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Five stages of grief: The White Book takes on a compelling new life

Barbara Hannigan, Bar Avni and the London Symphony Orchestra
© LSO | Mark Allan
Laura Bowler, Barbara Hannigan, Bar Avni and the London Symphony Orchestra
© LSO | Mark Allan
Barbara Hannigan conducts the London Symphony Orchestra
© LSO | Mark Allan
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“a Bergian-expressionist pile-up of harmony in the final ‘song’ brings relief”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 5 March 2026
Bowler, The White Book
Ligeti, Lontano
Strauss R., Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30
Barbara Hannigan, Conductor, Soprano
Bar Avni, Conductor
A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO
***11
Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO
****1
Rattle and the LSO sell a travel package to Hungary and Spain
****1
Rare Vaughan Williams from Pappano and the LSO
****1
Top drawer French music from Ott, Bloch and the LSO
****1
Maxime Pascal shows his mettle in Boulez and three world premieres
****1
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