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Hier waren Berufene am Werk: Pierre-Laurent Aimard und das SWR Symphonieorchester unter Maxime Pascal mit Boulez und Bruckner.

Um Pierre Boulez, eine der Lichtgestalten der modernen Musik, versammelte Pierre-Laurent Aimard im Programm seines außergewöhnlichen Klavierabends die musikalischen Leuchttürme von dessen musikalischem Kosmos: Claude Debussy, Arnold Schönberg und Anton von Webern.

Das Musikfest Berlin präsentierte seine eigene „Hommage“ an Boulez mit seinen gesamten Klavierwerken, gespielt von Pierre-Laurent Aimard und Tamara Stefanovich.

Für mich war es eine ausgezeichnete Orchesterleistung, eine sehr überzeugende Interpretation, die mich fragen lässt, was denn an dieser Symphonie wohl schwer zu verstehen sei!

Einen Abend voller wilder Farben und Bilder gestalteten die Göteborger Symphoniker in dieser Woche mit Barbara Hannigan unter Kent Nagano.

Ein ergreifender Abgesang auf Pierre Boulez, in dem man die vom Komponisten hinterlassene Lücke nach dem letzten Werk fast greifen konnte.

Marisol Montalvo und das ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien unter Cornelius Meister eröffnen das diesjährige Wien Modern im Wiener Konzerthaus

Born to a Basque mother just ten miles from the Spanish border, Ravel excelled at authentic Spanish flavours as heard in this splendid festival concert by the Orchestre National de France.

Don Quixote provides the inspiration for songs by Ravel and Ibert, the high point of a bitty programme in contrast to an early evening recital which followed the perfect trajectory.

At the Festival Ravel, Bertrand Chamayou, Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Hyunji Kim perform all the solo piano works at the Église Saint-Vincent, a stone’s throw from the house where Ravel was born.

Liv Redpath and Bertrand Chamayou shine at the Lucerne Festival in this celebration of Pierre Boulez's legacy. 

Intimate playing from Sean Shibe, a deconstruction of Maria Callas’ vibrato and a deeply committed Boulez mid 20th-century masterpiece.

The charismatic Ustina Dubitsky leads EIC in first-rate performances, including a world premiere from Katherine Balch, to support of Wigmore Hall's flagship ‘Voices of Today’ initiative.

En el marco del Festival Resis de La Coruña, el Quatuor Diotima ofreció un brillante concierto en un espacio de magnífica acústica con obras clave del repertorio de las últimas décadas.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and its future Music Director revel in a Brahms piano concerto with ideal collaborator Daniil Trifonov and an energetic Dvořák 7. 

A BBC day of talks and concerts yields delight and revelation in equal measure. 

Esa-Pekka Salonen et Benjamin Millepied ont uni musique et danse dans un beau programme où le Rituel in memoriam Bruno Maderna de Pierre Boulez a pris une dimension supplémentaire.

The JACK Quartet frames its recital at Symphony Space on Manhattan’s Upper West Side around the Pierre Boulez centennial. 

Musical cross-pollination came to life in London Sinfonietta’s electrifying performance, in a seamless blend of theatre, history and virtuosic playing.

A masterful performance of Boulez's Notations crown a memorable evening rich delights, including rapturous Debussy and three very fine world premieres. 

Sous la baguette d'un chef attentif aux équilibres et aux transitions, l'orchestre londonien brille et passe de Boulez à Benjamin puis Brahms en toute souplesse.

A rare performance of Boulez' Rituel is followed by four Ravel works, including a fine Piano Concerto in G major featuring Bertrand Chamayou. 

L'orchestre et son directeur musical ont servi un programme gastronomique et copieux, reliant dans un même geste Boulez, Debussy, Poulenc et Ravel.

High contrasts of light and darkness make a special event in Boulez, Benjamin and Brahms at the Barbican. 

Pour ouvrir les festivités du centenaire de la naissance de Pierre Boulez, Pierre Bleuse et l'Ensemble intercontemporain ont livré entre autres une version mémorable du rare Répons.

Before heading to the Far East for a 12-concert honeymoon, the nuptials of the LSO and new Chief Conductor Sir Antonio Pappano were completed in the fourth concert at the Barbican. 

En clôture de la Biennale Pierre Boulez, l'ensemble fondé par Daniel Barenboim joignait la Gran Partita de Mozart à Sur Incises, pour un concert tout en jeux de timbres et écoute chambriste.

Some conductors get better with age, ripening like fine wines, but age wearies others. Daniel Barenboim’s decline is difficult to bear.

A spellbinding journey as Emmanuel Pahud plays a 70-minute solo programme in a near capacity audience in the 1600-seater concert hall.

It was, very much, Kigawa’s recital – not Boulez’, not Ligeti’s. The force of personality might have gotten in the way had the flair on pianoforte not been so strong. 

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra presents a superb programme executed with power and urgency to herald the return of public music-making at the Pierre Boulez Saal.

After four evenings and ten world premieres, Pierre Boulez Saal's A Festival of New Music comes to a haunting end.

The third concert of A Festival of New Music also suggests the conflicts and split personalities which may come from extended isolation. 

Daniel Barenboim, Emmanuel Pahud and select musicians continue their brief odyssey into new music with three striking and stimulating world premieres and a welcome touch of Boulez.

À la Fondation Vuitton, le pianiste propose un programme audacieux ficelé autour de l’Italien Sciarrino, du Britannique Thomas Adès, de Neuburger en personne, pour finir avec la figure tutélaire de Boulez. 

Bold and colourful invocations of twentieth-century classics from Ensemble Modern and composer George Benjamin.

Ce dimanche, on découvrait deux valeurs parmi les plus sûres du piano français au Festival Solistes à Bagatelle : Sélim Mazari et Jean-Paul Gasparian.

Retour sur un programme retraçant l'histoire de l'Intercontemporain.

Messagesquisse de Boulez est une prise de risque admirable dans un concert qui rejoint la grande Sol Gabetta avec Martinů et Respighi.

Celebrating Debussy on the 100th anniversary of his death, this programme played to the strengths of the LSO under the energetic direction of François-Xavier Roth.

François-Xavier Roth auspiciado por primera vez por Ibermúsica se presentó al frente de la Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, les acompañó el pianista Benjamin Grosvenor en el segundo concierto de Beethoven, el programa se completó con Livre de courdes de Boulez y el Concierto para orquesta de Bartók.

Éblouissantes interprétations des Siècles, au milieu d'un rituel qui aurait bien plu à Monsieur Croche.

An anniversary gala concert with historic references worth the hype.

After a 34 year hiatus from the Konzerthaus stage, the Toronto Symphony gave a knockout performance that had everything in spades

A typically adventurous programme "curated" by Esa-Pekka Salonen paired Boulez with Debussy. 

Oliver Knussen and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group excel in a cunningly linked group of works from the old (mid 1980s) to the brand new.

Such a protean symphony needs a deft hand on the tiller and, as in his CBSO recording, Simon Rattle was just the man to steer it into harbour.

This Late Night Prom was a fitting way to remember the man. Such events draw a lighter scattering of musical night owls, minimising the hall and allowing for meditative concentration.

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