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Devastation and exuberance: Stéphane Denève and the Brussels Philharmonic hit the sweet spot

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“Denève coaxed from the orchestra an exotic and creamy lushness”
Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 8 November 2017
Turnage, Passchendaele
Bruch, Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, Op.26
Prokofiev, Cinderella (excerpts)
Ravel, Daphnis et Chloé: Suite no. 2
Bizet, L'Arlésienne, Suite no. 2: Farandole
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Violin
Stéphane Denève, Conductor
Pressing the “pause life” button with Arvo Pärt in Brussels
****1
Magisterial performance of Feldman's Rothko Chapel in Brussels
****1
Magnificent Rachmaninov tribute from Lugansky and Denève in Ghent
*****
Luminous Beethoven and impetuous Connesson in Bruges
***11
An unfussy, memorable War Requiem from Noseda
****1
Fiery, formidable Boris Godunov at the Concertgebouw
*****
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