Event listing: Flowers and Fables | Symphony Hall | Thu 20 Jun 2013 at 19:30

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Symphony HallBroad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2EA, United Kingdom

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Programme

Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Symphony no. 3 in C major, Op.52
Lutosławski, Witold (1913-1994)	Chantefleurs et Chantefables
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Luonnotar, symphonic poem for soprano and orchestra, Op.70
Lutosławski, Witold (1913-1994)	Symphony no. 3

Performers

Edward Gardner	Conductor
Lucy Crowe	Soprano
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

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A smart programme of Sibelius and Lutosławski in Birmingham with the CBSO and Lucy Crowe

Peter Marks, 20th June

This concert was a triumph of smart programming, combining the third symphonies of Sibelius and Lutosławski, as well as works for soprano and orchestra by these composers – both modernists in their own ways. It was also an ambitious showcase for British soprano Lucy Crowe, who sparkled in every sense (her striking peacock-green dress, finished with gleaming gems, never threatened to upstage her).

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