A Hero's Life: Malta Philharmonic performs Rachmaninov and Strauss

By Dominic Lowe, 29 January 2018

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“Renes brought both a sense of scope to his interpretation and an eye for individual detail”

Reviewed at Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta on 27 January 2018

Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto no. 1 in F sharp minor, Op.1

Strauss R., Ein Heldenleben (A Hero's Life), Op.40

Lawrence Renes, Conductor

Inese Klotina, Piano

Carmine Lauri, Violin

Malta Philharmonic Orchestra

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Dominic Lowe

Dominic Lowe recently completed a degree in Classics, and one of his great interests is the reception of Greece and Rome in opera. A regular opera-goer since his very early teens, he is particularly keen on the hidden operatic gems of the 19th century. He is largely based in the South of England.