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MIF25

Sounds of the East

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Date
6 Jul 2025
Venue
The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley St, Manchester M2 3WS
Tickets
Standard: £40, £30, £20, £10
Accessible tickets via Bridgewater Hall
A booking fee of £4.25 applies to all tickets.

7.30pm

We are working with a venue partner on this event. All bookings for accessible tickets need to be booked directly with The Bridgewater Hall. You can contact them on 0161 907 9000 or access@bridgewater-hall.co.uk.

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Suitable for ages 5+
Running time: Running Time TBC

Accessibility features available for this event: Wheelchair Access Assistive Hearing

MIF and Hallé present SOUNDS OF THE EAST – an evening of music woven together by Eastern tradition and inspiration at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall.

Under the baton of the Hallé’s new Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor, Kahchun Wong, the concert opens with a European premiere; Cambodian-American composer Chinary Ung’s Grand Spiral (Desert Flowers Bloom). Ung’s music is internationally acclaimed for its skilful blend of eastern tradition with western instrumentation.

Debussy’s La mer has been captivating audiences for decades with its evocative musical seascape, inspired by his memories of the sea and his experiences with art. The work was deeply influenced by Hokusai and his iconic artwork Under the Wave off Kanagawa, also known as the Great Wave.

Closing the concert, the orchestra will be joined by traditional Chinese Folk Instruments, featuring in the UK premier of Kahchun Wong’s orchestration of Mussorgsky’s masterful Pictures At An Exhibition.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of classical music inspired by Eastern tradition, sound and vision.

"if the Asian aesthetic is represented by the colour yellow and the Western aesthetic is represented by the colour blue, then my music is a mixture – or the colour green"

Chinary Ung

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Tickets

Factory International members on sale: Tuesday 11 March, 12.30pm

General tickets on sale: Wednesday 19 March, 10am

We have a range of affordable tickets, including options from £10 for those who may need them. You can find out more about our Affordable Ticketing Policy here.

For ticketing and box office related enquiries, please contact tickets@factoryinternational.org or call 0333 322 8679 (phone lines are open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 6pm).

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Credits

Presented by the Hallé in partnership with Factory International for Manchester International Festival 2025.


Conductor Kahchun Wong

Featuring musicians from the Singapore Chinese Orchestra:

Percussion Benjamin Boo

Dizi Lee Jun Cheng

Yangqin Ma Huan

Erhu Tan Manman

Pipa Wang Siyuan

Access information

The full address is The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS, and the what3words are those.pasta.hike.

There is one gender neutral accessible toilet available on each of the four floors of the building, with level access from the Auditorium. There are additional toilet facilities through the building.

ADUK registered assistance dogs are welcome throughout the building. The venue also welcomes assistance dogs that are not registered with ADUK. You can find their full assistance dog policy here: https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/your-visit/access/.

If you wish to take them into a concert with you, contact the venue for advice on suitable seating or speak to a member of staff on arrival. It is possible that they may need to find an alternative seat for you if your booked seat is not appropriate. Alternatively, they can provide a safe space for your dog to wait for you.

We are working with a venue partner on this event. All bookings for accessible tickets need to be booked directly with The Bridgewater Hall. You can contact them on 0161 907 9000 or access@bridgewater-hall.co.uk.      

There are 16 wheelchair spaces located in various level access areas in the auditorium, with spaces available on every level.  

For patrons who require step free access to their seats, this is available in the following areas. Please see the accessibility seating plan and/or contact the team for more information/advice, at 0161 907 9000 or access@bridgewater-hall.co.uk.    

The Bridgewater Hall is equipped with the Sennheiser Mobile Connect assistive listening system, which allows users to listen to a live feed of stage performances via headphones, a neck loop or compatible hearing aids from anywhere within the auditorium.

A limited area of the Auditorium is also equipped with a Sennheiser infrared hearing system – contact the Box Office for more details on booking tickets covered by this system. You can contact them on 0161 907 9000 or access@bridgewater-hall.co.uk.      

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Travel information

The Bridgewater Hall is 0.2 miles from St Peter’s Square tram stop and 0.2 miles from Deansgate-Castlefield Tram Stop

The Bridgewater Hall is 0.2 miles from Deansgate-Castlefield Train Station, 0.4 miles from Oxford Road Train Station, and 0.8 miles from Piccadilly Station.

The nearest bus stops for major routes into the city centre are St Peter’s Square/Portland Street or Deansgate. 

A wheelchair drop-off point is located on Lower Mosley Street outside the Hall. We must stress, however, that this is not a parking space, even for blue badge holders. Double yellow lines at the rear of The Bridgewater Hall on Great Bridgewater Street allow parking for blue badge holders for up to 3 hours, except during the hours of 6–8am and 4–6pm. 

If travelling by car, please allow plenty of time for your journey. For satellite navigation, Bridgewater Hall’s postcode is M2 3WS. The nearest car parks are Q-Park First Street, NCP Manchester Central, NCP Great Northern or NCP Oxford Street. 

Please note Q-Park First Street and all NCP’s are now cashless, and payment requires a debit or credit card. 

The Bridgewater Hall is 0.7 miles from Aviva Studios. The number 33 bus runs between the two venues.

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