Romance, or rather romantic music, can fill a concert hall, as was proved at a packed Dome for the second Romantic Violin concert by the Brighton Philharmonic.
The featured piece was Max Bruchs violin concerto No 1 in G minor.
It is the work most closely associated with the composer, full of warmth and humanity and one of the most beautiful violin concertos in the repertoire.
In the hands of 21-yearold Daniel Khalikov from Uzbekistan it came across fresh and powerful.
With Barry Wordsworth on the podium organising fine, well-balanced orchestral backing, it was music that was both ethereal and primitive.
Coupled with Mendelssohns Hebrides Overture and Tchaikovskys Symphony No 5, this was a faultless afternoon of romantic music with a capital R.
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