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Pierre-Laurent Aimard, a longtime Messiaen specialist, performs the entire work over the course of a day
A concert that darted between the two composers like a ball in a tennis match
Three very Russian works added up to an interesting, but unsatisfactory evening
The conductor brought out the best in his musicians with a programme of Messiaen and Bruckner
Esa-Pekka Salonen was determined to celebrate ferociously, but not before a show of decorum
New works from the British and German composers brought unexpected highs and lows
A John Cage-inspired ‘happening’ takes over an English seaside town on a perfect summer day
In this first world war centenary year, Britten’s pacifist opera was an appropriate centrepiece
Composer’s second opera is a compact and sophisticated piece for the 21st century, full of strong ideas and singable lines
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