LPO/Jurowski/Perianes review – wit, colour and fire

Royal Festival Hall, London
In a programme exploring the influence of the exotic, pianist Javier Perianes shone in Saint-Saëns, Jurowksi and the PO brought drama and poise to works by Dukas, Debussy and HoneggerVladimir Jurowski’s programme with the London Philharmonic explored the influence of the exotic on composers around the turn of the 20th century. The centrepiece, and the evening’s high point, was Saint-Saëns’s Fifth Piano Concerto, inspired by a trip down the