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High contrasts of light and darkness make a special event in Boulez, Benjamin and Brahms at the Barbican. 

Such a protean symphony needs a deft hand on the tiller and, as in his CBSO recording, Simon Rattle was just the man to steer it into harbour.

The first performance of the BBC Symphony Orchestra's Total Immersion Day: Pierre Boulez at 90 featured the composer's Piano Sonata no. 2 and Éclat/Multiples.