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The Hogboon: Peter Maxwell Davies' thrilling last work premiered at the Barbican

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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 26 June 2016
Davies, The Hogboon (World première)
Berlioz, Symphonie fantastique, Op.14
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor
LSO Discovery Choirs
LSO Community Voices
Guildhall School Musicians
Karen Gillingham, Director
Ruth Mariner, Director
Rhiannon Newman Brown, Set Designer
Sean Turner, Set Designer
London Symphony Chorus
Mark Stone, Baritone
Capucine Daumas, Soprano
Katherine Broderick, Soprano
Claudia Huckle, Contralto
Peter Auty, Tenor
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