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Maxime Pascal and the LSO pay homage to Pierre Boulez in magnificent style

Maxime Pascal
© LSO | Mark Allan
Maxime Pascal conducts the London Symphony Orchestra
© LSO | Mark Allan
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“a contender for the most terrifying music ever written”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 26 January 2025
Debussy, Images, for orchestra: Gigues
Neuwirth, Hommage à Pierre Boulez IX: Tombeau II (World premiere)
Debussy, Images, for orchestra: Ibéria
Marino Arcaro, Invention in language of child (World premiere)
Agar, Suntime bedtime moontime (World premiere)
Debussy, Images, for orchestra: Rondes de printemps
Boulez, Notations, for orchestra (Nos. 1,2,3,4 and 7)
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A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus
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Pappano and the LSO: a thrilling collision between heaven and hell
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Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life
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