This BBC Philharmonic performance, with Juanjo Mena conducting, was not a very prepossessing start to Manchester's festival marking the 150th anniversary of Debussy's birth, writes Andrew Clements
Colin Davis, now in his 80s, has conducted these Haydn and Mozart symphonies all his life, and the result had a glowing coherence and warmth, writes Martin Kettle
This was playing of fabulous alertness and tight ensemble – if there's a better chamber orchestra in the world today, I've not heard it, writes Andrew Clements
It's the truth of the acting within a clearly defined context that makes this contemporary re-imagining of Mozart's dark comedy special, writes George Hall
The continuing rapport between orchestra and conductor was immediately and sustainedly obvious in this delightful Haydn and Mozart concert, writes Martin Kettle