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Totally committed Finzi and inspired Shostakovich from Sir Andrew Davis and the BBCSO

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“Finzi's usual poignant lyricism is set in a much more turbulent landscape”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 2 February 2018
Finzi, Cello Concerto, Op.40
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93
Paul Watkins, Cello
Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor
Sakari Oramo, Yeol Eum Son and the BBC Symphony in Seoul
****1
Sakari Oramo and Yeol Eum Son summon up vivid landscapes
****1
From snow to sludge: Icelandic music at the Barbican Centre
**111
Fine Lindberg and Stravinsky double bill from the BBC Symphony
****1
UK premiere of Julia Wolfe’s unEarth impresses on scale, not substance
**111
Sir James MacMillan delights with his Christmas Oratorio
*****
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