Sir Andrew Davis celebrates a pair of British Fourths at the Proms

Sir Andrew Davis

The BBC Philharmonic

Von Chris Garlick, 20 Juli 2022

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“Davis is a past master of Tippett’s music”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Albert Hall, London, am 19 Juli 2022

Vaughan Williams, Symphony no. 4 in F minor

Tippett, Symphony no. 4

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Andrew Davis, Musikalische Leitung

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Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.