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The Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Liebreich and soloist Szymon Nehring serve up works by four Polish composers in celebration of the centenary of Poland regaining its national independence.

Debussy's early cantata is played with verve by NOSPR but exposes its composer's inexperience; Mansurian's memorial to genocide shows off the exceptional musicianship of the RIAS Kammerchor.

A stellar performance of Mahler’s cosmic Third symphony reinforces the reputation of Katowice as a bone fide member of the premier European music league.

The all-Polish roster of Krystian Zimerman and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra displayed consummate artistry in a tenebrous programme of Lutosławski and Brahms.

The regular home of the Dresden Philharmonic, Dresden’s Kulturpalast, is currently being renovated, and as a result the orchestra is taking residence in a number of venues around the city, including the city theatre, and the renowned Frauenkirche. However, the majority of their concerts this season are taking place in the Albertinum, one of Dresden’s many art galleries.

Every year the Munich Chamber Orchestra (MKO) give a living composer the opportunity to select an entire programme of their works and works by other composers that were important to them.

Él estreno español de The Maiden from the Sea, ópera de Toshio Hosokawa, certifica la compenetración que existe entre Alexander Liebreich y la Orquestra de València. 

La Orquesta de Valencia, dirigida por Alexander Liebreich, estrenó Orbes, quasi una passacalgia, de Carlos Fontcuberta, en un concierto en el que lo contemporáneo se impuso al repertorio canónico. 

Alexander Liebreich y la Orquestra de València concluyen la temporada con un concierto brillante. 

La Orquestra de València programó Ramifications de Ligeti, la cual, aun muy bien interpretada, deslució frente al peso de una contrastada Séptima de Bruckner.

La singularidad de la música de los compositores polacos Penderecki y Panufnik contrastó profundamente con la música de Mozart en las manos de la concienzuda Maria João Pires.

Programmer trois œuvres chorales de Johannes Brahms, Pascal Dusapin et Maurice Duruflé était déjà très une belle idée. Surtout, lorsque le chœur invité pour la circonstance est un des meilleurs ensembles européens, le RIAS Kammerchor. Magnifique soirée donc que ce concert donné à la Philharmonie 2 (anciennement Cité de la Musique), malheureusement devant une salle peu remplie.