Welcome – retrospectively – to the month-long period when the UK benefits from the tail-end of the Proms season and the launch of the domestic orchestral season. Yes, it’s a little crude, but the opportunity for comparison is irresistible.
The Filter (with various non-Filter hats on) as heard the New York, Oslo and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestras and the Philharmonia Orchestra over the past few weeks. And it was the home team which impressed most, with 'da Phil' on blistering form. It's an orchestra revived, renewed, enlivened and, crucially, valued. Click here for a summary on the Review site.
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