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Prom 63: Gerstein, Bychkov and the BBCSO revive some rare Russians

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“Gerstein's... razor sharp articulation carried well across the cavernous hall”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 31 August 2017
Taneyev, Oresteia, Op.6: Overture
Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 1 in F sharp minor, Op.1
Tchaikovsky, Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op.58
Kirill Gerstein, Piano
Semyon Bychkov, Conductor
Sakari Oramo, Yeol Eum Son and the BBC Symphony in Seoul
****1
Sakari Oramo and Yeol Eum Son summon up vivid landscapes
****1
From snow to sludge: Icelandic music at the Barbican Centre
**111
Fine Lindberg and Stravinsky double bill from the BBC Symphony
****1
UK premiere of Julia Wolfe’s unEarth impresses on scale, not substance
**111
Sir James MacMillan delights with his Christmas Oratorio
*****
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