BBCNOW/Howard Shelley – review

Hoddinott Hall, CardiffThis BBC National Orchestra of Wales concert under Howard Shelley seemed to be based on the assumption that – even after Radio 3's recent Mozartfest – an audience can't have too much of a good thing. The first half featured vintage Mozart, with the stirring overture to the opera La Clemenza di Tito by way of a curtain-raiser, and then Shelley taking on the role of soloist/conductor in the Piano Concerto No 23 in A major, K 488. His rapport with the players created an e...

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