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Peerless Brahms and heaven-storming Sibelius from Salonen and the Philharmonia

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Reviewed at Royal Festival Hall, London on 2 November 2015
Dubugnon, Caprice for orchestra
Brahms, Violin Concerto in D major, Op.77
Sibelius, Symphony no. 5 in E flat major, Op.82
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor
Arabella Steinbacher, Violin
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