BBCSO/Gaffigan review – Brecht and Weill to devastating effect

Barbican, London
Singer Storm Large evoked obscenity and heartbreak brilliantly amid the sleaze and sardonic humour of The Seven Deadly SinsExile and renewal were the themes of James Gaffigan’s concert with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, which focused on Weill and Korngold, composers uprooted from 1930s Europe who went on to forge successful careers in the US. Brecht and Weill’s The Seven Deadly Sins was the main work, and the evening will surely be remembered for a devastating performa