RPO/Litton/Kennedy – review

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThis concert marked Nigel Kennedy's return to what he describes as "probably the greatest violin concerto of them all", namely the Brahms. As you might expect, he has strong views on how to perform it. "A fantastic technique and sound production," he states in a programme note, "are not (as in some other concertos) sufficient to tackle the philosophical and interpretational demands of Brahms's composition." He left us in the dark as to what the concerto's "philosophica...

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