Florence Hallett
Bio
An art writer and critic with a special interest in conservation and restoration, Florence has written for titles including Apollo, The Independent, The New European and ArtWatch UK. Her background is in illustrated book publishing and she was project manager for photobook guru Chris Boot following several years at Thames & Hudson.
Articles By Florence Hallett
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The Struts, O2 Forum Kentish Town review - a masterclass in...
Having exploded on to the scene like a cross between Queen and My Chemical Romance, Derby’s young glam-...
Dariescu, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Simonov, Symphony H...
It remains some of the most terrifying music ever written....
Richard Hawley, Barrowland, Glasgow - black clad crooner...
When Richard Hawley arrived onstage, he had a confession to make. “I like to talk”, he declared, before adding “and play rock n’ roll”. Both were...
In the Long Run, Series 2, Sky 1 review - Idris Elba's...
Dust off the record player: Idris Elba’s Eighties comedy...
theartsdesk Q&A: Gianandrea Noseda on conducting Mahler...
There's something about the very opening of a Mahler symphony...
The Peanut Butter Falcon review - sentimental comedy is so d...
It’s an uncomfortable feeling to find oneself completely at odds with an audience in a cinema, but it happens. The recent London Film Festival...
Lenny Henry's Race Through Comedy, Gold review - illumi...
Sir Lenny Henry, PhD and CBE, is scarcely recognisable as the teenager who made his TV debut on New Faces in 1975. He’s been a stand-up...
Bill Frisell's Harmony, Cadogan Hall review – superb Am...
“Bill Frisell is all about sound and melody and enhancing whatever context he is in.” That quote, which defines both the American guitarist’s...
Zauberland, Linbury Theatre review - an adaptation that adds...
Dichterliebe is a song-cycle full of gaps, silences, absences. Where is the piano at the start of “Ich hab’ im Traum geweinet” when the...