LSO/Järvi – review

Barbican Hall, LondonThis concert in celebration of Steve Reich's birthday – the American composer turned 75 two weeks ago – began with the sound of clapping and ended with an ovation. Both were inevitable. Reich himself partnered Neil Percy in the opening rendition of Clapping Music – a little less sharp than the one he took part in at the Proms in August. After a whole evening of Reich's music in the company of the eminent composer, it was a foregone conclusion that the audience would...

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