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Impeccable Ligeti from Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the LSO

By Chris Garlick, 05 March 2021
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Reviewed at LSO St Lukes, London on 4 March 2021
Programme
Bartók, Dance Suite, Sz. 77
Ligeti, Concert Românesc
Haydn, Symphony no. 104 in D major "London"
Performers
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor
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Chris Garlick
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.