Live, Video: Kritiken zu klassischen Konzerten, Opern, Ballett und Tanz finden | Symphonie Nr. 5 in Es-Dur, Op.82

Thomas Larchers neues Werk fesselt die Aufmerksamkeit und überzeugt durch Mut zum Einfachen, sodass man sich auf ein Wiederhören freut.

Santtu-Matias Rouvali und die Göteborger Symphoniker erkunden hingegen die dunklen Klänge Sibelius'.

Der estnische Dirigent bringt mit seinem jungen Estonian Festival Orchestra eines seiner traditionellen Programme nach Hamburg.

Die Berliner Philharmoniker geben eine faszinierende Interpretation der markanten Klangfarben, harmonischen Fortschreitungen und Tempovariationen in Sibelius' letzten drei Symphonien.

Obgleich Ravels Shéhérazade beraubt, gab es viel anderes Schönes in diesem Konzert der Berliner Philharmoniker mit Wagner, Widmann und Sibelius.

Salonen and the Orchestre de Paris opened the Elbphilharmonie season with a vivid journey from Strauss’s dramatic energy, through a reflective new Horn Concerto, to Sibelius’s luminous, precise grandeur.

Textures, tensions and transformations across musical perspectives imbue the Tanglewood programme Thomas Adès inherited from Esa-Pekka Salonen. 

Le chef finlandais a intelligemment dirigé un programme à la trajectoire nettement dessinée, de la noirceur de Brahms à la révélation lumineuse de Sibelius. 

Ludovic Morlot dirigió un concierto en el que destacó lo estructural de las composiciones y contó además con Mireia Farrés en el estreno de Meduse.

Stephen Waarts plays two 21st-century works for violin and orchestra that deserve to become repertoire regulars, sandwiches by two fine performances of Sibelius symphonies. 

After an absence of more than two decades, Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to The Cleveland Orchestra, conducting his own Cello Concerto, flanked by Ravel and Sibelius.

Jamie Barton sings Mahler's Rückert-Lieder and a UK premiere for Julius Eastman's Second Symphony, a final love letter. 

At Tanglewood, Dalia Stasevska pairs Sibelius and Stravinsky via a rarely heard orchestration of the former by the latter. 

Expectations are not fulfilled in an uneven performance of Mendelssohn's great fiddle concerto, followed by an unidiomatic view of Sibelius' Fifth Symphony.

De la deliciosa suite de Peer Gynt al intenso viaje emocional de la Sinfonía núm. 5 de Sibelius, Slobodeniouk ofreció un magnífico concierto al frente la Sinfónica de Galicia.

Beginning a two-week residency, Esa-Pekka Salonen juxtaposed a work of his own with selections from two composers with which he is deeply identified: Sibelius and Steven Stucky.

Le chef finlandais se révèle un guide exaltant dans sa fascinante intégrale des symphonies de son compatriote, nous obligeant à oublier toutes nos habitudes d’écoute et nos références discographiques.

Vibrato-less strings and raw energy from woodwind and brass are not the sounds you would traditionally associate with Glinka, Rachmaninov, Grieg and Sibelius. The OAE invites you to think again.

Jacob Joyce leads the Pittsburgh Symphony in two Finnish works, both which paint the natural beauty of their composers’ homeland. James Ehnes takes matters a different direction in a work by Bernstein.

A century of Finnish music from Sibelius to Salonen as Mikko Franck guest conducts at the Philharmonie. 

The Hong Kong Philharmonic under Paavo Järvi seduce with delicious Strauss, a mighty Sibelius Fifth and Zee Zee’s vibrant Liszt Piano Concerto no. 2.

The Ukrainian-Finnish conductor finds fresh insight in Sibelius' Fifth Symphony and introduces local audiences to the living Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodi.

Now in his 23rd year at the helm of the OM, Yannick Nézet-Séguin continues to astound Montrealers with his uncanny ability to inspire players to give their absolute best.

Pietari Inkinen y Andreas Ottensamer se presentaron con éxito en València en un concierto deslucido por la acústica del Teatro Principal. 

A self-effacing, literal approach from conductor Ilan Volkov brings marvellous transparency to works by Sibelius and Prokofiev, while highlighting the flaws in a new work by Freya Waley-Cohen.

Remplaçant Martha Argerich, le pianiste islandais a interprété idéalement le Concerto en sol de Ravel, au milieu d'une soirée où l'orchestre romain et son chef n'ont pas brillé.

New Chief Conductor Nicholas Collon passes the Sibelius test with flying colours in a fine Fifth Symphony. 

Jason Lai returns to Hong Kong with French oboist Gabriel Pidoux in an emotionally fulfilling rendition of Vaughan Williams' Oboe Concerto. 

The grand finale of the Oslo Philharmonic's Sibelius cycle at the Wiener Konzerthaus ends with a grand finale – the famous Swan Hymn of the Fifth Symphony.

Music by (and inspired by) Sibelius sounds great in this Scottish performance, but Dvořák’s Cello Concerto fails to cohere.

Works of Adès and Walton – both of special significance to The Cleveland Orchestra – precede a lush Sibelius 5 at Severance Music Center. 

Mälkki's performance had all the trappings and the appearance of an informal audition for the Philharmonic's top musical position.

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.

Andrew Manze conducts the RLPO in a mostly Scandinavian programme in which the world premiere of a viola concerto proves to be an intriguing listen. 

Yefim Bronfman's artistry raises Montreal's OSM to new heights, thanks in no small part to guest conductor Thomas Søndergård.

Oramo's structural insight ensures ideal tempo relations between sections, so crucial in Sibelius.

À la Cité de la Musique, Case Scaglione et son ONDIF exaltent les ardeurs des symphonies de Sibelius. L'impétueuse Simone Lamsma domine les pièges diaboliques du Concerto pour violon.

À la Filature, le pianiste et chef d'orchestre fait belle impression, aux commandes de la Symphonie n° 5 de Sibelius comme dans le Concerto n° 4 de Beethoven. Très belle pièce de Caroline Shaw.

Première visite à Bruxelles de l'Orchestre philharmonique d'Helsinki depuis 1900 : sous la direction formidable de Susanna Mälkki, la phalange finlandaise a livré une performance mémorable.

Who would have thought celebrating a Black Mass could be quite such fun?

I’ve heard this concerto a hundred times but it’s never sounded quite like this. It was a coming home.

Continuing its series of landmark classics inspired by the British Isles, the London Philharmonic conducted by Osmo Vänskä showcases Bax before moving north to traverse the Nordic landscapes of Grieg and Sibelius.

The Oslo Philharmonic and Vasily Petrenko with Nikolai Lugansky bring Delius, Grieg and a sublime Sibelius Fifth Symphony to Sage Gateshead.

À Toulouse, Alexandre Kantorow poursuit son exploration du répertoire russe, avec un remarquable Concerto pour piano n° 2 de Tchaïkovski. Dirigé par John Storgårds, l'Orchestre National du Capitole interprète la Symphonie n° 5 de Sibelius.

A fresh take on timeless classics keeps the interest high in this concert featuring cellist Julian Schwarz and conductor JoAnn Falletta leading the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

This concert at Usher Hall delivered extraordinary playing, in repertoire ranging from Beethoven to Bernstein and Sibelius.

Bringing their residency to a close, Anderson and Roe perform Mozart’s concerto for two pianos. Anu Tali makes her RLPO debut with Bernstein, Tubin and Sibelius.

Festive Janáček and energetically fresh Sibelius from Rattle and the LSO, with impressive focus and intensity from Janine Jansen in Szymanowski's sensuous Violin Concerto no. 1.

The Estonian Festival Orchestra makes its Proms debut in a refreshing Baltic-Nordic programme.