Glitterball and sequins as Strictly sambas into the Proms

Von Charlotte Gardner, 22 Juli 2016

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“a symphony of electric blue ostrich feathers and sequins”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Royal Albert Hall, London, am 21 Juli 2016

Katie Derham, presenter/dancer

Joanne Clifton , dancer

Karen Clifton , dancer

Kevin Clifton , dancer

Janette Manrara , dancer

Giovanni Pernice, dancer

Aljaž Škorjanec, dancer

BBC Concert Orchestra

Gavin Sutherland, Musikalische Leitung

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Charlotte Gardner

Charlotte Gardner is a music critic and journalist regularly to be found in specialist music publications including Gramophone (where she specialises in strings and Baroque), The Strad and Classical Music magazine, and writing concert programme notes for organisations including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Before turning to writing she spent eight years at the BBC, the final years of which were in News, on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. She holds a Music MA from the University of Cambridge.

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