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Work: Cello Symphony, Op.68

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ComposerBritten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1963
Work typeOrchestral
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LondonSibelius’s Second

BBC Proms
Turnage, Britten, Sibelius
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Sakari Oramo; Guy Johnston

LiverpoolSeason Opening Concert: Unveiling the Enigma

© Benjamin Ealovega
Shostakovich, Britten, Elgar
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra; Andrew Manze; Guy Johnston

ParisAstrig Siranossian / Orchestre de chambre de Paris / Nicolas Ellis

© Antoine Agoudjian
Britten, Prokofiev, Shostakovich
Orchestre de chambre de Paris; Nicolas Ellis; Astrig Siranossian
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Impassioned musicianship at Snape's “Britten and Russia” weekend

Britten's Cello Symphony and a no-holds-barred account of Shostakovich’s mighty Tenth Symphony at Snape Maltings
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The End of Time and a UK première

Prophecies and apocalyptic visions were on the programme as part of the London Philharmonic's Be Moved season.
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Berlin Radio Symphony and the sounds that travel far and back home

Marek Janowski has been the chief conductor of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra since 2002. This concert of Beethoven, Britten and Dvořák found both conductor and orchestra on find form. 
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