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Classical

For fans of neglected, niche and uncool music, lockdown has been a blessing

15 May 2021

9:00 AM

15 May 2021

9:00 AM

Strauss, Liszt, Rota: London Symphony Orchestra, Noseda

LSO St Luke’s, via Marquee TV

When this whole mess is over, there’ll be a shortish MA thesis — or at least a blog post — to be had from analysing classical music’s evolving response to the crisis. Already, looking back, distinct phases are emerging from the viral fog. Phase One: the Banana Bread Apocalypse — that first lockdown, when Jamie Oliver was telling us to smoosh up frozen peas and pretend it was pesto, and phonecam footage of a cellist playing Bach in the spare bedroom felt like a kind of miracle.

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