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Stepping in for an indisposed Marta Gardolińska, the guest conductor leads a virtuosic performance of Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra paired with Leila Josefowičz playing Szymanowski’s Second Violin Concerto.

Great singing and imaginative spectacle cannot turn an ambitious operatic premiere into a convincing whole. 

McNicol Ballet Collective celebrates its 5th anniversary with excerpts of three previous successes and a brand new one act ballet.

There is a depth of tenderness in McNicol’s work that needs to be explored. We sensed it in Of Silence, and it unfolds in more provocative ways in Moonbend.

An evening of premieres – the European premiere of Bates' concerto plus the world premiere of Joey Roukens' First Symphony – delights the Rotterdam Philharmonic's Utrecht audience. 

Twilight of a Tech God: The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.

Dvořák's “New World” Symphony anchored a program that celebrated the diversity and sweep of the American sound world, alongside Barber's Violin Concerto and a Mason Bates world premiere.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducted a never-better Philadelphia Orchestra in a program that also included a benchmark performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade.

Nézet-Séguin leads Philadelphians and Joyce DiDonato in superb performances of Wagner, Bates, Chausson and Respighi.

A glittering performance of Mason Bates’ recent “concerto for orchestra” was a thrilling journey wedged between pretty good Beethoven.

Forsythe’s choreography allows ENB's male corps to display their virtuoso skill in its mixed programme at Sadler's Wells.

Alexei Ratmansky and Justin Peck are all the more impressive among choreographers working today because of how many of their works seem destined to stay in the repertoire for a long time to come.

Mason Bates's much-hyped first opera, The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs, excited Santa Fe audiences despite its dramatic shortcomings.

Mason Bates' homage to the Silicon Valley geeks; Alice Sara Ott takes over Tchaikovsky.

Mason Bates' Symphony Liquid Interface takes over the stage in Washington DC. 

Philippe Quint programmes an invigorating menu in Seattle, taking its inspiration from Leonard Bernstein. 

The enduring power of the female voice in dance at ENB

Everybody should visit the 1901 Arts Club at least once. Bulgarian-born pianist Tania Stavreva is exactly the sort of performer these venues need: combining genuine quality with a refreshing approach to programming.

Probably the most impressive aspect of Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-14 season has been its consistent commitment to musical diversity. Here, Barber and Gershwin shared the bill with William Schuman and Mason Bates. 

Michael Tilson Thomas leads the San Francisco Symphony and Chorus in Mason Bates’ explosive Liquid Interface and Beethoven’s Mass in C.

As part of the official opening of the new Ames Family Atrium, the Cleveland Museum of Art presented the brilliant twelve-man choral ensemble Chanticleer in a sold-out late evening concert on 30 January.

Riccardo Muti made a bold claim in a televised interview on Tuesday, ahead of his three-night stint opening the Carnegie Hall’s season.

Pablo Heras-Casado dirige un programa valiente y provocador junto a unos espléndidos intérpretes.

La Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá bajo la dirección de Robert Moody mostró su excelencia en un interesante concierto que incluyó el estreno de dos obras en Colombia.

Das Saison-Abschlusskonzert der Basel Sinfonietta präsentiert in hipper Umgebung Uraufführungen und Schweizer Erstaufführungen für begleitetes Streichquartett.

Les extraordinaires débuts du jeune prodige coréen à l’Auditorium de Lyon

Lucioles américaines à l’Auditorium de Lyon avec Leonard Slatkin et Mason Bates pour le coup d’envoi musical de la Fête des Lumières 2014.