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On 30 January 1858, Charles Hallé conducts the first of his ‘Grand Orchestral Concerts’ with his own orchestra in Manchester’s Free Trade Hall. In April the Hallé Choir makes its concert debut in a performance of Haydn’s Creation.
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. The orchestra's first home was the Free Trade Hall .
Sir Charles Hallé, who founded the orchestra in Manchester in 1858, was a true pioneer: his fundamental belief that music should be for everyone remains central to the orchestra’s vision today.
In May 1857, the pianist and conductor Charles Hallé set up an orchestra to perform at the Manchester Art Treasures Exhibition, 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]
Jun 8, 2021 · Founded by pianist and conductor Sir Charles Hallé, the orchestra performed its first ever concert in January 1858 at the Free Trade Hall on Peter Street. Sir Charles conducted almost every...
Jan 16, 2008 · The Hallé Orchestra celebrates its 150th anniversary on 30 January 2008 and below, you can find out more about Britain’s oldest professional orchestra. - The orchestra’s debut concert was...
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The Hallé gave its first concert on 30 January 1858 under the baton of its founder Sir Charles Hallé. Eleanor Roberts, the Hallé’s Archivist, sheds light on the orchestra’s origins, saying, “In 1857, Manchester hosted the Arts Treasures Festival, a counterpoint to the Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1851.
