There is not enough cotton wool with which to wrap him in England's substantial tour baggage.
Leading the Philharmonia on what it terms its most substantial American tour to date, Mr. Salonen comes to Avery Fisher Hall on Sunday afternoon for the first of two concerts.
Pondering the Virgin Mary's ascension as literal fact, the work pits trombone plainsong against brazen trumpet arias in a restless, profound and substantial chamber-ensemble tour de force.
Ranatunga later added: "There is a substantial increase from previous tours and the World Cup.
Both Jim McConnon, Laker's replacement, and Vic Wilson were controversial choices for the 1954 55 Australian tour, whose selections Trevor Bailey attributed to Hutton; neither played a substantial role on the tour.
This sold-out tour of substantial, but still clubby, venues feels valedictory.
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Fabian Cancellara's contribution to cycling has been substantial enough for the Tour organisers to give him what amounted to his own personal stage finish in the Swiss capital in the final Grande Boucle of his career but there was no fairytale ending for the 35-year-old.
Physicians say that there is no doubt that professional rock and pop singers on extended tours run a substantial risk of damaging their voices.
