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Hardenberger shines, but the London Symphony Orchestra’s Widmann and Mahler disappoint

Håkan Hardenberger
© LSO | Mark Allan
Daniel Harding and the London Symphony Orcehstra
© LSO | Mark Allan
Daniel Harding and the London Symphony Orchestra
© LSO | Mark Allan
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“the timbre and the elegance of Hardenberger’s phrasing send one into raptures”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 24 March 2024
Widmann, Towards Paradise (Labyrinth VI), for trumpet and orchestra
Mahler, Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor
Daniel Harding, Conductor
Håkan Hardenberger, Trumpet
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A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO
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