Prom 30: John Wilson plays Boulanger, Rachmaninov and Walton

Alim Beisembayev

Alim Baisembayev, John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London

John Wilson

By Mark Valencia, 07 August 2023

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“gorgeous surges of sound marked by hints of portamento and swooning dynamic shifts”

Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 6 August 2023

Boulanger, D'un matin de printemps

Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, Op.18

Walton, Symphony no. 1 in B flat minor

Alim Beisembayev, Piano

Sinfonia of London

John Wilson, Conductor

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Clare Varney, 25th November

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****1

A thrusting Daphnis et Chloé at the BBC Proms

Mark Pullinger, 12th September

John Wilson brings his Sinfonia of London to the BBC Proms to crown the Ravel 150 celebrations with a glowing performance of his hedonistic symphonie chorégraphique.

****1

Electrifying Rachmaninov, searing Shostakovich in Gateshead

Nick Butters, 18th October

Rachmaninov’s First Symphony is brought vividly to life in a new performing edition by John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London in an electrifying concert at The Glasshouse.

*****

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Chris Garlick, 4th August

Colourful Americana demonstrates the many strengths of the Sinfonia of London at the BBC Proms.

*****

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Roy Westbrook, 18th June

Elgar's Second Symphony crowns an all -English programme by John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London at the Aldeburgh Festival.

****1

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Roy Westbrook, 17th June

A programme of orchestral showpieces are given the John Wilson treatment, although Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances disappoints.

***11

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Mark Valencia

Mark has worked in arts journalism for four decades, both as a writer and as a French-English translator. Nowadays he focuses his energies on reviewing opera and music. Mark also writes for Opera magazine and for Musical America as a correspondent for Europe and the UK.

Prom 30: John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London play Boulanger, Rachmaninov and Walton