The Guardian Newspaper 31st January 2012
Philharmonia/Davis – review
Royal Festival Hall, London
Delius Cello Concerto
The two performances of Delius’ music under Sir Andrew Davis were so fine. Davis has an unequalled sensitivity among modern conductors to the Delius sound world, and also knows how to give these works a momentum they need. Add to that the intensely committed and occasionally rather freewheeling playing of Julian Lloyd Webber, a lifelong Delius advocate, and the result was a truly persuasive case for the composer’s Cello Concerto.
Martin Kettle
