| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 28-Feb-2013 Bridgewater Hall | Dreams of Mozart and Mendelssohn with the Hallé |
Mozart and Mendelssohn are surely two of the most popular composers for both the seasoned elitist and the irregular classical listener; tonight’s offering of time-tested favourites wrapped in the summer breeze of familiarity, coupled with the rare and exciting prospect of hearing Mendelssohn’s complete incidental music for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, was likely to be a draw – and it was.
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| 24-Oct-2012 Bridgewater Hall | The Hallé and Markus Stenz: Dvořák and Beethoven |
Markus Stenz conducted a lean and crisp performance of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony which remained unsentimental and lively throughout, prefaced by a nostalgically sunny Dvořák Cello Concerto with soloist Miklós Perényi.
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| 18-Oct-2012 Bridgewater Hall | The Hallé and Markus Stenz with Wagner and Bruckner |
Principal Guest Conductor Markus Stenz joined the Hallé for a programme of richly romantic music in nature and name, from the impassioned chromaticism of Tristan and Isolde to the peaks and valleys of Bruckner. Stenz seemed to shirk away from easy heroism all evening, opting instead for softer and harder-won resolution.
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| 27-Oct-2011 Bridgewater Hall | Hallé and Marcus Stenz: Beethoven 2 |
The second instalment in The Hallé Beethoven cycle was led by Principal Guest Conductor Marcus Stenz, and also featured the striking Nordic colours of Jean Sibelius and Magnus Lindberg.
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