The Magical Sound of The Bridgewater Hall Rob Harris, The Bridgewater Hall’s acoustic consultant explains how its famous sound works. His lecture will be followed by a chance for a limited number to view the Hall’s famous springs in the undercroft.

The lecture is free to ticket-holders for the evening concert, but tours must be booked separately in advance. Tours leave at 6.00pm, 6.20pm and 6.40pm. Please book your free tour ticket online or via the Box Office. Please note places on the tours are strictly limited. Access to the undercroft is via a metal staircase.

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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Margaret Faultless violin/director Lisa Beznosiuk flute Friday 10 May 2019 7.30pm J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major, BWV 1068 Orchestral Suite No.1 in C major, BWV 1066 Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV 1067 Orchestral Suite No.4 in D major, BWV 1069

21’ 23’ 21’ 22’

The great master of Baroque music wrote only four orchestral dance suites, despite the great demand for the genre in that period. Bach’s are full of extraordinary riches. Their most famous movement is the Air on the G-string from the Third Suite, but the Badinerie for flute and strings from the Second is also well-known. And yet there is so much more to discover in these pieces. Period instruments specialists, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, bring a special flare and insight to this music of dancing delights.

Preview 6.30pm Crispin Woodhead and members of the OAE discuss their unique approach to the evening’s programme. £38 | £30 | £24 | £18

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The Planets: An HD Odyssey Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Nick Davies conductor Images of the cosmos provided by NASA Wednesday 5 June 2019 7.30pm Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra – Opening 1’ Strauss II The Blue Danube 8’ J.S. Bach arr. Stokowski Toccata and Fugue 10’ Beethoven Symphony No.7 – Second Movement 8’ John Williams Star Wars – Main Theme 4’ NASA Interviews 7’ Holst The Planets 48’ Alongside classical works associated with space travel, Holst’s The Planets offers a range of musical highlights, from the brutal rhythms of Mars to the exuberance of Jupiter. Although originally inspired by astrology rather than visions of outer space, this music perfectly complements images of the solar system captured by NASA space probes. The footage has been transformed by award-winning producer/director Duncan Copp into a stunning HD film to be shown on a large screen above the stage.

Preview 6.00pm Creative Chaos and the Cosmos – Free ticketed event, Barbirolli Room Prof Tim O’Brien, Associate Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics explores how galaxies, stars and planets are both made and destroyed in deep space.

Post-concert Divertimento £45 | £38 | £32 | £26 | £20

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Kosmos Ensemble Harriet Mackenzie violin Meg Hamilton viola Miloš Milivojević accordion Wednesday 5 June 2019 1.30pm Barbirolli Room Join us for a lightning tour of the world with a dazzling trio redefining classical and world music. Jazz glides magically into Gypsy fiddling, emotive Jewish music melts into hot-blooded tango, Arabic and Turkish improvisations transform into Greek melodies. In their own arrangements and compositions, Kosmos plays and improvises with spontaneity and passion.

Ideal for school groups – for further information please contact learning@bridgewater-hall.co.uk £12

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Part of Peterloo 2019: COSMOS-CHAOS … telepathic rapport, dazzling virtuosity, serious scholarship, intellectual curiosity and impeccable musicianship. I defy you not to be mesmerised. The Times

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Chineke! Orchestra Wayne Marshall conductor Stewart Goodyear piano Sunday 16 June 2019 4.00pm Coleridge-Taylor Ballade in A minor Stewart Goodyear Callaloo – Caribbean Suite for piano and orchestra Dvořák Symphony No.7 in D minor

12’ 27’ 35’

Chineke! is the brainchild of Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE, who says, ‘My aim is to create a space where black minority and ethnic musicians can walk on stage and know that they belong.’ For this afternoon concert, Wayne Marshall conducts an attractively lyrical work by neglected black composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, a lively new work by American pianist Stewart Goodyear and a stalwart symphony, Dvořák’s magnificent Seventh.

Live Music in Stalls Bar from 1.00pm Preview 3.15pm in the Barbirolli Room Chi-chi Nwanoku, founder of Chineke! discusses the orchestra’s work and aspirations.

Post-concert Divertimento £38 | £30 | £24 | £18

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Part of Peterloo 2019: COSMOS-CHAOS The playing was full of freshness and energy, and each instrumental section’s focus was sharp and incisive, with woodwind and brass outstanding. The Independent 20

The Art of Spontaneous Invention Wayne Marshall organ Monday 17 June 2019 7.30pm Wayne Marshall Opening improvisation

J.S. Bach Prelude & Fugue in C BWV 545

Duruflé Prélude & Fugue sur le nom d’Alain Franck Grande Pièce Symphonique Andrew Ager Toccata and Fugue

Naji Hakim The Last Judgement

Wayne Marshall Symphonic improvisation in jazz style

5’ 5’ 11’ 25’ 9’ 16’ 25’

Associate artist, Wayne Marshall, continues a busy career as conductor and recitalist, inaugurating new organs around the world such as Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles.

His programme reflects his life-long fascination with improvisation. Marshall fuses cathedral music and jazz in brilliantly inventive and spontaneous compositions.

Canadian Andrew Ager blends traditions in his Toccata and Fugue, while Naji Hakim, himself a great improviser, depicts the struggle for cosmic order in his apocalyptic work, The Last Judgement. £18

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Part of Peterloo 2019: COSMOS-CHAOS

… Wayne Marshall demonstrated one of his great strengths – that of improvisation.

This was really something – superb playing, thrilling and moving by turns, and a conception which showed this wonderful instrument off to its full advantage… classicalsource.com

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The Sixteen’s Choral Pilgrimage 2019 Voices of Angels Harry Christophers conductor Monday 8 July 2019 7.30pm Anon. Plainsong, Salve Regina Tavener Hymn to the Mother of God; Hymn for the Dormition of the Mother of God Sheppard Gloria from Cantate Mass | Eric Whitacre Sainte-Chapelle Wilkinson Salve Regina | Fayrfax Aeternae laudis lilium Gabriel Jackson Ave Maria | Sheppard Agnus Dei from Cantate Mass James MacMillan O virgo prudentissima (new commission) In a creative mix of old and new, associate artists, The Sixteen, make their annual Choral Pilgrimage, matching the florid motets of Sheppard, Wilkinson and Fayrfax from the Eton Choirbook with works by more recent masters of choral music; John Tavener, Eric Whitacre and Gabriel Jackson. James MacMillan binds these two historical worlds with a specially commissioned piece based on a musical fragment by the forgotten figure of Robert Wilkinson (c.1450-1515).

Preview 6.30pm Harry Christophers and a singer from the choir discuss the evening’s programme with Peter Davison, the Hall’s Artistic Consultant. £38 | £30 | £24 | £18

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Note-perfect intonation and tight but fluid ensemble were to be expected; what surprised, though, was the sheer tonal colour of Christophers’ forces. Birmingham Post

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Dine with Us The Charles Hallé

Restaurant Enjoy Head Chef Marco Tedde’s mouth-watering supper in our award-winning restaurant. We offer the best value, quality cuisine in Manchester, with a fixed price menu du jour at £21.95 for two courses and £27.50 for three courses, inclusive of coffee and petits fours.

Stalls Café Bar Stalls Café Bar offers a more casual pre-concert dining experience within the lively atmosphere of the Stalls area.

Pre-concert dining is available from 5.30pm with main courses typically from £10.95.

Pre-performance dining from 5.30pm.

Reservations required.

Please reserve your table through the Box Office on 0161 907 9000 or online at www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk Please note a £5 per person deposit is required for reservations; this is non-refundable in the event of cancellation with less than 3 days’ notice.

The Bridgewater Hall’s Associate Artists 18|19 Our associate artists are solo performers and ensembles who work with us as creative partners to develop original programmes and projects across a broad range of styles and musical genres. These include collaborations with our resident orchestras, special concert series and talks, as well as outreach and education projects. Such relationships allow us to take you, the audience, on a journey through lesser known and more challenging repertoire, by providing a chance to develop long-term relationships with particular performers. Our first group of associate artists, appointed in 2010, all are now entering their 9th seasons. Wayne Marshall gives an inimitable organ recital and also conducts the ground-breaking BME orchestra, Chineke! The Sixteen make two appearances, singing Vivaldi’s Gloria and a programme of items taken from the Eton Choirbook. We welcome once again the Japanese pianist Noriko Ogawa to perform in duo with Peter Donohoe, while Australian classical guitarist Craig Ogden leads another action-packed guitar weekend. Finally, the multi-talented Jonathan Scott continues his series of lunchtime organ recitals that have proven so popular in recent years.

Your Visit Ice Creams Ice creams are available to buy at the interval. Supplied by award-winning producer Doddington Dairy, delicious flavours include Simply Vanilla, Real Strawberry, Utter Chocolate and Double Ginger.

Artist Signings Some of our visiting artists will be signing CDs after their performance. Check the event listings on our website for the most up-to-date information about signings.

Whilst the Hall makes every effort to fulfil advertised signings, occasionally artist circumstances change.

Any late changes will be communicated on the night of the concert.

The Bridgewater Hall Shop Take time out during your visit to browse the beautiful and unique jewellery, contemporary gifts, CDs and unusual greetings cards in the shop. When there is an advertised artist signing, CDs can be purchased from the shop before the concert or during the interval.

The shop is open Monday—Friday 11.00am—3.00pm and from 6.00pm on concert days.

Booking Information Booking for all tickets is open from Tuesday 8 May 2018 online, by phone, by post or in person.

Booking Online Visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk where you have the option to select your own seat.

Booking by Phone Tel: 0161 907 9000

Booking by Post Request a booking form from the Box Office (or download one from the website) and return via FREEPOST to: Box Office, The Bridgewater Hall, FREEPOST RTLJ-GRKG-GGYS, Manchester M2 3WS.

Booking Fees Prices shown in this brochure include booking fees which apply to most transactions.

A booking fee of £2.50 per ticket applies to telephone and online transactions.

No fee applies to tickets bought in person and paid for by cash or cheque or purchased as part of a fixed or flexible subscription.

Box Office Opening Hours* 10.00am—6.00pm Monday to Saturday Sunday (concert nights only) 12.00 noon—6.00pm Closed on non-concert Sundays Counter service until 8.00pm on concert nights * As at April 2018. Please phone 0161 907 9000 or visit www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk to check for changes in opening times.

Flexible Series Booking – Save up to 25% Receive discounts on the full ticket price when you book for 5 or more concerts from the Hall’s 2018|19 classical seasons** — all events are flexible booking unless otherwise stated.

Save 15% — Choose any 5 or more concerts Save 25% — Choose any 16 or more concerts If you spend £250 or more, you can pay in 5 interest-free monthly instalments from September 2018 (bookings via the Box Office only). Forms must be received by Friday 20 July 2018.

** Included are the International Concert Series, plus The Hallé, BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata seasons. Check online for full season listings at www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk, or phone the Box Office for brochures.

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Concessions Unless otherwise stated in the performance listing, senior citizens, students, under 26s and claimants are entitled to a 10% discount off ticket prices in this brochure. This offer is only valid for bookings made more than one month before the date of the concert.

Please see below for further student discounts.

Sonic Manchester Student Discounts £5 Student Standby: A limited number of student tickets are available from the Box Office on the day for most International Series concerts on production of valid student ID, £7.50 including fee, £5 cash on the door. Sign up to the Sonic Student Network to find out about other student offers from The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Camerata, BBC Philharmonic and RNCM: facebook.com/sonicmanchester 26

Group Discounts Contact our Group Sales Office on 0161 907 9010 to make a group booking 10% discount for groups of 10-29 15% discount for groups of 30-49 25% discount for groups of 50+

Access The Bridgewater Hall welcomes disabled patrons. Please see our website for disabled parking and access information, or contact the Box Office on 0161 907 9000, email box@bridgewater-hall.co.uk. For individual access requirements, including seating advice, please book via the Box Office. Information is available in large print.

There is a drop-off point for wheelchair users on Lower Mosley Street, directly outside The Bridgewater Hall, but please note that parking is not permitted here at any time.

For evening concerts, the NCP Manchester Central Car Park offers a limited number of free parking spaces for Blue Badge permit holders. You must reserve your space in advance through the Box Office when you book your concert tickets, and must park in one of the designated disabled parking bays with your Blue Badge clearly displayed.

Parking Discounts A limited number of prepay discounted spaces are available to patrons attending evening concerts at Q-Park First Street car park (see map p28) at a rate of £6.50. Spaces must be booked at the time of purchasing your concert tickets no less than 24 hours before the event. Parking is limited to a maximum stay of 8 hours at the discounted rate.

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Metrolink Travel Discounts Book your Metrolink Travelcard with your event tickets and save 20% off the price of a Metrolink Adult Day Travelcard. Priced £4 and valid for unlimited travel on the Metrolink Network at off-peak times (after 9.30am on weekdays, all day Saturday or Sunday). Valid only when presented with concert ticket on day of event only.

Hotel Accommodation INNSIDE by Melia Manchester is an ideal choice. The hotel is located two minutes’ walk from The Bridgewater Hall (see map p28). INNSIDE offers 208 spacious, modern guest rooms, with comfortable king-size or twin beds, and fantastic cityscape views.

1 First Street, Manchester M15 4RP Tel: 0161 200 2500 Email: innside.manchester@melia.com

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The Hall is in the centre of Manchester, easily accessible by public transport and by road.

Metrolink tram passengers should alight at St. Peter’s Square or Deansgate-Castlefield.

The nearest bus stops for major routes into the city centre are St. Peter’s Square/ Portland Street or Deansgate.

The nearest rail stations are Deansgate and Oxford Road.

Coaches can drop off and pick up outside the main entrance on Lower Mosley Street.

The nearest car parks are Q-Park First Street, NCP Manchester Central, NCP Great Northern or NCP Oxford Street. Remember you can book Q-Park First Street at a discounted rate when you buy your concert tickets, see p27 for more details.

If travelling by car, please allow plenty of time for your journey.

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Box Office: 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk