Prom 57: Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich/Zinman – review

Royal Albert Hall, LondonAs its title suggests, Anders Hillborg's Cold Heat is all about paradox. It's dedicated to David Zinman, who conducted its premiere last January while guesting with the Berlin Philharmonic – though it was with his own orchestra, the Zürich Tonhalle, that he gave the first Proms performance. Zinman often comes over as fastidious and poised, yet he asked Hillborg for a "rock'n'roll-ish, toe-tapping, rhythmic sort of a piece with no slow music whatsoever". Hillborg's dec...

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