Ulster Orchestra/Watkins; BBCCO/Daniel | Classical review

Royal Albert Hall, LondonThis was a day that focused on Henry Wood, the artistic founder and virtually sole conductor of the Proms for nearly 50 years, and these two concerts paid tribute to him. Wood was famed for his hard work and versatility, as well as his determined advocacy of a huge range of new music.Almost every item in the evening's Prom, delivered by the Ulster Orchestra under Paul Watkins, was either premiered or introduced to the UK by Wood. Among the rarities revived, Bax's London ...

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