The Hallé
{{Infobox orchestraibition]], which it did until October. Hallé decided to continue working with the orchestra as a formal organisation, and it gave its first concert under those auspices on 30 January 1858.[1] The orchestra's first home was the Free Trade Hall. By 1861 the orchestra was in financial trouble, and it performed only two concerts that year.[2]Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
In 1943 the orchestra was again in crisis, having diminished in size to 30 players.[2] Over the next 27 years, from 1943 to 1970, the orchestra's next music director, Sir John Barbirolli, restored the Hallé to national prominence. Together, they made many recordings, including the first recording of [[07-05-19}}</ref>
Kent Nagano was principal conductor of the orchestra from 1992 to 1999. The orchestra moved from the Free Trade Hall to the Bridgewater Hall in 1996 as its primary concert venue. During his tenure, Nagano received criticism for his expensive and ambitious programming, as well as his conducting fees.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
[[File:Jodrell Bank Live 2013 1tra's financial troubles. These included public fund-raising, which netted £2 million, cutting the number of people on the orchestra board in half, and reducing the number of musicians in the orchestra from 98 to 80. [citation needed]
Since 1999, the orchestra's chief executive has been John Summers, who continued Robinson's fiscal practices to restore greater financial security to the orchestra.[3] In 2001, the Arts Council awarded the orchestra a £3.8 million grant to allow it to pay off accumulated debts and increase musician salaries, which had been frozen for 4 years.[4]
In September 2000 Sir Mark Elder took up the position of music director, having been appointed to the post in 1999.[5] His concerts with the orchestra have received consistently positive reviews, and he is generally regarded as having restored the orchestra to high critical and musical standards.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). In February 2008, the orchestra announced the appointment of Markus Stenz as its second and next principal guest conductor, starting in 2009.[6] Past assistant conductors have included Edward Gardner, Rory Macdonald, Andrew Gourlay, and Ewa Strusińska (200accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref>
- Gerald Finzi, Cello Conc Premises Are Alarmed (1996) [7]
- Gustav Mahler Das klaende Lied (completersion) (1997) [citation needed]
- Colin Matthews, "Pluto", an additionhoir for singers aged 8-12, intended as an introduction to singing at the highest level.Cite error: A
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Hallé at St Michael's'
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-17041169 - ^ a b Ivan Hewett (7 January 2008). "Manchester's Hallé: Knees-up for our oldest orchestra". Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ "In perfect harmony". The Times. 24 March 2004. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ^ David Ward (21 June 2001). "Troubled orchestra gets £3.8m fillip". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
- ^ Fiachra Gibbons (1999-06-07). "Miracle man to stir Halle giant". The Guardian. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
- ^ "Markus Stenz". Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ^ "These Premises Are Alarmed". Fabermusic.com.
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