CBSO/Nelsons/Kaufmann – review

Symphony Hall, BirminghamWhen Andris Nelsons made his Bayreuth debut in 2010 conducting a new production of Lohengrin, Jonas Kaufmann sang the title role. The relationship forged then between conductor and tenor was clearly a good one, for Kaufmann is now touring with Nelsons and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, beginning with an appearance in Symphony Hall – his first British concert outside London and Edinburgh.Framed by orchestral seascapes – Nelsons began with the Four Sea Int...

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