A new accordion concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jakub Hrůša

Por Sarah Reid, 27 noviembre 2012

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Crítica hecha desde Barbican Hall, Londres el 24 noviembre 2012

Janáček, The Cunning Little Vixen: Suite

Hind, The Tiniest House of Time, for accordion and orchestra (BBC commission, world première)

Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade, Op.35

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Jakub Hrůša, Dirección

James Crabb, Acordeón

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Sarah Reid

Sarah studied Music at Cambridge University, graduating in 2010 and now works for Rhinegold Publishing coordinating their music directories and listings supplements. Sarah is a regular concert- and theatre-goer and appreciates most music – with the exception of heavy metal and Wagner.