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Rohan Shotton

Manchester

Contributor at Bachtrack

Medical oncology & cardio-oncology PhD fellow | The Christie/UoM | Lymphoma, timpani/perc (@EUdocsorch), piano, reviews (@Bachtrack) & prog notes, cricket

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  • 3 weeks ago | bachtrack.com | Rohan Shotton

    Sir Mark Elder’s first concert back in Manchester in his new Conductor Emeritus role with The Hallé saw him tasked with the safe navigation of Strauss’ monumental Alpine Symphony, alongside the world premiere of Huw Watkins’ Concerto for Orchestra. In acknowledgement of the presence of the orchestra’s Royal Patron, the Duchess of Edinburgh, the evening began with a curiously condensed and muted account of the national anthem, ending rather abruptly before anyone could be sent victorious.

  • 1 month ago | bachtrack.com | Rohan Shotton

    Stepping in at a couple of weeks’ notice for an indisposed Mark Wigglesworth, Israeli-American conductor Yoel Gamzou sought to wring out every gram of drama from this meticulously crafted if episodic account of Mahler’s final completed symphony, the Ninth. Gamzou’s biography extolls his status as a renowned Mahler interpreter, as well as having completed a performing edition of the unfinished Tenth Symphony.

  • 2 months ago | bachtrack.com | Rohan Shotton

    This Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra concert, originally scheduled for March 2020, was one of the North West’s very first pandemic cancellations. That it has taken five years and a change of Chief Conductor to restage the event is testament to the gargantuan demands of Gustav Mahler’s all-encompassing Third Symphony. Here, in Domingo Hindoyan’s sure hands, its course was charted with total clarity of direction and no shortage of drama along the way.

  • Feb 28, 2025 | bachtrack.com | Rohan Shotton

    Alpesh Chauhan, covering at short notice for an indisposed Han-Na Chang, directed The Hallé with lively charisma in this colourful programme. Two well-loved crowd-pleasers bookended the programme, Strauss and Prokofiev both providing plentiful opportunities for virtuosic orchestral playing, but it was the UK premiere of Maria Herz’s Cello Concerto which was most memorable.

  • Jan 17, 2025 | bachtrack.com | Rohan Shotton

    If, as I did, one still needed clear proof of what The Hallé and Kahchun Wong are capable of together, this overwhelming account of Gustav Mahler’s Second Symphony was the strongest possible statement. This was a Resurrection which achieved that rare feat of mastering the architecture of this sprawling symphony while wringing out all the highs and lows or the journey. The climaxes were suitably cataclysmic, but also adequately paced to leave something in the tank for the last pages.

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