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Boyd Tonkin

Articles By Boyd Tonkin

Segev, LPO, Lyniv, RFH review - melody, magic, and mourning

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Williams, Kenny, Wigmore Hall review - an afternoon of early-Baroque bliss

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Gerhaher, Huber, Wigmore Hall review - new colours from old favourites

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Polyphony/OAE, Layton, St John's Smith Square review - truncated triumph

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London Handel Players, Butterfield, Wigmore Hall review - Bach with bite for Christmas

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Mariam Batsashvili, Wigmore Hall review - spectacular pianism, with a sense of fun

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I Fagiolini, Hollingworth, St Martin-in-the-Fields review - it's not the Messiah...

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Morison, Immler, BBCSO, Bychkov, Barbican review - a Kafka journey and a mighty landmark

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West-Eastern Divan Ensemble, Michael Barenboim, QEH review - enchantment and conviviality

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Perfection of a Kind: Britten vs Auden, City of London Sinfonia, QEH review - the odd couple

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Frang, Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Jurowski, Barbican review - on the summit

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Aimard, Concerto Budapest SO, Keller, Cadogan Hall review - lords of the dance

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Prom 65: Bruckner's Eighth, BBCSO, Bychkov review - a friendly giant

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Prom 49: Schumann, Das Paradies und die Peri, LSO, Rattle review - knocking on heaven's door

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Prom 37: Schiff, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Fischer 1 review - landscapes and mindscapes

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Prom 16: Hallé, Elder review - a mighty Russian journey

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