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A well thought-out, fearless, affirmation of hope which drew its listeners ever upwards into the realm of ecstasy.

Gustavo Gimeno and the Toronto Symphony stir the emotions with a caring and dedicated performance of Mahler’s longest symphony.

Conductor Emeritus Zubin Mehta leads The Los Angeles Philharmonic in an unforgettable reading of Mahler's massive symphony, played with incredible virtuosity and led with remarkable assurance.

A long stellar night of supremely assured singing and playing in Wagner's Siegfried, with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle on top form.

The 47th Nijinsky Gala in Hamburg celebrates the art of dance, the creativity of great choreographers and a totally committed company, while not forgetting what is happening not so far from our theatres.

Kent Nagano brings Mahler's former Hamburg orchestra out of the opera house and into the concert hall for the composer's symphonic hymn to life.

The players of the Budapest Festival Orchestra once again proved themselves to be a remarkably cohesive ensemble.

Bernard Haitink celebrated an early 90th birthday conducting the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a searching, joyous account of Beethoven's “Choral” Symphony.

Berliner Philharmoniker’s interpretation of Das Paradies und die Peri reaches for the heavens. 

How can you do musical justice to the vast idea of creation? Alan Gilbert and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester attempt to square the circle in Mahler's epic Third Symphony.

In a varied programme at Lucerne’s 2018 Easter Festival, Mariss Jansons conducted the BRSO and Choir in works by Stravinsky, Hummel and Beethoven.

The Filarmonica did not play with the polished sheen for which it is often known, but let the raw power of the music speak on its own terms. The results were utterly captivating.

The music of Sibelius and Mahler may seem worlds apart, but this concert by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, celebrating Finland's centenary, proved that opposites can attract.

The conductor favours measured tempi and unfussy direction, allowing the work to stand mountain-like as an expression of its own intrinsic magnificence.

Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra lit up Zurich’s historic Tonhalle with a stellar double-bill of Mendelssohn and Mahler.

This was one of those rare musical experiences, where playing strikes up a dialogue with the prevailing zeitgeist to produce something momentous.

Traditionally at the Proms, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is reserved for the penultimate prom slot in September, but this year, they have made an exception and given it to the CBSO and Andris Nelsons.

Not everything worked in Gilbert's Beethoven Nine, but the stunning finale redeemed all.

Gilbert and the Gewandhaus gave us a Mahler 3 that was truly the representation of all of creation that the composer strove for. It's a symphony to keep coming back for.

The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Alan Gilbert deliver a satisfying account of Mahler's titanic Third Symphony in the Berlin Festival, with a memorable solo from alto Gerhild Romberger.

It is on record that Mariss Jansons adores the Usher Hall in Edinburgh and wishes there was a concert hall with as good an acoustic in Munich. His quite astonishing performance of Mahler’s vast “Resurrection” Symphony, taking us as it does on a journey from darkness and despair to blazing light with orchestra and choir going flat out, demonstrated just what an exciting venue this is.

As one of this Prom season’s chief “big-names”, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra’s two concerts with the much-loved Mariss Jansons were quick to sell out. Tonight’s Mahler justified the high expectations with a compelling account of the huge “Resurrection” Symphony, even if the finale wasn’t quite as overwhelming as one might have hoped.