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Romans and Britons: Ehnes and Vancouver Symphony dazzle in a colourful programme

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Reviewed at Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver on 14 June 2014
Britten, Peter Grimes, Op.33: Passacaglia
Elgar, Violin Concerto in B minor, Op.61
Berlioz, Le Carnaval romain, Op.9
Respighi, Pini di Roma (Pines of Rome)
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Bramwell Tovey, Conductor
James Ehnes, Violin
A curiously low-key performance from the Vancouver Symphony on tour
**111
Penetrating insight from Itzhak Perlman and the Vancouver Symphony
****1
Defiant Beethoven Fifth in Vancouver
***11
Russian epics in Vancouver
***11
Lush indulgence: Berg and Rachmaninov in Vancouver
****1
Bohemian flair: Cristian Măcelaru and the Vancouver Symphony
***11
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