The Hallé 2026-27 Season
Johnny James, Managing Editor
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The Hallé 2026-27 Season
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New brand, new roles, new premieres. It’s all happening at the Hallé, and these six concerts are where it’s happening most. Here are our picks from the more contemporary, adventurous end of the orchestra’s packed 2026/27 season.
Opening Night unveils a world premiere symphony from Featured Composer James MacMillan, conducted by Kahchun Wong at the top of his third season with the Orchestra. Later in the autumn, the baton passes to Thomas Adès, who conducts the piece he wrote for The Bridgewater Hall’s opening celebrations, 30 years ago, alongside Stravinsky’s The Firebird.
Featured Artist Jonny Greenwood brings perhaps the most unique event in the season: his eight-hour, durational organ piece, 606 Years of Reverb at Manchester Cathedral, followed the same evening by his breakthrough film score for There Will Be Blood.
New doesn’t always mean recent. Offenbach’s Barkouf vanished for 157 years before its rediscovery, and finally gets its UK premiere here, before the award for least Christmassy Christmas concert goes to How To Train Your Dragon 2, whose Sigur Rós-inflected, Oscar-nominated score will be performed live to picture.
