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Harmony in motion: Maxime Pascal shows his mettle in Boulez and three world premieres

Seong-Jin Cho and the London Symphony Orchestra
© LSO | Mark Allan
Maxime Pascal
© LSO | Mark Allan
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“sharply etched lines and an orchestra briefly transformed into a woodworker’s atelier”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 20 November 2025
Kochavi, gilufim (LSO Panufnik commission, world premiere)
Scott, Sly (LSO Panufnik commission, world premiere)
Shin, Piano Concerto (world premiere)
Boulez, Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna
Maxime Pascal, Conductor
Seong-Jin Cho, Piano
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A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO
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****1
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