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Prom 30: Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic dance with the Russians

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 5 August 2013
Borodin, Prince Igor: Overture
Borodin, Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.16
Cowie, Earth Music I - The Great Barrier Reef (BBC commission, world première)
Tchaikovsky, Symphony no. 2 in C minor "Little Russian", Op.17
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Piano
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor
Wagner and Strauss from Sarah Wegener and the BBC Philharmonic
****1
Watery worlds, rhythmic fire from Brauß and Hickox with the BBC
****1
BBC Phil's Bluebeard's Castle eclipsed by Boulanger and Kodály
****1
Questions, answers and city nights: Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic
****1
John Storgårds leads the BBC Philharmonic through Shostakovich
****1
Thunderous Mahler from Elena Schwarz and the BBC Philharmonic
****1
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