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Basel

10. Juni 2018

Hip und nahe bei Crossover: Basel Sinfonietta & Kaleidoscope Quartet

Von Rolf Kyburz

Singapore

Hannu Lintu makes his mark in inaugural concert with the Singapore Symphony

Von Chang Tou Liang, 17. Juli 2026

Hannu Lintu's exciting inaugural concert with the Singapore Symphony hits the mark with a gripping performance of Mahler's Fifth Symphony.

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Singapore

17. Juli 2026

Hannu Lintu makes his mark in inaugural Singapore Symphony concert

Von Chang Tou Liang

Leila Josefowicz, David Ronertson and the New York Philharmonic © Chris Lee

A big night for Polish music with David Robertson and the New York Philharmonic

Von Susan Stempleski, 27. September 2025

Stepping in for an indisposed Marta Gardolińska, the guest conductor leads a virtuosic performance of Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra paired with Leila Josefowičz playing Szymanowski’s Second Violin Concerto.

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New York City

27. Sept. 2025

A big night for Polish music with David Robertson and the NY Phil

Von Susan Stempleski

Andrzej Filończyk (Joe Kavalier) and Miles Mykkanen (Sam Clay) © Evan Zimmerman | Met Opera

Conceptual shortcomings, visual splendour: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay at the Met

Von Edward Sava-Segal, 26. September 2025

Great singing and imaginative spectacle cannot turn an ambitious operatic premiere into a convincing whole.

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New York City

26. Sept. 2025

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay at the Met

Von Edward Sava-Segal

Laura Flugel and Hamish Longley in Andrew McNicol's Bates Beats © Photography by ASH

McNicol Ballet Collective: five years, celebrated in style

Von Alexander Simpkins, 5. April 2025

McNicol Ballet Collective celebrates its 5th anniversary with excerpts of three previous successes and a brand new one act ballet.

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London

5. Apr. 2025

McNicol Ballet Collective: five years, celebrated in style

Von Alexander Simpkins

McNicol Ballet Collective in Andrew McNicol's Bates Beats © A Dancers Lens

McNicol Ballet Collective's Devotions: steps of gossamer quality

Von Daniel Pratt, 10. Juni 2023

There is a depth of tenderness in McNicol’s work that needs to be explored. We sensed it in Of Silence, and it unfolds in more provocative ways in Moonbend.

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London

10. Juni 2023

McNicol Ballet Collective's Devotions: steps of gossamer quality

Von Daniel Pratt

Utrecht

Daniil Trifonov gives European premiere of Mason Bates' Piano Concerto

Von Clare Varney, 15. Oktober 2022

An evening of premieres – the European premiere of Bates' concerto plus the world premiere of Joey Roukens' First Symphony – delights the Rotterdam Philharmonic's Utrecht audience.

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Utrecht

15. Okt. 2022

Daniil Trifonov gives European premiere of Mason Bates' Piano Concerto

Von Clare Varney

Madrid

Modernidad y postmodernidad bajo la batuta de Heras-Casado con Trifonov y la ONE

Von Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 7. Oktober 2022

Pablo Heras-Casado dirige un programa valiente y provocador junto a unos espléndidos intérpretes.

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Madrid

7. Okt. 2022

Modernidad y postmodernidad bajo la batuta de Heras-Casado

Von Leonardo Mattana Ereño

Kansas City

Opera for the iAge in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh, 11. März 2022

Twilight of a Tech God: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

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Kansas City

11. März 2022

Opera for the iAge in Kansas City

Von Hilary Stroh

Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Eun Sun Kim offer a survey of America

Von Cameron Kelsall, 13. Februar 2022

Dvořák's “New World” Symphony anchored a program that celebrated the diversity and sweep of the American sound world, alongside Barber's Violin Concerto and a Mason Bates world premiere.

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Philadelphia

13. Feb. 2022

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Eun Sun Kim offer a survey of America

Von Cameron Kelsall

Philadelphia

Daniil Trifonov wows Philadelphia with Mason Bates world premiere

Von Linda Holt, 14. Januar 2022

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted a never-better Philadelphia Orchestra in a program that also included a benchmark performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.

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Philadelphia

14. Jan. 2022

Daniil Trifonov wows Philadelphia with Mason Bates world premiere

Von Linda Holt

Bogotá

América en concierto: un extraordinario acierto de la Filarmónica de Bogotá

Von Irene Littfack, 15. November 2019

La Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá bajo la dirección de Robert Moody mostró su excelencia en un interesante concierto que incluyó el estreno de dos obras en Colombia.

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Bogotá

15. Nov. 2019

Filarmónica de Bogotá: América en concierto

Von Irene Littfack

Philadelphia

DiDonato shines with Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Von Susan Gould, 9. November 2018

Nézet-Séguin leads Philadelphians and Joyce DiDonato in superb performances of Wagner, Bates, Chausson and Respighi.

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Philadelphia

9. Nov. 2018

DiDonato shines with Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Von Susan Gould

Psychedelic musical bestiary meets Beethoven at Barbican Hall

Von Gus Mitchell, 5. Oktober 2018

A glittering performance of Mason Bates’ recent “concerto for orchestra” was a thrilling journey wedged between pretty good Beethoven.

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London

5. Okt. 2018

Psychedelic musical bestiary meets Beethoven at Barbican Hall

Von Gus Mitchell

Collective technical prowess: Forsythe’s Playlist tops ENB's Voices of America programme

Von Erin Whitcroft, 12. April 2018

Forsythe’s choreography allows ENB's male corps to display their virtuoso skill in its mixed programme at Sadler's Wells.

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London

12. Apr. 2018

Forsythe’s Playlist tops ENB's Voices of America

Von Erin Whitcroft

Ratmansky's Namouna stands out in NYCB's Here/Now program

Von Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn, 2. März 2018

Alexei Ratmansky and Justin Peck are all the more impressive among choreographers working today because of how many of their works seem destined to stay in the repertoire for a long time to come.

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New York City

2. März 2018

Ratmansky's Namouna stands out in NYCB's Here/Now

Von Andrew Blackmore-Dobbyn

Santa Fe

Steve Jobs scores a success in Santa Fe

Von Ilana Walder-Biesanz, 22. Juli 2017

Mason Bates's much-hyped first opera, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, excited Santa Fe audiences despite its dramatic shortcomings.

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Santa Fe

22. Juli 2017

Steve Jobs scores a success in Santa Fe

Von Ilana Walder-Biesanz

Washington

Geeks and Gamines: Alice Sara Ott and the NSO at the Kennedy Center

Von Hilary Stroh, 8. Juni 2017

Mason Bates' homage to the Silicon Valley geeks; Alice Sara Ott takes over Tchaikovsky.

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Washington

8. Juni 2017

Geeks and Gamines: Alice Sara Ott and the NSO at the Kennedy Center

Von Hilary Stroh

Washington

Water-themed music presents rich diversity

Von Hilary Stroh, 20. April 2017

Mason Bates' Symphony Liquid Interface takes over the stage in Washington DC.

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Washington

20. Apr. 2017

Water-themed music presents rich diversity

Von Hilary Stroh

Seattle

Philippe Quint performs programme of “Bernstein & Beyond” in Seattle

Von Laurence Vittes, 24. Juni 2016

Philippe Quint programmes an invigorating menu in Seattle, taking its inspiration from Leonard Bernstein.

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Seattle

24. Juni 2016

“Bernstein & Beyond” in Seattle

Von Laurence Vittes

She Said: The enduring power of the female voice in dance at ENB

Von Rym Kechacha, 13. April 2016

The enduring power of the female voice in dance at ENB

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London

13. Apr. 2016

She Said: Female Choreographers find voice

Von Rym Kechacha

Lyon

Rachmaninov au pinceau : Seong-Jin Cho remplace brillamment Daniil Trifonov dans le Troisième Concerto pour piano

Von Beate Langenbruch, 31. März 2016

Les extraordinaires débuts du jeune prodige coréen à l’Auditorium de Lyon

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Lyon

31. März 2016

Seong-Jin Cho remplace brillamment Daniil Trifonov à Lyon

Von Beate Langenbruch

Lyon

Archéologies de l’Europe

Von Beate Langenbruch, 12. September 2015

L’Auditorium de Lyon ouvre sa saison en fanfare sur Shakespeare, l’hymne de Beethoven et une création européenne de Mason Bates par l’époustouflante violoniste Anne Akiko Meyers

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Lyon

12. Sept. 2015

Archéologies de l’Europe

Von Beate Langenbruch

Tania Stavreva at the 1901 Arts Club: A unique pianist in an unique venue

Von James Moriarty, Royal Academy of Music, 25. Juli 2015

Everybody should visit the 1901 Arts Club at least once. Bulgarian-born pianist Tania Stavreva is exactly the sort of performer these venues need: combining genuine quality with a refreshing approach to programming.

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London

25. Juli 2015

A unique pianist in an unique venue

Von James Moriarty, Royal Academy of Music

Lyon

Nouveaux Mondes, son et lumière : la platine de Mason concurrence Dvořák à Lyon

Von Beate Langenbruch, 4. Dezember 2014

Lucioles américaines à l’Auditorium de Lyon avec Leonard Slatkin et Mason Bates pour le coup d’envoi musical de la Fête des Lumières 2014.

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Lyon

4. Dez. 2014

Son et lumière

Von Beate Langenbruch

Chicago

Chicago Symphony Orchestra embraces eclecticism in all-American program

Von John Dorhauer, 19. April 2014

Probably the most impressive aspect of Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-14 season has been its consistent commitment to musical diversity. Here, Barber and Gershwin shared the bill with William Schuman and Mason Bates.

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Chicago

19. Apr. 2014

Chicago Symphony Orchestra embraces eclecticism in all-American program

Von John Dorhauer

San Francisco

Mason Bates trumps Beethoven in San Francisco

Von Grant Damron, 15. Januar 2014

Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus in Mason Bates’ explosive Liquid Interface and Beethoven’s Mass in C.

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San Francisco

15. Jan. 2014

San Francisco Symphony: Bates and Beethoven

Von Grant Damron

Cleveland

The siren's call: Chanticleer inaugurates new space at Cleveland Museum of Art

Von Timothy Robson, 30. Januar 2013

As part of the official opening of the new Ames Family Atrium, the Cleveland Museum of Art presented the brilliant twelve-man choral ensemble Chanticleer in a sold-out late evening concert on 30 January.

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Cleveland

30. Jan. 2013

The siren's call: Chanticleer inaugurates new space at Cleveland Museum of Art

Von Timothy Robson

Alternative energies from the Chicago Symphony at Carnegie Hall

Von David Allen, 4. Oktober 2012

Riccardo Muti made a bold claim in a televised interview on Tuesday, ahead of his three-night stint opening the Carnegie Hall’s season.

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