Mahler CO/Benjamin review – artfully interconnected themes

Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh
Soloist Pierre-Laurent Aimard was dazzling in Ravel, while two vocal works at the concert’s core were luminous, poised and eloquentThe thematic threads that run through the 2015 Aldeburgh festival are artfully interconnected. This year’s artist-in-residence is George Benjamin, who is featured as both composer and conductor, and the ensemble-in-residence is the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, with whom Benjamin works regularly. Their concert together also introduced anothe