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| Guy Johnston © Frances Marshall |
Ruth Rogers (violin)
Guy Johnston (cello)
Joanna MacGregor (conductor)
2.45pm, Sunday 29 March 2026
★★★★
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958): Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741): Le quattro stagioni, Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV269 'La primavera' (excerpts)
Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV297 'L'inverno' (excerpts)
Richter, Max (b.1966): Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons (excerpts)
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| Ruth Rogers, Joanna MacGregor & the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra © Nick Boston |
Vaughan Williams:
'.... was a great place to start, allowing the BPO strings to demonstrate warm tone and strong ensemble'.
Vivaldi/Richter:
this was a highly enjoyable rendition, with Rogers leading with spirit, dancing to the offbeat rhythms in Richter’s obsessive take on Spring.
Vivaldi had the last word, and the BPO strings positively fizzed
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| Guy Johnston, Joanna MacGregor & the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra © Nick Boston |
Tavener:
'The star of the show proved to be cellist Guy Johnston, with an intensely focussed performance'.
'Johnston’s variety of tone ... was astonishing'.
'A wonderful performance from Johnston, but also raising MacGregor and the BPO strings’ game to a new level'.
Read my full review on Bachtrack here.
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