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Top ten Beethoven releases of 2020

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Mark Pullinger

After a February symphony cycle at the Barbican, most of my Beethoven this year – understandably – has been either streamed or on disc, so I thought I’d mark the great man’s 250th with a round-up of my favourite recordings … Continue reading →

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Noseda digs into his “Russian Roots” with the LSO

Posted on November 29, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Noseda/ London Symphony Orchestra Barbican, 28th November 2019 “Russian Roots” is the title of Gianandrea Noseda’s ongoing series with the London Symphony Orchestra, an exploration of Russian repertoire rather than anything to do with the conductor’s – Milanese – origins. … Continue reading →

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Alice Sara Ott and Scheherazade both weave tales with the London Symphony Orchestra

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Elim Chan/London Symphony Orchestra Barbican, 9th June 2019 What qualities make for a good storyteller? Someone with a captivating voice to draw in listeners. Someone who makes eye contact. Someone who brings a story alive through vivid characterisation, be it … Continue reading →

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Poetic Rachmaninov in Seong-Jin Cho’s LSO debut

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Noseda/ London Symphony Orchestra 28th March 2019 An exploratory trumpet peeps over a wall. A bassoon hesitantly waddles into view. A cheeky clarinet offers a leering response. Within just a few bars at the start of Dmitri Shostakovich’s First Symphony, … Continue reading →

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Bohemian Rhapsody: Haitink rocks 90 with the LSO

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Mark Pullinger

Haitink/ London Symphony Orchestra Barbican, 14th March 2019 When it’s a significant birthday, why limit the celebrations to just one day? Or even one city? Bernard Haitink’s 90th birthday bash with the London Symphony Orchestra continued from Sunday’s Austrian pairing … Continue reading →

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