wed 06/08/2025

Robert Beale

Articles By Robert Beale

The Thunder Girls, The Lowry, Salford review - all-girl solidarity

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Bavouzet, Manchester Camerata, Takács-Nagy, Stoller Hall, Manchester, review - concertos as opera

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Ólafsson, Hallé, Mäkelä, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - exciting new faces

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Manchester International Piano Competition, Chetham’s review - stars in the making

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Tao of Glass, Royal Exchange, Manchester review - brilliant, enchanting tales fascinate

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The Fountainhead, The Lowry, Salford review – marathon in Mancland

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The Anvil, Royal, Purves, BBCPO, Gernon, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester - disturbing, baffling and moving

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Chetham's Symphony Orchestra, Chetham's Chorus, Threlfall, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester - a thrilling triumph

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Williams, BBC Philharmonic, Wigglesworth, Bridgewater Hall Manchester review - vision before gloom

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Aida, Opera North review - militarism soundly subverted

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Ehnes, BBC Philharmonic, Wilson, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - contrasts from the 1930s

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The Pilgrim’s Progress, RNCM, Manchester review – a theatrical triumph

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Oelze, Oakes, Gould, BBC Philharmonic, Gnann, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - trio of surprises

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Hardenberger, BBC Philharmonic, Storgårds, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - new work trumpets a sun journey

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La Damnation de Faust, Hallé, Elder, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - 'concert opera' indeed

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Katya Kabanova, Opera North review – a grim tale

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