LSO/Pappano review – Kendall’s engaging new work has a tea kettle, tremolo and slam-dunks of timpani

Barbican, LondonThe British composer’s ‘i have discovered the secret of death’ was beguiling and compelling, the centrepiece of a programme that saw Pappano and the London Symphony Orchestra firing on all cylindersStage resets between musical works are a standard feature of orchestral concerts: pianos are moved around, additional players file on or off. But I’ve never before seen a tea…