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A very political concerto: John Adams' Scheherazade.2 in Amsterdam

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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 15 October 2015
Adams, Tromba lontana
Adams, Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Adams, Scheherazade.2 (Commissioned by RCO)
John Adams, Conductor
Leila Josefowicz, Violin
Chailly makes a highly anticipated return to the Royal Concertgebouw
*****
Rafael Payare makes an unconvincing Royal Concertgebouw debut
***11
Jaap van Zweden, Dutch wanderer, rejoins the Concertgebouw Orchestra
*****
Paavo Järvi and Beatrice Rana at the Concertgebouw
***11
Barbara Hannigan conducts the Royal Concertgebouw
*****
Dramatic French flair from Thibaudet, Mäkelä and the Concertgebouw
****1
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