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A trio of Russian Romantic composers showcased by Leslie Howard at Wigmore Hall

Leslie Howard
© The Wigmore Hall Trust
Leslie Howard
© The Wigmore Hall Trust
By Alexander Hall, 17 July 2024
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“conjured up impressions of a corps de ballet sweeping majestically across a theatrical stage”
Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 16 July 2024
Programme
Borodin, Petite suite
Borodin, Scherzo in A flat major
Glazunov, Theme and Variations, Op.72
Rubinstein, Piano Sonata no. 4 in A minor, Op.100
Rubinstein, Barcarolle no. 1 in F minor, Op.30
Performers
Leslie Howard, Piano
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Alexander Hall
Alexander Hall

Alexander Hall divides his time between London and Hamburg, where he had a career in academic administration and teaching. He reviews for Bachtrack and Opera Today, and has also reviewed for Classical Source. A connoisseur of the great orchestras of the world, his musical memories stretch back to Karajan/Berlin Phil, Mravinsky/Leningrad Phil, Bernstein/Vienna Phil, and he has seen most of the great conductors from the past, including Böhm, Klemperer, Kubelik, Ormandy and Szell.