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Andrew Manze and the RLPO delivered a thrilling evening of bold orchestration, premieres, and unexpected drama — culminating in an incredible performance of Henry Wood’s imaging of Pictures at an Exhibition.

Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé are flawless in Dvořák, Butterworth and Elgar, while Sir Stephen Hough joins the ranks of virtuoso pianists performing their own concertos. 

Pappano never put a foot wrong as he dug precious beauties from beneath his fingers.

BBCSSO and Richard Farnes’s special chemistry in a night of British music. Thoughtful Butterworth and noble Elgar and  Lawrence Power joined the forces for a wonderfully spirited performance of Macmillan’s Viola Concerto.

The CBSO's inaugural “Spirit Of England” concert featured familiar works by Beethoven, paired with rarities by Butterworth and Walton.  

To mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, Mark Elder and the London Symphony Orchestra brought together music with a connection to the First World War.

This all-English programme artfully combined Butterworth, Elgar and Anna Clyne – three composers a century apart yet tied together by poetic association.

Sir Mark Elder conducted the Hallé in an original and subtle programme to commemorate the First World War at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall.