RLPO/Manze review – all-British Prom features fiery theatrics and cheeky subversion
Royal Albert Hall, LondonSmartly programmed Prom included a nimble rendition of Britten’s Violin Concerto, the visionary masterpiece that is Vaughan Williams’s Ninth, and the world premiere of Carmel Smickersgill’s A Brick Thrown With LoveOver a century of British music was on display at this smartly programmed Prom in which the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic proved you don’t have to hail from Berlin to hold a London audience spellbound. Principal guest conductor Andrew Manze bookended the concert with career-spanning works by Vaughan…
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