Richard Bratby

White-knuckle ride

Plus: at Bridgewater Hall sculpted grandeur and sensitivity from Mark Elder conducting the Hallé and BBC Philharmonic in Gurrelieder

issue 10 June 2017

  • Aurora Orchestra/Nicholas Collon

    St John’s Smith Square

  • Hallé & BBC Philharmonic/Mark Elder

    Bridgewater Hall

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