United Kingdom Kurt Weill, Street Scene: Royal Northern College of Music Theatre, Manchester 2.12.2015. (RJW)
RNCM’s Vibrant Performance and Slick Production of Weill’s Street Scene
Manchester
Fine Mozart Performances from St George’s Singers. Soloists and Chetham’s Chamber Orchestra
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)
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)
