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HK Phil thrills in Shostakovich's naughty Ninth and stirs stormy seas in Britten and Elgar

Jaap van Zweden conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic
© Ka Lam | HK Phil
Jan Vogler, Jaap van Zweden and the Hong Kong Philharmonic
© Ka Lam | HK Phil
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Reviewed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall, Hong Kong on 3 December 2022
Britten, Peter Grimes, Op.33a: Four Sea Interludes
Elgar, Cello Concerto in E minor, Op.85
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 9 in E flat major, Op.70
Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
Jan Vogler, Cello
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