Rachel Halliburton

Articles By Rachel Halliburton

Dr Strangelove, Noël Coward Theatre review - an evening of different parts Wednesday, 30 October 2024 Read more...	Music from Pole to Pole, Clark, City of London Sinfonia, Smith Square Hall review - talk of clouds, music to match Wednesday, 16 October 2024 Read more...
Natalie Tenenbaum, Oslo Hackney review - shimmering hailstorms of notes Thursday, 26 September 2024 Read more...	theartsdesk Q&A: young pianist Ignas Maknickas on appearing at the Roman River Festival and beyond Friday, 20 September 2024 Read more...
Prom 54, Ma, Ax, Kavakos review - exquisite display of humility and communication Sunday, 01 September 2024 Read more...	Prom 10, Van der Heijden, BBCSSO, Ryan Wigglesworth review - an engaging and esoteric delight Saturday, 27 July 2024 Read more...
First Night of the Proms, BBCSO, Chan review - from the sublime to the mischievously meticulous Saturday, 20 July 2024 Read more...	Concert Theatre DSCH, Norwegian CO, QEH review - visually stunning, viscerally thrilling Shostakovich Monday, 01 July 2024 Read more...
The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare's Globe review - riotous comedy jars with the bitter pill of the production's message Wednesday, 19 June 2024 Read more...	Bach's Mass in B Minor, Collegium Vocale Gent, Herreweghe, Barbican - masterful subtlety proves more intriguing than compelling Saturday, 15 June 2024 Read more...
Die Zauberflöte, Glyndebourne review - cornucopia of visual inventiveness eclipses everything else Monday, 20 May 2024 Read more...	Britten Sinfonia, The Marian Consort, Milton Court review - a journey around turbulent spirit Gesualdo Sunday, 12 May 2024 Read more...
Christian Pierre La Marca, Yaman Okur, St Martin-in-The-Fields review - engagingly subversive pairing falls short Thursday, 25 April 2024 Read more...	Ensemble Augelletti, London Handel Festival, Charterhouse review - dynamic framing of the honorary Englishman Thursday, 21 March 2024 Read more...
Bevan, Williams, BBCSO, MacMillan, Barbican review - inspirational journey from darkness to light Monday, 18 March 2024 Read more...	Der fliegende Holländer, Royal Opera review - compellingly lucid with an austere visual beauty Friday, 01 March 2024 Read more...

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