The Hallé

08/10/2026

⭐ Throwback Thursday ⭐

, Elgar scribbled a little bit of himself into an autograph album for James Robert Sterndale Bennett (1847-1928), writer on music as well as son and biographer of the composer Sir William Sterndale Bennett.

At the top of the page Elgar notates 4 bars from Bennett’s cantata, The May Queen, and adds, “(Beautiful) pageant music, May Queen, W. Sterndale Bennett,” then adds his signature with the date October 8, 1915.

A really charming homage to James’s father – Elgar makes sure to tip his hat to Bennett senior and not himself.

08/10/2026

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🏆 The Contemporary Award, sponsored by PPL PRS, is presented to Huw Watkins music written for and played by the Hallé Orchestra, conducted by Sir Mark Elder, on the orchestra’s own label! The Hallé

Presto Music PPL - Phonographic Performance Ltd PPL PRS Ltd

Head to our website for more!

07/10/2026

🤔 Name That Tune!

Can you guess this famous tune played beautifully on kazoos? 👀

Hear this live next weekend at our Classical Extravaganza concert at The Bridgewater Hall! https://bit.ly/HalleExtravaganza1026

06/10/2026

🎉 Hallé Archive Talks 🎉

Join us after the chamber concert this Friday for an archive talk all about Elgar and the Hallé ❤️

Talks are free, but please book your place to avoid disappointment 👇
https://bit.ly/HalleArchiveTalks

06/10/2026

📻 Listen back on BBC Radio 3...

Tune in at 7.30pm tonight to hear our opening concert at The Bridgewater Hall! 👌

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0032102

05/10/2026

📣 What's on this week 📣

🎹 Prokofiev's Symphony No.5 | Thur 8 & Sun 11 Oct

🎺 Chamber Series: Saint-Saëns Septet | Fri 9 Oct

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https://bit.ly/HalleWhatsOn

03/10/2026

🎵 Chamber Series at Hallé St Peter's 🎵

Our Chamber concert series at Hallé St Peter’s is a unique opportunity to get up close to the music and enjoy smaller groups of musicians performing incredible music in a more intimate setting.

Find out more 👇
https://bit.ly/HalleChamber1

02/10/2026

Join us this weekend for the UK premiere Offenbach’s opera Barkouf, where a dog rules the day! 🐾

Alistair McGowan narrates as we explore this tail-wagging triumph of opera at its most unexpected! 🐕

📌 Sun 4 Oct | The Bridgewater Hall
🎫 https://bit.ly/HalleBarkouf1026

01/10/2026

⭐ Throwback Thursday ⭐

A photocard from Raoul Pugno, part of the recently gifted to the Hallé Archive from Arthur Reynolds with help from the National Lottery Memorial Fund 😍

Pugno was Ysaÿe’s accompanist in the 1899 series of Queens Hall concerts attended by Elgar. Alice Elgar’s diary records that she and Edward heard Ysaÿe and Pugno play Beethoven sonatas at Queens Hall in April 1910. Pugno also performed with the Hallé in 1905 and 1911, featuring works by Mozart, Franck and Beethoven.