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The Bridgewater Hall is a concert venue in Manchester city centre, England.It cost around £42 million to build in the 1990s, [2] and hosts over 250 performances a year. It is home to the 165-year-old Hallé Orchestra as well as to the Hallé Choir and Hallé Youth Orchestra and it serves as the main concert venue for the BBC Philharmonic.
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The Society’s Music Directors have included the Manchester-born pianist Edward Isaacs (1923–53) [3] and violinist Laurence Turner (from 1953) amongst many others. Over the years, Concerts have been held at various locations, such as Manchester’s Houldsworth Hall, Albert Hall and Royal Exchange Theatre .
Gary Barlow in Concert was the first full solo tour that Gary Barlow had performed in over 13 years. Leg 1 saw him performing songs from his "incredible music career spanning over 20 years" in front of a sell out audience, whilst also raising money for The Prince's Trust and The Royal Foundation during two nights at the Royal Albert Hall. [1]
The Hallé performs about 70 concerts a year in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, opened in 1996. Hallé St Peter's is a grade II listed former church in Ancoats which was converted for the orchestra to use for rehearsals, recordings, and small performances, and as a base for the choirs and Youth Orchestra.
It was the biggest venue in Manchester before the 23,000 capacity (formerly 21,000 capacity) NYNEX Arena, now AO Arena, opened in 1995. [6] The largest venue in Manchester is now the Co-op Live Arena with a capacity of 23,500. The venue hosts a large number of popular music-based concerts and other events throughout the year. [11]
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The hall was built to commemorate the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. The architect was Edward Walters. [1] It was owned by the Manchester Corporation and was bombed in the Manchester Blitz; its interior was rebuilt and it was Manchester's premier concert venue until the construction of the Bridgewater Hall in 1996.