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Tonight, burlesque comes to The Bridgewater Hall. Petrushka is a puppet brought to life in Igor Stravinsky’s electrifying ballet. Taking centre stage is Mardi Gras with all its carnival atmosphere; there are noisy revellers, curious circus acts and a magician who gives wooden dolls a soul – for just one night.

The spotlight also shines on one of the world’s most distinguished trumpet players, Håkan Hardenberger. We get a double helping of him, in Haydn’s famous Concerto, plus a unique opportunity to hear the vivid sounds of Franco-American composer Betsy Jolas’s Onze Lieder.

For starters, Richard Strauss creates a comic portrait of Till Eulenspiegel a scandalous character who is nothing but trouble. It’s an evening of pure spectacle with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra’s Chief Conductor John Storgårds at the reins and the orchestra at its riotous best.

Richard Strauss Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Haydn Trumpet Concerto
Betsy Jolas Onze Lieder
Stravinsky Petrushka (1911 version)

John Storgårds conductor
Håkan Hardenberger trumpet