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Blazing performances of American classics from John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London

John Wilson
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Steven Osborne and the Sinfonia of London
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
John Wilson and members of the Sinfonia of London in the Gallery
© BBC | Chris Christodoulou
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“more stature and less schmaltz”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 4 August 2024
Marsalis, Herald, Holler and Hallelujah! (UK premiere)
Copland, Billy the Kid: Suite
Barber, Adagio for Strings, Op.11
Gershwin, Rhapsody in Blue
Ellington, Things Ain't What They Used To Be
Ives, The Unanswered Question
Adams, Harmonielehre
Anderson, Fiddle-Faddle
Steven Osborne, Piano
Sinfonia of London
John Wilson, Conductor
Sinfonia of London makes international debut at the Concertgebouw
****1
A thrusting Daphnis et Chloé at the BBC Proms
****1
Electrifying Rachmaninov, searing Shostakovich in Gateshead
*****
Prom 30: John Wilson plays Boulanger, Rachmaninov and Walton
****1
Full English: Sinfonia of London provides sustenance at Snape
****1
Sally Beamish lights up Sinfonia of London's Aldeburgh Festival debut
***11
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