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Le jeu souple et virevoltant de la violoniste américaine a fait merveille dans Brahms, avant que le Philhar' ne livre une Cinquième Symphonie de Chostakovitch généreuse sous la direction de Mikko Franck.

Sous la direction sûre de Marin Alsop et avec la complicité de Khatia Buniatishvili, la formation parisienne a sonné la reprise des concerts classiques à la Philharmonie de Paris.

L'Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse et son directeur musical, Tugan Sokhiev, étaient invités à la Philharmonie. Belle création de Qigang Chen, réjouissante Symphonie n° 5 de Chostakovitch.

Modernité, brillance, rapport à l'histoire différent... le LA Phil a conquis le public parisien par son approche de la musique si rafraîchissante.

Semyon Bychkov dirige le Concertgebouw d'Amsterdam : avec un Concerto pour deux pianos de Bruch en première partie avec Katia et Marielle Labèque, c'est surtout la Symphonie n°5 de Chostakovich que l'on retiendra de ce concert.

Une figure montante de la direction d’orchestre, Krzysztof Urbański, et un très jeune violoniste de seize ans à peine, Daniel Lozakovitch. Une affiche alléchante qui a tenu en grande partie ses promesses.

L’Orchestre de la prestigieuse Fondation Gulbenkian de Lisbonne a offert une prestation inégale face à des répertoires très différents. Scolaire et peu en phase avec la musique de Dutilleux, il s’est montré au contraire très engagé et remarquablement bien préparé par le chef Giancarlo Guerrero dans une 5ème Symphonie de Chostakovitch tour à tour furieuse, mélancolique et rayonnante.

N’en déplaise aux sœurs Labèque, Jaap Van Zweden était indiscutablement la star de cette soirée. En regard d’une 5ème Symphonie de Chostakovitch récurée, brillant de mille feux, la création programmée a pris un rude coup.

Si l’on ne doute pas que les programmes prévus pour les 3 et 5 mars sous la direction du chef napolitain auraient fait merveille, Emmanuel Krivine ne s’est pas contenté de sauver les meubles, et a assuré, avec humilité et maîtrise, un concert tout à fait mémorable.

Fluchten und Ankünfte in sinfonischem Großformat: Manfred Honeck und das BRSO beeindruckten mit ebenso grellen wie introvertierten Klängen bei einer EA und Schostakowitschs Fünfter.

Boreyko and the LPO shine in Victoria Vita Polevá's tribute to Ukraine and Elena Langer setting of Edward Lear, and give a dazzling performance of Shostakovich 5.

Kim Bonsori ofreció una carismática interpretación del Concierto para violín de Chaikovski acompañada por la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia.

Hahn balanced tranquility and ferocity in Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto, and conductor Gemma New drew out an especially nuanced reading of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.

An exciting European premiere of Nicole Lizée's percussion concerto from Colin Currie, Alpesh Chauhan and the BBC SSO, followed by touching intensity in Bruckner, and an assured Shostakovich Fifth Symphony.

The Italian pianist breathes new life into a well-trodden warhorse by bringing out some of the score’s overlooked details in the Philharmonic's final concert at the Rose Theater. 

The Dutch conductor makes his debut at Santa Cecilia with a popular, fully symphonic programme.

The American conductor led strong, characterful performances of Britten and Shostakovich that prompted some misgivings by their execution but made a powerful impression overall.

The Russian conductor proves a super stand-in for Shostakovich, while Simon Trpčeski has fun with the Second Piano Concerto.

Prior to the Russian composers Symphony no. 5, Yannick Nézet-Séguin offered a moving musical tribute to the Ukrainian people.

“A Soviet artist's creative response to justified criticism” and Shostakovich's orchestration of music by Mussorgsky were at the heart of this BBC SO programme at the Barbican. 

While Stravinsky and Britten tuck away their sentiments and melodies, the debate about Shostakovich’s Fifth seems finally to be settled.

Curate's eggs are surprisingly common in the musical world: a disappointing concerto performance from an off-form Alexei Volodin but impressive results from Robert Trevino and the RPO in the main work.

Valery Gergiev and the Munich Philharmonic deliver a dark, satisfying rendition of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony. 

Zweimal Russisches hatten die Münchner Philharmoniker auf dem Programm und konnten vor allem mit Schostakowitschs Fünfter Symphonie überzeugen.

The Icelandic pianist joins The Hallé and conductor Klaus Mäkelä to deliver an excellent performance of Beethoven's First Piano Concerto at the Bridgewater Hall. 

Nézét-Séguin draws limpid playing of extreme clarity from the BRSO to provide a telling account of Shostakovich's Fifth.

Dorothea Röschmann has a soaring silvery line when needed (she is a famous Marschallin).

Jakub Hrůša returned to Cleveland to conduct a rarity by Kabeláč and a warhorse by Shostakovich while joining forces with Emanuel Ax for an interlude of Stravinsky.

Xian Zhang brought out the beauty of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s engaging sound and soprano Fatma Said gracefully beguiled us with Strauss.

Bernstein's Slava! and Age of Anxiety aren't the best examples of his concert music, but Marin Alsop and the BSO made the best possible case for them. 

Krzysztof Urbański und die Münchner Philharmoniker präsentieren eine packende Interpretation von Schostakowitschs Fünfter Symphonie.

The Viennese clarinettist joined the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and Carlos Miguel Prieto in a programme of Copland, Weber and Shostakovich.

In the climax of his penultimate season Payare conducted the Ulster Orchestra in a programme of Britten, Mahler and Shostakovich. 

A polished Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto from Arabella Steinbacher preceded a forceful Shostakovich 5 from Michael Sanderling as the Dresden Philharmonic continue their UK tour.

Semyon Bychkov lead the New York Philharmonic in an outstanding rendition of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony.

If Beethoven referred to his own compositional approach as “redend” (speaking), then Levit speaks him clearly, beautifully and fluently.

Patricia Kopatchinskaja and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich under conductor Teodor Currentzis brought the audience to its feet with works by Alban Berg and Dmitri Shostakovitch.

A sumptuous, elegant rendition of Beethoven's Violin Concerto by Nikolaj Znaider, while exchanging violin for baton, Znaider conducts the NSO in a fascinating rendition of Shostakovich's Symphony no. 5.

Chinese-American pianist George Li is now all of 22 years old, and continues to accumulate awards for his remarkable playing, but could he find anything interesting to say about this particular warhorse? 

I suspect that we seek out many of the world’s great soloists beacuse we know what we will get, but we might well seek out Buniatishvili because we don’t.

“Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.” In the Soviet Union, composers quickly learnt when to toe the Party line.

Pitch-perfect Bartók by Ibragimova and a boldly expansive reading of Shostakovich's Fifth by Hrůša made for an insightful evening's reflection on musical early modernity.

Denis Kozhukhin provided flowing intensity in Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto while Yuri Temirkanov crafted a polished Shostakovich 5 with the Philharmonia.

Una sobresaliente Sinfónica de Galicia demostró que a sus veinticinco años goza de la envidiable madurez de las grandes orquestas

Leif Ove Andsnes is supremely eloquent in Rachmaninov’s Fourth, but Strauss's Macbeth looks set to remain on the fringes. 

Another evocative salute to Slava in Washington DC/

The St Petersburg Philharmonic playing Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony – a work it premiered in 1937 as the Leningrad Philharmonic – was a highlight of a superb concert concluding its UK tour. 

The RSNO’s latest concert was entitled “Dvořák Cello Concerto”, but it was Thomas Søndergård's brilliant direction of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony which proved the highlight.