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A fresh irritant at CBSO concerts

A fresh irritant at CBSO concerts

From Norman Stinchcombe’s review of an excellent concert of English music, marred only by…

To whoever is responsible: please, please (please x 10²) stop these meandering, tiresome, tedious Kazuki Yamada addresses to the audience. This one involved him interviewing CBSO player Amy Thomas. Yamada: “Do you like English music?” Thomas: “Yes”. Yamada (I translate his gestures into words) “What is the orchestra’s best section?” Thomas: “The violas.” She’s a viola player. Those were the highlights.

Full review here.

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