Richard Bratby

Sugar rush | 7 December 2017

Plus: at Barbican, Cecilia Bartoli’s charisma and sense of theatre more than compensated for the vocal wear and tear

  • LPO/Vladimir Jurowski

    Royal Festival Hall

  • Cecilia Bartoli and Sol Gabetta

    Barbican Hall, Touring until 17 December

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