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Rob Barnett

Weinberg Downpour – Umbrellas at Home – Enjoy the Saturation Coverage

08/06/201917/05/2019 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mussorgsky, Weinberg: Alex Jakeman (flute), BBC Philharmonic/John Storgårds (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 15.5.2019. (RB)

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John Wilson’s Second All-English Programme in Manchester in Four Days

28/04/201914/04/2019 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bax, Walton, Vaughan Williams: James Ehnes (violin), BBC Philharmonic / John Wilson (conductor). Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 13.4.2019. (RBa)

James Ehnes (c) Ben Ealovega

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John Wilson Conducts the BBC Philharmonic in an All-English Programme

28/04/201911/04/2019 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Holst, Ireland, Walton, Bax: BBC Philharmonic / John Wilson (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 10.4.2019. (RBa)

John Wilson (c) Jason Alden

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Bantock, Beamish and Sibelius from the BBC Philharmonic in Salford

06/04/201928/03/2019 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bantock, Beamish, Sibelius: Martin Roscoe (piano), BBC Philharmonic / Rory Macdonald (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 27.3.2019. (RBa)

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Understated and Extravagant Marine Imagery and Romance from West Forest Sinfonia

10/02/201929/01/2019 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bax, Alwyn, Elgar: Helen Turnbull (cor anglais), West Forest Sinfonia / Philip Ellis (conductor), The Great Hall, London Road Campus, University of Reading, 27.1.2019. (RBa)

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Tormorden Symphony Orchestra Play Tim Benjamin and Prokofiev

28/11/201811/11/2018 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Chabrier, Tim Benjamin, de Falla, Rachmaninov, Prokofiev: Simon Desbruslais (trumpet), Todmorden Orchestra / Nicholas Concannon Hodges (conductor). Todmorden Town Hall, Calderdale, 10.11.2018. (RBa)

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Two Bantock Tone Poems in One Concert

07/12/201729/11/2017 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bantock: BBC Philharmonic / Michael Seal (conductor). BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 28.11.2017. (RBa)

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Witchery, Spirituality and Mediterranean Travelogues from the BBC Philharmonic

28/11/201723/11/2017 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lyadov, Gubaidulina, Ravel, Ibert: Lawrence Power (viola) / Ludovic Morlot (conductor), BBC Philharmonic. BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays. 22.11.2017. (RBa)

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