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Patrick Hahn conducts the Royal Scottish National Orchestra © Sally Jubb

RSNO welcomes Partick Hahn with a New World programme

By David Smythe, 07 December 2024

Ellington’s take on Tchaikovsky, Barber’s Violin Concerto with Randall Goosby and Dvořák’s New World Symphony introduced Patrick Hahn as the RSNO’s Principal Guest Conductor.

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Glasgow

07 Dec 2024

RSNO welcomes Partick Hahn with a New World programme

By David Smythe

Rotterdam

Brahms forges a friendship: Yannick Nezet-Seguin returns to Rotterdam

By Eleanor Knight, 02 May 2024

Musical connections between Brahms, Dvořák and Price as Randall Goosby joins the Rotterdam Philharmonic – both as soloist and orchestral member.

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Rotterdam

02 May 2024

Brahms forges a friendship: Yannick Nezet-Seguin returns to Rotterdam

By Eleanor Knight

Seattle

Melos and mischief in a provocatively varied Seattle Symphony program

By Thomas May, 08 February 2024

Conductor Christian Reif and violin soloist Randall Goosby together make highly satisfying debuts with the orchestra in a program comprising drastic juxtapositions.

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Seattle

08 Feb 2024

Melos and mischief in a provocatively varied Seattle Symphony program

By Thomas May

Aaron Azunda Akugbo and Chineke! Orchestra © BBC | Mark Allan

London

A mixed bag of treats from Anthony Parnther and Chineke! at the BBC Proms

By Alexander Hall, 01 September 2023

No hard hitters or big beasts in this colourful potpourri from the remarkable Chineke! Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Parnther, but a chance to savour both the unknown and the familiar.

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London

01 Sep 2023

A mixed bag of treats from Chineke! at the BBC Proms

By Alexander Hall

Louis Langrée and Randall Goosby © Lawrence Sumulong

New York City

Louis Langrée begins final week with Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra

By David Wolfson, 08 August 2023

Langrée's incoherent but enjoyable program skips through five centuries of music history from Lully to Valerie Coleman.

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New York City

08 Aug 2023

Louis Langrée begins final week with Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra

By David Wolfson

Eltville am Rhein

Andrés Orozco-Estrada gives his farewell concert with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony

By Alexander Hall, 27 June 2021

Partnering Augustin Hadelich in the Sibelius Violin Concerto and directing two works by Mendelssohn, Andrés Orozco-Estrada doesn't quite temper acoustic problems associated with the ecclesiastical venue.

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Eltville am Rhein

27 Jun 2021

Andrés Orozco-Estrada gives farewell concert with the Frankfurt RSO

By Alexander Hall

Morristown

Seven decades of African American composition in a New Jersey carpark

By Kurt Gottschalk, 17 October 2020

The Americanism in the compositions on the program was culled from American hymns, gospel and pre-jazz social music, with a highlight being the recently rediscovered work of Florence Price.

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Morristown

17 Oct 2020

Seven decades of African American composition in a New Jersey carpark

By Kurt Gottschalk

New York City

Thapelo Masita plays Bach as a prayer and a plea in New York City

By Kurt Gottschalk, 23 June 2020

Thapelo Masita mad his own statement from Bach's music, interspersing it with more recent works.

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New York City

23 Jun 2020

Thapelo Masita plays Bach as a prayer and a plea in New York City

By Kurt Gottschalk

Verbier

La sonate dans tous ses états : Augustin Hadelich et Charles Owen au Festival de Verbier

By Manon Decroix, 22 July 2021

De Beethoven à Ravel avec un écart vers Perkinson, le violoniste et le pianiste ont proposé un récital varié et toujours maîtrisé.

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Verbier

22 Jul 2021

La sonate dans tous ses états : Hadelich et Owen à Verbier

By Manon Decroix