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Valhalla burns: thrilling Bruckner 3 from Jurowski and the London Philharmonic

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Jurowski/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, 3rd May 2019 When Joseph Joachim premiered Brahms’ Violin Concerto in Leipzig on New Year’s Day 1879, he insisted on performing it with Beethoven’s Violin Concerto on the same programme. “A lot of … Continue reading →

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Diamond-hard German Romantics from Ottensamer, Jurowski and the LPO

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Jurowski/ London Philharmonic Orchestra Royal Festival Hall, 27th February 2019 “Diamonds,” as Marilyn Monroe sang in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, “are a girl’s best friend.” But which type does she favour – highly polished or rough cut? Both … Continue reading →

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Filing past the tomb of the master: Jurowski and the LPO on Stravinsky’s debt to Rimsky-Korsakov

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Mark Pullinger

Stravinsky: LPO/ Jurowski **** Royal Festival Hall, 7th February 2018 “To orchestrate is to create, and this cannot be taught,” explained Rimsky-Korsakov in the preface to his book Principles of Orchestration. The composer himself was self-taught in such matters, yet the dazzling … Continue reading →

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Autumnal bacchanale as Marx’s Herbstsymphonie is given UK première by Jurowski and the LPO

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Marx: LPO/Jurowski ***** 29th November 2017 The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s inventive programming has been heavily seasoned over the past week: Bridge’s Summer and Tchaikovsky’s Winter Daydreams on Wednesday; Kabalevsky’s Spring on Friday, along with traversals of all four seasons by Vivaldi and Glazunov. Tonight, it was … Continue reading →

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Snow boots on for an exuberant Tchaikovsky 1 from Michail Jurowski and the LPO

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky: LPO/Michail Jurowski **** Royal Festival Hall, 22nd November 2017 With Christmas market stalls already doing a roaring trade along the Thames next to the Southbank Centre, summer seems but a distant memory. However, the London Philharmonic Orchestra, playing under the … Continue reading →

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