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British Music, RLPO, Manze. RAH BBC Proms, 4/9/26

Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Britten Violin Concerto; Carmel Smickersgill A Brick Thrown with Love ; Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 9 in E minor . Simone Lamsma violin; Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Manze conductor The puzzle I pondered over in relation to this concert before the event was why itContinue reading “British Music, RLPO, Manze. RAH BBC Proms, 4/9/26”

Beethoven, Scriabin. Berlin Philharmonic, Petrenko. RAH BBC Proms, 3/9/26

Beethoven Violin Concerto in D major; Scriabin Symphony No. 3 in C minor, ‘The Divine Poem’, Augustin Hadelich violin, Berlin Philharmonic, Kirill Petrenko conductor This was the fourth performance of the Scriabin work at the Proms – the others being 1918, 1921 and 2010 (with Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting). The concert looked to be a moreContinue reading “Beethoven, Scriabin. Berlin Philharmonic, Petrenko. RAH BBC Proms, 3/9/26”