| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2013 Bridgewater Hall | Hunting music in Manchester with the Hallé |
 Sir Mark Elder conducted the Hallé in an unusual programme of music themed around hunting. There were many excellent performances, most memorably in Britten's Our Hunting Fathers, which added substantial depth to the evening.
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| 13-Mar-2013 Bridgewater Hall | MacMillan, Britten and Stravinsky with the BBC Philharmonic and H.K. Gruber |
 Conductor H.K. Gruber’s visits to the BBC Philharmonic are guaranteed to be unmissable concerts of the season; with unquenchable enthusiasm and pride in the music he programmes, Gruber, (known affectionately to all as “Nali”), always assures a stirring performance.
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| 10-Feb-2013 Bridgewater Hall | A glowing Meistersinger in Manchester |
 Few things could unite such a large group of people as the Hallé’s Meistersinger did tonight. Some 515 performers, drawn from three orchestras and five choirs, gathered to present highlights from the first two acts of Wagner’s opera and the third act in full. The whole evening was carried off with great warmth, and the roar that answered the last notes was more suggestive of a football match than an opera.
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| 10-Nov-2012 Bridgewater Hall | Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Dvořák and Janáček with the Hallé |
 The solo violin repertoire is rich; from Bach to Bartók and beyond, the instrument has an enviable catalogue of impressive works. Prokofiev’s principal contribution to the solo violinist’s career consists of two sonatas (one also favoured amongst flautists), and two concerti. However, in 1947, Prokofiev was commissioned to write a piece for 20 or 30 talented student violinists playing in unison. The resulting Sonata for unison violins, Op.Read full review... | |
