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theartsdesk Q&A: Musician Mark E Smith
The transcript of an 2010 interview with The Fall frontman, who has died aged 60Since releasing their first record, Bingo Masters Breakout, Mark E Smith (b 1957) has led The Fall through some of rock...
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Clare College Choir, Manchester Camerata, Takács-Nagy, Bridgewater Hall,...
Pace is everything in an expressive Mozart RequiemIt began in semi-darkness. Appropriate for Arvo Pärt, perhaps – after all, Manchester Camerata have played his music in Manchester Cathedral to great...
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John Mahoney: 'I wanted to be like everybody else'
How the Manchester-born star of 'Frasier' became a naturalised MidwesternerIn 11 seasons of Frasier, John Mahoney played Marty Crane, a cussed blue-collar ex-cop who couldn’t quite understand how his...
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Kendrick Lamar, Manchester Arena review - Kung-Fu Kenny sets the stage alight
★★★★★ KENDRICK LAMAR, MANCHESTER ARENA Kung-Fu Kenny sets the stage alightBlistering set manages to marry the rapper’s religious faith with martial arts and pyrotechnicsKendrick Lamar has never been...
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Weilerstein, Czech Philharmonic, Netopil, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review...
Like their homeland’s beer: rich, mellow and full of character and bodyThe Czech Philharmonic on tour are a familiar sight, and they have built a following appreciative of their particular qualities,...
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Goode, BBC Philharmonic, Gernon, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review – making...
Big programme for a youthful principal guest conductor, plus a pianist’s wisdomJust over a year since his Bridgewater Hall début, Ben Gernon appeared with the BBC Philharmonic there again – this time...
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Depeche Mode, Manchester Arena review - synth-pop gurus raise the spirits of...
★★★★ DEPECHE MODE, MANCHESTER ARENA Prettiness, darkness and pompEighties icons storm through a set that’s equal parts prettiness, darkness and pomp For a band as big as Depeche Mode, in a venue as big...
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Capuçon, BBCPO, Mena, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - awesome unity
A UK premiere for Shchedrin plus two Shostakovich masterpieces Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto is a big work in every sense: four movements, plus a solo cadenza before the last one that makes it...
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Chineke! Ensemble, RNCM, Manchester review - musical advocacy
★★★ CHINEKE! ENSEMBLE, RNCM, MANCHESTER ground-breaking chamber musicA ground-breaking group in chamber music with a differenceThe Chineke! Orchestra has won golden opinions for its ground-breaking...
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Cendrillon, RNCM, Manchester review - magic and spectacle
★★★★ CENDRILLON, RNCM, MANCHESTER Triumph for director Olivia Fuchs in Massenet’s version of CinderellaTriumph for director Olivia Fuchs in Massenet’s version of CinderellaThe Royal Northern College of...
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Liam Gallagher, Brighton Centre review - a rip-roaring sing-along
★★★ LIAM GALLAGHER, BRIGHTON CENTRE A rip-roaring sing-alongMixing half Oasis, half new stuff, the younger Gallagher cannot and doesn't failLiam Gallagher is a great rock star. However, he often comes...
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Lortie, BBC Philharmonic, Gardner, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review –...
Brisk, brash and exciting music-making blows away the cobwebsEdward Gardner was back on familiar ground when he conducted in Manchester last night – his high-profile career began when he was appointed...
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Weilerstein, Platt, Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review -...
Special light shed on a great symphony and a noble concerto by ShostakovichAlisa Weilerstein is making two visits to Manchester in just over three weeks. Last night it was with the Hallé, next time...
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Bell, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review...
Peter Pan soloist has kept his enthusiasm, enjoyment, humour and musicalityYou can’t help liking Joshua Bell. The Peter Pan violin soloist of the classical world has been in the business for more than...
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theartsdesk Q&A: Musician Mark E Smith
The transcript of an 2010 interview with The Fall frontman, who has died aged 60Since releasing their first record, Bingo Masters Breakout, Mark E Smith (b 1957) has led The Fall through some of rock...
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Clare College Choir, Manchester Camerata, Takács-Nagy, Bridgewater Hall,...
Pace is everything in an expressive Mozart RequiemIt began in semi-darkness. Appropriate for Arvo Pärt, perhaps – after all, Manchester Camerata have played his music in Manchester Cathedral to great...
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John Mahoney: 'I wanted to be like everybody else'
How the Manchester-born star of 'Frasier' became a naturalised MidwesternerIn 11 seasons of Frasier, John Mahoney played Marty Crane, a cussed blue-collar ex-cop who couldn’t quite understand how his...
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Kendrick Lamar, Manchester Arena review - Kung-Fu Kenny sets the stage alight
★★★★★ KENDRICK LAMAR, MANCHESTER ARENA Kung-Fu Kenny sets the stage alightBlistering set manages to marry the rapper’s religious faith with martial arts and pyrotechnicsKendrick Lamar has never been...
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Weilerstein, Czech Philharmonic, Netopil, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review...
★★★★ WEILERSTEIN, CZECH PHILHARMONIC, NETOPIL, BRIDGEWATER HALL, MANCHESTER Like their homeland’s beer: rich, mellow and full of character and bodyLike their homeland’s beer: rich, mellow and full of...
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Goode, BBC Philharmonic, Gernon, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review – making...
Big programme for a youthful principal guest conductor, plus a pianist’s wisdomJust over a year since his Bridgewater Hall début, Ben Gernon appeared with the BBC Philharmonic there again – this time...
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