Tag: Cadogan Hall
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Review – Gavin Higgins new Horn Concerto with London Chamber Orchestra and Ben Goldscheider
There is well-deserved buzz around this new work, securing Higgins reputation alongside that of Dani Howard as two of the UK’s go-to people for new classical music that audiences want to listen to. Like a lot of Higgins output, the Horn Concerto is a fun work to play no doubt, holds the attention of the…
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Review: Alexandra Dariescu and the Moscow Philharmonic play Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2 and Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
I was cutting things a little fine arriving in my seat panting and sweating just as the first chord of Tchaikovsky’s Overture to Romeo and Juliet sounded. By its inclusion – 5 minutes longer than the billed duration – my heart rate had reduced and my face and neck had dried off. Conductor Yuri Simonov…
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Britten-Shostakovich Festival Orchestra play Vaughan Williams, Rachmaninov and Britten at Cadogan Hall
A majestic sound in an acoustic that left absolutely no prisoners in a concert endeavour that sought to strengthen cultural ties between two countries. Down the road in Parliament, MPs participated in the most toxic of exchanges.