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Prom 1: Eclectic brilliance with Stephen Hough, Sakari Oramo and the BBC Symphony

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 12 July 2013
Anderson, Harmony (World première, BBC commission)
Britten, Peter Grimes, Op.33a: Four Sea Interludes
Rachmaninov, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor for piano and orchestra, Op.43
Lutosławski, Variations on a theme by Paganini, for piano and orchestra
Vaughan Williams, Symphony no. 1 "A Sea Symphony"
Sally Matthews, Soprano
Roderick Williams, Baritone
Sir Stephen Hough, Piano
BBC Proms Youth Choir
BBC Symphony Chorus
Sakari Oramo, Conductor
Sakari Oramo, Yeol Eum Son and the BBC Symphony in Seoul
****1
Sakari Oramo and Yeol Eum Son summon up vivid landscapes
****1
From snow to sludge: Icelandic music at the Barbican Centre
**111
Fine Lindberg and Stravinsky double bill from the BBC Symphony
****1
UK premiere of Julia Wolfe’s unEarth impresses on scale, not substance
**111
Sir James MacMillan delights with his Christmas Oratorio
*****
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