Articles by Mark Pullinger

The grand finale of the Oslo Philharmonic's Sibelius cycle at the Wiener Konzerthaus ends with a grand finale – the famous Swan Hymn of the Fifth Symphony.

Bleak landscapes in the Fourth Symphony as the Oslo Philharmonic’s Sibelius cycle continues at the Wiener Konzerthaus.

An auspicious opening to the Oslo Philharmonic's Sibelius cycle in Vienna, closing with an especially fine Seventh where the music seems to grow organically. 

Bulgarian soprano Sonya Yoncheva makes a superb Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra debut with Giuseppe Martucci's La canzone dei ricordi (The Song of Remembrance). 

The French soprano delivers an A-list performance as the Egyptian queen, donning a variety of Hollywood guises at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.

Philip Glass' Violin Concerto draws a big crowd to the Southbank Centre for an evening with the BBC Concerto Orchestra packed with music by contemporary composers. 

A richly varied trio of works celebrate The Royal Ballet's former director, performed with sincerity and panache. 

Julia Fischer ends her London Philharmonic Orchestra spring residency with Elgar's Violin Concerto and a chamber encore which sees Jurowski turn to the piano.

Two concerts at Milton Court intersperse The Four Seasons with concertos from L'estro armonico and sacred cantatas featuring countertenor John Holiday.

A rare chance to hear the first of the Danish maverick's 16 symphonies, plus Nicola Benedetti shines in Korngold's luscious Violin Concerto.

Poulenc on primetime: Francis Poulenc's opera, based on Cocteau's play, comes to the small screen this Easter, filmed on location in Paris and starring soprano Danielle de Niese. 

The review is published. How was the staging? How well did X's role debut go? And more importantly... what was the star rating?!

“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. 

There was a celebratory atmosphere to launch the 2022 festival, including royal fireworks and coronation anthems, but it was Ukrainian mezzo Anna Starushkevych who provided the evening's most moving moment. 

Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic continue their European tour at the Barbican, pairing Smetana's paean to his homeland with Rachmaninov's early piano concerto. 

With his impish grin, the Hungarian conductor revels in Mahler's “heavenly” Fourth Symphony as clothed in refreshing period instrument colours. 

Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings and Rachmaninov's Second Symphony are given urgent, ardent readings by the Filarmonica della Scala. 

Valery Gergiev finally turns up to conduct an electrifying evening, crowned by Asmik Grigorian's full throttle performance as Liza. 

Olivier Py's new production at La Scala is inspired by art depicting the Temptation of St Anthony, but turns out to be disappointingly tame.

Iván Fischer conducts a mini Stravinsky residency at London's Southbank Centre, featuring six works that encompass a number of the chameleon composer's styles.