| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 6-Feb-2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall | Exceptional Sibelius and barnstorming Britten from Osborne, Volkov and the CBSO |
 Ilan Volkov, a regular guest conductor with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, is a passionate advocate form contemporary and modern music. His programmes with his current orchestra, the Iceland Symphony, and his previous one, the BBC Scottish Symphony, often consist entirely of such works. This concert, featuring works from the 20th and 21st centuries, was ideally suited to Volkov’s lucid and intelligent conducting.
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| 26-Jan-2012 Barbican Centre: Hall | Kronos Quartet: A Musical Meditation on 9/11 |
 Mark Allan.jpg) I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from the Kronos Quartet’s ‘Musical Meditation on the Anniversary of 9/11’, the centrepiece of their week-long Barbican residency. Especially, I must confess, when I learned that the recital would feature a children’s choir. There was a chance, I thought, that this would be taking things slightly too far. Would this be the moment when the Kronos’ famed rock-star approach to concerts slipped into overblown self-parody? Would this be their Zoo tour?
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