How Leonard Bernstein Changed the Canon
In 1966, the conductor arrived in Vienna with a mission: to restore Gustav Mahler’s place in 20th-century music.
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Verdi Requiem, Philharmonia, Muti, RFH review – new sparks from an old flame
On the evidence of the 83-year-old maestro’s performance with the same orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall last night, the answer would have to be a resonant affirmative. The Philharmonia Chorus ...
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A magisterial Verdi Requiem marks Riccardo Muti's long-awaited Philharmonia return
Not every occasion can be described as an event, but the return of Riccardo Muti to a London podium after some 15 years for a concert with the orchestra he began helming when Edward Heath was Prime ...
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Philharmonia Orchestra
The former principal conductor of the Philharmonia returns to conduct Verdi’s roof-raising Requiem ...