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London Philharmonic holds on to the best
London Philharmonic holds on to the best
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
It already has the finest balance in its team of house conductors, and fortunately - though few are more sought after worldwide - Vladimir Jurowski and Yannick Nézet-Séguin have pledged to extend their contracts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
It already has the finest balance in its team of house conductors, and fortunately - though few are more sought after worldwide - Vladimir Jurowski and Yannick Nézet-Séguin have pledged to extend their contracts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Leonskaja, Staatskapelle Streichquartett, Wigmore Hall / Secret Byrd, St Martin-in-the-Fields review - genuine versus theatrical
Brahms illuminated, Byrd rather more obliquely showcased
Ólafsson, LPO, Gardner, RFH review - spirit of delight
A curate's-egg turn from the Icelandic pianist in Schumann followed by magisterial Elgar
Gerhardt, BBC Philharmonic, Gernon, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester review - calm and clear conducting
Maybe not perfect, but when things worked, they worked beautifully
Classical CDs: Symphonies, suppers and knitting needles
Two conductors celebrated, plus accordion, bass trombone and string quartet
Jansen, LSO, Noseda, Barbican review - hearts of darkness
Pain offset by sheer beauty in communicative Beethoven, Sibelius and Prokofiev
Castalian String Quartet, Wigmore Hall review - genius in works and performance
Colossal finales by Beethoven and Britten don’t seem to tire these amazing string players
Belcea Quartet, Wigmore Hall review - a riveting new string quartet
This Guillaume Connesson UK premiere is a fine companion to Schubert and Beethoven
Sound Unwrapped Launch, Kings Place review - ravishing combination of ancient and modern
Moonscapes, drums and viola da gamba in a dizzying opening mini-festival
First Person: Kings Place Artistic and Executive Director Helen Wallace on a year of 'Sound Unwrapped'
'A wild swim through celestial sounds': this year's innovative programme runs the gamut
Watts, BBCSO, Wigglesworth, Barbican review - clarity, control and focus
A major new song cycle, and distinctive Mahler
Yevgeny Sudbin, World Heart Beat Embassy Gardens review - phenomenal pianism in close-up
A recital with contrast and balance
Lowe, The Mozartists, Page, Wigmore Hall - an education, not quite a triumph
Curate’s-egg focus on the year 1773 finds first-rate performers sometimes in trouble
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