A full symphony orchestra in full flight is a thoroughly rousing experience. When that is combined with a programme that offers contrasting style and form, the result is usually a treat. When the whole is also delivered with the enthusiasm of a youth orchestra, then joy also enters the equation.

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Getting on for two decades ago, I stepped off a plane in the fantastically-atmospheric, fantastically-wet city of Santiago de Compostela. I’d come to take up an English teaching post at a language academy. I knew nothing about Spain, even less about Galicia. Having returned to the UK, after several years spent working and living in […]

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