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From Elgar鈥檚 green and pleasant lands with the famous Cello Concerto to depths of Russia, culminating in Stravinsky鈥檚 ballet 鈥楾he Firebird鈥�.

Fantasy and folklore lead the way as we celebrate French musical royalty, Maurice Ravel and Pierre Boulez, plus Mussorgsky鈥檚 famous musical epic.

In this programme, Anja Bihlmaier, our Principal Guest Conductor, explores a kaleidoscope of music from female composers spanning 300 years, including, music by Sofia Gubaidulina and the world premiere of the 麻豆官网首页入口 commission by Sarah Gibson.

We鈥檙e off to the wilds of Scandinavia and Finland. Northern Lights, midnight sun and a smorgasbord of Nordic greats with John Storg氓rds at the helm, Sibelius is guaranteed be at its finest.

The pipes of the Bridgewater Hall organ get a full wash, wax and valet tonight with a performance characterised by the Romantic splendour of French music.

A celebration of French Composer Ravel in his 150th Birthday Year, including the world premiere of a new arrangement by Kenneth Hesketh and sublime music from the ballet Daphnis and Chlo茅.

Pianist Steven Osborne is a huge champion of Messiaen鈥檚 music. Tonight, he joins Associate Artist Ludovic Morlot and horn player Martin Owen for a rare chance to hear, 鈥楩rom the Canyons to the Stars鈥�, inspired by the wild canyons of Utah.

Elgar loved cryptic codes and he hid one in his most famous work, 鈥楨nigma鈥� Variations. The music of Frank Martin, is brought to the concert platform by world renowned baritone Roderick Williams, plus the world premiere of Geoffrey Gordon鈥檚 Anima Mia.

Tonight is all about stories of the human spirit. Alban Gerhardt returns with Shostakovich鈥檚 second cello concert whilst 鈥楢 Hero鈥檚 Life鈥� is the musical autobiography of Richard Strauss, under the baton of Alpesh Chauhan OBE.

A master of the keyboard, Garrick Ohlsson returns to Manchester to perform Brahms鈥檚 mighty Piano Concerto No. 1.鈥疘t鈥檚 an evening in the company of some truly great Romantic composers with Chief Conductor John Storg氓rds on the podium.