5th August 2014
Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
BERIO Sinfonia
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 4
London Voices
European Union Youth Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko (conductor)
I must not forget it, I have not forgotten it, but I must have said it before, since I say it now. Where now? When now? It is a public show, where people pay to stand for 2 hours. Perhaps it is not free, not a free show, and perhaps it is not compulsory, not a compulsory show. KEEP GOING! It may well be good enough to hear the chord of "Pli selon Pli" [BANG]. Keep going, going on, call that going, call that on. They can't stop the tenor from messing up or stop the violas from going out of tune either. KEEP GOING! And after the group disintegration of Berio's "Sinfonia", the sounds of Shostakovich 4 hang in the clean air. Let us collect ourselves, for the unexpected is always upon us. Merci, Herr Petrenko.
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