Tom Service on the Spira Mirabilis

I have seen the future of orchestral music. And boy, is it good. Spira Mirabilis are an un-conducted ensemble drawn from some of Europe's best young orchestral players, most of them under 30. In residence at the Aldeburgh festival this week, they'll be playing two concerts, with just a single, short symphony in each: the fourth symphonies of Beethoven and Schubert. But don't let the familiarity of the music fool you: Spira Mirabilis represent a transformative vision of what a symphony orchestra...

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