Live, Video: Kritiken zu klassischen Konzerten, Opern, Ballett und Tanz finden | Le Martyre de saint Sébastien (The Martyrdom of St Sebastien)

Le maestro russe était invité à la Philharmonie pour diriger la formation maison dans un programme franco-russe (Debussy-Stravinsky) aux allures de confrontation de styles.

Two rarely performed works are showcased by the Staatskapelle under Daniel Barenboim.

Oliver Knussen, the RSNO and Edinburgh Festival Chorus offer rarely heard titanic works in a packed Usher Hall.

In days gone by, if you went to see a Mahler Symphony, you wouldn't feel you’d had the full experience unless Gustav himself was waving the baton. Nowadays the privilege of watching a composer conduct his own work is a somewhat rarer one, though fortunately not yet a completely extinct practice, and watching Knussen’s Symphony No.