The Hallé Orchestra (Orpheus' Comet, Viola Concerto (strings only) & Earth Suite)

violin 1 Roberto Ruisi (leader), Sarah Ewins (associate leader), Tiberiu Buta, Zoe Colman, Steven Proctor, Helen Bridges, Nicola Clark, Victor Hayes, Michelle Marsh, Katie Jackson, Eva Petrarca, Luke Coomber, Sarah Whittingham, Ruta Labutyte

violin 2 Helena Buckie, Paulette Bayley, Caroline Abbott, Christine Davey, Elizabeth Bosworth, John Purton, Diego Gabete, Sian Goodwin, Alex Webber Garcia, Colm Ó Braoin, James Pattinson

viola Timothy Pooley, Julian Mottram, Martin Schäfer, Robert Criswell, Christine Anderson, Chris Emerson, Sue Baker, Cheryl Law, Alice Billen, Kim Becker

cello Nicholas Trygstad, Simon Turner, David Petri, Jane Hallett, Clare Rowe, Paul Grennan, Jonathan Pether, Rebecca Harney

double bass William Cole, Daniel Storer, Yi Xin Han, Beatrice Schirmer, Rachel Meerloo, Natasha Armstrong

flute Joanne Boddington, Fiona Slominska

oboe Rachael Clegg, William Oinn

clarinet Rosa Campos‑Fernandez, Matthew Dunn

bassoon Nikolaj Henriques, Simon Davies

contrabassoon Simon Davies

horn Laurence Rogers, Matthew Head, Julian Plummer, Richard Bourn, Andrew Maher

trumpet Gareth Small, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Osborne

tenor trombone Katy Jones, Rosalyn Davies

bass trombone Kyle MacCorquodale

tuba Ewan Easton

timpani John Abendstern

percussion David Hext, Erika Öhman, Emma Crossley, Will Renwick, Jan Bradley, Harry Percy

harp Marie Leenhardt

piano Gemma Beeson

bass guitar Geth Griffiths

The Hallé Orchestra (Cello Concerto)

violin 1 Magnus Johnston (leader), Sarah Ewins (associate leader), Tiberiu Buta, Zoe Colman, Steven Proctor, Helen Bridges, Nicola Clark, Victor Hayes, Michelle Marsh, Katie Jackson, Eva Petrarca, Luke Coomber, Ruth Sanderson, Colm Ó Braoin

violin 2 Samuel Staples, Paulette Bayley, Caroline Abbott, Grania Royce, Christine Davey, Elizabeth Bosworth, Diego Gabete, Sian Goodwin, Susannah Simmons, Belinda Hammond, Oliver Baily, Laura Embrey

viola Julian Mottram, Martin Schäfer, Chris Emerson, Cheryl Law, Alice Billen

cello Simon Turner, Jane Hallett, Paul Grennan, Rebecca Harney, Harry Broom

double bass William Cole, Yi Xin Han, Beatrice Schirmer, Natasha Armstrong, Sian Rowley, Marcus de Oliveira