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Oct
8 + 9 October – Cadogan Hall
★★★★ BACHTRACK The Young Prince and the Young Princess were painted by lush, languorous strings before a pulsating tempest of a finale, the orchestra rampaging across the score and onto the rocks with gleeful alacrity.
★★★★ BACHTRACK The performance of the suite was like opening a jewel-case packed with brightly coloured precious stones: each glistened and shone with the delight of individual discovery.
★★★★ GUARDIAN There’s a rawness and virility – whether in strings, brass or woodwind – that harnesses the listener and keeps them gripped. […] If that’s not one of the most incredible finales in all music I’d like to know what is‘
23 August – Edinburgh International Festival
THE STRAD the RSNO strings gave a beautifully sculpted, vividly characterised account of Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge.
12 October – Birmingham
★★★★★ BACHTRACK Together, orchestra, soloist and the master conductor Valery Gergiev were in absolute top form with a well-chosen programme of Russian music. They made for a highly memorable evening.
