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James Ehnes and Andrew Litton enthuse with the CBSO in an all-English programme

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Reviewed at Symphony Hall, Birmingham on 10 December 2014
Britten, Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge for string orchestra, Op.10
Walton, Violin Concerto in B minor
Elgar, Enigma Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, Op.36
James Ehnes, Violin
Andrew Litton, Conductor
Yamada and the CBSO’s Walton expedition at the Elbphilharmonie
****1
Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO stir up swelling seas with Scheherazade
****1
François Leleux and Lisa Batiashvili play fire and ice with the CBSO
***11
Yamada and the CBSO luxuriate in line at Symphony Hall
****1
Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO showcase Richard Strauss
*****
Osmo Vänskä ruins Sibelius and Shostakovich in Birmingham
*1111
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