Sir Stephen Hough, piano

Tuesday 12 May 2026 7.30pm

Tickets £20.00 to £43.00

(All ticket prices include £3.25 booking fee)

Concessions and discounts available

Student Tickets £8 (subject to availability)

To book wheelchair seats or other access requirements please email supervisors@bridgewater-hall.co.uk or call the Box Office on 0161 907 9000

Event Timings: Auditorium Doors: TBC Concert Start: TBC Interval: TBC Finish: TBC

Timings will be updated closer to the concert date. Please check the website on the afternoon of the performance for up-to-date information. All timings are approximate and are subject to change.

Schubert Klavierstück D946, No.2
Brahms Klavierstück Op.118, No.6
Schoenberg 6 Kleine Klavierstücke
Stockhausen Klavierstück III
Beethoven Bagatelle Op.119, No.10
Beethoven Piano Sonata No.21, ‘Waldstein’
R. Schumann Carnaval
Sherman and Sherman, arr. Hough Mary Poppins Suite

Sir Stephen Hough, arguably Britain’s finest living pianist, returns to close the International Concert Series with a dazzling programme.

Only Stephen Hough could shape a concert like this. We begin with Klavierstücke – literally, ‘Piano Pieces’ – from two romantic giants, Schubert and Brahms, and two towering 20th-century composers, Schoenberg and Stockhausen. From Beethoven’s majestic ‘Waldstein’ Sonata, Robert Schumann’s vivid suite transports us to the heart of carnival. And we end – where else? – on the streets of Edwardian London, with Hough’s own bravura arrangements of songs from Mary Poppins. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

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