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Prom 51: Wit, clarity and energy in Andris Nelsons’ inspirational direction

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“Nelsons was a joy to watch and appeared to be plugged into the national grid”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 23 August 2015
Haydn, Symphony no. 90 in C major
Barber, Essay no. 2
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 10 in E minor, Op.93
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, Conductor
Andris Nelsons and the BSO arrive in New York, with baggage in tow
***11
Herbert Blomstedt conducts Brahms with the Boston Symphony
*****
An earthbound Missa Solemnis from Boston Symphony Orchestra
***11
Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony perform Debussy and Mahler
***11
As usual, Beethoven ushers out the BSO season at Tanglewood
***11
A galactic adventure at Tanglewood: Kazuki Yamada and The Planets
****1
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