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Haydn, Hummel and Ravel performed with confidence by the BBC Symphony Orchestra

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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 12 October 2012
Haydn, Symphony no. 101 in D major "The Clock"
Hummel, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.85
Ravel, L'Heure espagnole
Josep Pons, Conductor
Sir Stephen Hough, Piano
Kenneth Richardson, Director
Ruxandra Donose, Concepción
Jacques Imbrailo, Ramiro
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Torquemada
Julien Behr, Gonzalve
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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