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"Zander and the orchestra were alive in every measure as storytellers and scene-painters, reciting the swirling, madcap joys and virulent nastiness of "Petrushka" with searing intensity and sharply focused gesture. The winds' shimmering ostinati, the glinting edge of the concerted brass, Kathleen Boyd's flute incantation and the trumpet solos of Jeffrey Work were especially delicious; but the whole performance left you feeling as though you had been struck by lightning - dazzled with all your molecules rearranged."
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- Boston Globe
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