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Eine rasante Achterbahnfahrt durch musikalische Stile mit Thomas Adès
Mit Steven Isserlis und Nicolas Hodges zeigt die Britten Sinfonia in Amsterdam ein modernes und leichtfüßiges Konzertprogramm.
An American in Paris: the Philadelphia Orchestra plays Betsy Jolas
Alongside works by Bernstein and Copland, conductor David Robertson and pianist Nicolas Hodges give the US premiere of Jolas's cheeky concerto bTunes.
Prom 13: Star-struck Messiaen from Sakari Oramo and the BBCSO
Olivier Messiaen deeply personal voice and its influence echoed far and wide across the decades and across national boundaries.
Precision and transparency from Sakari Oramo and the BBCSO in Ligeti
This final concert of the BBCSO’s Total Immersion day dedicated to György Ligeti, proved to be something a revelation, both in terms of the variety of the music and the quality of the performances.
Battles won and drawn: Beethoven and Barry from the Britten Sinfonia
The latest concert in the Britten Sinfonia’s ongoing Beethoven symphony cycle also featured the London première of Gerald Barry’s combative Piano Concerto.
Hodges and Currie with meditative Stockhausen at the Southbank
Two new music specialists revel in the sheer textural variation of Kontakte.