Los Angeles Philharmonic/ Dudamel; OperaUpClose – review

Barbican; King's Head, both LondonAn orchestra reveals much about itself from the way it tunes up: not the mere technicality of fixing the note but the onstage atmosphere in those moments before kick-off. The Los Angeles Philharmonic, fiddling and blowing full out as they warmed up for the first of two London concerts, part of a European tour, communicated exuberance, optimism and a discernible but unshowy Hollywood sheen. This is a big orchestra with, after some thin years in the 1990s, a fresh...

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