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Prom 69: Nelsons and the Boston Symphony stare into the abyss of Shostakovich 4

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“Forget velvet – here was an iron fist in an iron glove!”
Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 3 September 2018
Bernstein, Serenade (after Plato’s ‘Symposium’)
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 4 in C minor, Op.43
Baiba Skride, Violin
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, Conductor
A Evgeny Kissin tour de force in Boston
****1
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
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