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Salford Quays

Rare Appearances from Bantock, Bowen and Musgrave at this British music concert

14/08/202014/09/2016 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Bantock, Bowen, Musgrave: Lawrence Power (viola), BBC Philharmonic/Michael Seal (conductor), BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 9.9.2016. (RB)

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Gourlay Conducts Premiere of Cooke’s Last Symphony Alongside Unusual Schumann and Elgar

14/09/201609/09/2016 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Cooke, Schumann, Elgar: Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello), BBC Philharmonic/Andrew Gourlay (conductor), BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 7.9.2016. (RB)

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Nordic Brevity Meets Unknown Russian Symphony from Late 1930s

09/08/201604/08/2016 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nielsen, Sibelius, Juon: BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds (conductor), BBC Philharmonic Studio, MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 4.8.2016. (RBa)

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Music joined and separated by La Manche

14/08/202009/07/2016 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ireland, Ravel, Vaughan Williams: BBC Philharmonic / John Wilson (conductor), MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 8.7.2016 (RBa)

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Studio Concert Begins BBC preparations for a British Music Celebration 2016-17

09/07/201607/07/2016 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Walton, Elgar, Stanford, Delius: John Bradbury (clarinet), BBC Philharmonic / John Wilson (conductor), MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 6.7.2016. (RBa)

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Stimulating Variety from the Early Twentieth Century – Finland, Germany and the USA

05/05/201628/04/2016 by Rob Barnett

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Sibelius, Reger, Ives, Antheil:  Benjamin Appl  (baritone) BBC Philharmonic, John Storgårds (conductor), MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, 27.4.2016 (RB)

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Well Staged and Well Sung Andrea Chénier from Opera North

26/03/201621/03/2016 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Giordano, Andrea Chénier: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North / Oliver von Dohnányi (conductor),The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 19.3.2014. (RJF)

Andrea Chenier
Andrea Chénier (c) Opera North

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Professional Così fan tutte Revival in Salford Fails to Attract a Good Audience

23/03/201619/03/2016 by Robert Farr

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Mozart, Così fan tutte: Sung in English in a translation by Jeremy Sams: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North. Conducted by Anthony Kraus, The Lowry Theatre, Salford Quays, 16.3.2016. (RJF)

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Opera North’s Così fan tutte (c) ON

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