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Sir Mark Elder was back on the scene of past triumphs last night as he returned to the Hallé at the Bridgewater Hall – and he has not lost his taste for the slightly unexpected.
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Bernard Hughes
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Bernard Hughes
Robin Holloway is a composer and, until his retirement in 2011, don at Cambridge, where he taught many of the leading British composers of the last…
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Specialists in French romantic music unveil a treasure trove both live and on disc
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David Nice
London Piano Festival curators and illustrious friends entertain and enlighten
Bernard Hughes
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