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Invitation to the Dance: Alban Gerhardt takes up Anna Clyne's stunning cello concerto

Alban Gerhardt, Ben Gernon and the BBC Philharmonic
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Reviewed at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 28 January 2023
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Clyne, "Dance" for cello and orchestra
Rachmaninov, Symphony no. 2 in E minor, Op.27
Alban Gerhardt, Cello
Ben Gernon, Conductor
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