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Inspiring and life-affirming: BBC Young Musician Final

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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 15 May 2016
Strauss R., Horn Concerto no. 2 in E flat major AV132
Nyman, Where the Bee Dances
Shostakovich, Cello Concerto no. 1 in E flat major, Op.107
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, Op.26 (Andante – Allegro)
Mark Wigglesworth, Conductor
Ben Goldscheider, French horn
Jess Gillam, Saxophone
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Cello
Martin James Bartlett, Piano
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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