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When time stands still: Rouvali and the Philharmonia revisit Richard Strauss

Santtu-Matias Rouvali conducts the Philharmonia
© Philharmonia Orchestra | Marc Gascoigne
Benjamin Grosvenor and the Philharmonia
© Philharmonia Orchestra | Marc Gascoigne
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“as if Rouvali pressed the ignition to set a musical Maserati in motion, soaring and schwung-ing”
Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 4 June 2026
Strauss R., Don Juan, Op.20
Strauss R., Burleske in D minor for piano and orchestra
Strauss R., Morgen! Op.27 no.4
Strauss R., Sinfonia domestica, Op.53
Strauss R., Der Rosenkavalier, Op.59: 1st Waltz sequence
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, Conductor
Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano
Viennese splendour in Garsington’s Rosenkavalier revival
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Garsington’s new La traviata ticks every musical and dramatic box
*****
Classical grace and Romantic eloquence from the Philharmonia
****1
Benedetti ablaze with the Philharmonia
*****
A Resurrection for the ages: Kent Nagano conducts the Philharmonia
*****
A brilliant UK premiere of John Adams’ After the Fall
****1
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