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Birdsong from the trenches: powerful performances from the Hallé

By Peter Connors, 07 April 2016

A superb concert from the Hallé and Sir Mark Elder included John Casken's 2014 oboe concerto Apollinaire's Bird, a rare piece by Elgar and Vaughan Williams' powerful Fourth Symphony.

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*****

Manchester

07 Apr 2016

Birdsong from the trenches: Casken's Apollinaire's Bird

By Peter Connors

Manchester

The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder: Shostakovich, Casken and Weill

By Rohan Shotton, 10 April 2014

Stéphane Rancourt gives the world première of John Casken's Apollinaire's Bird alongside brilliant Shostakovich and Weill.

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****1

Manchester

10 Apr 2014

The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder: Shostakovich, Casken and Weill

By Rohan Shotton