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Vibrant Brahms from Vladimir Jurowski, Ray Chen and the Berlin Radio Symphony in Seoul

By SangKwon Lee, 03 May 2025

At the Seoul Arts Center, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra achieves a luminous balance of historically informed insight and modern orchestral splendour, delivering performances that feel at once deeply rooted and thrillingly alive.

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Seoul

03 May 2025

Vibrant Brahms from Jurowski, Chen and the Berlin RSO in Seoul

By SangKwon Lee

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Toronto

A curiously low-key performance from the Vancouver Symphony on tour

By John Gilks, 16 March 2025

Despite a rousing start the touring VSO produce some understated Brahms and Shostakovich at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall.

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Toronto

16 Mar 2025

A curiously low-key performance from the Vancouver Symphony on tour

By John Gilks

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Sydney

Mesmerising, but relentless: Tognetti and the ACO play Brahms and Beethoven

By Zoltán Szabó, 11 February 2025

Awe-inspiring performances of much loved classics in Sydney, yet the musical eyebrows have reasons to go (and stay) up.

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Sydney

11 Feb 2025

Mesmerising, but relentless Brahms and Beethoven from the ACO

By Zoltán Szabó

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New York City

Outstanding Brahms from Maxim Vengerov and the Met Orchestra under Myung-whun Chung

By Susan Stempleski, 30 January 2025

The virtuoso violinist glows in Brahms’ Violin Concerto and the Met musicians display their virtuosity and versatility in the composer’s complex final symphony.

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New York City

30 Jan 2025

Vengerov, Chung and the Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall

By Susan Stempleski

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Vienna

From Hungary with love: Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra glow in Brahms

By Mark Pullinger, 15 October 2024

The Budapest Festival Orchestra travel up the Danube, bringing Brahms back to Vienna with affectionate, passionate performances of the Violin Concerto and the Third Symphony.

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Vienna

15 Oct 2024

From Hungary with love: Fischer and the BFO glow in Brahms

By Mark Pullinger

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London

Against all odds: Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan return to the BBC Proms

By Asher Rubenstein, 11 August 2024

Marking 25 years of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim returns to the Proms with violin legend Anne-Sophie Mutter.

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London

11 Aug 2024

Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan return to the BBC Proms

By Asher Rubenstein

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Singapore

Brahms gets a welcome airing in Singapore

By Chang Tou Liang, 01 August 2024

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

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Singapore

01 Aug 2024

Brahms gets a welcome airing in Singapore

By Chang Tou Liang

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Hamburg

Schubert that doesn't sing? Paavo Järvi and Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

By Alexander Hall, 10 April 2024

Veronika Eberle shows why the Brahms violin concerto is one of the mainstays of the repertory, whereas Paavo Järvi doesn't quite tap into the unique voice of Schubert successfully.

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Hamburg

10 Apr 2024

Schubert that doesn't sing? Paavo Järvi and DKam at the Elbphi

By Alexander Hall

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London

A rip-roaring rollercoaster of a Shostakovich 4 from Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra

By David Karlin, 29 February 2024

Rattle and a large-format LSO produce a Shostakovich 4 to remember, with exceptional sound quality from every musician.

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London

29 Feb 2024

A rollercoaster of a Shostakovich 4 from Rattle and the LSO

By David Karlin

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Basingstoke

Măcelaru and Benedetti give striking performances at the Anvil

By David Truslove, 28 September 2023

An evening in Basingstoke that variously captivates, startles and quickens the senses in distinctive, compelling performances.

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Basingstoke

28 Sep 2023

Măcelaru and Benedetti give striking performances at the Anvil

By David Truslove

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Amsterdam

Hannu Lintu and the Netherlands Philharmonic wrestle for the soul of Shostakovich

By Laurence Vittes, 04 June 2023

“If you enjoy it... we are doing something horribly wrong”... ominous words to launch the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra's season finale at the Concertgebouw.

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Amsterdam

04 Jun 2023

Lintu and the Netherlands Phil wrestle for the soul of Shostakovich

By Laurence Vittes

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Philadelphia

Expansive, audacious Brahms from Nathalie Stutzmann and the Philadelphia Orchestra

By Cameron Kelsall, 10 February 2023

The principal guest conductor brings a rough edge to the orchestra's sound in Brahms' First Symphony, with Gil Shaham projecting lyrical elegance in the composer's Violin Concerto.

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Philadelphia

10 Feb 2023

Audacious Brahms from Stutzmann and the Philadelphia Orchestra

By Cameron Kelsall

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London

Brahms and Beethoven from Kavakos, Harding and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

By Roy Westbrook, 04 November 2022

The Dutch orchestra brings a pair of 19th-century German classics on its first visit to the Barbican for six years.

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London

04 Nov 2022

Brahms and Beethoven from Kavakos, Harding and the Concertgebouw

By Roy Westbrook

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Dublin

Alena Baeva charms Dublin with gorgeous Brahms Violin Concerto

By Michael Roddy, 04 November 2022

The Russian violinist displays her love for Brahms' writing before Mihhail Gerts and the National Symphony romp through Strauss' Sinfonia domestica.

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Dublin

04 Nov 2022

Alena Baeva charms Dublin with gorgeous Brahms Violin Concerto

By Michael Roddy

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Seattle

Reliable values and a thrilling discovery: Seattle SO with Hilary Hahn and Alpesh Chauhan

By Thomas May, 20 October 2022

Hilary Hahn and Brahms are the big name draws, but Seattle Symphony's program introduces a remarkable young conductor who makes a powerful impact.

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Seattle

20 Oct 2022

Reliable values and a thrilling discovery from the Seattle Symphony

By Thomas May

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London

Gabel, Lozakovich and the BBC SO dazzle in Lalo, Brahms and Franck at the Proms

By Mark Valencia, 25 August 2022

A rare outing for César Franck's sole symphony concludes a striking Proms concert with a strongly Germanic first half.

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London

25 Aug 2022

Gabel, Lozakovich and the BBC SO dazzle in Lalo, Brahms and Franck

By Mark Valencia

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London

Robust Brahms and vigorous Dvořák from Miura, Gourlay and the RPO

By Alexander Hall, 20 April 2022

How much classical restraint and how much Romantic feeling do you really want in 19th-century concertos and symphonies? With the RPO, Fumiaki Miura and Andrew Gourlay both choose to err on the side of the former.

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London

20 Apr 2022

Robust Brahms and vigorous Dvořák from Miura, Gourlay and the RPO

By Alexander Hall

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Kansas City

Cool Brahms from Midori and the Kansas City Symphony

By Hilary Stroh, 26 March 2022

A refined but unromantic rendition of Brahms' Violin Concerto by Midori following compelling account of Anna Clyne's This Midnight Hour and Debussy's La Mer.

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Kansas City

26 Mar 2022

Cool Brahms from Midori and the Kansas City Symphony

By Hilary Stroh

Verbier

A battle of the concertos at the Verbier Festival

By Alexander Hall, 27 July 2021

Age sometimes brings compensations: Mischa Maisky's total commitment to the Schumann concerto left Daniel Lozakovich out in the cold with Brahms. Meanwhile Klaus Mäkelä with the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra reins back Romantic feeling in Schumann's Second Symphony.

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Verbier

27 Jul 2021

A battle of the concertos at the Verbier Festival

By Alexander Hall

Glyndebourne

Sir Mark Elder and three stellar soloists bring Beethoven and Brahms to Glyndebourne

By Mark Valencia, 11 December 2020

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment gets to strut its stuff on the Glyndebourne stage in a concert of Brahms and Beethoven.

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Glyndebourne

11 Dec 2020

Sir Mark Elder brings Beethoven and Brahms to Glyndebourne

By Mark Valencia

New York City

Stunning Brahms from Janine Jansen eclipses NY Phil premiere

By David Wolfson, 15 February 2020

Janine Jansen and the New York Philharmonic gave a transcendent, once-in-a-lifetime performance of the Brahms Violin Concerto. Tania Leòn’s new work and a Strauss suite paled in comparison.

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New York City

15 Feb 2020

Stunning Brahms from Janine Jansen eclipses NY Phil premiere

By David Wolfson

London

Ashkenazy and Shoji brings effortless profundity to London

By Young-Jin Hur, 28 November 2019

Where great things take effort, truly great things happen naturally. Shoji's Brahms was the highlight of the evening.

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London

28 Nov 2019

Ashkenazy and Shoji brings effortless profundity to London

By Young-Jin Hur

New York City

Dark sound, light subtext in Shostakovich Fifth at Carnegie Hall

By David Wolfson, 26 October 2019

Valery Gergiev and the Munich Philharmonic deliver a dark, satisfying rendition of Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony.

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New York City

26 Oct 2019

Dark sound, light subtext in Shostakovich Fifth at Carnegie Hall

By David Wolfson

London

Valhalla burns: thrilling Bruckner 3 from Jurowski and the London Philharmonic

By Mark Pullinger, 03 May 2019

Janine Jansen was the superb soloist in Brahms' Violin Concerto, balancing fire with refreshing mountain air before a bracing “Alpine Journey” with Bruckner's Third Symphony.

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London

03 May 2019

Valhalla burns: thrilling Bruckner 3 from Jurowski and the LPO

By Mark Pullinger

Valletta

Leonine masterpieces from the Malta Philharmonic

By Mark Valencia, 16 March 2019

The pairing of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony with the Violin Concerto of Brahms felt conspicuously like a calling card from an orchestra that sees itself as a contender for wider recognition, on this showing with good reason.

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Valletta

16 Mar 2019

Leonine masterpieces from the Malta Philharmonic

By Mark Valencia

Buffalo

From Schmitt's Salomé to Brahms, rarities and familiar masterpieces in Buffalo

By Phillip Nones, 02 March 2019

JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic present impressive French fare from Florent Schmitt and Germaine Tailleferre, along with a beloved violin concerto that’s a staple of the repertoire.

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Buffalo

02 Mar 2019

From Schmitt's Salomé to Brahms in Buffalo

By Phillip Nones

London

Humanity, warmth, and excitement in Rattle’s folk music-inspired programme

By Young-Jin Hur, 16 December 2018

Playing works inspired by folk tunes from Romania, Hungary, France, Spain and England, Rattle pulled off a convincing performance, with Kavakos producing a strong Brahms concerto.

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London

16 Dec 2018

Humanity, warmth, and excitement in a folk music-inspired programme

By Young-Jin Hur

Tokyo

Legendary Chung siblings give breathtaking Brahms in Tokyo

By Ju Hyuk Kim, 04 October 2018

Kyung Wha Chung exceeds her already-legendary reputation, assisted by her brother, Myung-whun Chung, and the Tokyo Philharmonic.

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Tokyo

04 Oct 2018

Legendary Chung siblings give breathtaking Brahms in Tokyo

By Ju Hyuk Kim

Cleveland

Jakub Hrůša leads Suk's monumental Asrael Symphony with The Cleveland Orchestra

By Timothy Robson, 07 April 2018

Suk's five-movement "dance of death" gets a rare Cleveland outing under guest conductor Jakub Hrůša after Sergey Khachatryan performed Brahms' Violin Concerto.

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Cleveland

07 Apr 2018

Suk's monumental Asrael Symphony in Cleveland

By Timothy Robson

Aix-en-Provence

Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen light up the Aix Easter Festival

By Mark Valencia, 06 April 2018

Aimez-vous Brahms? For anyone who thought they didn’t, this sharp, disciplined band will have made converts.

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Aix-en-Provence

06 Apr 2018

Järvi's Brahms lights up the Aix Easter Festival

By Mark Valencia

London

Concertos for orchestra: the LSO in Brahms, Dutilleux and Ravel

By Kevin W Ng, 22 February 2018

Lionel Bringuier and the LSO show off a dazzling palette of colours in works by Brahms, Dutilleux, and Ravel

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London

22 Feb 2018

The LSO in Brahms, Dutilleux and Ravel

By Kevin W Ng

Milan

Myung-whun Chung and the Filarmonica della Scala soar in Brahms 2

By James Imam, 05 February 2018

With Chung on the podium, the Filarmonica played with a spontaneity that brought Brahms' restless music to life.

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Milan

05 Feb 2018

Filarmonica della Scala soars in Brahms 2

By James Imam

Gateshead

Energy and enchantment from the CBSO at Sage Gateshead

By Jane Shuttleworth, 19 January 2018

In her first appearance with the CBSO at Sage Gateshead, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla switches between energy and tranquility with Sibelius, Brahms and Bartók.

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Gateshead

19 Jan 2018

Energy and enchantment at Sage Gateshead

By Jane Shuttleworth

Dublin

Nathalie Stutzmann's triumphant debut as principal guest conductor of the NSO

By Andrew Larkin, 29 September 2017

Eberle delivers a searingly intense Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major while Stutzmann energises the NSO with some lively Beethoven and Prokofiev.

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Dublin

29 Sep 2017

Stutzmann's triumphant NSO debut

By Andrew Larkin

London

Prom 54: Rome trumps Vienna for Chailly and the Filarmonica della Scala

By David Karlin, 25 August 2017

Riccardo Chailly and the Filarmonica della Scala give a wonderful account of two of Respighi's travelogues; Leonidas Kavakos plays Brahms with refinement – perhaps too much so for the Albert Hall.

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London

25 Aug 2017

Prom 54: Rome trumps Vienna for Chailly and the Filarmonica della Scala

By David Karlin

Edinburgh

Nicola Benedetti and Budapest Festival Orchestra in a legendary partnership in Edinburgh

By David Smythe, 10 August 2017

An evening full of verve and surprise, Iván Fischer conducts Nicola Benedetti and Budapest Festival Orchestra in a Legendary Partnership at the Edinburgh International Festival.

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Edinburgh

10 Aug 2017

Nicola Benedetti and Budapest Festival Orchestra in a legendary partnership in Edinburgh

By David Smythe

Milan

Anne-Sophie Mutter joins Riccardo Chailly for Brahms at La Scala

By James Imam, 08 June 2017

If Chailly’s recent Beethoven’s Seventh was notable for its originality, particularly for the conductor's choice of tempi, here he opted for a straighter reading free of idiosyncrasy.

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Milan

08 Jun 2017

Mutter joins Chailly for Brahms at La Scala

By James Imam

Prague

At Prague Spring, a legacy comes home

By Frank Kuznik, 19 May 2017

A superstar soloist helps the Toronto Symphony Orchestra offer a telling tribute to Czech conductor Karel Ančerl.

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Prague

19 May 2017

At Prague Spring, a legacy comes home

By Frank Kuznik

New York City

Invigorating winds tear into David Geffen Hall: NY Phil plays Thorvaldsdóttir Salonen

By Jennifer Gersten, 19 May 2017

The origins of chamber music lie in a wish for music that could fit within a small room. On display at the New York Philharmonic last Friday were recent contributions that wished for the opposite.

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New York City

19 May 2017

Invigorating winds tear into David Geffen Hall

By Jennifer Gersten

Vienna

Toronto Symphony a Season Highlight at the Konzerthaus Wien

By Chanda VanderHart, 16 May 2017

After a 34 year hiatus from the Konzerthaus stage, the Toronto Symphony gave a knockout performance that had everything in spades

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Vienna

16 May 2017

Toronto Symphony a Season Highlight at the Konzerthaus Wien

By Chanda VanderHart

Birmingham

Alina Ibragimova's Brahms thrills Symphony Hall

By Clive Peacock, 08 May 2017

Alina Ibragimove reigns supreme in Symphony Hall with Brahms' Violin Concerto as Ulster Orchestra srtuggle to find the depth of emotion Sibelius deserves in Symphony No 1

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Birmingham

08 May 2017

Alina Ibragimova's Brahms thrills Symphony Hall

By Clive Peacock

London

An unexpected debut: Mälkki steps in to conduct Brahms and Strauss

By Dominic Lowe, 12 March 2017

Jumping in to cover for Valery Gergiev, Susanna Mälkki made a promising debut with the LSO, offering a commendable, if flawed, Also sprach Zarathustra.

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London

12 Mar 2017

An unexpected debut: Mälkki steps in

By Dominic Lowe

Sydney

The ‘unplayable’ played brilliantly: Vengerov with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

By Zoltán Szabó, 17 February 2017

One could hardly dream of a better concert to open the season than one featuring Maxim Vengerov as the guest soloist in Johannes Brahms' Violin Concerto in D major.

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Sydney

17 Feb 2017

The ‘unplayable’ played brilliantly

By Zoltán Szabó

London

Technically faultless: terrific Brahms from Kavakos, Järvi and the Philharmonia

By David Truslove, 10 November 2016

Paavo Järvi continues his Nielsen exploration with performances that demonstrate his attraction to Haydn and love of Brahms.

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London

10 Nov 2016

Technically faultless: terrific Brahms from Kavakos

By David Truslove

Vancouver

Bohemian flair: Cristian Măcelaru and the Vancouver Symphony

By Kevin W Ng, 01 October 2016

Cristian Măcelaru and the Vancouver Symphony offer an imperfect yet charismatic journey through Central Europe in works by Dvořák, Brahms, and Enescu.

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Vancouver

01 Oct 2016

Bohemian flair: Cristian Măcelaru and the Vancouver Symphony

By Kevin W Ng

Minneapolis

Brahms shines brightly in compelling Minneapolis program

By Phillip Nones, 27 May 2016

Concertmaster Erin Keefe delivers a stellar performance of the Brahms Violin Concerto as part of a Minnesota Orchestra program, paired with a presentation of Carl Nielsen's quirky, curious final symphony.

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Minneapolis

27 May 2016

Brahms shines brightly in compelling Minneapolis program

By Phillip Nones

Washington

Znaider's powerful Brahms with the National Symphony

By Hilary Stroh, 31 March 2016

Znaider's dual role: this week, violinist, next week conductor at the Kennedy Center.

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Washington

31 Mar 2016

Znaider's powerful Brahms with the National Symphony

By Hilary Stroh

London

Thomas Adès, Anne-Sophie Mutter and the LSO ravish the Barbican with an outstanding programme of Adès and Brahms

By Chris Garlick, 09 March 2016

Thomas Adès, in the first concert of his mini Composer Focus with the LSO, conducted three of his own works and one by Brahms at the Barbican.

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London

09 Mar 2016

Thomas Adès, Anne-Sophie Mutter and the LSO ravish the Barbican with an outstanding programme of Adès and Brahms

By Chris Garlick

Atlanta

Atlanta Symphony highlights the talents of two of its best

By William E Ford, 04 February 2016

The Atlanta Symphony, under Robert Spano, share the spotlight with two of its most prominent musicians: David Coucheron and Michael Kurth.

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Atlanta

04 Feb 2016

Atlanta Symphony highlights the talents of two of its best

By William E Ford

Seattle

Kancheli's latest in Seattle, with counterpoint from Martinů and Brahms

By Thomas May, 05 November 2015

Ludovic Morlot couples an intriguingly pessimistic new work by Giya Kancheli with Martinů's end-of-war Symphony no. 4 and the Brahms Violin Concerto featuring Renaud Capuçon.

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Seattle

05 Nov 2015

Kancheli's latest in Seattle

By Thomas May