Prom 71: St Louis Symphony/Robertson

Royal Albert Hall, LondonDavid Robertson is best known to UK audiences as the BBC Symphony Orchestra's principal guest conductor. Since 2005, however, he has also been music director of the St Louis Symphony, which he brought to London for their Proms debut ahead of a major European tour. They're a fine ensemble, with a clean, sinewy sound, and a mellower brass section than some US orchestras. The Robertson mix of panache and refinement is very apparent in their style.The first half of the conce...

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