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Sunday 29 June 2025 Bridgewater Hall, Manchester For a review of day one of the festival click here and for the opening night click here Musicians from the Hallé, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, RNCM, The Chorus of ENO and Hallé Choir. Image © Alex Burns Manchester Collective: The Body Electric The title of Sunday afternoon’s …
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Saturday 16 November 2024 The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester **** A celebration of the human spirit: the cello concerto Shostakovich wrote for his 60th birthday; Richard Strauss's description of a heroic life; an Anna Clyne UK premiere inspired by Buddhist writings and Mozart. The BBC Philharmonic with Conductor Alpesh Chauhan. Image © BBC/Chris Payne Anna Clyne …
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