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South African musical phenomenon Abel Selaocoe plays multiple roles as the soloist in his Four Spirits, which is complemented by a shockingly fresh Symphonie fantastique under Lawrence Renes.

The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich plays Schoenberg's orchestration of Brahms' G minor Piano Quartet, while Antoine Tamestit joins the orchestra as wandering soloist in Berlioz' Harold in Italy. 

Last minute step-in Noa Wildschut gives a thoughtful Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, before a thrilling Symphonie fantastique from the RSNO. 

A premiere and a rarity cap New York Philharmonic’s mini-festival “Authentic Selves: The Beauty Within” created in partnership with Artist-in-Residence, countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo. 

Intensely dramatic Berlioz with mezzo Catriona Morison with the RSNO and Thomas Søndergård, framed by Bert Sørensen’s vivid Evening Land and a sparklingly fresh Sibelius 2.

Bertrand Chamayou proves an ideal soloist for the quixotic and energy-driven Saint-Saëns Second Piano Concerto, but what happened to the “fix” in the idée fixe of the Berlioz Fantastic Symphony?

A French of first half of Berlioz and Saint-Saëns – the latter with Jean-Yves Thibaudet – preceded Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider’s own suite from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty.

Gergiev, Demin, and the Mariinsky Orchestra deliver a performance full of vitality, virtuosity, and determination.

Three Montreal luminaries of symphonic music, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Marina Thibeault and Violet Archer, contributed to a delightful afternoon concert entitled Berlioz in Italy.