Bromley Symphony Orchestra make Bruckner 8 big in Beckenham

Von Ken Ward, 26 März 2013

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Langley Park Boys School: Centre for the Performing Arts, Beckenham, am 16 März 2013

Suk, Pohadka (Fairy Tale) music to drama Radúz and Mahulena, Op.16: Suite

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Dvořák, Symphonie Nr. 7 in d-Moll, Op.70

Laurence Meikle, Bariton

Bromley Symphony Orchestra

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*****

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****1

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***11

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*****

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****1

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Die Jahrzehnte dauernde Rückkehr des Dirigenten nach Heidelberg avanciert zu einem ergreifenden, begeisternden Fest von Botschaft und Musik, mit dem er interpretatorisch weiter in fast eigener Liga spielt.

*****

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Ken Ward

Ken Ward spent most of his working life driving buses for Eastern National and London Buses. With a life-long enthusiasm for the works of Bruckner, he became editor of The Bruckner Journal in 2005 and was awarded The Bruckner Society of America 'Kilenyi' Medal of Honor in 2011.