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Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform moving Fauré

By David Smythe, 27 February 2025

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform Fauré moving Requiem and Vaughan Williams Mystical Songs with the SCO Chorus and Roderick Williams.

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Edinburgh

27 Feb 2025

Scottish Chamber Orchestra perform moving Fauré

By David Smythe

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Sheffield

Aspects of Englishness: Manze and the Hallé explore Vaughan Williams

By Phil Parker, 21 February 2025

An evening of Vaughan Williams’ greatest hits? There’s always an appetite for that, as Andrew Manze and the Hallé prove at Sheffield City Hall.

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Sheffield

21 Feb 2025

Aspects of Englishness: Manze and the Hallé explore Vaughan Williams

By Phil Parker

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Three centuries of music from Andrew Manze and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

By Simon Thompson, 14 November 2024

A typically omnivorous programme from Manze and the SCO in which principal flautist André Cebrián dazzles in a Mozart concerto. But it was all nearly upstaged by a solo lament for the Valencia floods.

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Edinburgh

14 Nov 2024

Three centuries of music from Andrew Manze and the SCO

By Simon Thompson

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Northern Lights: Nordic Music Days festival visits Scotland for the first time

By Simon Thompson, 31 October 2024

Andrew Manze and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra provide Northern Light from two Swedish composers, but sinister darkness from two Scots.

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Edinburgh

31 Oct 2024

Northern Lights: Nordic Music Days festival visits Scotland

By Simon Thompson

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Andrew Manze conducts the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in all Vaughan Williams

By Simon Thompson, 02 May 2024

The amateurs of the SCO Academy play Vaughan Williams' Concerto Grosso alongside the orchestra's professionals, and there is glorious warmth in the Fifth Symphony. Just don't ask me to love The Lark Ascending.

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Edinburgh

02 May 2024

Andrew Manze conducts the SCO in all Vaughan Williams

By Simon Thompson

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Johan Dalene excels in Nielsen's Violin Concerto with the RLPO

By Peter Connors, 11 April 2024

Andrew Manze crowns an excellent concert in Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall with Borodin's colourful Second Symphony.

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Liverpool

11 Apr 2024

Johan Dalene excels in Nielsen's Violin Concerto with the RLPO

By Peter Connors

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Devastating Weinberg from Sheku Kanneh-Mason in Liverpool

By 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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Liverpool

04 Apr 2024

Devastating Weinberg from Sheku Kanneh-Mason in Liverpool

By Rohan Shotton

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Andrew Manze excels in Sibelius and Mozart

By Leighton Jones, 23 March 2023

Bookending a new harpsichord concerto from Gavin Bryars for the renowned virtuoso Mahan Esfahani, two underrated symphonies are given highly commendable performances in Liverpool.

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Liverpool

23 Mar 2023

Andrew Manze excels in Sibelius and Mozart

By Leighton Jones

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Deciphering the runes: a feast of Vaughan Williams at the Royal Festival Hall

By Dominic Lowe, 26 October 2022

Vaughan Williams' Ninth Symphony is not yet an audience favourite, but Andrew Manze and the London Philharmonic Orchestra make an admirable case for the work as a masterpiece.

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London

26 Oct 2022

Deciphering the runes: a feast of Vaughan Williams from the LPO

By Dominic Lowe

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Andrew Manze and the RLPO celebrate Vaughan Williams' 150th anniversary

By Leighton Jones, 06 October 2022

Elgar, Szymanowski and Vaughan Williams may not be obvious concert companions, but with remarkable music-making these three sit beautifully together to make a special evening.

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Liverpool

06 Oct 2022

Andrew Manze celebrates RVW's 150th anniversary with the RLPO

By Leighton Jones

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Andrew Manze steers BBC forces as Brits make waves in the Royal Albert Hall

By Roy Westbrook, 27 July 2022

“Behold, the sea itself!” Prom 16 is all at sea with Doreen Carwithen's Bishop Rock and Grace Williams' Sea Sketches ahead of RVW's great Sea Symphony.

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London

27 Jul 2022

Manze steers the BBC ship as Brits make waves in the Royal Albert Hall

By Roy Westbrook

Anders Hillborg's new viola concerto steals the Liverpool limelight

By Leighton Jones, 21 October 2021

Andrew Manze conducts the RLPO in a mostly Scandinavian programme in which the world premiere of a viola concerto proves to be an intriguing listen.

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Liverpool

21 Oct 2021

Anders Hillborg's new viola concerto steals the Liverpool limelight

By Leighton Jones

Stockholm

Singular gems in a traditional setting in Stockholm

By Edward Sava-Segal, 17 September 2020

Manze and the orchestra evoked with accuracy the shifting moods and the underlying tensions that mark the score of Les Illuminations.

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Stockholm

17 Sep 2020

Singular gems in a traditional setting in Stockholm

By Edward Sava-Segal

An unrelentingly beautiful Bruckner 4 in Liverpool

By Rohan Shotton, 09 February 2020

Andrew Manze conducts the RLPO in a performance of Bruckner in which beauty was always kept to the fore

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Liverpool

09 Feb 2020

An unrelentingly beautiful Bruckner 4 in Liverpool

By Rohan Shotton

Beethoven in Edinburgh: alternative drama for election night!

By Simon Thompson, 12 December 2019

The SCO’s Beethoven cycle continues with a meaty menu of three symphonies

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Edinburgh

12 Dec 2019

Beethoven in Edinburgh: alternative drama for election night!

By Simon Thompson

A masterpiece revealed: Manze turns his attention to Vaughan Williams' Job

By Chris Garlick, 07 December 2019

A performance Vaughan Williams' Job to truly cherish, with Manze using all his experience to produce a mature and thrilling account of this masterpiece.

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London

07 Dec 2019

Manze turns his attention to Vaughan Williams' Job

By Chris Garlick

New York City

Mostly Mozart: Bartók, Vivaldi and... Scandinavian folk music?

By David Wolfson, 27 July 2019

The idea of reframing a warhorse of the classical repertory isn't a bad one. Theatre and opera goers have their modern-dress versions of Shakespeare and Mozart. Why not try it with Vivaldi?

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New York City

27 Jul 2019

Mostly Mozart: Bartók, Vivaldi and... Scandinavian folk music?

By David Wolfson

From the sublime to the celestial: Piemontesi, Manze and the RLPO

By Leighton Jones, 11 January 2019

Francesco Piemontesi performed Brahms’ monumental second concerto with captivating results, followed by Andrew Manze’s carefully considered interpretation of Mozart’s Jupiter symphony in Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall.

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Liverpool

11 Jan 2019

From the sublime to the celestial: Piemontesi, Manze and the RLPO

By Leighton Jones

Striking intimacy from Britten's War Requiem in Liverpool

By Rohan Shotton, 10 November 2018

The RLPO and NDR Radiophilharmonie Hannover join forces for Britten's War Requiem.

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Liverpool

10 Nov 2018

Striking intimacy from Britten's War Requiem in Liverpool

By Rohan Shotton

C’est magnifique: Ravel in the hands of Andrew Manze

By Leighton Jones, 08 November 2018

In the week of remembrance, Sheku Kanneh-Mason played Elgar’s Cello Concerto with a level of British reverence, while Andrew Manze concluded with some exquisite Ravel.

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Liverpool

08 Nov 2018

C’est magnifique: Ravel in the hands of Andrew Manze

By Leighton Jones

Prom 22: London calling – Andrew Manze conducts Haydn and Vaughan Williams

By Chris Garlick, 31 July 2018

An imaginative pairing of London symphonies find the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in good form.

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London

31 Jul 2018

London calling: Haydn and Vaughan Williams at the Proms

By Chris Garlick

Hough in exemplary Beethoven before Manze’s Antarctic tour

By Leighton Jones, 07 June 2018

Andrew Manze conducted the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in two English choral pieces; Stephen Hough brought a fitting conclusion to his Beethoven concerto cycle as artist-in-residence.

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Liverpool

07 Jun 2018

Hough in exemplary Beethoven before Manze’s Antarctic tour

By Leighton Jones

Manze and Fox’s brilliant Britten

By Simon Thompson, 18 January 2018

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra also have a winner in a radiant Vaughan Williams Symphony no. 5.

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Edinburgh

18 Jan 2018

Manze and Fox’s brilliant Britten

By Simon Thompson

Brahms and Beethoven from the NDR Radiophilharmonie at Cadogan Hall

By Dominic Lowe, 24 November 2017

Igor Levit gave a splendid account of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, and a performance of Brahms' Second Symphony was played with enthusiasm by the visiting NDR Radiophilharmonie.

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London

24 Nov 2017

Brahms and Beethoven from the NDR Radiophilharmonie

By Dominic Lowe

Hamburg

Spanning the centuries with Andrew Manze at the Elbphilharmonie

By Alexander Hall, 16 November 2017

Marking his debut with the NDR Elbphilharmonieorchester, Andrew Manze nails his colours to the mast with Purcell and Vaughan Williams as well as accompanying Alban Gerhardt in Walton.

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Hamburg

16 Nov 2017

Manze spans the centuries at the Elbphilharmonie

By Alexander Hall

Manchester

Joyous Brahms closes Hallé concert with Andrew Manze

By Rohan Shotton, 10 March 2016

Andrew Manze conducts the Hallé in Mendelssohn's Italian, Strauss' Horn Concerto with Laurence Rogers, and Brahms.

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Manchester

10 Mar 2016

Joyous Brahms closes Hallé concert with Andrew Manze

By Rohan Shotton

Birmingham

Manze and the CBSO's German Requiem in Birmingham

By Robert Gainer, 22 October 2015

Somewhere in the region of 180 singers and instrumentalists faced Andrew Manze as he took the podium at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall. Could he handle them? There was never any doubt.

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Birmingham

22 Oct 2015

Manze and the CBSO's German Requiem

By Robert Gainer

Birmingham

This is where the magic happens: Andrew Manze, Steven Osborne and the CBSO

By Hedy Mühleck, 25 March 2015

Sometimes the small details make all the difference. They certainly did in this rendition by the CBSO and Steven Osborne under the baton of Andrew Manze that won you over with an unpretentious and all the more captivating performance.

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Birmingham

25 Mar 2015

This is where the magic happens

By Hedy Mühleck

Perth

Stenhammar rediscovered in a Nordic sandwich from the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

By David Smythe, 20 March 2015

In this Nordic year, a rediscovery of Wilhelm Stenhammar's First Symphony is a fascinating benchmark. Meanwhile, Steven Osborne completes the Beethoven Piano concerto cycle in a thoughtful performance.

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Perth

20 Mar 2015

Stenhammar 1 rediscovered by BBCSSO

By David Smythe

Definitive Walton from Andrew Manze and the LPO

By Chris Garlick, 11 March 2015

What an auspicious first outing for Andrew Manze with the LPO, concluding with a definitive account of Walton's First Symphony.

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London

11 Mar 2015

Definitive Walton from Andrew Manze and the LPO

By Chris Garlick

“Lest we forget”: Vaughan Williams’ Pastoral Symphony ends a poignant night at the Proms

By Mark Pullinger, 17 August 2014

Vaughan Williams' Pastoral Symphony is anything but "lambkins frisking", drawing on the composer's experiences in the First World War. In this poignant concert, it was partnered by a trio of works by composers - from both sides of the trenches - who died in action.

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London

17 Aug 2014

“Lest we forget”: A poignant night at the Proms

By Mark Pullinger

SCO: The Romantic Century – Mendelssohn, Schumann, Martinsson, Beethoven

By Alan Coady, 26 January 2013

What better start to a near capacity crowd concert than Mendelssohn's rousing Overture in C Major, Op101. It contains everything required to suggest a promising evening's music: pace, sparkling orchestration, energising counterpoint, dramatic dynamics and panache.

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Edinburgh

26 Jan 2013

SCO: The Romantic Century – Mendelssohn, Schumann, Martinsson, Beethoven

By Alan Coady

Prom 46: Vaughan Williams Symphonies

By Katy S. Austin, 16 August 2012

Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote nine symphonies. Tonight, the middle three were lined up in an engrossing triptych, written by a mature composer who, in his sixties and seventies, showed no lack of energy. Andrew Manze, Associate Guest conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, took a relaxed approach to all three allowing the emotion written into the score to emerge unrepressed.

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London

16 Aug 2012

Prom 46: Vaughan Williams Symphonies

By Katy S. Austin

Birmingham

Best of British: Elgar, Britten and Vaughan Williams with the CBSO

By Katherine Dixson, 19 May 2012

In advance of a nationwide spate of celebration concerts, here was an all-British programme that didn’t so much as mention the Jubilee or the Olympics. And a great job the CBSO made of it, under guest conductor Andrew Manze. His expressive hands not only encouraged beautiful music, but they were a joy to watch too.

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Birmingham

19 May 2012

Best of British: Elgar, Britten and Vaughan Williams with the CBSO

By Katherine Dixson