Rachel Halliburton

Articles By Rachel Halliburton

First Night of the Proms, BBCSO, Stasevska review - fire and elan mark an evening celebrating freedom Saturday, 15 July 2023 Read more...	Romeo and Juliet, Almeida Theatre review - muscular action interspersed with moments of telling stillness Monday, 19 June 2023 Read more...
Bocheng Wang, Wigmore Hall review - extraordinary agility and technical fluidity Thursday, 15 June 2023 Read more...	Don Giovanni, Glyndebourne review - stunning, exuberant production reveals human nature in all its complexity Saturday, 20 May 2023 Read more...
Akugbo, Harper, The Jago, Dalston review - revelatory pairing of trumpet and harp Monday, 01 May 2023 Read more...	St John Passion, Polyphony, OAE, Layton, St John's Smith Square review - defiant performance reveals Bach masterpiece anew Saturday, 08 April 2023 Read more...
The Chevalier, St Martin-in-the-Fields review - virtuoso journey into a shamefully neglected past Wednesday, 22 March 2023 Read more...	In The Realms of Sorrow, London Handel Festival, Stone Nest review - disappointed love has all the best tunes Saturday, 04 March 2023 Read more...
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Wigmore Hall review - virtuoso brilliance and thoughtfulness reveal Haydn's range Tuesday, 21 February 2023 Read more...	Sound Unwrapped Launch, Kings Place review - ravishing combination of ancient and modern Saturday, 21 January 2023 Read more...
Mithras Trio, Wigmore Hall review - exhilarating, highly-toned performance Tuesday, 10 January 2023 Read more...	William Thomas, Malcolm Martineau, Wigmore Hall review - a richly modulated journey Wednesday, 14 December 2022 Read more...
Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Harry Baker, Noisenight 13, Jazz Cafe review - distinctive and easygoing chemistry Tuesday, 29 November 2022 Read more...	Henry V, Shakespeare's Globe review - anatomy of a violent, murky world of leadership Saturday, 26 November 2022 Read more...
El Gran Teatro del Mundo, St John's Smith Square review - a diverting tour of an unusual musical form Tuesday, 15 November 2022 Read more...	An Anatomy of Melancholy, Barbican Pit review - stunning journey into an Elizabethan heart of darkness Tuesday, 01 November 2022 Read more...

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