Philharmonia/Schiff – review

Royal Festival Hall, LondonConcerts often improve after the interval, but the second half of this Philharmonia event involving András Schiff was something else entirely. In the first half, Schiff simply conducted. His relaxed, frequently non-interventionist approach made a refreshing contrast to the hyperactive ego-driven maestros whose gestures often have more to do with impressing the audience.Schiff never played to the gallery. Still, works such as Brahms's Haydn Variations and Haydn's Londo...

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