High wire clarinet: Martin Fröst astonishes in Anna Clyne’s concerto

Martin Fröst, Pekka Kuusisto and the Philharmonia

Pekka Kuusisto, Martin Fröst, Anna Clyne and the Philharmonia

Pekka Kuusisto conducts the Philharmonia

Von Mark Pullinger, 24 März 2023

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“Fröst, a nimble player, negotiated the taxing writing with aplomb”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Festival Hall, London, am 23 März 2023

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***11

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****1

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****1

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.