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After a 12-year absence, it was as if the conductor had never been away
Two encores, four composers, one mild-mannered but full-blooded powerhouse performance at Wigmore Hall
The binge of manpower and technology is an experience of crushing hollowness
The long-awaited first annual concert offered hothouse French romanticism and a high-octane finish
Szymanowski, Scriabin and Rachmaninov in one evening: would it all prove too much?
There’s no questioning the pianist’s virtuosity – but subtlety was in short supply here
Outside the Barbican, campaigners protested; inside, the music was impressive
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