LSO/Michael Tilson Thomas – review

Barbican, LondonIt's 17 years since Michael Tilson Thomas stepped down as the London Symphony Orchestra's principal conductor. But he returns regularly, and there is now talk that he might be open to a second stint at the LSO's helm when Valery Gergiev moves on. If the evidence of this concert is anything to go by, it would be a terrific move for the orchestra, who played superbly for him.The second of Tilson Thomas's current trio of Mahler concerts focused on the ever-astonishing first symphony...

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