Manchester’s finest showcased at mcr:classical

The BBC Philharmonic

Kahchun Wong

Jess Gillam

Manchester Collective

Von Leighton Jones, 25 Juni 2023

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“a fantastic, informal and innovative series”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, am 24 Juni 2023

Brahms, Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 1 in g-Moll

Brahms, Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 3 in F-Dur

Brahms, Ungarischer Tanz Nr. 10 in E-Dur

Bartók, Konzert für Orchester, Sz 116

Peel, Neon

Gordon, Industry

Reich, Double Sextet

Harle, Briggflatts

Mussorgsky, Bilder einer Ausstellung (orch. Ravel)

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Anja Bihlmaier, Musikalische Leitung

Manchester Collective

The Hallé

Jess Gillam, Saxophon

Kahchun Wong, Musikalische Leitung

Wagner and Strauss from Sarah Wegener and the BBC Philharmonic

Leighton Jones, 14th March

Celtic legends and dramatic landscapes fill Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in an evening of emotional and reflective music under conductor Nicholas Carter.

****1

Watery worlds, rhythmic fire from Brauß and Hickox with the BBC

Leighton Jones, 7th February

Elisabeth Brauß excels in Ravel with the BBC Philharmonic and brings and unexpected encore.

****1

BBC Phil's Bluebeard's Castle eclipsed by Boulanger and Kodály

Peter Connors, 24th January

Anja Bihlmaier conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a moving D'un soir triste and joyful Dances of Galánta. Bluebeard's Castle, despite some fine things. feels less satisfying.

****1

Questions, answers and city nights: Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic

Leighton Jones, 17th January

In three hugely different musical voices, John Storgårds with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra move from the intimacy of Ives to the exhilaration of Adams, taking in Beethoven on their way.

****1

John Storgårds leads the BBC Philharmonic through Shostakovich

Rohan Shotton, 15th November

The BBC Phil's chief conductor led a relentless account of Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony, paired with Dvořák’s Cello Concerto.

****1

Thunderous Mahler from Elena Schwarz and the BBC Philharmonic

Rohan Shotton, 8th November

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

****1

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Leighton Jones

Leighton has extensive teaching experience from early years to postgraduate level music. Currently he works as a primary music specialist, visiting instrumental teacher and examiner. As a pianist, he was inspired to play after hearing Moura Lympany at a young age and has a large collection of her recordings. Leighton’s postgraduate studies focussed on his interest in 20th-century English orchestral music, with particular study of Britten, Rawsthorne, Walton and Vaughan Williams. A keen choral singer he has developed a comprehensive knowledge of chiefly British choral music.