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Rohan Shotton

Rohan Shotton

Rohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.

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Musik unter Freunden: Mahler 7 mit den Berliner Philharmonikern bei den BBC Proms

Von Rohan Shotton, 03 September 2022

Kirill Petrenko stellt bei den BBC Proms mit den Berliner Philharmonikern Licht und Schatten einander gegenüber.

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Mahler 7 mit den Berliner Philharmonikern bei den BBC Proms

Von Rohan Shotton

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Sir Simon Rattle opens the Bavarian RSO tour on his home turf

Von Rohan Shotton, 10 November 2025

Sir Simon Rattle returns to Liverpool to conduct his new orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, in Schumann and Stravinsky.

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Sir Simon Rattle opens the Bavarian RSO tour on his home turf

Von Rohan Shotton

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Thunderous Mahler from Elena Schwarz and the BBC Philharmonic

Von Rohan Shotton, 08 November 2025

Elena Schwarz conducts the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in Mahler's First Symphony, Debussy's La Mer and a rare outing for a trombone concerto.

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Thunderous Mahler from Elena Schwarz and the BBC Philharmonic

Von Rohan Shotton

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Graceful Schubert from The Hallé and Elena Schwarz at Bridgewater Hall

Von Rohan Shotton, 23 Oktober 2025

In her debut with the orchestra. Elena Schwarz conducts The Hallé in music by Britten, Unsuk Chin and Schubert.

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Graceful Schubert from The Hallé and Elena Schwarz

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Pulsating energy as Gabriella Smith’s Lost Coast receives UK premiere

Von Rohan Shotton, 11 Oktober 2025

Gemma New conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a lean account of Sibelius' Second Symphony to close a bracing concert under the title ‘Lost Coast’.

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Pulsating energy as Gabriella Smith’s Lost Coast receives UK premiere

Von Rohan Shotton

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Resplendent Elgar tarnished by over-indulgent Rachmaninov in Hallé season opener

Von Rohan Shotton, 25 September 2025

Kahchun Wong opens The Hallé season with an unexpected, but memorable debut by new Principal Cello, Rachel Helleur-Simcock.

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Resplendent Elgar, over-indulgent Rachmaninov in Hallé season opener

Von Rohan Shotton

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Magical stillness from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Klaus Mäkelä at the Proms

Von Rohan Shotton, 24 August 2025

Janine Jansen joins the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for Prokofiev in a brilliantly conceived programme ending with Bartók’s ebullient Concerto for Orchestra.

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Magical stillness from the Royal Concertgebouw and Mäkelä at the Proms

Von Rohan Shotton

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A near-perfect Mahler 3 from the BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds

Von Rohan Shotton, 14 Juni 2025

John Storgårds conducts his BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in a profoundly moving account of Mahler's vast Third Symphony.

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A near-perfect Mahler 3 from the BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds

Von Rohan Shotton

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A measured and coherent Alpine Symphony from The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder

Von Rohan Shotton, 10 Mai 2025

Sir Mark Elder conducts the world premiere of Huw Watkins' Concerto for Orchestra and Strauss' gargantuan Alpine Symphony.

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A measured and coherent Alpine Symphony from Elder and The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton

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Artistic licence in Gamzou's Mahler 9 with the BBC Philharmonic

Von Rohan Shotton, 12 April 2025

Yoel Gamzou conducts a unique interpretation of Mahler's final completed symphony at the Bridgewater Hall.

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Artistic licence in Gamzou's Mahler 9 with the BBC Philharmonic

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An all-encompassing Mahler 3 from Domingo Hindoyan and the RLPO

Von Rohan Shotton, 29 März 2025

A Mahler 3 from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, worth every minute of the five-year wait for this early Covid-casualty.

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An all-encompassing Mahler 3 from Domingo Hindoyan and the RLPO

Von Rohan Shotton

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Swaggering Strauss and a UK premiere from Alpesh Chauhan and The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton, 27 Februar 2025

Leaping in at short notice, Alpesh Chauhan conducts The Hallé in Strauss, Herz and Prokofiev with lively charisma in a colourful programme.

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Swaggering Strauss and a UK premiere from Alpesh Chauhan and The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton

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An overwhelming Resurrection from The Hallé and Kahchun Wong

Von Rohan Shotton, 16 Januar 2025

In Bridgewater Hall, Kahchun Wong conducts the second Mahler symphony of his Hallé tenure.

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An overwhelming Resurrection from The Hallé and Kahchun Wong

Von Rohan Shotton

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Darkness and heroism in Shostakovich and Strauss from the BBC Philharmonic

Von Rohan Shotton, 16 November 2024

Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a striking programme of 20th- and 21st-century works including the UK premiere of Anna Clyne's The Moment.

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Darkness and heroism from the BBC Philharmonic

Von Rohan Shotton

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Domingo Hindoyan opens RLPO season with late Romantic warhorses

Von Rohan Shotton, 17 Oktober 2024

Domingo Hindoyan opens the 2024–25 Liverpool season with Strauss, Mahler and a novelty by Juan Bautista Plaza.

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Domingo Hindoyan opens RLPO season with late Romantic warhorses

Von Rohan Shotton

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Kahchun Wong ushers in the start of a new era at The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton, 26 September 2024

Kahchun Wong conducts his first concert as The Hallé's Principal Condutor, concluding with Mahler's First Symphony.

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Kahchun Wong ushers in the start of a new era at The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton

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Blood-and-thunder Beethoven and Holst in BBC Philharmonic season opener

Von Rohan Shotton, 21 September 2024

John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a high-octane performance of Holst's The Planets.

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Blood-and-thunder Beethoven and Holst in BBC Phil season opener

Von Rohan Shotton

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Near perfect Bruckner from the Berliner Philharmoniker at the BBC Proms

Von Rohan Shotton, 01 September 2024

Kirill Petrenko conducts a magesterial account of Bruckner's Fifth Symphony after a trio of motets by the BBC Singers.

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Near perfect Bruckner from the Berlin Phil at the Proms

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Brahms and Beethoven for (5000 and) Three

Von Rohan Shotton, 31 August 2024

Yo-Yo Ma, Emmanuel Ax and Leonidas Kavakos hold a sold-out Royal Albert Hall to rapt attention for some astonishing chamber music.

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Brahms and Beethoven for (5000 and) Three

Von Rohan Shotton

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End of a remarkable era: Sir Mark Elder's final Manchester concert with the Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton, 31 Mai 2024

Sir Mark Elder conducts the final Manchester concerts of his 24 year Music Directorship of the Hallé, crowned with a memorable Mahler 5.

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End of a remarkable era: Sir Mark Elder's final Hallé concert

Von Rohan Shotton

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A memorable 1857 Simon Boccanegra from Sir Mark Elder and The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton, 18 April 2024

Sir Mark Elder conducts his final opera performance as Musical Director of The Hallé, a rare chance to hear the original version of Verdi's middle period opera.

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A memorable 1857 Simon Boccanegra from Elder and The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton

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Devastating Weinberg from Sheku Kanneh-Mason in Liverpool

Von Rohan Shotton, 04 April 2024

Andrew Manze conducts the RLPO in an arresting performance of Weinberg's Cello Concerto with Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

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Devastating Weinberg from Sheku Kanneh-Mason in Liverpool

Von Rohan Shotton

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Vivid stories and lean Brahms from The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton, 02 November 2023

Sir Mark Elder conducts colourful music by Rimsky-Korsakov and Ravel before a low-fat, unsentimental Brahms 4.

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Vivid stories and lean Brahms from The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton

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Beginning at the end: Mahler 9 opens Elder’s final Hallé season

Von Rohan Shotton, 21 September 2023

Sir Mark Elder begins his final season at the helm of The Hallé with a moving account of Mahler's Ninth Symphony at Bridgewater Hall that capturing every aspect of its epic voyage.

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Beginning at the end: Mahler 9 opens Elder’s final Hallé season

Von Rohan Shotton

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Urgency and splendour: Mahler 3 at the Proms

Von Rohan Shotton, 19 August 2023

Sakari Oramo conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in an electrifying account at the BBC Proms.

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Urgency and splendour: Mahler 3 at the Proms

Von Rohan Shotton

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Prom 37: Poetry in motion from the Budapest Festival Orchestra

Von Rohan Shotton, 12 August 2023

Iván Fischer brings his Budapest band to the BBC Proms in an evening of many surprises, with a convincing Schumann Piano Concerto from Sir András Schiff.

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Poetry in motion from the Budapest Festival Orchestra

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Prom 36: the London Philharmonic Orchestra play music from 2001: A Space Odyssey

Von Rohan Shotton, 11 August 2023

Edward Gardner conducts the LPO in a shrewdly conceived programme of Ligeti and Strauss.

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Prom 36: the LPO play music from 2001: A Space Odyssey

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An exciting Sunday at the inaugural mcr:classical festival

Von Rohan Shotton, 25 Juni 2023

The inaugural mcr:classical weekend comes to a rowdy finish with Stravinsky's Rite of Spring at The Bridgewater Hall.

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An exciting Sunday at the inaugural mcr:classical festival

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Elder's era-defining Elgar marathon with The Hallé closes with The Kingdom

Von Rohan Shotton, 11 Juni 2023

Few musicians in the world can ever have had such a strong connection to a composer as The Hallé and Elder have developed with Elgar over the last quarter of a century.

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Elder's era-defining Elgar marathon closes with The Kingdom

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An extraordinarily reverential Gerontius from Elder and The Hallé in Manchester

Von Rohan Shotton, 04 Juni 2023

Sir Mark Elder opens his mini Elgar festival with a deeply spirtual Dream of Gerontius.

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A reverential Gerontius from Elder and The Hallé

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Intimate Beethoven, detailed Sibelius from Dalia Stasevska and The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton, 19 Mai 2023

Hyeyhoon Park, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Benjamin Grosvenor unite for a big-boned, romantic Beethoven Triple Concerto.

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Intimate Beethoven, detailed Sibelius from Stasevska and The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton

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Astounding beauty in the BBC Philharmonic's Alpine Symphony

Von Rohan Shotton, 01 April 2023

NIcholas Collon conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a superbly conceived programme that demonstrates “quality, agility and impact”.

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Astounding beauty in the BBC Philharmonic's Alpine Symphony

Von Rohan Shotton

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Mahler and Wigglesworth's Magnifcat in Manchester

Von Rohan Shotton, 23 März 2023

Ryan Wigglesworth conducts the UK premiere of his own Magnificat with The Hallé in Bridgewater Hall.

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Mahler and Wigglesworth's Magnifcat in Manchester

Von Rohan Shotton

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Poetic Bruch and Bruckner in Liverpool

Von Rohan Shotton, 19 Januar 2023

Domingo Hindoyan conducts the RLPO in gently poetic Bruckner after Timothy Chooi makes his debut with the orchestra in Bruch's Scottish Fantasy.

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Poetic Bruch and Bruckner in Liverpool

Von Rohan Shotton

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Remarkable Schumann and thrilling Tchaikovsky from Domingo Hindoyan and the RLPO

Von Rohan Shotton, 14 Januar 2023

Víkingur Ólafsson proves a sensational replacement for Daniel Barenboim with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor.

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Remarkable Schumann, thrilling Tchaikovsky from Hindoyan and the RLPO

Von Rohan Shotton

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Joyous Saint-Saëns crowns the Belgian National Orchestra's Manchester visit

Von Rohan Shotton, 07 November 2022

Roberto González-Monjas conducts the Belgian National Orchestra, joined by Paul Lewis, in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.

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Saint-Saëns crowns the Belgian National Orchestra's Manchester visit

Von Rohan Shotton

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An unapologetically operatic Verdi Requiem from Sir Mark Elder and The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton, 27 Oktober 2022

Soprano and mezzo Natalya Romaniw and Alice Coote top a strong line-up in Verdi's Requiem in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.

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An unapologetically operatic Verdi Requiem from Elder and The Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton

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Wigglesworth conducts a big-boned Elgar 2 to open the BBC Philharmonic's season

Von Rohan Shotton, 24 September 2022

Mark Wigglesworth conducts vivid Elgar with the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.

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Big-boned Elgar 2 opens the BBC Philharmonic's season

Von Rohan Shotton

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Thrilling Mahler 2 from Markus Stenz and the CBSO to close the season

Von Rohan Shotton, 22 Juni 2022

Mahler's Resurrection Symphony is something of a calling card for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, here originally billed as Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla’s final concert as musical director.

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Thrilling Mahler 2 from Markus Stenz and the CBSO to close the season

Von Rohan Shotton

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Eri Nakamura leads a fine cast in The Hallé's season closing Madama Butterfly

Von Rohan Shotton, 28 Mai 2022

Sir Mark Elder conducts The Hallé in a stirring semi-staged production of Madama Butterfly.

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Eri Nakamura leads a fine cast in The Hallé's Madama Butterfly

Von Rohan Shotton

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Premier League Vaughan Williams from The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder

Von Rohan Shotton, 30 April 2022

Memorable performances of Vaughan Williams' darkest and brightest symphonies at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.

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Premier League Vaughan Williams from The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder

Von Rohan Shotton

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Toward the Unknown Region: Vaughan Williams 2 and 7 in Manchester

Von Rohan Shotton, 09 April 2022

John Wilson navigates two of Ralph Vaughan Williams' symphonies at Bridgewater Hall, part of the RVW 150 celebrations.

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Toward the Unknown Region: Vaughan Williams 2 and 7 in Manchester

Von Rohan Shotton

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More Mozart, made in Manchester from the Camerata

Von Rohan Shotton, 25 März 2022

Gábor Takács-Nagy and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet tackle Mozart's Piano Concertos nos. 24 and 25 with the Manchester Camerata with their usual panache.

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More Mozart, made in Manchester from the Camerata

Von Rohan Shotton

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“Inextinguishable” Nielsen from Domingo Hindoyan in Liverpool

Von Rohan Shotton, 03 März 2022

Domingo Hindoyan conducts a thoughtful account of Nielsen's Fourth Symphony with the RLPO.

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“Inextinguishable” Nielsen from Domingo Hindoyan in Liverpool

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Bruckner of freshness and grandeur in Liverpool

Von Rohan Shotton, 27 Januar 2022

Domingo Hindoyan conducts Bruckner's Eighth in an, at times, arrestingly intimate reading.

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Bruckner of freshness and grandeur in Liverpool

Von Rohan Shotton

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An unforgettable Mahler 3 from The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder

Von Rohan Shotton, 23 Januar 2022

A memorable performance of Mahler's epic Third Symphony at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.

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An unforgettable Mahler 3 from The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder

Von Rohan Shotton

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Sir Mark Elder's Hallé programme a powerful reminder of what we've missed

Von Rohan Shotton, 25 November 2021

Boris Giltburg joins The Hallé for Rachmaninov's Fourth Piano Concerto, the emotional heart of the evening.

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Elder's Hallé programme a powerful reminder of what we've missed

Von Rohan Shotton

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Autumnal Brahms and Tchaikovsky with Hindoyan and Hough in Liverpool

Von Rohan Shotton, 18 November 2021

Domingo Hindoyan conducts the RLPO in Brahms' first piano concerto with Stephen Hough and Tchaikovsky's sixth symphony

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Autumnal Brahms and Tchaikovsky with Hindoyan and Hough in Liverpool

Von Rohan Shotton

Domingo Hindoyan ushers in a new era in Liverpool

Von Rohan Shotton, 16 Oktober 2021

Domingo Hindoyan has a bright future in Liverpool, as he conducts his new orchestra in Beethoven's Ninth.

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Domingo Hindoyan ushers in a new era in Liverpool

Von Rohan Shotton

Manchester Camerata: Mozart in Manchester

Von Rohan Shotton, 08 Oktober 2021

The Manchester Camerata continue their cycle of Mozart piano concertos with Gábor Takács-Nagy and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

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Manchester Camerata: Mozart in Manchester

Von Rohan Shotton