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Leonard Slatkin and the RTÉ NSO give an exciting performance in Dublin

By Andrew Larkin, 11 May 2019
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“Ibragimova... courageous and daring, attacking its virtuosic pyrotechnics with a visceral bravura”
Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 10 May 2019
Programme
McTee, Circuits
Strauss R., Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.8
Elgar, Enigma Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, Op.36
Grainger, Irish Tune from County Derry "Londonderry Air"
Performers
Alina Ibragimova, Violin
National Symphony Orchestra Ireland
Leonard Slatkin, Conductor
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Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.