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Norwegian flair and Andsnes' formidable technique light up the Oslo Philharmonic's centenary tour

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“the music swells and fades even through the most intricate of filigree runs”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 22 October 2019
Strauss R., Don Juan, Op.20
Grieg, Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93
Grieg, Lyric Pieces: Norwegian march, Op.54 no.2
Grieg, Norwegian Dance no. 2
Khachaturian, Gayaneh: Hopak
Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano
Vasily Petrenko, Conductor
Oslo Philharmonic
Virtuosity and volume: Oslo Phil plays Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich
***11
Batiashvili, Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic in Hamburg
****1
A high Klaus operation: Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic
****1
Superstar performances from Yuja Wang and Klaus Mäkelä in Edinburgh
*****
Mäkelä leads his Oslo troops in a gripping Shostakovich 5
****1
With a fine Oslo Philharmonic, Yuja Wang wows the Proms
****1
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