Tonkunstler Symphony Orchestra, Middlesbrough Town Hall

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MIDDLESBROUGH Town Hall began its classical concert series with a performance by the Vienna Tonkunstler Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of the youthful Kristjan Jarvi, son of famous Neeme Jarvi.

The programme opened with a dynamic account of HK Gruber's Charivari, which is based on the motif from Strauss' perpetuum mobile. After a witty opening, with tunes thrown with wild abandon between instruments, the score gradually disintegrates into a pandemonium of sound. Yet, under the adept guidance of Jarvi, the fractured soundscape maintained an underlying order, which was brought back to the fore with an exquisite conclusion.

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Tonkunstler Symphony Orchestra, Middlesbrough Town Hall

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