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Salford Quays

Christian Tetzlaff Gives His All in Elgar’s Violin Concerto

08/06/201919/05/2019 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Elgar, Rachmaninoff: Christian Tetzlaff (violin), BBC Philharmonic / John Storgårds (conductor). Bridgewater Hall Manchester, 18.5.2019. (RBa)

John Storgårds

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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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Unusual Pairing of Dance and Rare Puccini Finds Success at The Lowry Box Office

30/07/202011/03/2019 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Stravinsky and Puccini: Dancers of Phoenix Dance Theatre, Soloists and Orchestra of Opera North / Gary Walker (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 8.3.2019. (RJF)

Phoenix Dance Theatre – The Rite of Spring (c) Tristram Kenton

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Opera North’s Uneven New Production of Magic Flute Lacks Clarity in Salford

16/08/202009/03/2019 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, The Magic Flute: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Robert Howarth (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 5.3.2019. (RJF)

Gavan Ring as Papageno (c) Alastair Muir

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Vibrant and Colourful Company Performance of Merry Widow from Opera North

04/12/201819/11/2018 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Lehár, The Merry Widow: Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Martin André (conductor). The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays. 15.11.2018. (RJF)

Quirijn de Lang (Danilo) & members of the Chorus of Opera North (c) Robert Workman

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