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Pärt and Tavener: simple complexity from the Royal Northern Sinfonia

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“the staging for Kaleidoscopes was unusual, reminiscent of the flamboyant Tavener of the 60s”
Reviewed at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage Two, Gateshead on 13 April 2016
Tavener, Kaleidoscopes (A Tribute to Mozart)
Pärt, Fratres
Pärt, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Pärt, Summa
Steven Hudson, Oboe
Patriotic angst with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Thomas Zehetmair
***11
A new light on Mendelssohn at the Glasshouse
****1
Sir Bryn Terfel charms Glasshouse audience in reimagined Schubert
****1
Ticket to ride: thrilling, moving witty Berio at the Glasshouse
****1
Hymn of Praise: thrilling Mendelssohn at the Glasshouse
****1
Fire and ice: Víkingur Ólafsson performs at the Glasshouse
*****
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