If you’ve been out and about in Manchester this summer, you’ll probably have noticed some new arrivals in the city. That’s right…the Manchester bees have landed. Of course, the bee has long been emblematic in Manchester, having...
Read MoreThe Hallé Orchestra brought this season’s focus on Shostakovich to a fittingly dramatic climax with a performance of the great Soviet composer’s powerful eighth symphony at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. ...
Read MoreLast year marked the centenary of the Russian Revolution. In the fifth of a series of articles for Northern Soul, Alfred Searls explores how 1917 – and the Soviet society which developed in its shadow – has been portrayed by...
Read MoreLast week Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé Orchestra added another illustrious chapter to their long and successful history of performing the works of Dmitri Shostakovich. On this cleverly curated occasion, the giant of Soviet...
Read MoreSomehow, the Hallé Orchestra’s Beyond the Score series slipped under my radar. But, if last weekend’s performance is anything to go by, then I’ve missed some remarkable evenings at Manchester’s Bridgewater...
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