Performer: Sir Mark Elder

The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder give heart-warming performances of symphonies by Haydn and Brahms, while The Hallé Choir returns after a long break with Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms.

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A fantastic start to The Hallé's new season at The Bridgewater Hall

Peter Connors, 23 Sep

Benjamin Grosvenor's account of Ravel's Piano Concerto was outstanding in a Hallé concert with powerful Vaughan Williams and Sibelius, plus a novelty by Thea Musgrave.

*****

Echoes and pre-echoes: Sir Mark Elder and The Hallé at the Proms

Alexander Hall, 07 Sep

At the Proms the splendour of Saint-Saëns’ Organ Symphony provides a contrast to but also a parallel with Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto in a welcome visit by The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder with Benjamin Grosvenor.

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The Hallé in Russian mode with Mark Elder

Alexander Hall, 29 Jul

Tracing a line of musical heritage was what this concert was all about: the imaginative richness of inspiration that passed from Rimsky-Korsakov through early Rachmaninov to Stravinsky.

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The present and the future of opera: JPYA summer performance

Kevin W Ng, 17 Jul

The Jette Parker Young Artists take on their most ambitious programme yet, showcasing some of the most promising Verdian voices of the future.

***11

Elder and Elgar: riveting Enigma Variations from Sir Mark in Antwerp

Cameron Kelsall, 14 May

Mezzo-soprano Stephanie d'Oustrac also met the dramatic and musical challenges of Berlioz's Les Nuits d’été.

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