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Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Pietari Inkinen; Kit Armstrong
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Brahms: Symphony no. 1 in C minor, Op.68
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Pietari Inkinen
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Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra; Pietari Inkinen; Isabelle Faust
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Excellent playing, but lacklustre conducting in Sydney
The Sydney Symphony, temporarily rehoused in the ornate Victorian style Town Hall, plays grandiose Wagner and safe Stravinsky.
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I’ve heard the Japan Philharmonic on several occasions in the past, but this was the first time with Inkinen, and the difference was startling. In previous encounters with this orchestra I noted a rather bright, at times even glaring sound. No longer. Inkinen has instilled instead a generously warm, even, glowing sonority and depth of sound that one hears in Europe’s finest ensembles.
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Cosmopolitan new season from Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony
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With a remarkably extensive season featuring a slew of major guests, and the cream of Japanese classical music talent, the TMSO has an uncanny ability to switch between musical styles on a dime.