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Rare Russian repertoire fails to catch fire, despite the best efforts of Osmo Vänskä and the LPO.

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“Full of instantly memorable themes, it was a joy to hear the LPO perform it so well.”
Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 19 February 2014
Balakirev, Oriental Fantasy, "Islamey", Op.18
Khachaturian, Piano Concerto in D flat major, Op.38
Kalinnikov, Symphony no. 1 in G minor
Osmo Vänskä, Conductor
Marc-André Hamelin, Piano
Paavo Järvi marks his new LPO appointment in Tchaikovsky and Sibelius
*****
Canellakis, Mutter and the LPO at the Elbphilharmonie
****1
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****1
Jurowski and the LPO’s Mahler cycle reaches a momentous climax
****1
Explosive performances from Vladimir Jurowski and the LPO
****1
Beth Taylor’s commanding Sea Pictures with the London Philharmonic
*****
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