About this programme

Tim Marlow presents from Manchester International Festival and examines the collaboration between indie band Elbow and the Halle, the city's world-renowned symphony orchestra. Vini Reilly pays tribute to `Madchester' music producer Tony Wilson and Tom Dyckhoff reviews Zaha Hadid's new chamber music hall in the Manchester Art Gallery, where violinist Alina Ibragimova tests the acoustics in a performance of Bach pieces.