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The Philharmonia celebrate music: Shostakovich's Fifteenth Symphony

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Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 21 February 2013
Britten, Death in Venice (arr. Steuart Bedford)
Shostakovich, Cello Concerto no. 2 in G major, Op.126
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 15 in A major, Op.141
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Conductor
Sol Gabetta, Cello
Benedetti ablaze with the Philharmonia
*****
A Resurrection for the ages: Kent Nagano conducts the Philharmonia
*****
A brilliant UK premiere of John Adams’ After the Fall
****1
Renes replaces Runnicles in a remarkable Philharmonia Bruckner 8
****1
Karpman’s opera Balls tells a great story, but overshoots the line
**111
Giltburg and Foster celebrate the Philharmonia’s 80th birthday
****1
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