Rothko Chapel Reviews

Rothko CHapel Reviews

Earlier this month, we hit the road with Manchester Collective to tour our joint Rothko Chapel programme

Rothko Chapel at Bridgewater Hall - © Charlotte Wellings

With concerts at London’s Southbank Centre and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall framing the trip, we also made our debut appearances in Germany and Belgium.

Here’s a round up of how it went down…

“⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
a wonderfully subtle and hushed sense of the numinous. This was singing of an extremely high order, and the close-written choral sounds were quite extraordinary, with bell-clear soprano soli.”

— Robert Beale, The Arts Desk

Rothko Chapel at Bridgewater Hall - © Charlotte Wellings

“⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
[an] exquisitely moulded performance”

— Andrew Clements, The Guardian

Rothko Chapel at Erholungshaus, Leverkusen

“⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Today’s concert ticked all the boxes for a great show: clever light set-up, a few introductory remarks, seamless transitions, skilled musicians and, naturally, an exciting programme. The ambitious goal to “invite contemplation” and “create a spiritual space” was gloriously accomplished.”

— Marat Ingeldeev, Bachtrack

Rothko Chapel at Bridgewater Hall - © Charlotte Wellings

“Pitching from SANSARA is (pardon the pun) simply off the scale... An utterly remarkable, unforgettable concert. In SANSARA, Manchester Collective has surely found an aesthetic twin.”

— Colin Clarke, Seen & Heard International

Gramophone Editor's Choice

We’re delighted to share the news that our new album Traces is Gramophone Magazine’s Editor’s Choice for their latest edition.

In every issue of Gramophone, Editor Martin Cullingford chooses 12 albums as his Editor's Choice. In April’s issue, that list includes SANSARA and our latest release, Traces.

“A powerful programme of thought-provoking works, both timely and timeless, the impeccable performances by SANSARA drawing us in and holding us throughout the deeply reflective journey.”

— Alexandra Coghlan, Gramophone

In her wonderfully thoughtful review, Alexandra Coghlan describes how “What sets [Traces] apart are not only some unusual repertoire choices but also the dialogues, musical, textual and thematic, that run through it.”