Two of the most captivating violinists that ever drew bow across strings play the Beethoven concerto with the same conductor, the phlegmatic Sir Adrian Boult.
Comparison does not get closer.
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In The Bleak Midwinter – Wigmore Hall Why is this the world’s most popular Christmas carol? Its message (thanks to Christina Rosetti) is miserable and, what’s more, inaccurate. Assuming that Jesus was in fact born in […]
The incoming MD has given a soft-soap interview to Playbill: What are your hopes for your season as Music and Artistic Director Designate? It is the start of a beautiful journey, filled with powerful new […]
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