Richard Bratby

Even Nelsons’s miscalculations are fascinating: Leipzig Gewandhaus/Andris Nelsons, at the Barbican, reviewed

Strauss and Nelsons are made for each other, sharing that same boundless, boyish glee in the sound of a massive orchestra at the peak of its virtuosity

G-force: Andris Nelsons conducting the Leipzig Gewandhaus at the Barbican on the first night of their Strauss Project. Image: Mark Allan/Barbican 
issue 21 May 2022
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