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28-May-2012
La Maison Symphonique de Montréal
Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Cirque Éloize in Ravel’s Daphnis and Chloé
Image credit: Kent Nagano © Benjamin EagolveaThe concert by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (OSM) on Monday concluded its 2011/2012 season, the first in its new home at the Maison Symphonique de Montréal.
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12-Aug-2010
Royal Albert Hall
Prom 36: The BBC Symphony Orchestra play an evening of French music
I had never heard any of the music scheduled the evening’s performance and so I was excited by the prospect of the all-French programme, featuring composers whose music I am particularly fond of. Berlioz’s Overture to “Le Corsaire” commenced the evening’s music as Proms-debutant conductor Lionel Bringuier began with a great deal of vigour clearly intending to make his mark on the Royal Albert Hall. The piece however is hardly Berlioz at his best. Despite the zeal the orchestra put into the performance, the overall product was hardly extraordinary.
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