Manchester Classical – Finale
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Manchester Classical - Finale
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John Adams – Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Iain Farrington New commission – world premiere
Borodin – Polotsvian Dances
Respighi – Pines of Rome
Alpesh Chauhan – conductor
Musicians from the Hallé, the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Manchester Collective, RNCM
The Chorus of ENO
Hallé Choir
Manchester Classical festival closes with a city-wide crescendo: all major ensembles joining forces for Respighi’s Pines of Rome.
The concert begins with John Adams’ joyfully exuberant fanfare for orchestra, Short Ride in a Fast Machine, followed by Iain Farrington’s world premiere for orchestra and choir, inspired by Manchester’s industrial past. The choral forces remain for Borodin’s Polovtsian Dances, the exciting climax to the second act of Borodin’s opera, Prince Igor. The concert comes to a thrilling conclusion with Respighi’s Pines of Rome, the second of three tone poems Respighi wrote to recall the glory of the Roman Empire. Ending with spectacular brass fanfares, the piece will raise the roof of The Bridgewater Hall in a vibrant celebration of Manchester’s dynamic classical music scene.
