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Every crumb of Kurtag’s music is a feast: Endgame, at the Proms, reviewed

Plus: some bold orchestral sludge from Gerald Barry and life-giving Ligeti from Isabelle Faust

Bleakly beautiful: Hilary Summers (Nell) and Leonardo Cortellazzi (Nagg) in the British première of Gyorgy Kurtag's Endgame at the Proms. Image: Sisi Burn
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  • Prom 43: Kurtag’s Endgame; Prom 26: Gerald Barry’s Kafka’s Earplugs; Prom 47: Ligeti’s Violin Concerto

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