tue 05/08/2025

Robert Beale

Articles By Robert Beale

Isata Kanneh-Mason, Hallé, Elder online review - triumphant film return

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Gillam, Manchester Camerata, Kuusisto, Stoller Hall online review - calm and exhilaration

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Hughes, Manchester Collective, Lakeside Arts online review - creating the occasion

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Gillam, Hallé, Bloxham, Hallé online review - music of poetry

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Fidelio, Opera North online review - less is really more

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Williams, Hallé, Elder online review - big results from small forces

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Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester online review - re-consecration of the house

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BBC Philharmonic, Wellber, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - making music magic

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Hallé, Elder, Gernon, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, review - fiery Beethoven tribute

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Street Scene, Opera North review - a true ensemble achievement

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Currie, Jordan, NCO, Stoller Hall, Manchester review - major marimba music

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'In every concert, I want to try to tell a story': Conductor Omer Meir Wellber at the BBC Philharmonic

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Eyck, BBC Philharmonic, Storgårds, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - theremin takes centre stage

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Wallfisch, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Stoller Hall, Manchester review - Weinberg UK premiere

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Kozhukhin, BBC Philharmonic, Carneiro, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - melancholy heart of Mahler

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Ehnes, Hallé, Gabel, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - happy unexpected discoveries

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