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  Hallé’s New Principal Conductor Kahchun Wong

  Singaporean conductor, Kahchun Wong, has launched an exciting new chapter with the Hallé Orchestra, debuting his inaugural season as Principal Conductor with a specially created suite of pieces from Britten’s The Prince of the Pagodas and Mahler’s First Symphony. Kahchan's diverse programming this season also spotlights symphonies by Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler, and Shostakovich, as well as works by Unsuk Chin, Tan Dun, Akira Ifukube, and James MacMillan.

  17 Sep 2024

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  Music from the Heart

  Esther Yoo’s 2024-25 season includes the North American and Asian premieres of Raymond Yiu’s Violin Concerto and performances of Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Netherlands Radio, China, Shanghai, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras. She will also join her Z.E.N. Trio colleagues for the ensemble’s Wigmore Hall debut and collaborate with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

  13 Sep 2024

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  The Power of Programming

  Sakari Oramo celebrates the extension of his contract as Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra with a captivating 2024-25 season. Highlights include the UK premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s HUSH, a focus on works by Grażyna Bacewicz, Britta Byström, and Dora Pejačević, and performances of Busoni’s Piano Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker, and Orchestre national de France.

  11 Sep 2024