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Strong contrasts from Honeck, Grosvenor and the EU Youth Orchestra at the Elbphilharmonie

European Union Youth Orchestra, Manfred Honeck, Benjamin Grosvenor
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“youth orchestras bring a special freshness and eagerness to whatever they play”
Reviewed at Elbphilharmonie: Grand Hall, Hamburg on 17 August 2023
MacMillan, Larghetto for orchestra
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 3 in C major, Op.26
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 5 in D minor, Op.47
European Union Youth Orchestra
Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano
Manfred Honeck, Conductor
Exciting but inconsistent playing from the EUYO at Carnegie Hall
***11
Buzzing energy from Vasily Petrenko, Jess Gillam and the EUYO
*****
Eloquence and elegance from the EUYO, Noseda and Cho
****1
EUYO triumphs in Bolzano
****1
Noseda conducts Verdi and Mahler in Ravello
****1
Vasily Petrenko and the EUYO in 20th Century symphonic rarities
****1
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