Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra/Dudamel

Royal Festival Hall, LondonThings will seem very quiet at the Southbank now that the Venezuelan musical juggernaut has rolled on. Around 56,000 people have come through the Festival Hall's doors during last week's residency, and after this final concert, the party was set to continue until the small hours.Listening with one's eyes shut, trying to divorce the actual sound of the musicians from the physicality of their playing and the electric atmosphere in the hall, confirms earlier impressions: ...

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