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BBC Symphony Orchestra do Prokofiev 6

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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 17 December 2010
Stravinsky, Concerto in E flat major for chamber orchestra "Dumbarton Oaks"
Dalbavie, Oboe Concerto (World Premiere)
Prokofiev, Symphony no. 6 in E flat minor, Op.111
Jiří Bělohlávek, Conductor
Alexei Ogrintchouk, Oboe
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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