Mark Wigglesworth conductor | Zoë Beyers violin
Wagner Parsifal – Prelude to Act 1
Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Elgar Symphony No. 2 in E flat major
Welcome to our 2022-23 Bridgewater Hall season. Mark Wigglesworth leads us in the first step of our voyage through the final symphonic works of some of classical music’s greats. With his last opera, Wagner left a legacy that polarised and challenged composers for decades to come. Hear his gauntlet hit the ground in the heartrending Prelude to Parsifal before our very own Zoë Beyers embraces Vaughan Williams’s folk-like melodies in The Lark Ascending. Closing our evening, a piece Elgar described as a ‘passionate pilgrimage of the soul’ and a work of spectacular grandeur, his Second Symphony.
Digital Programme Notes and Phone Use
BBC Philharmonic concerts open up the opportunity for all Bridgewater Hall audiences to access free programme notes via smartphones. With the BBC Notes web-app, access detailed programme notes timed with the music, giving you insights into what you are hearing and seeing on stage as it happens. Use the QR code printed on your ticket to access.
BBC Notes is completely free with your concert ticket but please be aware that mobile phone use is unrestricted and applies to all seating areas within the Bridgewater Hall.
Travel & Dining
Travel & Parking
Purchase discounted parking (evening concerts only) and reduced price Metrolink tram tickets along with your concert tickets.
Eating & Drinking
Make your concert experience extra special by upgrading to A-List in the Corporate Members’ Bar (selected concerts only) or booking pre-concert dining.