No one could accuse the London Symphony Orchestra of underplaying the appointment of its new music director. Simon Rattle: 'I would have been wary about taking the job had I known about Brexit' Read moreAs far as the orchestra is concerned, the arrival of a new music director is certainly timely. Though Rattle is also conducting both Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust and Stravinsky’s three great Russian ballets at the Barbican next week, there’s a particular emphasis on British music in this celebration. Rattle also included a piece by each of them in this opening LSO programme, before ending with Elgar’s Enigma Variations. As a whole, though, the concert was hugely impressive; the start of this new era for the LSO could hardly have been more auspicious.

Source: The Guardian September 14, 2017 23:26 UTC