For an electrifying performance of one of the greatest post-war symphonies, Shostakovich's monumental Tenth, don't miss the welcome return of the legendary Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. Now aged 87, he was Music Director of the Hallé from 1984 to 1991 and his searing recording of this epic work with the Hallé displaying a blistering ferocity has been widely acclaimed - 'thrillingly played' (BBC Music Magazine). Hugely admired for his revelatory interpretations, the soloist in Beethoven's beguiling Fourth Piano Concerto is François-Frédéric Guy whose recording of Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' Sonata was hailed by BBC Radio 3's CD Review as 'the best of any currently available.'

Skrowaczewski's blazing performance with a Hallé orchestra at the peak of excellence'. The Times