Music
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Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra – Leeds Town Hall
Conductor: Vasily Petrenko Rossini’s William Tell Overture began with a sombre cello intro which merged into the more elegiac strings.…
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Anton and Erin: Dance Those Magical Movies – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Conductor: Richard Balcombe With 100 costumes and 100,000 Swarowski stones, Strictly Come Dancing favourites Anton du Beke and Erin Boag…
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Orchestra of Opera North: The Firebird – Huddersfield Town Hall
Conductor: Ben Palmer Soloist: Kristine Balanas The Kirklees Concert Season of the Orchestra of Opera North treads the knife-edge between…
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Me & Mr. Jones: My Intimate Relationship with David Bowie – Pangea, New York City
Creator: Raquel Cion Musical Direction: Karl Saint Lucy Reviewer: Maggie McMuffin What does it mean to be a fan? To…
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Symphony No. 8 (Symphony of a Thousand) – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Composer: Gustav Mahler Conductor: Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla The merits of Mahler’s 8th Symphony – advertised here under its misleading nickname ‘The…
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Viennese Whirl – Huddersfield Town Hall
Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North Conductor: Paul Daniel Reviewer: Ron Simpson The second of three performances of Viennese Whirl brought…
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Rod Stewart – First Direct Arena Leeds
Reviewer: Rich Jevons The twelve thousand-strong audience are eager with anticipation for the appearance of rock legend Rod Stewart. He…
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Opera North Christmas Concert – Dewsbury Town Hall
Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North Choirs: Chorus of Opera North & Opera North Youth Chorus Conductor: Garry Walker Reviewer: Ron…
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