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Stephen Hough plays his entertaining piano concerto in Manchester

Sir Stephen Hough and the Hallé
© Alex Burns | The Hallé
Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé
© Alex Burns | The Hallé
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“in the tradition of well-known piano concertos from past centuries... above all it is entertaining”
Reviewed at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 15 May 2024
Dvořák, Scherzo Capriccioso for Orchestra, Op.66
Hough, Piano Concerto (The World of Yesterday) (European Premiere)
Butterworth, A Shropshire Lad, rhapsody for string orchestra
Elgar, Enigma Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, Op.36
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