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Prom 26: Oliver Knussen conducts Henze, Stravinsky and Tippett

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 1 August 2013
Henze, Barcarola
Stravinsky, Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
Stravinsky, Movements for Piano and Orchestra
Tippett, Symphony no. 2
Peter Serkin, Piano
Oliver Knussen, Conductor
Sakari Oramo and Yeol Eum Son summon up vivid landscapes
****1
From snow to sludge: Icelandic music at the Barbican Centre
**111
Fine Lindberg and Stravinsky double bill from the BBC Symphony
****1
UK premiere of Julia Wolfe’s unEarth impresses on scale, not substance
**111
Sir James MacMillan delights with his Christmas Oratorio
*****
Ermonela Jaho gives a tragic twist to Puccini's La rondine
****1
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