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Bach to the future? Rory Macdonald and Auckland Philharmonia in Bach, Bartók and Mendelssohn

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Reviewed at Auckland Town Hall: Great Hall, Auckland on 4 July 2013
Bartók, Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106
Bach, Violin Concerto in E major, BWV1042
Mendelssohn, Symphony no. 3 in A minor, "Scottish", Op.56
Auckland Philharmonia
Rory Macdonald, Conductor
Kristian Winther, Violin
Opening the doors of memory: a haunting Bluebeard’s Castle in Auckland
****1
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****1
Stunning direction elevates New Zealand Opera's La bohème
***11
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***11
Disappointing Bach in Auckland
**111
Brandenburg Echoes in Auckland
****1
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