The Hallé – Winter Classics

Prokofiev – Lieutenant Kijé: Troika
Sibelius – The Swan of Tuonela
Delius – Sleigh Ride
Offenbach – Ballet of the Snowflakes
Korngold – Der Schneemann: Serenade
Prokofiev – Winter Bonfire
Humperdinck – Hansel and Gretel: Overture
Anne Dudley – Northern Lights
Vivaldi – Four Seasons: Winter
Rautavaara – Cantus Arcticus: Melankolia
Tchaikovsky – The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

Conductor
Stephen Bell

Crisp winters and snowy landscapes have inspired some of the best-loved and most evocative music in the world. Tonight we offer sleigh bells, snowflakes and the Northern Lights alongside The Nutcracker and Vivaldi’s dramatic Winter from The Four Seasons.