BBCSO/Nott | Classical review

Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe BBC Symphony Orchestra's Prom with Jonathan Nott opened with a performance of Mozart's B flat Piano Concerto, K 5895, in which the soloist, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, fluffed an entry early in the first movement. Performers are not infallible and such things happen, but it surprises us when the perpetrator is someone whose artistry is much admired. Consequently, there was tension in the air and tentativeness on the platform until the end of the movement. Thereafter, Aima...

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