Rachel Halliburton

Articles By Rachel Halliburton

Prom 50: Samson, Academy of Ancient Music review - a gradual build in musical and dramatic intensity Thursday, 24 August 2023 Read more...	Prom 14: Lisiecki, BBCSO, Chan - fine textures and subtle delights Wednesday, 26 July 2023 Read more...
After Byrd, HEXAD Collective, Brunel Tunnel Shaft review - resonant tribute to a subversive genius Saturday, 22 July 2023 Read more...	First Night of the Proms, BBCSO, Stasevska review - fire and elan mark an evening celebrating freedom Saturday, 15 July 2023 Read more...
Romeo and Juliet, Almeida Theatre review - muscular action interspersed with moments of telling stillness Monday, 19 June 2023 Read more...	Bocheng Wang, Wigmore Hall review - extraordinary agility and technical fluidity Thursday, 15 June 2023 Read more...
Don Giovanni, Glyndebourne review - stunning, exuberant production reveals human nature in all its complexity Saturday, 20 May 2023 Read more...	Akugbo, Harper, The Jago, Dalston review - revelatory pairing of trumpet and harp Monday, 01 May 2023 Read more...
St John Passion, Polyphony, OAE, Layton, St John's Smith Square review - defiant performance reveals Bach masterpiece anew Saturday, 08 April 2023 Read more...	The Chevalier, St Martin-in-the-Fields review - virtuoso journey into a shamefully neglected past Wednesday, 22 March 2023 Read more...
In The Realms of Sorrow, London Handel Festival, Stone Nest review - disappointed love has all the best tunes Saturday, 04 March 2023 Read more...	Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Wigmore Hall review - virtuoso brilliance and thoughtfulness reveal Haydn's range Tuesday, 21 February 2023 Read more...
Sound Unwrapped Launch, Kings Place review - ravishing combination of ancient and modern Saturday, 21 January 2023 Read more...	Mithras Trio, Wigmore Hall review - exhilarating, highly-toned performance Tuesday, 10 January 2023 Read more...
William Thomas, Malcolm Martineau, Wigmore Hall review - a richly modulated journey Wednesday, 14 December 2022 Read more...	Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Harry Baker, Noisenight 13, Jazz Cafe review - distinctive and easygoing chemistry Tuesday, 29 November 2022 Read more...

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