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INTERVIEW | Semyon Bychkov | "In art, there is no separation between life and art"

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INTERVIEW | Seong-Jin Cho (Series 2, Part 1) | "I perform a piece when I know I can bring something new to it"

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CONCERT REVIEW | Wagner, Schoenberg, & Bruckner | Philharmonia Orchestra/Salonen | Royal Festival Hall, London | "Fierce, loud, yet microscopically exact, there was little doubt of meticulousness"

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CONCERT REVIEW | Webern, Mahler, & Wagner | Philharmonia Orchestra/Kampe, Smith, Selig, Elder, & Salonen | Royal Albert Hall, London | "An overarching success, then, highlighting the excitement of the Salonen-Philharmonia magic"

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CONCERT REVIEW | Wagner, Debussy, & Stravinsky | Hallé Orchestra/Bevan, Stéphany, & Elder | Royal Albert Hall, London | "Elder demonstrated sensitivity and imagination, patiently building up the adventurous colours of the score"

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RECORDING REVIEW | Wagner | Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin/Volle & Fritzsch | "The sinew that resides in the lower registers of Volle’s klang gains a golden nobility in notes of higher planes"

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RECORDING REVIEW | Wagner | Bulgakova & Hoteev | "...the performances are satisfying, with the Wesendonck Sonata being exemplary"

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ESSAYS | From Darkness to Light