Total Immersion: Peter Eötvös - review

Barbican, LondonThe last of this season's Total Immersion days focused on Peter Eötvös, the Hungarian composer-conductor best known in the UK for his operas. The aim was to shift our perspectives, and the emphasis fell on his orchestral, instrumental and choral music, where his eclecticism is often striking.He conducted the evening concert with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus himself, giving pride of place to the UK premieres of IMA and Levitation. Peering at ideas of the supposed Atlant...

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