Hallé orchestra strikes wrong note with Liverpool rival

Manchester concerts society's claim to be 'longest established professional symphony orchestra' disputed by Liverpool fansWhen Manchester's Hallé Concerts Society proudly described itself as Britain's longest-established professional symphony orchestra the words struck a discordant note with rivals across the M6.For while the Hallé can claim a 153-year unbroken performance record since Sir Charles Hallé first assembled his talented musicians in 1858, it seems the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic ...

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