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Manchester's highly polished Northern Chamber Orchestra is joined by Freddy Kempf to deliver a highly enjoyable performance, full of vim and vigour.

The Northen Chamber Orchestra bring small-scale but energetic accounts of Beethoven, plus Anthony Gilbert's intriguing Another Dream Carousel to the Heritage Centre in Macclesfield.

The Northern Chamber Orchestra made a strong case for Haydn's Symphony No 21 and Ben Hudson gave a fine performance of Mozart's Bassoon Concerto in a historic Cheshire venue.