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Znaider takes up the baton instead of the violin

By Nahoko Gotoh, 02 November 2011
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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 30 October 2011
Programme
Wagner, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude to Act 1
Schumann, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54
Brahms, Symphony no. 4 in E minor, Op.98
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Conductor
Saleem Ashkar, Piano
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Nahoko Gotoh
Nahoko Gotoh
Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.