Dec
2009
Articles from 18th Dec 2009
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Review: Birmingham Schools' Symphony Orchestra at Adrian Boult Hall
Dec 18 2009 | Music
Last Saturday night’s packed house enjoyed an all-Russian programme, beginning with a fizzing Glinka Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture, full-throated cellos gloriously to the fore, under Michael Seal’s baton. Read
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Review: London Symphony Orchestra/Gergiev at Warwick Arts Centre
Dec 18 2009 | Music
Valery Gergiev is a mystery. How do his idiosyncratic gestures lead to such beautiful and detailed results? Time and again his fluttering hands produced miracles of balance and ensemble that seemed to bear no relation to his signals. Read
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Review: Strauss, Heldenleben, Rosenkavalier Suite (CD) - CBSO/Nelsons
Dec 18 2009 | Music
The CBSO’s new CD of music by Richard Strauss is spectacular, writes Christopher Morley. Read
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Review: Ex Cathedra at Birmingham Town Hall
Dec 18 2009 | Music
This Latin American Christmas concert was a welcome change from the traditional fare served up at this time of year – the musical equivalent of endless turkey dinners. Read
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Review: CBSO/Jonathan Biss/Roberto Spano at Symphony Hall, Birmingham
Dec 18 2009 | Music
CBSO/Jonathan Biss/Roberto Spano at Symphony Hall, Birmingham Read
