Hallé Orchestra - Belshazzar’s Feast

The Hallé Orchestra presents a season finale featuring Sibelius’s Violin Concerto and Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast, with soloists Alena Baeva and Roderick Williams, conducted by Kahchun Wong at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.

Hallé Orchestra - Belshazzar’s Feast

Date: Thursday 3 June 2027
Time: 7.30pm (event timings TBC; doors/start/interval/finish to be updated)

Venue: The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

Performers:

• Kahchun Wong (conductor)
• Alena Baeva (violin)
• Roderick Williams (baritone)
• Hallé Choir (Matthew Hamilton, choral director)

Programme:

• Ifukube – Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils (10')
• Sibelius – Violin Concerto (34')
• Walton – Belshazzar’s Feast (36')

This concert pairs the intensity of Sibelius’s Violin Concerto with Walton’s monumental choral showpiece Belshazzar’s Feast. The programme opens with the vivid theatricality of Ifukube’s Dance of the Seven Veils, before culminating in a thunderous finale featuring vast forces, blazing brass and intoxicating rhythm.

Additional information: Concessions and discounts are available. Wheelchair seats and other access requirements can be arranged via the venue box office.

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