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Lacklustre interpretations of Romantic classics from the RPO and Pinchas Zukerman

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Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 30 June 2016
Elgar, Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op.20
Tchaikovsky, Andante Cantabile for cello and string orchestra, Op. posth.
Tchaikovsky, Sérénade mélancolique in B minor, for violin and orchestra, Op.26
Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture
Dvořák, Symphony no. 8 in G major, Op.88
Pinchas Zukerman, Violin
Amanda Forsyth, Cello
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****1
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****1
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****1
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*****
A trio of exiled composers: Petrenko and the RPO at the RFH
****1
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