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Prom 4: Nelsons' era at the CBSO comes to a close with impassioned Beethoven Ninth

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 19 July 2015
Beethoven, The Creatures of Prometheus, Op.43: Overture
Woolrich, Falling Down (London Première)
Beethoven, Symphony no. 9 in D minor "Choral", Op.125
Margaret Cookhorn, Bassoon
Lucy Crowe, Soprano
Gerhild Romberger, Mezzo-soprano
Pavel Černoch, Tenor
Kostas Smoriginas, Bass-baritone
CBSO Chorus
Andris Nelsons, Conductor
Nelson Goerner shines with the CBSO and Rachmaninov's Rhapsody
****1
Yamada and the CBSO’s Walton expedition at the Elbphilharmonie
****1
Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO stir up swelling seas with Scheherazade
****1
François Leleux and Lisa Batiashvili play fire and ice with the CBSO
***11
Yamada and the CBSO luxuriate in line at Symphony Hall
****1
Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO showcase Richard Strauss
*****
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