Prom 46: Mullova/Barley – review

Royal Albert Hall, LondonViktoria Mullova and Matthew Barley had worn gleaming white when they appeared earlier in the evening for the premiere of Thomas Larcher's double concerto. Returning for the late concert, Barley wore an embroidered waistcoat and Mullova a ruched, midnight-blue Gypsy skirt. The costumes reflected the branding of the latest progeny of this enviably talented couple, a concept album entitled The Peasant Girl, and intended by Barley as a tribute to his wife's rural Ukranian o...

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