Performer: Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha

Elder's reading of A Sea Symphony has the maturity and surefooted-ness of a conductor who has fully absorbed the work and long since recognised it as a masterpiece.

*****

Cast and orchestra bring down the house in Met’s glowing Turandot

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Susan Stempleski, 23 Sep

With a standout cast, fine orchestral playing under Carlo Rizzi, and newly refurbished sets, Zeffirelli’s 1987 staging of Puccini’s epic fairy tale appears as bright as ever.

*****

Stealing away to friendship and joy: LSO plays Tippett and Beethoven

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Christopher Woodley, 23 Mar

An evocative reading of Tippett's early masterpiece sits proudly alongside a blistering performance of Beethoven's lasting gift to the world.

****1