“Proceedings begin with the jazzy, blues-tinged, bittersweet and exuberant G-major Piano Concerto, which introduces (to me) François Dumont. He’s a stylish and virtuoso pianist, as mercurial, deadpan and as sensitive as the music needs – from whip-crack opening to the circus-frolics conclusion via a song-without words slow movement. Dumont is characterfully supported by Slatkin and the ONL …” ****