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After disappointing Prokofiev, the LSO find their Russian Roots in Shostakovich

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Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 31 October 2019
Britten, Peter Grimes, Op.33: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, Op.16
Lyadov, A musical snuffbox, Op. 32
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, Op.54
Denis Matsuev, Piano
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor
A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus
****1
Pappano and the LSO: a thrilling collision between heaven and hell
****1
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****1
A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO
***11
Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO
****1
Rattle and the LSO sell a travel package to Hungary and Spain
****1
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