Hallé
Updated: 10 April 2026 | 13:49 PM
Agreement
Rates of pay for freelance players effective from 4 November 2025
Session rates
a concert or rehearsal of no longer than three hours
| Tutti |
Sub-Principal |
Principal |
Section Leader |
| £87.91 |
£95.21 |
£102.51 |
£118.93 |
Out of town / Travel (musicians based in Manchester)
| 1 meal allowance (leaving base after 1.30pm) |
2 meal allowance (leaving base before 1.30pm and returning after 6.00pm) |
Travel |
| £17.45 |
£26.75 |
Coach provided or standard class rail fare |
Overnight
| Basic |
M25 Supplement |
| £76.60 |
£44.25 |
Late return
| Midnight - 12:30am |
12:30 - 1:00am |
1:00 - 2:00am |
| £6.45 |
£12.75 |
£18.90 |
Early start
| Leaving base before 8:30am (per hour or part thereof before 8:30am) |
| £7.55 |
Contact details
Orchestra Manager: Chris Lewis
Hallé Concerts Society, The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, M2 3WS
07702 685 277
chris.lewis@halle.co.uk
MU Steward: Beatrice Schirmer
Hallé Orchestra website