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Work: The Fiddler's Child

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ComposerJanáček, Leoš (1854-1928)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1912
Work typeOrchestral
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Sir Mark Elder and the CBSO challenge expectations

Sir Mark Elder and Sir Stephen Hough © Andrew Fox
Together with soloist Sir Stephen Hough, the CBSO and Sir Mark Elder reinvent Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, present the complex non-narrative of Janáček The Fiddler's Child and suggest real happiness in Shostakovich’s Sixth Symphony. 
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