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ManchesterAnna Thorvalsdottir’s Archora
Haydn, Mozart, Thorvaldsdottir, Debussy
BBC Philharmonic; Eva Ollikainen; Richard Goode
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Sibelius, Gubaidulina, Rautavaara
BBC Philharmonic; John Storgårds; Tobias Feldmann
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Sumptuous song and assured Rachmaninov from Storgårds and the BBC Phil
Dame Sarah Connolly brings passion and depth to rare orchestral songs by Dora Pejačević and Alma Mahler.
Lyrical virtuosity, majestic Sibelius from the BBC Phil
A disconcerting and expectation-defying premiere from Barry, followed by lyrical and virtuosic Walton from James Ehnes, ending with a majestic rendition of Sibelius' Symphony No. 1 by Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic.
Rafters rattled: Hough and Wigglesworth at the BBC Proms
Sir Stephen Hough launches the Proms' Rachmaninov celebrations with a winning rendition of the composer's First Piano Concerto.
Bihlmaier and the BBC Philharmonic serve up bowls of folksiness
Folk-derived pieces dominate this programme, with Anja Bihlmaier and the BBC Philharmonic traversing Coleridge-Taylor, Brahms and Bartók, and the latest Asian shooting star Bomsori assaying that concerto by Bruch.
Wildly varying quality at Manchester International Festival
Conductor Vimbayi Kaziboni, the BBC Philharmonic and soloists Ralph van Raat and Jess Dandy present three new works, each relating to natural environments.
An exciting Sunday at the inaugural mcr:classical festival
The inaugural mcr:classical weekend comes to a rowdy finish with Stravinsky's Rite of Spring at The Bridgewater Hall.