Board Members

Carole Baume
Retired Head of Planning and Development for Student Services at the Open University

Theresa Grant
Acting Chief Executive of Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council (Association of Greater Manchester Authorities representative on the Board)

Jane Hampson
Business and Development Manager in Educational Improvement with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Children’s Services

Bernard Knight CBE
Retired Chief Executive of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council

Brandon Leigh
Group Finance Director for PZ Cussons

David McKeith (Chair)
Chairman of Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce and non-executive director at NCC Group PLC and Sportech PLC. Former NW Senior Partner for PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Martin McMillan (Deputy Chair)
Retired Chair of a publishing and media services company

Cllr John Merry CBE
Leader of Salford City Council (Association of Greater Manchester Authorities representative on the Board)

Kathryn Stott
Professional pianist

Fran Toms
Head of Culture, Manchester City Council (Manchester City Council representative on the Board)

Kerry Wright
Director of Digital at Amido (independent digital agency)

Concerts & Tickets

Buy tickets for Hallé performances

Buy tickets and view information on performances by the Hallé in their Manchester home, the architecturally-stunning Bridgewater Hall, as well as throughout Britain and the rest of the world.

Listen & Shop

Hallé CDs, Downloads and Accessories

The Hallé has a number of discs on its own CD label, featuring composers such as Elgar, Wagner, Colin Matthews, Debussy, Richard Strauss and other English composers. The label includes award-winning discs such as Wagner's Götterdämmerung and Elgar's Violin Concerto with Thomas Zehetmair as soloist.

Ensembles & Choirs

Welcome to the Hallé’s family of ensembles!

The Hallé offers a range of regular, local and free ensemble experiences for young people aged 8 –19 years. It also offers adults (aged 18+) the chance to sing in one of the best symphony choruses in the UK.

Learning & Engagement

The Hallé's award-winning Education Programme

The Hallé's award-winning Education Programme reaches over 35,000 participants a year principally by placing Hallé musicians in the community, in schools, youth clubs, community centres and young offenders organisations.

Support us

Fundraising and development

There are many ways to support the Hallé - to find out more, explore the links opposite, read about our forthcoming events or speak to a member of the development team.

About us

Find out more about the Hallé

Now in its 153rd season, the Hallé ranks among the UK's top symphonic ensembles, with a distinguished history of acclaimed performances in this country and around the world; award-winning recordings, radio broadcasts and educational outreach programmes; and a visionary commitment to building audiences and developing orchestral repertoire.