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Looking back at the future of epic music: Rouvali brings Kullervo to Gothenburg

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“in another life, he could have been a choreographer”
Reviewed at Gothenburg Concert Hall, Gothenburg on 14 September 2017
Sibelius, Kullervo, Op.7
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Conductor
Orphei Drängar
Johanna Rusanen, Soprano
Ville Rusanen, Baritone
Memorable Symphone fantastique, austere Sibelius from the GSO
****1
Hannigan balances light and dark in Gothenburg
****1
Barbara Hannigan tackles Mahler’s Fourth in Gothenburg
****1
Pandemic programming: Shostakovich and Sibelius in Gothenburg
****1
Peter Mattei's moving Mahler in Gothenburg season opener
***11
Ravel’s playful sound worlds with Alice Sara Ott
****1
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