Richard Bratby

If Ravel’s Boléro makes you yawn, you’re not really listening

John Wilson and Simon Rattle understand that there should never be any such thing as a routine concert

John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London were determined to make us listen. Image: Chris Christodoulou
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