Russell Watson - Friday 15th April 2016

Canal Basin images - Week Five

Mr and Mrs Duck enjoying the tranquility of the #CanalBasin #bridgewaterhall #manchester #bridgewaterbasin #bridgewatercanal #urbangardening #mcr #urbangarden

A photo posted by The Bridgewater Hall (@bridgewaterhall) on Apr 13, 2016 at 4:49am PDT

#bwhcanal #bridgewaterhall #manchester #bridgewaterbasin #bridgewatercanal #urbangardening #mcr #urbangarden

A photo posted by The Bridgewater Hall (@bridgewaterhall) on Apr 13, 2016 at 5:02am PDT

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain - Sunday 10th April 2016

Gregory Porter - Friday 8th April 2016

Canal Basin images - Week Four

A beautiful day at the Canal Basin today, we're really starting to see some lovely growth in the floating islands now. #bwhcanal #bridgewaterhall #manchester #bridgewaterbasin #bridgewatercanal #urbangardening #mcr #urbangarden

A photo posted by The Bridgewater Hall (@bridgewaterhall) on Apr 4, 2016 at 7:54am PDT

Natalie Merchant - Wednesday 23rd March 2016

Shane Filan / Joe Miles - Tuesday 22nd March 2016

Canal Basin images - Week Two

A grey day in #manchester today but that hasn't stopped the #flowers starting to push through on the #bridgewaterbasin islands. #bridgewatercanal #bwhcanal #bridgewaterhall

A photo posted by The Bridgewater Hall (@bridgewaterhall) on Mar 22, 2016 at 5:40am PDT

Poetry at The Bridgewater Hall

Echoes of a Mountain Song – weekend finale

Saturday 23rd April – Sunday 24th April 2016

Our Echoes of a Mountain Song series culminates in a weekend of events exploring the creative freedom found in Northern landscapes. It also marks the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare on 23rd April, who is rumoured to have spent a period of ‘lost years’ serving wealthy Catholic families in Lancashire. That provides the ideal excuse to open the weekend with a celebration of northern poetry, written by two living Pennine poets and one of the first literary figures to hail from those hills, Emily Brontë. 

Anton and Erin ...Just Gotta Dance - Sunday 20th March 2016

Ludovico Einaudi

Canal Basin images - Week One

Adding the plants to the floating islands. #bridgewatercanal #bwhcanal #bridgewaterhall #manchester #bridgewaterbasin

A photo posted by The Bridgewater Hall (@bridgewaterhall) on Mar 16, 2016 at 6:10am PDT

Bridgewater Basin Floating Ecosystems

What’s happening in the Basin?
Working in partnership Manchester City Council and Clean City Fund along with Cityco, Bridgewater Hall, Petersfield Group and the Canal and River Trust, internationally renowned Aquatic scientists Biomatrix are creating a network of floating active ecosystems to help improve the biodiversity and water quality of the Basin.

Why do it?
We want to increase the quality and functionality of both our green spaces (parks, gardens etc.) and our blue spaces (rivers, canals and water bodies). At the moment the basin lacks a little interest, and this project aims to breathe new life into the water body, improving the aesthetic, creating a haven for wildlife.

Canal Basin images - Installation

Oslo Philhamonic Orchestra

Collabro

SMG EUROPE APPOINT FORMER PERTH CONCERT HALL GM FOR COVETED ROLE AT THE BRIDGEWATER HALL

SMG Europe is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrew Bolt, former General Manager of Australia’s Perth Concert Hall, as CEO of The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.

Australian-born Bolt was General Manager of Perth Concert Hall for 21 years and previously in the management of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra for 13 years.

Leona Lewis

Aggers and Tuffers

Transatlantic Sessions

Nigel Kennedy

Henry Rollins

New Year's Eve