Rattle and the LSO reunited at the Proms

By Chris Garlick, 31 August 2020

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“sheer beauty of the string sound created a luxurious bedrock for the most exquisite woodwind playing”

Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 30 August 2020

Gabrieli, Sacrae symphoniae: Canzon septimi et octavi toni a 12

Elgar, Introduction and Allegro for strings, Op.47

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight", Op.27 no.2: Adagio sostenuto

Kurtág, ...quasi una fantasia..., Op.27 no.1

Gabrieli, Sacrae Symphoniae: Canzon noni toni a 12

Adès, Dawn (world premiere)

Vaughan Williams, Symphony no. 5 in D major

Dame Mitsuko Uchida, Piano

London Symphony Orchestra

Sir Simon Rattle, Conductor

Pappano and the LSO: a thrilling collision between heaven and hell

Charlotte Gardner, 16th April

Vilde Frang joins Sir Antonio Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican for transcendent Korngold alongside darker fare.

****1

Han Kang’s The White Book takes on a compelling new life

Peter Quantrill, 5th March

At the Barbican, Laura Bowler's new work for Barbara Hannigan translates Han Kang's novel into a soundscape of icy stillness

****1

A curious evening from Noseda, Kopatchinskaja and the LSO

Mark Valencia, 26th February

Good, bad, but never ugly, a curious evening unfolds at the Barbican, inspired at times, ill-judged in places.

***11

Borodin steps into the symphonic limelight: Noseda and the LSO

Mark Pullinger, 15th February

Seong-Jin Cho continues his Artist Portrait series with the LSO by performing Chopin's poetic Second Piano Concerto.

****1

Rattle and the LSO sell a travel package to Hungary and Spain

Roy Westbrook, 18th January

Opening her LSO Artist Portrait series, Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays Béla Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto before Rattle and the LSO whisk the audience to Falla’s Andalusia.

****1

Rare Vaughan Williams from Pappano and the LSO

Chris Garlick, 7th December

Tchaikovsky and Vaughan Williams make rare bedfellows, but Pappano's grip on these disparate scores impresses, with the London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra on wondrous form.

****1

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Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.

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