Performer: Sofya Gulyak

Lahav Shani leads a lavish All-Russian affair that took a while to gel on its third outing in a week in Manchester.

Cristian Mandeal returned to the Hallé to direct an intelligent performance of Rachmaninov’s ever popular Second Symphony, with Sofya Gulyak playing Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major.