| Thursday 14 May 2026 | 19:30 |
| Sunday 17 May 2026 | 16:00 |
| Chin, Unsuk (b. 1961) | Operascope (UK Premiere) | |
| Chopin, Fryderyk Franciszek (1810-1849) | Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, Op.21 | |
| Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904) | Symphony no. 8 in G major, Op.88 |
| Ariane Matiakh | Conductor |
| Alexander Gadjiev | Piano |
| The Hallé |
Alexander Gadjiev, winner of the 2022 Terence Judd-Hallé Award, joins forces with Grammy-nominated Ariane Matiakh for a performance of Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.2.
Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.2 is one of the finest virtuosic showpieces for piano, requiring both technical ability and deep musicality from its soloist. As one of the prize winners in the 2021 Chopin Competition, Alexander Gadjiev has both in spades.
Before we dive into Dvořák’s lively and lyrical Eighth Symphony, audiences will also be the first in the UK to hear Hallé Featured Composer, Unsuk Chin’s Operascope, a musical walk through the history of opera with several nods to operatic giants like Verdi and Puccini.