Performer: The Hallé Choir

Kahchun Wong returns to The Hallé for Holst and Unsuk Chin, with a postscript from Colin Matthews

Jeanette Sorrell brings a Messiah to Manchester that adds a sense of drama, bridging the gap between oratorio and opera.

Kahchun Wong achieved a gigantic and ambitious landscape of Mahler's Second Symphony at the BBC Proms, even if sometimes lacking in clarity