LSO/Gergiev

Barbican, LondonAfter opening the LSO's season with Debussy and Ravel, Valery Gergiev continued his exploration of the French repertoire with Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust, a choice that will doubtless be viewed as contentious in some quarters. The definitive Berlioz interpreter, in the opinion of many, is Colin Davis, Gergiev's predecessor as the orchestra's principal conductor. Whether by accident or design, there was a hint of a challenge being thrown down.In the event, the dominant mood w...

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