The Bridgewater HallManchester, North-West, M2 3WS, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
| Saturday 28 November 2026 | 19:30 |
Programme
| Gershwin, George (1898-1937) | Rhapsody in Blue | |
| Hazama, Miho (b. 1986) | Dawn in Retiro | |
| Gershwin, George (1898-1937) | Songs: selection (arr. M. Hazama) | |
| Chaplin, Charles (1889-1977) | Film music from Modern Times: Smile (arr. C. Ogerman/M. Hazama) |
Performers
| BBC Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| Miho Hazama | Conductor |
| Makoto Ozone | Piano |
Grammy-nominated Miho Hazama, chief conductor of the Danish Radio Big Band, brings an effortless swagger to her debut at the Bridgewater Hall.
At the heart of this jazz-inflected programme is George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue – a piano concerto threaded through with jazz freedom – followed by selected Gershwin songs reframed through Hazama’s luminous instrumental arrangements. Her own Dawn in Retiro, heard here in its world premiere re-orchestration, opens a different sound world: cinematic, spacious and quietly radiant.
Tickets £12.00 to £42.00
(All ticket prices include £3.25 booking fee)
© Dave Stapleton