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The RLPO minus violins give a joyous concert in the new Tung Auditorium in Liverpool, featuring Co-principal Viola Nicholas Bootiman in Hindemith's Kammermusik no. 5, plus serenades by Dvořák and Brahms. 

Sayaka Shoji performs Brahms' popular Violin Concerto with the Singapore Symphony and Hans Graf. 

A grab-bag of musical goodies from Bach to the present day showcases the virtuosity of the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Chooi brothers.

A trio of Romantic works are performed under the baton of Giancarlo Guerrero, making his Philharmonic debut alongside pianist Alessio Bax.

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra's new chief conductor revels in a flawless performance from his star players.

Soloist Emanuel Ax likened the piano cadenzas in a Mozart concerto to the characters in a Mozart opera, an observation borne out in his detailed, expressive playing.

A high-spirited programme in Tivoli Vredenburg that struck just the right note of hope and renewal as the classical music scene across Europe reawakens.

Andrew Manze conducts the Hallé in Mendelssohn's Italian, Strauss' Horn Concerto with Laurence Rogers, and Brahms.

In a stunning all-Brahms programme that opened the summer festival season, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra under conductor Andris Nelsons gave a stellar performance.