"It's getting hard to keep up with Manchester's music scene. Just as Gianandrea Noseda steps down from the BBC Philharmonic (see Farewell Symphony), Douglas Boyd leaves the Manchester Camerata (though he comes to Stafford next May for his farewell concert). Mark Elder over at the Hallé must be getting a bit restless.
And with the Camerata, it's not just the conductor who's changing; there's also a new leader, Giovanni Guzzo.
The Camerata obviously decided we might be overwhelmed if we had to cope with two new people at once. So last night in Stafford we were introduced to Giovanni Guzzo as he gave his first concert as leader; the new conductor comes later.
Giovanni Guzzo was not content, however, just to lead the Camerata. He brought a programme of early Mozart to the Gatehouse so that he could conduct from the leader's chair -- and he also played the violin while conducting Mozart's third violin concerto.
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