United Kingdom Mozart: Alison Rose, (soprano), Kitty Whately, (mezzo/alto), Alex Banfield, (tenor), Terence Ayebare, (baritone), St George’s Singers / Neil Tailor (conductor), Chetham’s Chamber Orchestra / Stephen Threlfall (conductor), Concert Hall. Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, 21.11. 2015. (RJF)
Manchester
Old and New Combine in Rossini’s Barber to Give a Very Enjoyable Evening.
United Kingdom Rossini, The Barber of Seville: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Stuart Stratford (conductor), The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 10.11.2015. (RJF)
Tetzlaff Demonstrates Fire and Ice in Lindberg’s Violin Concerto
United Kingdom Sibelius & Magnus Lindberg: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgårds (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 7.11.2015. (MC)
A Well Deserved Tribute to Michael Kennedy
United Kingdom The Michael Kennedy Memorial Concert – Verdi, Bizet, Mozart, Mahler, Wagner, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Wood, Elgar, R Strauss: Soloists, Hallé & BBC Philharmonic Orchestras/Sir Mark Elder & Sir Andrew Davis (conductors), Royal Northern College of Music Concert Hall, Manchester, 5.10.15 (RJW)
Manchester Camerata Appeals to a Younger Audience with an Entertaining Concert
United Kingdom Rossini, Chabrier, Rodrigo, Lennon/McCartney, Beethoven: Craig Ogden (guitar), Manchester Camerata/Gabor Takács-Nagy (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 26.9.2015. (MC)
Adventurous BBC Philharmonic Perform Works by Messiaen and Foulds
United Kingdom Foulds, Messiaen: Steven Osborne (piano), Valérie Hartmann-Claverie (ondes martenot), London Symphony Chorus, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/Juanjo Mena (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Saturday 19.9.2015 (MC)
Professional Standards from RNCM Musicians in Remarkable Penderecki/ Lutosławski Concert
United Kingdom Penderecki, Lutosławski: Royal Northern College of Music Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Chamber Choir,- Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, Friday 26th June 2015 (MC)
Triumphal Conclusion to the Storgårds/BBC Philharmonic Cycle of Nielsen Symphonies
Nielsen, Mahler, Nielsen: Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass-baritone), Gillian Keith (soprano), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra/John Storgårds (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 18.6.2015 (MC)
