United Kingdom J.S. Bach, Bruckner: Julia Doyle (soprano), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Robin Blaze (counter-tenor), Roderick Williams (baritone), Manchester Chamber Choir, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Juanjo Mena (conductor). Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 16.11.2012. (MC)
Manchester
Elder and the Hallé in Varied Slavic Music
United Kingdom Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Dvořák, Janáček: Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir & Hallé Orchestra / Sir Mark Elder (conductor) and Jamie Phillips (conductor). Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 10.11.2012. (MC)
Heroic and Wonderful Playing from the Hallé and Stenz
United Kingdom Dvořák, Beethoven: Miklós Perényi (cello), Hallé Orchestra / Markus Stenz (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 28.10.12 (MC)
Impressive Barber from Sarah Chang and Dresden’s Other Orchestra
United Kingdom Brahms, Barber, Dvořák: Sarah Chang (violin), Dresden Philharmonic/Michael Sanderling (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 23.10.12 (MC)
Impressive Barber from Sarah Chang and Dresden’s Other Orchestra
United Kingdom Brahms, Barber, Dvořák: Sarah Chang (violin), Dresden Philharmonic/Michael Sanderling (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 23.10.12 (MC)
Passion and Commitment in BBC Phil’s Mahler Five Performance
United Kingdom Mozart, Mahler: Steven Osborne (piano), BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Juanjo Mena (conductor), Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 12.10.2012. (MC)
Pleas for Peace in Manchester Cathedral
United Kingdom Arnold, Vaughan Williams: Jo Rondel (mezzo), Robert O’Connell (baritone), Cheshire Sinfonia and Chorale / Peter Stallworthy (conductor), Third Manchester Peace Festival, Manchester Cathedral, 29.9.2012 (RB)