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Who needs an orchestra? Benjamin Grosvenor plays Pictures at an Exhibition

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“the pealing carillons too were played with bright-toned splendour”
Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 24 October 2025
Chopin, Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor 'Funeral March', Op.35
Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit
Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition
Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano
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****1
Benjamin Grosvenor’s Ravel sparkles in Montreal
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High voltage Shostakovich 10 from Elim Chan and the BBCSO
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Drama and passion from Grosvenor, Boreyko and the LPO
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