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Superb Sibelius from the RSNO and Kristiina Poska in Edinburgh

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“the element of propulsion that his music needs is right there in every vein of the sound”
Reviewed at Usher Hall, Edinburgh on 27 October 2023
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Price, Violin Concerto no. 2
Sibelius, Symphony no. 1 in E minor, Op.39
Kristiina Poska, Conductor
Rachel Barton Pine, Violin
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