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An uplifting Beethoven Ninth from an orchestra in peril

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Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 25 May 2018
Brahms, Nänie for Chorus and Orchestra (Harp ad libitum), Op.82
Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125
Ekaterina Siurina, Soprano
Lidija Jovanovic, Mezzo-soprano
Julien Behr, Tenor
Leon Košavić, Baritone
RTÉ Philharmonic Choir
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Nathalie Stutzmann, Conductor
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****1
Michelle Cann brings out the soul in Price’s Piano Concerto in Dublin
****1
Anja Bihlmaier conducts a powerful NSO programme in Dublin
****1
Anna Rakitina’s night with the National Symphony Orchestra
****1
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