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Green shoots: the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain at the Proms

Carlos Miguel Prieto and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
© BBC Proms | Mark Allan
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
© BBC Proms | Mark Allan
Carlos Miguel Prieto
© BBC Proms | Mark Allan
By Dominic Lowe, 07 August 2023
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“a sense of youth and green shoots, optimism and hope leaping from the musicians”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 5 August 2023
Programme
Hindemith, Symphonic Metamorphosis after Themes by Carl Maria von Weber
Strauss R., Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)
Copland, Symphony no. 3
Performers
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Soprano
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Carlos Miguel Prieto, Conductor
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Dominic Lowe
Dominic Lowe
Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.