BBCSSO/Runnicles

City Halls, GlasgowIt was an evening of new beginnings in Glasgow as Donald Runnicles gave his first concert as chief conductor of the BBCSSO. Reflecting the occasion, this was a programme of new thoughts: the first symphonies of Beethoven and Mahler, and Berg's Seven Early Songs.The excitement of youth has driven many orchestras' choice of chief conductor of late, while the BBCSSO has opted for the confidence of experience. With Runnicles you get a conductor in complete control, well apparent h...

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