Thoughtful and intelligent Rachmaninov from Mandeal and the Hallé

Von Rohan Shotton, 10 Mai 2014

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“Mandeal was at his most animated here, giving direction with tremendous elegance and energy”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, am 8 Mai 2014

Enescu, Rumänische Rhapsodie Nr. 1 in A-Dur, Op.11

Prokofjew, Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 in C-Dur, Op.26

Rachmaninow, Symphonie Nr. 2 in e-Moll, Op.27

The Hallé

Cristian Mandeal, Musikalische Leitung

Sofya Gulyak, Klavier

Spieluhren und Saxophon, Gedichte und Gänse: The Hallé aus Manchester

Michael Klier, 14th January

Jonathan Bloxham dirigiert einen trostvollen Musikgenuss, der die Nachteile eines gestreamten Konzerts über lange Strecken vergessen ließ.

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Concertos – for violin and for orchestra – from the Hallé

Peter Connors, 22nd March

Viktoria Mullova is a superb soloist in Brahms' Violin Concerto, while an orchestra full of soloists play Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra with Kahchun Wong presiding.

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Nico Muhly’s vision of the end of the world comes to Sheffield

Phil Parker, 15th March

Doom – both personal and cosmic – and its aftermath are the focus of Alpesh Chauhan’s Hallé concert at Sheffield’s City Hall.

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Avant-garde echoes meet minimalist soundscapes in Hallé concert

Pwyll ap Sion, 26th February

Jonny Greenwood’s genre-defying music is given a powerful performance by violinist Daniel Pioro and members of The Hallé Orchestra under Hugh Tieppo-Brunt.

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Celestial journeys with Kahchun Wong and the Hallé

Rohan Shotton, 19th February

Kahchun Wong returns to The Hallé for Holst and Unsuk Chin, with a postscript from Colin Matthews

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The Hallé brings Salonen, Grieg and Sibelius to Sheffield

Phil Parker, 23rd January

Dazzling young German pianist Julius Asal and stand-in conductor Duncan Ward breathe new life into the familiar in repertoire by Grieg and Sibelius.

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Rohan Shotton

Rohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.