Composer: Dusapin, Pascal (b. 1955)

Andrés Orozco-Estrada and the LPO offer an eclectic and unusual mix of works which, despite commendable playing, never quite added up to a satisfying whole.

An inspired piece of programming illustrates the continuities in angst-filled works from the Baroque, Romantic and contemporary eras.

Absorbing performances from Mitch Reilly and Jack Symonds render Dusapin's O Mensch a highly charged experience at the end of the Sydney Festival.

It's quite a contradiction when you call a work Passion and then spend 90 minutes resisting all emotions. 

A fascinating sneak preview of Pascal Dusapin's new opera Penthesilea forms the centrepiece of a fine performance by the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire.