Pires / LSO / Haitink – review

Barbican Hall, LondonBernard Haitink's appearances with the LSO, though happily not infrequent these days, are always something to look forward to. Were it not for the Southbank's coup on Monday, cramming both Barenboim and Boulez into the Festival Hall, this concert with Haitink scheduled to appear alongside Murray Perahia would have been a red letter day for the month's concert calendar. In the event, Perahia cancelled at short notice, and the LSO flew in the Portuguese pianist Maria João Pir...

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