JonPritchard published BBC Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham:...

There are three reasons why Friday night's BBC Philharmonic concert will not be forgotten in a hurry.The first is the dazzling performance of Bartók's 2nd Violin Concerto by the young German violinist Augustin Hadelich. Even though the concerto is now nearly 80 years old, it has hardly mellowed with age or lost any of its capacity to startle and challenge an audience.It has the urgent rhythms of the composer's native Hungary, as well an exhilarating rawness and dissonant...