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Work: Lilacs

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ComposerWalker, George (1922-2018)
PeriodModern
Work typeOrchestral
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Stars and symbols, love and loss: Gardner, France and the LPO

Jennifer France and the London Philharmonic Orchestra © London Philharmonic Orchestra

“A place to call home” and “Exiles and Dreamers” is how the LPO marketed this concert. No need for such additional flourishes in an interesting juxtaposition of Tchaikovsky, Dutilleux, George Walker and Dvořák. 

****1
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Opera Philadelphia returns to Broad Street in an awkward homecoming

Unstaged performances of Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex and George Walker's Lilacs highlighted musical inadequacies and deprived audiences of the creative productions they've come to expect from this company.
**111
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