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The Tonhalle Zurich recently welcomed a new organ to its recently-renovated concert hall.

Some 15 minutes long, in a slow-fast-slow form, Le Tombeau de Napoléon wraps a taxing solo part for tenor trombone in a dramatically compelling and sonically thrilling orchestral canvas.

In a programme of mostly tasty morsels, Fabien Gabel and the BBCSO found a freshness and rhythmic vitality that made for a most enjoyable evening.

Difficult to imagine anyone finding fault with Arabella Steinbacher's Brahms concerto – or finding a similar consensus about Salonen's Sibelius Five.

We can never really know why Schubert left his Eighth Symphony unfinished, but that shouldn't stop us from playing such a wonderful piece of music. With its deathly still opening, turbulent central section and gentle slow movement, this symphony is one of Schubert's finest and most frequently performed works.

Brillante periplo muscial de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia con González-Monjas en la dirección y Yulianna Avdeeva al piano.

Das Presto, ein galoppierendes, virtuoses Schaustück, stellt die Koordination und Wendigkeit des ganzen Orchesters auf eine harte Probe: Paavo Järvi und sein Ensemble boten eine absolut überzeugende Leistung!

Un beau marathon de musique française avec, en sommet de côte, le splendide "Tout un monde lointain" d'Henri Dutilleux et le non moins solaire Truls Mørk ! En écho aux influences françaises, s'est glissé un petit suisse contemporain, entre quelques pas de danse raveliens et une ondulation debussiste...