Messiah, Hallé, The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
In Manchester, when, precisely, does Christmas begin? Is it Christmas when the city’s...
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Author: Alfred Searls
Review: The Hallé Orchestra, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
The Hallé Orchestra opened its new season last week with a moving and magnificent performance at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. Although the orchestra has played a handful of concerts over the summer, this was the first time it...
Read MoreReview: An evening of Ravel, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
In a brief intermission between winter storms, concert-goers in Manchester took shelter in The Bridgewater Hall and warmed themselves with the musical radiance of the Hallé Orchestra. First up was Ravel and his 1919...
Read MoreA defiant performance: the Hallé Orchestra opens its 2019-2020 season
Last week, with the final embers of Summer illuminating the evening sky in Manchester, music lovers came together to greet the opening of Hallé Orchestra’s 2019-2020 season. Beethoven and Shostakovich were on the card at...
Read MoreManchester…forever ANZAC
In Manchester, in the north of England, there is a corner of an English field that is forever ANZAC. It is a quiet place, peaceful and loved. Tall, gently swaying trees watch over verdant well-tended lawns from which rise, in...
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