Ning Feng’s Korngold is not quite a “Hollywood hit” in Poole

Ning Feng in rehearsal with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

By David Truslove, 28 November 2025

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“a ferocious Storm, the BSO on blazing form and bringing Poole Harbour a little too close for comfort”

Reviewed at Lighthouse, Poole on 26 November 2025

Britten, Peter Grimes, Op.33a: Four Sea Interludes

Korngold, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.35

Bach, Violin sonata no. 2 in A minor, BWV1003: Andante

Dvořák, Symphony no. 6 in D major, Op.60

Ning Feng, Violin

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Sian Edwards, Conductor

A Prom of two halves: Mark Wigglesworth and the Bournemouth SO

Leighton Jones, 20th July

The BSO play a trio of 20th-century greats — Ravel and Shostakovich both taking inspiration from the age of jazz, while Walton’s First Symphony provides contrast.

***11

Die Fledermaus at The Grange: Cabaret meets G&S

David Karlin, 20th June

A fine singing cast gives creditable performances in Johann Stauss II's most famous operetta, but Paul Curran's updating of Act 2 to 1930s Berlin takes the fizz out of the Champagne.

***11

Alena Baeva delivers transcendent Berg at The Anvil

David Truslove, 25th January

Polished playing and inspirational performances in Basingstoke that underline the exciting relationship between Mark Wigglesworth and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

*****

The Rake's Progress at The Grange: richly entertaining

David Karlin, 23rd June

Singing performances are excellent, the staging is well crafted and Stravinsky's eclectic score entertains from start to finish. But it's an evening's opera that doesn't touch the soul.

****1

Voices from the East: a musical marathon with a gripping finish

Peter Quantrill, 19th May

Kirill Karabits and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra present a day of composers from the former Soviet republics with heroic skill and stamina.

****1

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra head to “London Town”

David Truslove, 21st February

An evening of two halves, each demonstrating different facets of conductor, soloist and orchestra in performances of Brahms and Vaughan Williams.

****1

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David Truslove

After many years as a musician – conducting choirs, singing as a lay clerk at Winchester Cathedral and an involvement in education, David now writes programme notes, occasionally composes and enjoys a busy schedule of reviewing.