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Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

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LinköpingSeason opening

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Stenhammar, Chausson, Berlioz
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra; Karl-Heinz Steffens; Rebecka Wallroth

BerlinLes Siècles I

Berliner Festspiele
Beethoven, Berlioz
Les Siècles; Ustina Dubitsky; Isabelle Faust

NorrköpingSeason opening

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Stenhammar, Chausson, Berlioz
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra; Karl-Heinz Steffens; Rebecka Wallroth

PragueVilde Frang plays Schumann

Czech Philharmonic
Schumann, Berlioz
Czech Philharmonic; Robin Ticciati; Vilde Frang

StockholmAdès, Gerstein & Sibelius

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Berlioz, Adès, Sibelius
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Adès; Kirill Gerstein
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Mao Fujita’s Mozart and Myung‑whun Chung’s Fantastique in Seoul

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An evening at the Seoul Arts Center in which clarity matters as much as volume and the most telling virtuosity comes from a refusal to grandstand.
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Chilly brilliance from Salonen at the Salzburg Festival

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The Vienna Philharmonic's first concert at this year's Salzburg Festival pairs Oedipus Rex with the Symphonie fantastique, with Esa-Pekka Salonen stepping in for Lorenzo Viotti. 
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Sean Shibe premieres a new guitar concerto at the BBC Proms

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After the premiere of Mark Simpson's concerto, Anja Bihlmaier concludes her BBC Philharmonic Prom with a rousing performance of the Symphonie fantastique
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Stormy weather: a wild ride with Berlioz and Yuja Wang at Tanglewood

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Yuja Wang’s verve and panache, combined with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra’s fearless, youthful energy, forge an incandescent, explosive performance.
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A dramatic Fantastique from the Orchestre National de Lille

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New Chief Conductor Joshua Weilerstein brings the ONL to Amsterdam's Concertgebouw for a programme including Berlioz' Symphonie fantastique and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, featuring Edgar Moreau. 
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