Alpine Symphony
About this event
Performances of Strauss’s huge tone poem An Alpine Symphony are always worth witnessing, for the sheer number of people required to make it happen. To put on this 50-minute, twenty-two-scene depiction of an eleven-hour climb over an Alpine mountain, you need over 100 musicians on stage, another 30 off it, a wind machine, a thunder machine and even a heckelphone. It’s Strauss at his epically proportioned best. Simone Young, a conductor renowned for her interpretations of Richard Strauss’s music, directs this Mount Everest of a work. Before the break, Cédric Tiberghien joins the Philharmonic for two sharply contrasted works by Robert Schumann: the sweeping Introduction and Concert Allegro and the mercurial Konzertstück. This concert is part of The Bridgewater Hall’s International Concert Series.
Event details
- Date
- Friday, 4 December 2026
- 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 Alpine Symphony start?
Alpine Symphony is on Friday, 4 December 2026 at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester. The listed start time is 00:00 (UK time).
What are the set times for Alpine Symphony?
Official set times for Alpine Symphony 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.
