Age of Anxiety
About this event
‘If the charge of theatricality in a symphonic work is a valid one,’ Bernstein wrote of his idiosyncratic work for piano and orchestra, ‘I am willing to plead guilty.’ Following the scheme of Auden’s poem, four strangers find themselves at a bar, and spend an evening dissecting the human condition in colourful diversions. Hayato Sumino returns to the Philharmonic to perform this most unusual work for piano and orchestra - ever changing, a constant barrage of questions and thoughts. Around the millennium, Jennifer Higdon found her world speeding up: ‘Everyone follows the beat of their own drummer,’ she wrote, ‘and those drummers are beating faster and faster on many different levels.’ Like a character from Bernstein’s symphony, Fanfare Ritmico is her rumbling, percussive musical monologue. We conclude with Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5. Premiered in January 1945, it could have so easily been another musical expression of wartime suffering. Instead, his music is full of warmth, heaviness, and hope. Hayato Sumino. Photo: Ryuya Amao
Event details
- Date
- Saturday, 16 January 2027
- Start time
- 00:00
Getting there & venue info
Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS.
Parking: Several Car parks nearby. Convenient car parking can be found in the NCP Central Car Park below G-Mex, which is linked directly to The Bridgewater Hall by an underpass beneath Lower Mosley Street. This well-lit underground walkway gives level access from the car-park to a lift which, in turn, gives access to Barbirolli Square just outside the Hall's main entrance.
Accessibility: The venue is accessible for disabled and toilet facilities are available on all levels of the venue. Guide Dogs are welcome. Sennheiser infra-red system fitted.
Box office: Mon - Sat: 10.00am - 8.00pm Sun: 12.00pm - 6.00pm 0161 907 9000
Good to know
What time does Age of Anxiety start?
Age of Anxiety is on Saturday, 16 January 2027 at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. The listed start time is 00:00 (UK time).
What are the set times for Age of Anxiety?
Official set times for Age of Anxiety haven't been published. The listed start is 00:00. Running orders are usually confirmed by the venue or artist closer to the date, so check their social channels.
Where is Bridgewater Hall?
Bridgewater Hall is at Lower Mosley Street, M2 3WS, Manchester.
Is there parking at Bridgewater Hall?
Several Car parks nearby. Convenient car parking can be found in the NCP Central Car Park below G-Mex, which is linked directly to The Bridgewater Hall by an underpass beneath Lower Mosley Street. This well-lit underground walkway gives level access from the car-park to a lift which, in turn, gives access to Barbirolli Square just outside the Hall's main entrance.
Is Bridgewater Hall accessible?
The venue is accessible for disabled and toilet facilities are available on all levels of the venue. Guide Dogs are welcome. Sennheiser infra-red system fitted.
