The Hallé

Markus Stenz conducted a lean and crisp performance of Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony which remained unsentimental and lively throughout, prefaced by a nostalgically sunny Dvořák Cello Concerto with soloist Miklós Perényi.Stenz’s plan for the Beethoven was perhaps clear from the seating plan, from just six desks of first violins to two desks of double basses.