Richard Bratby

The Bruckner effect

Plus: under the inscrutable Kirill Petrenko the Berlin Philharmonic are still the classiest act in the business

  • Prom 61: Rotterdam Philharmonic/Bronfman/Nézet-Séguin

    Royal Albert Hall

  • Prom 66: Berlin Philharmonic/Wang/Petrenko

    Royal Albert Hall

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