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Vor der Sommerpause der Berliner Philharmonie kostete das DSO unter Tugan Sokhiev in farbigsten Tönen den Klangzauber Tschaikowskys aus.

Kopatchinskaja brachte Prokofjews wunderbare Melodien intensiv zum Leuchten, konnte aber auch gegen Ende des ersten Satzes eine Spannung aufbauen, die es mit jedem Krimi aufnahm.

Patricia Kopatchinskaja und die Camerata Salzburg - kann sich hier Harmonie einstellen? Meine Zweifel sollten auf eindrucksvolle Weise zerstreut werden. 

Zum Auftakt von „Klassik am Odeonsplatz“ luden Julia Fischer und das Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks unter der Leitung von Pablo Heras-Casado zu einem Kurztrip nach Spanien ein

Santtu-Matias Rouvali's second New York Phil subscription programme of the season opens with the US premiere of Anna Thorvaldsdottir's Catamorphosis. 

Dans le Deuxième Concerto de Prokofiev, le violoniste brille de mille feux. Sous la baguette de son directeur musical, l'Orchestre national de Lyon livre une belle Symphonie « Eroica ».

Dima Slobodeniouk abordó la poco habitual Sinfonía Asrael al frente de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia en una velada en la que estuvo presente también la violinista Viktoria Mullova con el Segundo concierto de Prokofiev.

Ending her first season as principal guest conductor, Stutzmann brought a unique and personal perspective to the Pathétique, finding inspiration in the letter of the score.

Rather than settle for a risk-free approach, Chauhan went for it in an interpretation that encouraged the LPO to dare all. 

The young Finnish conductor, stepping in on short notice, led an incandescent performance of Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7. Augustin Hadelich was an excellent soloist in Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto no. 2.

When Mariss Jansons was forced to withdraw from his orchestra's tour, the BRSO couldn't have found a better step-in than Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

A potentially stimulating mix of full-bloodied Russian orchestral writing not fully realised by the RPO and Alpesh Chauhan, but with a promising concerto debut by Diana Adamyan.

Orchestra and conductor seem equally at home in Anna Thorvaldsdottir's galactic soundscapes and Richard Strauss' Symphonia Domestica. 

Danzar sobre una cuerda de violín, inundando lienzos con colores inimaginables, frente a la inminente e inexorable catástrofe.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Jurowski and the soloist Ray Chen offer the next instalment in a series showcasing the works of Stravinsky and their historical influences.

El director y la Orquesta Nacional exhibieron como línea general una imponente ductilidad sonora que impregnó a la sala de una llamativa multiplicidad cromática y de un movimiento rítmico incesante.

Under Andris Nelsons’ direction, the Boston Symphony Orchestra turn Strauss’ Alpine Symphony into a searching spiritual journey.

Concert Prokofiev/Mendelssohn à la Maison de la Radio. Un premier Prokofiev trop sage, un second qui ne manque guère d'allure, deux touchants motets de Mendelssohn, pour finir avec sa Symphonie n°5 remarquablement interprétée. 

Ludovic Morlot makes a grand return to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a program of 20th-century works, highlighted by a masterful performance of Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, with soloist Ray Chen. 

Sparks fly in a vibrant new relationship between Daniele Gatti and the Concertgebouw, together with unflappable virtuosity from Lisa Batiashvili.

L'Orchestre de Paris sous la direction du chef slovaque Juraj Valčuha nous offre un programme original autour d'un Bartók plutôt timide, d'un Prokofiev admirable de poésie (avec le violoniste Vadim Gluzman) et d'un Janáček luxuriant.

Luscious orchestral and choral sounds bring Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé to shimmering life.

The second instalment of Valery Gergiev’s Prokofiev symphony-fest at the Cadogan Hall was something a mixed bag. 

At the Ravinia Festival, David Zinman conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the eminent violinist Gil Shaham in music by Prokofiev and Brahms.

Visiting conductor Vasily Petrenko leads the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal in an energetic interpretation of Mahler and Prokofiev.

Conductor Rory Macdonald and violinist Angelo Xiang Yu present an uneven walk through 20th century Russia

Gianandrea Noseda heats the National Symphony Orchestra up for Rachmaninov's Symphony 2. 

A mesmerising harmony on stage made a lasting impression in one of Andris Nelsons's last Birmingham concerts.

Maestro Tilson Thomas led the San Francisco Symphony in a unique program that fell just short of expectations.

As part of their Autumn UK tour, Russia’s oldest symphony orchestra delivered Liadov, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, but failed to create a lasting impression.

The perky new conductor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Thomas Søndergård, made his second Proms outing with an exciting programme of contrasting works which kicked off with the first UK performance of Colin Matthews’ Turning Point.First performed by the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra in 2006, Turning Point is an eighteen-minute work of considerable technical skill.

The WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln put its fate in the hands of the younger generation for this evening’s concert. Conductor Kazuki Yamada is only 34. The original violin soloist was to have been Lisa Batiashvili, but she pulled out and was replaced by the 22-year-old Serge Zimmermann.

To mark the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta was invited to kick-start the Koerner Hall’s chamber music series as part of their debut tour in North American. Despite competing concerts held downtown that very same evening, those who supported the HKS were rewarded by their fine performances.

It was a night that didn't augur well for those Hollywood Bowl patrons seeking the usual symphonic serenade under starlight. Los Angeles, on Thursday night, was seized by a sudden heat wave that was accompanied with stifling humidity more fitting for Manila or Saigon than the Hollywood Hills.

In memory of violist Coen van der Heide who passed away earlier in October, the Rotterdam Philharmonic opened with the second part of Antonín Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings, which was deeply moving and followed by a minute of silence. Ottorino Respighi’s Fontana di Roma was the first piece on the official program.