Live, Video: Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance reviews | Three film scores

María Dueñas’ Tokyo performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto is less about display than about the living drama between held breath and release. 

Conducted by Fabio Luisi, Japan's premier orchestra serves up a superb blend of Eastern and Western music and influences. 

A rewarding visit from this Japanese orchestra under principal conductor Sebastian Weigle featured a fine Rachmaninov Second Symphony and a vivid, gusty Beethoven Violin Concerto from soloist Christian Tetzlaff.

The Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra under their Principal Conductor Sebastian Weigle show top-form in Tchaikovsky before their upcoming European tour. 

Trop rares festivals de musique contemporaine ! Le Festival « Musiques Démesurées », 18ème du nom, fait de Clermont-Ferrand depuis le 3 novembre et jusqu’au 19, une oasis. En une soirée, l’heureux public s’est vu gratifier d’une création mondiale avec Nocturne d’Akira Kobayashi et d’une recréation avec Ultimatum de Pierre Jodlowski.