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CULTURE: Autumn highlight sees young talent put credentials to test; Christopher Morley looks ahead to a busy weekend in the classical world.(News)

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From: The Birmingham Post (England)
Date: 20071122
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Byline: Christopher Morley

There's a wealth of young talent on display at the Adrian Boult Hall this evening for the latest concert by the Queen's Park Sinfonia, recently heard to favourable effect in Midland Music Makers' production of A Masked Ball at the Crescent Theatre.

Daniele Rosina, one of the most gifted and exciting young conductors around, is on the rostrum, and his programme begins with Pur-cell's Chacony in G minor, arranged by Benjamin Britten (today is the Britten's birthday, as well as being the name-day of St Cecilia, patron saint of music).

Britten ...

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