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Prom 16: Hallé/Elder review – orchestra and conductor seem to think, breathe and feel as one

Mark Elder marshals huge forces to bring compelling depths and power to Rachmaninov’s The Bells and Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony in an unmissable performance

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023

Military duo team up to keep ex-services charity moving

Nick O’Neill and Mark Elder used to drive tank transporters during their army days and are now in charge of Erskine’s transport department.

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

Scots seafood firm fined £80k after fisherman pulled overboard and drowned

The court heard that if the firm had updated its risk assessment and put safety procedures in place, Mark Elder may possibly still be alive today.

Daily Record · Jun 7, 2023

TV tonight: a shocking documentary about the soldier convicted for murder

The Case of Marine A tells the controversial story of al Blackman. Plus: the thrilling final part of Murder in Provence. Here’s everything to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2022

Britten Sinfonia/Elder review – Holst’s Indian gem takes centre stage

Savitri was given a rare outing in a concert that framed Holst’s Indian opera with works by Grace Williams and Britten, and closed with a boundary-crossing fusion that Holst would have relished

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2022

The week in classical: Peter Grimes; Emerson Quartet; RPO/Petrenko

An all-star production of Britten’s opera thrilled; Soviet-era melancholy flowed through Shostakovich’s quartets; and the RPO rose to their game-changing new conductor

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26, 2022

Peter Grimes review – Compelling, unsettling and ravishingly sung

Deborah Warner’s detailed new production sets Britten’s opera in a decayed coastal town in post-Brexit Britain. Allan Clayton – on top form – leads an outstanding cast; conductor Mark Elder emphasises the score’s beauty and well as its violence

The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022

Hallé/Elder review – Elder’s measured passion unleashes Mahler’s magic

Mahler’s huge Third Symphony marked a triumphant opening of the Hallé’s spring season

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2022