
Robert Beale
@robertbealemcr
Classical music writer @theartsdesk, @TRNreviews, manchesterclassicalmusic.blogspot.com charleshallestudies.blogspot.co.uk - my views.
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★★★★ Drama and emotional power from The Hallé's new principal conductor #KahchunWong: The Bridgewater Hall meets a musical communicator in Faure and Arnold via Ben Parry Robert Beale reviews theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★★ A unique experience: 3 world premieres respond to Feldman's Rothko Chapel SANSARA Manchester Collective The Bridgewater Hall Robert Beale reviews theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★ #JeanEfflamBavouzet Manchester Camerata #GáborTakácsNagy The Stoller Hall Manchester - Fun with abandon, as these players approach the final goal of ‘#Mozart, made in #Manchester’ - review Robert Beale theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★ Stephen Hough The Hallé #SirMarkElder The Bridgewater Hall Manchester - #StephenHough’s #piano concerto receives its European premiere in a concert full of affection and adventure - review Robert Beale theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★★ The Hallé #SirMarkElder The Bridgewater Hall - A fine and fitting finale for Sir Mark, with #Mahler5 and an immediately attractive new choral-orchestral work from James MacMillan - review by Robert Beale theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★ theartsdesk at the Buxton International Festival - power and glory in early Verdi and an enjoyable surprise in ingenious Handel oratorio staging finds Robert Beale theartsdesk.com/opera/theartsd…


★★★★ Peter Donohoe Martin Roscoe The Stoller Hall - Two great pianists celebrate 50 years - Robert Beale appreciates the special chemistry of two-piano duet, performed with virtuosity, humour and depth theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★★ #JeanEfflamBavouzet #AndreaNemecz #MurrayMcLachlan Manchester Camerata #GáborTakácsNagy The Stoller Hall - Triumphant conclusion for ‘#Mozart, made in #Manchester’ #piano concertos series - Robert Beale on the finish line of a remarkable marathon theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★ #PaulLewis BBC Philharmonic Orchestra Hallé Choir John Storgårds The Bridgewater Hall - adding the Moon Grace-Evangeline Mason to The Planets #GustavHolst150 - this season opener offered impact in #Holst and thoughtfulness in #Beethoven, says Robert Beale theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★★ Declaration of thrills to come: maestro Kahchun Wong's opening statement of Britten and Mahler The Hallé The Bridgewater Hall was an outstanding success says Robert Beale theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★ A fresh vision of Mozart’s masterpiece: projected imagery and light sabers in story seen through a child’s eyes writes Robert Beale #TheMagicFlute Opera North theartsdesk.com/opera/magic-fl…



★★★★★ #HakanHardenberger BBC Philharmonic Orchestra John Storgårds The Bridgewater Hall - Splendour and a trumpeter's voluntary: individuality and discipline in #Strauss #Stravinsky #Haydn in #MischiefandMagic, says Robert Beale theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★★ String ensemble playing at its most rewarding: Zubin Kanga, Manchester Collective , Rakhi Singh, Royal Northern College of Music introduce new classics and a world premiere with a dark story writes Robert Beale theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★★ Bruckner’s Ninth completed: Kahchun Wong takes Manchester audience on an epic journey The Hallé The Bridgewater Hall Robert Beale reviews theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★ The dude who dazzles: Pavel Kolesnikov returned to the Hallé last night with a bobby-dazzler of a concerto writes Robert Beale The Bridgewater Hall The Hallé theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


★★★★ @albancello BBC Philharmonic Orchestra #AlpeshChauhan The Bridgewater Hall - #AnnaClyne, #Shostakovich and #RichardStrauss tell us about loss, struggle and healing - Robert Beale on a journey from grief to peace theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…



★★★★ Colin Currie The Hallé #KahchunWong The Bridgewater Hall - Sparkle and intrigue, with energy and excitement in James MacMillan… and then a surprise, says Robert Beale theartsdesk.com/classical-musi…


L’ETOILE Royal Northern College of Music - Teamwork to the fore in a multi-credit operatic comedy - Robert Beale enjoys a performance of lavish and cheerful absurdity theartsdesk.com/opera/l%E2%80%…
