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.
2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-04-11UTC09:29:45+00:002016-04-08A 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.
Birdsong from the trenches: powerful performances from the Halléen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-casken-rancourt-elder-halle-april-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngPeter Connorshttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/10935https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/10935https://bachtrack.com/files/53243-peter-connors.jpgPeter Connors has a degree in Modern Languages from Worcester College, Oxford, retrained in law and spent 18 years as a solicitor specialising in pensions law in Manchester. Then, after working for a time for a charity in Cheshire, he retrained once again, this time as a teacher of English as a foreign language. He can trace his opera-going to a performance of The Mikado in 1970 and his concert-going to a “family concert” given by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra a year or so later. He has been attending concerts and operas enthusiastically ever since. He now frequents many concert halls and theatres in the North West of England with occasional trips further afield.https://bachtrack.com/files/37673-sir_mark_elder_new_2_credit_simon_dodd_1.jpg275378Sir Mark ElderSimon Dodd2016-Apr-07, Bridgewater Hall: The Hallé - Elgar, Casken, Ravel and Vaughan Williamshttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/bridgewater-hall/the-halle-elgar-casken-ravel-and-vaughan-williams/07-april-2016/19-302016-04-072016-04-07Bridgewater HallManchesterNorth-WestUnited KingdomM2 3WS53.4751551793172-2.24601745605469http://www.halle.co.uk/concerts-tickets.aspx?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.com&day=7&month=4&year=2016https://bachtrack.com/files/40245-halle-logo.jpg5
2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2014-04-14UTC07:51:17+00:002014-04-12Stéphane Rancourt gives the world première of John Casken's Apollinaire's Bird alongside brilliant Shostakovich and Weill. The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder: Shostakovich, Casken and Weillen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-halle-casken-rancourt-apr-2014Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRohan Shottonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/242https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/242https://bachtrack.com/files/124-rohan.jpgRohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.https://bachtrack.com/files/4947-mark_elder_simon_dodd.jpg275354Mark ElderSimon Dodd2014-Apr-10, Bridgewater Hall: The Hallé performs Bartok, Casken and Weillhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/bridgewater-hall/the-halle-performs-bartok-casken-and-weill/10-april-2014/19-302014-04-102014-04-10Bridgewater HallManchesterNorth-WestUnited KingdomM2 3WS53.4751551793172-2.246017456054694