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Youthful verve and vigour? The OBC plays Ravel, Prokofiev and Shostakovich

By Jack Dhainaut, 12 November 2015
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Reviewed at L'Auditori: Sala Pau Casals, Barcelona on 6 November 2015
Programme
Ravel, Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)
Prokofiev, Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, Op.19
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 1 in F minor, Op.10
Performers
Antoni Wit, Artistic Director
Isabelle Faust, Violin
Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia
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Antoni WitBarcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of CataloniaDmitri ShostakovichIsabelle FaustMa mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)Maurice RavelSergei ProkofievSymphony no. 1 in F minor, Op.10Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, Op.19
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Jack Dhainaut
Jack Dhainaut
Having studied foreign languages and literature at King’s College, Cambridge and the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Jack is currently teaching English and French in a small but lovely village in deepest Catalonia, where he is one of two tenors in the local choir. A double bassist and erstwhile clarinettist, his musical interests range from the symphonies of Shostakovich to the Catalan Nova Canço.