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Elgar and Shostakovich: nostalgia and gripping drama at the Tonhalle

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Reviewed at Tonhalle: Grosser Saal, Zurich on 25 February 2016
Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93
Sol Gabetta, Cello
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich
Krzysztof Urbański, Conductor
Sonic brilliance and immersive energy from the Tonhalle in Hamburg
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Bracing Beethoven at Dvořák’s Prague
****1
Bright and breezy Dvořák as the Tonhalle returns to the Proms
****1
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****1
Berlioz and Brahms brighten up the Tonhalle
****1
Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle show their class at the Elbphilharmonie
****1
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