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Joy of the Blood of the Stars: Rattle and the LSO fixed in the firmament

Sir Simon Rattle
© LSO | Mark Allan
Faustine de Monès, Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra
© LSO | Mark Allan
Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra
© LSO | Mark Allan
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“all that a gift-opening ceremony should be”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 14 June 2023
Jolas, Ces belles années… (World premiere)
Messiaen, Turangalîla-Symphonie
Faustine de Monès, Soprano
Peter Donohoe, Piano
Cynthia Millar, Ondes Martenot
Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor
A dream of a Gerontius from Pappano, the LSO and Chorus
****1
Pappano and the LSO: a thrilling collision between heaven and hell
****1
Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life
****1
A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO
***11
Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO
****1
Rattle and the LSO sell a travel package to Hungary and Spain
****1
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