Review: Grieg • Delius: Piano Concertos (Mark Bebbington, Royal Philharmonic)
Expressive performance breathes fresh air into an old favourite.
Ben studied jazz and classical performance and musicology at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music in Melbourne and is a freelance writer and historian. He is a regular reviewer for Limelight, and has a special interest in 20th-century and contemporary classical music.
Expressive performance breathes fresh air into an old favourite.
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