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LSO/Pappano review – Kendall’s engaging new work has a tea kettle, tremolo and slam-dunks of timpani
Friday, October 30, 2026 · 2:50 PM
Barbican, London The British composer’s ‘i have discovered the secret of death’ was beguiling and compelling, the centrepiece of a programme that saw Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra firing on all cylinders Stage resets between musical works are a standard feature of orchestral concerts: pianos are moved around, additional players file on or off. But I’ve never before seen a tea kettle brought on and placed
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