The Hallé: Classical Extravaganza

Stephen Bell conductor
Matilda Lloyd trumpet

Programme includes:
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Barber Adagio for Strings
Mozart The Magic Flute: Overture
Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Dvořák Slavonic Dances Nos.2 and 5
Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet: Montagues and Capulets
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending

Showstopping hits and magical musicianship – enjoy some of the world’s favourite classical pieces.

A rousing fanfare – Shostakovich’s flashy and exciting Festive Overture, alongside Haydn’s landmark Trumpet Concerto, performed by Royal Philharmonic Society Award winner Matilda Lloyd.

There are vibrant folk melodies in Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances, menacing ballet music in Prokofiev’s ‘Montagues and Capulets’ from Romeo and Juliet and a joyous rhapsody for orchestra and violin in The Lark Ascending, where the sound of the soloist rises like a bird in flight.

Join Stephen Bell and the Hallé Orchestra for a selection of music that has moved and entertained audiences for centuries.