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Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Fröst review – dance, dynamism and a wild rumpus as maverick clarinettist-conductor takes charge
By Alexandra CoghlanRoyal Albert Hall, LondonThe ferociously dynamic SCO help Fröst drill down to the rhythmic essence of Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony as well as works by contemporary composers
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Joby Talbot’s Path of Miracles / György Kurtág’s Kafka Fragments – Bristol Proms reach for the heavenly
By Alexandra CoghlanTenebrae, Nigel Short / Anu Komsi and Sakari OramoSt George’s Bristol / Bristol BeaconSunday afternoon’s two concerts, closing the Proms’ Bristol weekend, brought the superlative Tenebrae, and Sakari Oramo swapping baton for bow to duet with his wife
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Oberon review – part panto, part grand opera, Weber’s final work has charm but doesn’t quite convince
By Alexandra CoghlanRoyal Albert Hall, LondonThere’s a new narration delivered by Tamsin Greig and the crack forces of the Monteverdi Choir, the ORR and world-class singers, all led by Mark Elder, but the 200-year-old piece remains a strange hybrid
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BBCSSO/Wigglesworth / Booth review – Brett Dean’s song cycle is rich and strange
By Alexandra CoghlanRoyal Albert HallSoprano Clare Booth, Ryan Wigglesworth and the BBC Scottish gave the world premiere of Dean’s theatrical and engaging The World’s Wife. Elgar’s 1st didn’t quite achieve lift-off but Weir’s Moon and Star had sweep and shimmer
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BBCSO/Oramo review – Turnage’s satisfying and clever Festen Suite makes UK debut
By Alexandra CoghlanRoyal Albert Hall, LondonThe festering atmosphere of Thomas Vinterberg’s film and its celebrated opera adaptation lingers in this vivid orchestration, a foil to Sibelius’s cathartic second symphony
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CBSO/Yamada review – Poulenc and Adams pairing is stylish, witty and thrilling
By Alexandra CoghlanRoyal Albert Hall, LondonLucas and Arthur Jussen brought fun and energy to Poulenc’s Concerto for Two Pianos, and John Adams’ Harmonium was monumental and moving in the City of Birmingham Orchestra and Chorus’ Prom under their chief conductor Kazuki Yamada
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