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At the Musikfest Berlin, Sir George Benjamin and the Ensemble Modern present an all-contemporary programme reflecting on nature, including Cantico delle Creature.

The US premiere of Dieter Ammann's Piano Concerto gets a great reception in Boston from Andreas Haefliger and conductor Susanna Mälkki. 

What to put with Beethoven's greatest statement on the universality of the human spirit? The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Sakari Oramo, Neil Ferris and Andreas Haefliger make a case for renewal.

Grimaud married incredible precision and rigour with moving sensitivity and ease. She led the listener clearly through the score without dropping a detail, but never gave the feeling that she was micro-managing.

Valery Gergiev recently toured with the superb Mariinsky Orchestra, offering the Zurich audience a programme marked by startling contrasts.

Markus Stenz recently conducted a triple bill of thrilling works by Dieter Ammann, Béla Bartók and Robert Schumann at the Tonhalle in Zurich. The Ammann was a world premier.