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Article: The rebel who lost his cause; MUSIC
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 30, 1995
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Philharmonia
Festival Hall, London
The Philharmonia's 50th anniversary party is underway. This
week's concerts were unapologetically insular - "made in Britain",
every last note - apart from Leonard Slatkin, that is, who flew in
from the new world to the old country to host them. Who better?
Sometimes it takes an outsider fully to appreciate the vitality of
our own musical heritage. Slatkin has long since earned the title
of "honorary Brit".
The oldest of the music was marginally older than the orchestra,
the newest barely dry on the page. And for once Sir William Walton
was honoured guest and not gate-crasher. It's not often that both
his symphonies get programmed. Indeed, the scarcity of ...