Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at 80 review – birthday celebration champions bold creativity

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Royal Albert Hall, London Julia Fischer, Pablo Ferrández and Jan Lisiecki brought poetry and virtuosity to Beethoven’s Triple Concerto tour de force and there was vision and cohesion in Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben; Errollyn Wallen’s energetic Flare ope…

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  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:36:00 UTC.

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