"And all the talk on the CBSO Friends’ coach driving down to London on Tuesday morning had been of Nelsons, his effect on the orchestra, and pleasure at the news that he has happily extended his contract with the CBSO to 2014 – this continued freshness of response from hardened veterans of already many Nelsons-conducted concerts is something gratifyingly remarkable."

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