CBSO/Oramo

The implicit but complex relationship between physical landscape and the contours of the mind has been a fertile theme at Aldeburgh this year. But there could scarcely have been a more stimulating or revelatory series of perspectives than those created … Continue reading →

CBSO/Sakari Oramo

John Woolrich’s Oboe Concerto ends with a shattering musical contrast. In his Aldeburgh festival performance, oboist Nicholas Daniel’s fragile, lyrical line was cut off by a brutal crash from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sakari Oramo. It … Continue reading →