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Prom 34: The BBC SO with Bychkov and the Labèques

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 8 August 2012
Schubert, Symphony no. 8 in B minor "Unfinished", D.759
Dubugnon, Battlefield Concerto
Strauss R., Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40
Katia Labèque, Piano
Marielle Labèque, Piano
Semyon Bychkov, Conductor
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
*****
Ermonela Jaho gives a tragic twist to Puccini's La rondine
****1
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