United Kingdom Debussy, Saint–Saëns, Berlioz: Simon Trpčeski (piano), Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra ,Vasily Petrenko (conductor). Guildhall, Preston 26.3.2012. (MC)
Michael Cookson
Anne-Sophie Mutter in Recital in Manchester
United Kingdom Mozart, Schubert, Lutosławski, Saint-Saëns: Anne Sophie Mutter (violin), Lambert Orkis (piano), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 20.3.2012 (MC)
Storgårds Fails to Engage BBC Philharmonic in Sibelius
United Kingdom Sibelius, Beethoven, Sibelius: Martin Roscoe (piano), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgårds (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 16.3.2012 (MC)
Portrait of War: Manchester Camerata in Varied Program
United Kingdom Ravel, Aaron Parker, Mozart and Richard Strauss: Manchester Camerata/Gábor Takács-Nagy (conductor), Kathryn Stott (piano) – Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 10.3.2012 (MC)
Young Scottish Musicians Delight the Cumbrians with their Bruch and Dvořák
United Kingdom Mozart, Dvořák, Bruch, Dvořák: Nicola Benedetti (violin), Hallé Orchestra/Rory Macdonald (conductor); Westmorland Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, 25.Feb.2012(MC)
Takács-Nagy and Manchester Camerata Perform a Stunning Programme of Hungarian Music
United Kingdom Bartók, Kodály and Haydn: Dame Evelyn Glennie (percussion), Janet Fulton (percussion), Noriko Ogawa (piano), Philip Smith (piano), Manchester Camerata/Gábor Takács-Nagy, Bridgwater Hall, Manchester, 28.1. 2012 (MC)
Walker’s Memorable Elgar Surpasses Bruch and a Fell Running Premiere
United Kingdom Malagnini, Bruch, Elgar: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Gary Walker (conductor), John Bradbury (clarinet), Steven Burnard (viola), Westmorland Hall, Kendal, Cumbria, 14.01.2012 (MC)
Michael Cookson Interviews Sir Mark Elder
Sir Mark Elder talks at length to Seen and Heard International’s Michael Cookson in Manchester in November 2011