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Anglo-Polish forces triumph in Penderecki’s St Luke Passion

By David Truslove, 06 March 2017
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Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 4 March 2017
Programme
Penderecki, St Luke Passion
Performers
Vladimir Jurowski, Conductor
Omar Ebrahim, Narrator
Elizabeth Atherton, Soprano
Dietrich Henschel, Baritone
Tomasz Konieczny, Bass
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Polish Radio Choir
Camerata Silesia
Warsaw Boys Choir
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David Truslove
David Truslove
After many years as a musician – conducting choirs, singing as a lay clerk at Winchester Cathedral and an involvement in education, David now writes programme notes, occasionally composes and enjoys a busy schedule of reviewing.