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Transatlantic sparks and refreshing Brahms: Alan Gilbert and the NDR Elbphilharmonie

By Mengguang Huang, 11 September 2026

From John Adams’ swinging mechanics and Simone Lamsma’s fiery Korngold to Alan Gilbert’s masterfully paced Brahms First, the NDR Elbphilharmonie ignite the evening with boundless energy.

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Hamburg

11 Sep 2026

Transatlantic sparks and refreshing Brahms from Gilbert and the NDR

By Mengguang Huang

London

Prom 69: A concert of two halves from Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

By Penny Homer, 04 September 2017

A stuttering first half of Adams and Dvořák redeemed by a magical Mahler 1.

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London

04 Sep 2017

A concert of two halves from Pittsburgh Symphony

By Penny Homer

Berlin

Rides in a fast machine: precision-engineered Adams, Bartók and Tchaikovsky from Alan Gilbert and the Berlin Phil

By Hugo Shirley, 02 December 2016

The New York Phil's music director drives his Tchaikovsky hard but brings taut control to 20th-century repertoire, with Frank Peter Zimmermann oustanding in Bartók.

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Berlin

02 Dec 2016

Rides in a fast machine: precision-engineering in Berlin

By Hugo Shirley