Articles by Rohan Shotton

Okko Kamu conducts the Hallé in Strauss' Don Juan, Grieg's Piano Concerto with Alexander Gavrylyuk, and Sibelius' Fifth Symphony at the Bridgewater Hall

Juanjo Mena conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a brilliant programme of Bartók and Shostakovich at the Bridgewater Hall.

Sir Andrew Davis conducted the RLPO in a programme of Mozart and Bruckner, with Esther Yoo as violinist in Mozart's “Turkish” concerto.

Spanish conductor Jesús López Cobos’ debut appearance with the BBC Philharmonic produced some wonderful results with a thoughtful and widely-varying programme of twentieth century music.

Joshua Weilerstein conducts the RLPO in music by Rouse, Prokofiev and Berlioz. 

The BBC Philharmonic brought us a fascinating programme of intriguingly juxtaposed perspectives from the old world and the new, before a heartfelt return to the European tradition.

Romanian conductor Cristian Măcelaru was rapturously received as guest conductor for this brilliantly original and eclectic programme with the Hallé. 

Vasily Petrenko conducts a darkly coloured Alpensinfonie in Liverpool, alongside music by Tchaikovsky and Canteloube

Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in a fine account of Verdi's Requiem at the Bridgewater Hall

Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in Mussorgsky, Rachmaninov with Sunwook Kim and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.

John Storgårds conducts Nielsen's sixth and third symphonies in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. John Storgårds, who also curated a similar project of Sibelius symphonies this time last year, should be very proud of these short immersive bursts of creative energy.

John Storgårds conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Carl Nielsen's First and Fourth (Inextinguishable) Symphonies with Roderick Williams singing Mahler's Wunderhorn songs in Manchester.

Andrew Gourlay conducts the BBC Philharmonic in piano concertos by Ravel and Rachmaninov, with Noriko Ogawa, Martin Roscoe, Kathryn Stott and Martin Roscoe taking turns at the keyboard.

Markus Stenz conducts the Hallé in Mahler's First Symphony, with Simone Lamsma playing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.

Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé in a concert to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Manchester Grammar School, with Holst's Planets alongisde O'Regan's Celestial Map of the Sky.

Sir Mark Elder conducted the Hallé in Shostakovich's Cello Concerto no. 2, with soloist Alisa Weilerstein, and Mahler's Fifth Symphony. 

Vasily Petrenko conducts the RLPO in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Mendelssohn's Die erste Walpurgisnacht in Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall.

The St Petersburg SO and Alexander Dmitriev give a thoughtful and accomplished programme in Manchester's Bridgewater Hall

Stanisław Skrowaczewski makes a triumphant return to the Hallé to conduct Brahms, Schumann and Weber of supreme logic and coherence

Vastly Petrenko conducts John Adams' Saxophone Concerto with Timothy McAllister, along with Gershwin and Strauss in Liverpool.