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Gleich zwei Debütanten stehen beim filmmusikalischen Programm auf der Bühne: Dirigent John Wilson und Pianist Louis Schwizgebel.

Eric Owens singt Porgy mit Leib und Seele und ist mit seiner charismatischen Ausstrahlung der unbestrittene Held dieser Oper.

Lahav Shani dirigierte das Philharmonische Orchester Rotterdamm bei Weills zweiter Symphonie, spielte das Solo bei Gershwins Rhapsody in Blue und tanzte bei Bernsteins West Side Story.

Kraft und Virtuosität, durchgestaltet und hinreißend gespielt: Juan Pérez Floristán lebt diese Musik!

Schnelle Tempi, perlende Klänge sowie pathetische Gefühlsausbrüche hatten Andris Nelsons, Jean-Yves Thibaudet und das Concertgebouw Orchestra in Essen im Gepäck. 

Mariss Jansons und das BRSO widmen zusammen mit Pianist Denis Matsuev einen Abend der Rhapsodie. España ist dabei der Ausgangspunkt für den Abend, bei dem Matsuev nicht vollkommen überzeugen kann.

Karneval und Klassik, Klassik und Unterhaltungsmusik – dass diese Elemente nicht in Widerspruch stehen, sondern eine so unterhaltsame wie musikalisch hochkarätige Einheit eingehen können, zeigte Blechschaden, das Blechbläserensemble der Münchner Philharmoniker, anlässlich des Faschingskonzerts im Mozartsaal des Mannheimer Rosengartens.

Eine Hommage an den einflussreichsten Geiger des 20. Jahrhunderts gab Charlie Siem in München mit einem vielseitigen und abwechslungsreichen Miniaturen-Programm.

This programme offered the chance to delve into some of the top composers from the US: Barber, Gershwin and Copland. Wayne Marshall proved a solid presence in Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F. 

Yannick Nézet-Séguin premieres a new edition of William Grant Still's Fourth Symphony and joins Daniil Trifonov for Gershwin's rousing Concerto in F.

The TSO’s opening concert promises a season of style and ideas, but it’s Gustavo Gimeno’s uncompromisingly raw Rite of Spring that offers the evening's pièce de résistance.

The RLPO and their Chief Conductor start the new season with American swagger as Paul Lewis joins them for two jazz-infused piano works. 

Dans un programme qui associait le jazz de Gershwin à la Cinquième Symphonie de Prokofiev, le chef, l'orchestre et le soliste invité ont brillé par leur capacité à proposer une interprétation singulière des œuvres.

Stravinsky's Petrushka and Gershwin's Piano Concerto take centre-stage in the BSO's second Prom of the weekend at the start of their European tour. 

Brooklyn Rider is a first-rate advertisement for the string quartet in NYC. A quiet approach to their artistry, stylish playing, and a gorgeous sound brings midsummer joy to Wigmore Hall.

The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra opens the Istanbul Music Festival featuring a showstopping, all-singing, all-conducting Gershwin finale. 

Pianist Ray Ushikubo turns violinist in his star turn with the Kansas City Symphony and Thomas Wilkins. 

John Wilson brings colour, sparkle and dynamism to Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances with the RSNO, while principal clarinet Timothy Orpen winds his way through Copland's Clarinet Concerto.

An unusual but inspired programme of Riisager, Gershwin and Korngold finds a very receptive audience in Singapore. 

Le Ballet de l’Opéra de Paris intègre deux nouvelles pièces du maître à son répertoire : Ballet Impérial et Who Cares?, qui donnent à voir deux facettes emblématiques du chorégraphe.

Une, deux, quatre puis huit mains se sont retrouvées sur les pianos de La Scala Paris pour célébrer une musicienne singulière, dans un concert aux allures de réjouissant feu d'artifice.

John Wilson and the Sinfonia of London give a masterclass in musical perfection in works by Walton, Ravel, Gershwin and Dutilleux.

Karita Mattila and Keval Shah call up all their combined artistry at Wigmore Hall for searing performances of Poulenc’s La Voix humaine and a quartet of torch songs.

At Berlin's Konzerthaus, Chief Conductor Christoph Eschenbach leads the premiere of Christian Mason's orchestral work An Ocean of Years and reunites with American pianist Tzimon Barto.

Le Festival de Menton met en lumière les plus célèbres airs de Broadway magnifiés par l’interprétation de Natalie Dessay et de ses invités surprise.

Zurich's Tonhalle Orchestra and Paavo Järvi celebrate music by American composers Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, along with a work by Paul Hindemith.

From the streets of New York to America’s southern states, Daniele Rustioni with the Ulster Orchestra present an all American evening, with some fine playing. 

A varied programme of orchestral showpieces in Liverpool, featuring star soloist Julian Bliss playing Copland's Clarinet Concerto.

La direction de Manfred Honeck magnifie un Orchestre de Paris à se damner. Le piano d'Igor Levit manque un peu d'insolence virtuose et de swing dans Gershwin.

Korngold's concerto is at the heart of The Hallé's concert of American urban music which also features Gershwin, Higdon and Bernstein.

Conductor Ludovic Morlot deserves high praise for managing this flow of delightful music and keeping it in sync with the screenplay.

The Hallé and conductor Stephen Bell usher in 2022 with a joyful Viennese concert of music by the Strauss family and other composers. 

Karina Canellakis makes her first appearance at the Royal Festival Hall as the LPO’s Principal Guest Conductor, giving a punchy account of Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony that takes in the sweep of its mighty architecture.

Le jeune virtuose ne convainc pas dans un récital trop artificiel, malgré une nette amélioration à partir de la Sonate de Liszt.

James Robinson’s production allows the large cast of Catfish Row to interact like the old pals – almost family – that they are.

A concert of Americana characterised by great tunes and infectious rhythms, but lacking emotional involvement and only partially realised communication by soloist Valeriy Sokolov.        

The season's first subscription concert celebrated the broad diversity of American music, focusing on composers and artists often excluded from concert halls in the past.

An extraordinary evening in the Großes Festspielhaus as the pianist draws his audience in for a marathon recital of Berg, Gershwin and Chopin. 

Le festival « Les Coups de Cœur à Chantilly » du pianiste Iddo Bar-Shaï célèbre les 80 ans de la célèbre pianiste, avec Evgeny Kissin et Maxim Vengerov en guest stars.

El trompetista venezolano Pacho Flores maravilló en su triple faceta de compositor, director e intérprete junto al conjunto de metales de la Filarmónica de Bogotá. 

A round-robin of Philadelphia Orchestra soloists in the original jazz-band orchestration of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue provides an ideal partnership for pianist Aaron Diehl's elaborations on this iconic work. 

Celebration and infectious joy in Bennett and Gershwin, with silky textures and delicate precision in Ravel from John Wilson and the LSO.

New York City Center’s annual Fall for Dance festival heads online in a pair of programs, one much stronger than the other. 

From Mozart and faux Pugnani to a Miklós Rózsa rarity, this was a brilliant showcase for the British-Polish violinist's artistry. 

Au Festival de Saint-Denis, Lucienne Renaudin-Vary, Shaun Escoffery, Troy Miller et l'ONDIF proposent un enthousiasmant programme d'arrangements spectaculaires d'airs de Gershwin, Weill et Bernstein.

The program paired works of two living female composers with a suite of selections from Porgy and Bess, featuring star soprano Angel Blue.

A slick and stylish celebration at the Coliseum of this great company's achievements over 70 years.

Cristian Măcelaru conducts The Hallé in music by Copland, Bernstein and Gershwin, plus his own arrangement of Jake Heggie's Moby Dick.