thu 28/08/2025

Robert Beale

Articles By Robert Beale

Ohlsson, BBC Philharmonic, Storgårds, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - a Rachmaninov special

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Chiejina, BBC Philharmonic, Collon, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - something scenic, and something else

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Mansfield Park, RNCM, Manchester review - bringing out the best

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Bavouzet, Manchester Camerata, Takács-Nagy, Stoller Hall, Manchester review - spirit of the 1780s

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Bernstein's Mass, RNCM, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - a happening, a demo, an achievement

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Ariadne auf Naxos, Opera North review - funny and beautifully sung

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Hewitt, BBC Philharmonic, Davis, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - the classical style

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The Cunning Little Vixen, Opera North review - magic of a classic staging

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Gerhardt, BBC Philharmonic, Gernon, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - calm and clear conducting

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Benedetti, Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - essays in transparency

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Die Fledermaus, RNCM, Manchester review - a champagne cork-popping celebration

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Manchester Collective String Orchestra, RNCM, Manchester review - a remarkable new work for string ensemble

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Hewitt, Hallé, Schuldt, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - lightening the gloom

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Psappha, Hallé St Peter’s, Manchester review - pioneers of today’s music undaunted

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Pioro, Julien-Laferrière, BBC Philharmonic, Schwarz, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - joy on a Saturday night

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BBC Philharmonic, Kaziboni, Manchester review - music of the future?

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