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Climate change and classic arias: Renée Fleming in Saratoga Springs

By Cameron Kelsall, 15 August 2025

Fleming's program, an outgrowth of her Grammy-winning album Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, makes an urgent case for the preservation of the world's natural wonders.

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Saratoga

15 Aug 2025

Climate change and classic arias: Renée Fleming in Saratoga Springs

By Cameron Kelsall

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Berlin

A place to call our own: Marin Alsop in Berlin

By Elena Luporini, 22 February 2025

For her debut at the head of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Marin Alsop reflects on what a ‘home’ is through works by Tarkiainen, Dean, Copland and Villa-Lobos.

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Berlin

22 Feb 2025

A place to call our own: Marin Alsop in Berlin

By Elena Luporini

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Los Angeles

Dudamel leads Los Angeles Philharmonic in exuberant celebration of Día de los Muertos

By Sam Jacobson, 01 November 2024

Gustavo Dudamel selects a trio of works by Latin American composers for a colorful and extravagant evening at the LA Phil.

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Los Angeles

01 Nov 2024

Dudamel leads LA Phil in exuberant celebration of Día de los Muertos

By Sam Jacobson

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Sheffield

Fairy-tale flights of fantasy illuminate the CBSO's return to Sheffield

By Phil Parker, 02 February 2024

Charismatic saxophonist Jess Gillam pulls in the crowds, but the CBSO proves it has ‘pizzazz’ of its own under flamboyant conductor Eduardo Strausser.

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Sheffield

02 Feb 2024

Fairy-tale flights of fantasy illuminate the CBSO's Sheffield return

By Phil Parker

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Sheffield

From Bach to George Harrison, Craig Ogden dazzles in Sheffield

By Phil Parker, 02 December 2023

Something old, something new, lots of things borrowed – Craig Ogden’s Sheffield recital has something for everyone.

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Sheffield

02 Dec 2023

From Bach to George Harrison, Craig Ogden dazzles in Sheffield

By Phil Parker

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Los Angeles

Introspective Shostakovich from Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the LA Phil

By Laurence Vittes, 08 October 2023

Gustavo Dudamel pairs Stravinsky's Firebird with Villa-Lobos' rarely heard avian symphonic poem, Uirapurú.

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Los Angeles

08 Oct 2023

Introspective Shostakovich from Sheku Kanneh-Mason and the LA Phil

By Laurence Vittes

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Montreal

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal's Classical Spree showcases local pianist Bruce Liu

By Ian Cochrane, 13 August 2022

2021 International Chopin Piano Competition winner Bruce Liu dazzles in Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Rafael Payare and the OSM at its summer festival.

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Montreal

13 Aug 2022

OSM's Classical Spree showcases local pianist Bruce Liu

By Ian Cochrane

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Budapest

José Soares makes his mark with the MÁV Symphony in Budapest

By Alexander Hall, 29 April 2022

Young Brazilian conductor José Soares makes an impressive debut in Budapest with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra, but his soloist, Michaela Fukačová, falls disappointingly short of expectations in her concerto appearance.

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Budapest

29 Apr 2022

José Soares makes his mark with the MÁV Symphony in Budapest

By Alexander Hall

Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Orchestra comes home with Saint-Saëns, Ravel and Valerie Coleman

By Cameron Kelsall, 05 October 2021

Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin and soloist Yo-Yo Ma stuck to the tried and true while ushering in a season "transformed and informed" by the pandemic's impact.

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Philadelphia

05 Oct 2021

Opening night with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yo-Yo Ma

By Cameron Kelsall

London

Raising spirits with the saxophone: Jess Gillam, the RPO and Vasily Petrenko

By Alexander Hall, 25 March 2021

The classical music industry badly needs its new solo stars and less familiar repertory. Jess Gillam and her sparkling saxophone together with the RPO and Vasily Petrenko show the way.

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London

25 Mar 2021

Raising spirits with the saxophone: Jess Gillam and the RPO

By Alexander Hall

Cleveland

A colorful travelogue from Roberto Plano in Cleveland recital

By Sam Jacobson, 08 June 2019

Roberto Plano offered a colorfully diverse selection of solo pieces before joining forces with Cleveland Orchestra members for Brahms' Piano Quintet.

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Cleveland

08 Jun 2019

A colorful travelogue from Roberto Plano in Cleveland recital

By Sam Jacobson

Amsterdam

The many facets of Renée Fleming in recital at the Concertgebouw

By Jenny Camilleri, 07 February 2019

In a highly versatile recital, soprano Renée Fleming was at her best in unaffected songs and operetta.

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Amsterdam

07 Feb 2019

Renée Fleming in recital at the Concertgebouw

By Jenny Camilleri

Gateshead

New year celebrations at Sage Gateshead

By Jane Shuttleworth, 18 January 2019

A joyful evening of Franco-Brazilian dance music with Royal Northern Sinfonia and Jess Gillam as part of Sage Gateshead's New Year New Music 2019 festival.

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Gateshead

18 Jan 2019

New year celebrations at Sage Gateshead

By Jane Shuttleworth

Istanbul

Cello Octet resounds at the Hagia Eirene

By Gavin Dixon, 11 June 2017

Berlin Philharmonic cellists combine with Turkish counterparts for a dazzling performance in Istanbul.

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Istanbul

11 Jun 2017

Cello Octet resounds at the Hagia Eirene

By Gavin Dixon

Turku

Bullfighter's Prayer: Strong rhythms and jealousy at Turku Castle

By Olli Lehtonen, 23 October 2016

Latin American and Spanish music at the medieval Turku Castle in the heart of the former capital of Finland. A perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

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Turku

23 Oct 2016

Strong rhythms and jealousy at Turku Castle

By Olli Lehtonen

New York City

Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra: a “socks-on” kind of ensemble

By Jacob Slattery, 07 October 2016

Maestro Gustavo Dudamel and the musicians of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra are undoubtedly the most prominent ambassadors for Venezuelan orchestral music today, and they hit the stage on Friday for their second night at Carnegie Hall’s opening weekend.

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New York City

07 Oct 2016

Dudamel and the Bolívars: a “socks-on” kind of ensemble

By Jacob Slattery

London

Prom 51: Passion and Brazilian flair from Alsop and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

By Mark Thomas, 24 August 2016

In true Olympian spirit, Marin Alsop and her São Paulo Symphony Orchestra dived head first into the drama of Brazilian music, with luxurious Rachmaninov and Gabriela Montero freely expressive in Grieg.

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London

24 Aug 2016

Prom 51: Passion and Brazilian flair from Alsop and the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

By Mark Thomas

Edinburgh

An epic Shostakovich 5 as Marin Alsop introduces the São Paulo Symphony to the EIF

By David Smythe, 22 August 2016

Marin Alsop nods to her mentor in Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms, challenges the Edinburgh Festival Chorus with Villa-Lobos' Chôros 10 and astonishes in a passionate enduring performance of Shostakovich's Fifth.

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Edinburgh

22 Aug 2016

Epic Shostakovich 5 from Alsop and the São Paulo SO

By David Smythe

London

Proms Chamber Music 2: Fun, energy and variety from 12 cellists and a soprano

By Nick Boston, 25 July 2016

Guy Johnston and friends in a varied programme of works and arrangements for 12 cellos, joined by soprano Golda Schultz in tender and spirited Villa-Lobos.

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London

25 Jul 2016

Proms Chamber Music 2: 12 cellists and a soprano

By Nick Boston

Dundee

Bach, Piazzolla and more explored in Scottish Ensemble's South Atlantic crossings with added Venezuelan spice

By David Smythe, 11 March 2016

The Scottish Ensemble on lively form is joined by exciting Venezuelan pianist Gabriela Montero to explore the links and influences of Bach and Mozart on modern South American composers.

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Dundee

11 Mar 2016

South Atlantic crossings with added Venezuelan spice

By David Smythe

Milan

Programmatic can-do from the Simón Bolívar Orchestra at La Scala

By James Imam, 03 September 2015

A criticism of El Sistema orchestras has been that they have only one setting: "beefy". The first half here provided evidence to the contrary.

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Milan

03 Sep 2015

Programmatic can-do from the Simón Bolívar

By James Imam

London

NEBT and special guests dance for Nepal

By Margaret Willis, 20 August 2015

The New English Ballet Theatre is joined by Royal Ballet guests in a special performance to raise funds for survivors of the Nepal earthquakes.

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London

20 Aug 2015

Stars dance for Nepal

By Margaret Willis

Washington

A Washington celebration of all things Iberia

By Hilary Stroh, 06 March 2015

Colourful and varied offering from Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra celebrating the many strands of Iberian musical tradition.

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Washington

06 Mar 2015

A Washington celebration of all things Iberia

By Hilary Stroh

London

NEBT at Peacock Theatre: The future is here

By Cristina de Lucas, 02 July 2014

NEBT presents a very well drafted and delivered programme of new choreography at Peacock Theatre

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London

02 Jul 2014

NEBT at Peacock Theatre: The future is here

By Cristina de Lucas

Montreal

It takes two to tango: Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott in Montreal

By Marc Wieser, 19 March 2014

Considering the sheer wattage of Yo-Yo Ma’s name, it was not his playing alone that stole the show; rather, the magic of this performance existed in the act of collaboration between two artists.

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Montreal

19 Mar 2014

It takes two to tango: Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott in Montreal

By Marc Wieser

Berlin

Classical meets Modern in an evening of chamber music at Berlin's Konzerthaus

By Christie Franke, 07 March 2014

A varied programme of music for flute trio spanning a wide period presented at Berlin's Konzerthaus.

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Berlin

07 Mar 2014

Classical meets Modern in an evening of chamber music at Berlin's Konzerthaus

By Christie Franke

Edinburgh

Trio Dalriada start the Edinburgh Fringe in fine style at the Royal Over-Seas League

By David Smythe, 03 August 2013

One of the delights of the Edinburgh Fringe is getting into venues you might pass by routinely all year and yet know nothing about. The Royal Over-Seas League in Princes Street was a case in point: it provided a charming boutique venue with a bar giving views of the Castle, Princes Street Gardens, and the street itself, busy with people at the start of this festival.

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Edinburgh

03 Aug 2013

Trio Dalriada start the Edinburgh Fringe in fine style at the Royal Over-Seas League

By David Smythe

London

Fine cantatas from John Lubbock with the Orchestra of St John's in Oxford

By Katy Wright, 16 January 2013

Wednesday night’s concert was the first in the Orchestra of St John’s Proms at the Ashmolean series of the new year. John Lubbock led the orchestra, the OSJ Ashmolean Voices and soloists Johnny Herford and Louise Wayman through lively performances of Handel’s Apollo e Dafne and J.S. Bach’s Liebster Jesu, mein Verlagen.

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London

16 Jan 2013

Fine cantatas from John Lubbock with the Orchestra of St John's in Oxford

By Katy Wright

Berkeley

Gustavo Dudamel and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra rock the Bay Area

By Jeffery S. McMillan, 29 November 2012

Maestro Gustavo Dudamel and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela completed a four-day residency at Cal Performances with two concerts that rocked, rolled, and astounded audiences in Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall.

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Berkeley

29 Nov 2012

Gustavo Dudamel and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra rock the Bay Area

By Jeffery S. McMillan

New York City

The Limón Dance Company Celebrates 65 Years

By Stephanie Sirabian, 19 June 2012

Simply stated, watching the Limón Dance Company is an emotional experience. The concepts that inspired founder and choreographer José Limón 65 years ago remain fresh today and challenge the audience. This unspoken conversation is the hallmark of American modern dance and part of Limón’s legacy.

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New York City

19 Jun 2012

The Limón Dance Company Celebrates 65 Years

By Stephanie Sirabian

New York City

Anderson and Roe: A Dazzling Duo

By Kay Kempin, 22 May 2012

Believe all the hype: Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe—more famously called Anderson and Roe—are electric. At Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, this piano duo did more than celebrate the launch of their new album; they fashioned an entirely new concert experience.

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New York City

22 May 2012

Anderson and Roe: A Dazzling Duo

By Kay Kempin

London

Piano Adventures: Marc-André Hamelin at Wigmore Hall

By Frances Wilson, 06 February 2012

Canadian pianist (and sometime composer) Marc-André Hamelin can play anything. Or so it would appear from his recital at Wigmore Hall last night, his first concert in London following his dazzling all-Liszt Prom last Summer.

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London

06 Feb 2012

Piano Adventures: Marc-André Hamelin at Wigmore Hall

By Frances Wilson

Bristol

John Williams at St George's Bristol

By Simon Birch, 12 November 2010

It is quite a daunting task to assess the performance of someone like John Williams. Certainly one of the finest and most famous living classical guitarists in the world, he seems something of a colossus of the instrument. Yet the manner he exuded as he entered the stage of St. George’s was of understated familiarity.

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Bristol

12 Nov 2010

John Williams at St George's Bristol

By Simon Birch

London

Review Wigmore Hall: John Williams

By Sebastian Scotney, 13 October 2010

In a recent interview, BBC Radio 3 Controller Roger Wright was asked "What music would you want played at your funeral?" His reply: "Spanish guitar music, because I wouldn’t be there to hear it. If you ask my colleagues they’d say Spanish guitar music is one of my blind spots."Full marks to Wright for laying his cards on the table, perhaps.

London

13 Oct 2010

Review Wigmore Hall: John Williams

By Sebastian Scotney

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Paris

Des guirlandes et des oiseaux : Severin von Eckardstein à Cortot

By Pierre Michel, 17 December 2024

Tout au long d'un programme original en forme de florilège de courtes pièces, le pianiste allemand a montré l’étendue de sa technique remarquable sans que cela tourne à la démonstration inutile.

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Paris

17 Dec 2024

Des guirlandes et des oiseaux : Severin von Eckardstein à Cortot

By Pierre Michel

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Barcelona

El Amazonas en blanco y negro. Fotografía y música con Amazônia en el Gran Teatre del Liceu

By Maria Sánchez, 26 November 2024

Sebastião Salgado y Simone Menenzes erigen una oda, con notas e imágenes, a un paraíso en la Tierra; un espectáculo multidisciplinar y reivindicativo que canta a la preservación natural.

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Barcelona

26 Nov 2024

Fotografía y música con Amazônia en el Gran Teatre del Liceu

By Maria Sánchez

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Úbeda

Aires lejanos para un intérprete cercano: Sainz-Villegas en el Festival de Úbeda

By Leonardo Mattana Ereño, 08 June 2024

Con un programa que reflejaba diversas culturas, el sonido pleno y delicado de la guitarra de Sainz-Villegas envolvió el Hospital de Santiago en Úbeda.

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Úbeda

08 Jun 2024

Sainz-Villegas encanta y derrocha maestría en la noche de Úbeda

By Leonardo Mattana Ereño

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Bogotá

Canciones y tesoros: de Schubert a Atehortúa con Ana Ruge y Juan David Mora

By Irene Littfack, 11 August 2023

El recital de la soprano Ana Ruge, dentro del ciclo Sonidos y Sentidos, ofreció la oportunidad de disfrutar, a través de un ecléctico programa, de la fabulosa voz y musicalidad de la cantante.

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Bogotá

11 Aug 2023

Canciones y tesoros con Ana Ruge y Juan David Mora

By Irene Littfack

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Paris

L'Orchestre des jeunes Neojiba fait chavirer la Philharmonie

By Alain Lompech, 20 September 2022

L'orchestre des jeunes de Salvador de Bahia, ville tant africaine qu'elle est brésilienne, fait sauter la Philharmonie avec l'énergie de musique brésilienne et de Beethoven.

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Paris

20 Sep 2022

L'Orchestre des jeunes Neojiba fait chavirer la Philharmonie

By Alain Lompech

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La Roque d'Anthéron

Le Brésilien Cristian Budu entre dans l'histoire de La Roque d'Anthéron

By Alain Lompech, 06 August 2022

Grand et inoubliable, le récital de Cristian Budu s'est montré digne de Nelson Freire. La veille, Alexandre Kantorow a également montré qu'il était à ranger parmi les géants du piano.

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La Roque d'Anthéron

06 Aug 2022

Cristian Budu entre dans l'histoire de La Roque d'Anthéron

By Alain Lompech

Philadelphia

Branford Marsalis und Lina Gonzalez-Granados: ein Traumpaar auf dem Konzertbildschirm

By Michael Klier, 12 November 2020

Der ungekrönte Star des Abends war Branford Marsalis, der träumerisch mit Glasunows sehnsuchtsvollen Melodien verzzauberte.

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Philadelphia

12 Nov 2020

Marsalis und Gonzalez-Granados: Traumpaar auf dem Konzertbildschirm

By Michael Klier

Paris

Thibaut Garcia, la musique à cordes pensées

By Tristan Labouret, 10 October 2018

La salle Cortot a accueilli le guitariste Thibaut Garcia le temps d'un récital. Un concert marquant où le jeune artiste a montré son talent hors norme.

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Paris

10 Oct 2018

Thibaut Garcia, la musique à cordes pensées

By Tristan Labouret

Ibos

Soirée ibérique avec Wilhem Latchoumia à Ibos

By Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 23 March 2018

Un récital fin et intelligent où dialoguent, entre autres, Debussy et de Falla.

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Ibos

23 Mar 2018

Soirée ibérique avec Wilhem Latchoumia à Ibos

By Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer

La Roque d'Anthéron

Nelson Freire, l'âme de la musique en visite à la Roque-d'Anthéron

By Alain Lompech, 14 August 2017

Quand Nelson Freire entre sur la scène, le silence se fait instantanément. 2000 personnes sont venues écouter ce vieil ami, fidèle du festival depuis sa deuxième édition, en 1982.

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La Roque d'Anthéron

14 Aug 2017

Nelson Freire, l'âme de la musique en visite à la Roque-d'Anthéron

By Alain Lompech

Lyon

Nelson, que ma joie demeure… L’Auditorium de Lyon envoûté par le discret héraut brésilien de Bach et de Chopin

By Beate Langenbruch, 13 May 2017

Il y a des interprètes dont les interprétations feront toujours l’émerveillement de celui qui les écoute à l’aveugle. Nelson Freire en fait décidément partie. Si différent dans sa personnalité de ces jeunes qui ont encore des choses à prouver et produisent éperdument jeu de main, de cheveux, de hanche ou de partition, le pianiste de soixante-douze ans ne fait que de la musique.

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Lyon

13 May 2017

Que ma joie demeure : Nelson Freire à Lyon

By Beate Langenbruch

Paris

Quand Chostakovitch prend des couleurs de batucada, avec Martha Argerich et l'Orchestre Neojiba

By Manuel Gaulhiac, 12 September 2016

Entre la gouaille chostakovitchienne et l’exubérance des batucadas, entre la sensualité brésilienne et le fatum d’un Tchaïkovski, il n’y avait qu’un pas, franchi par l’orchestre Neojiba et son chef Ricardo Castro, portés par la figure de Martha Argerich.

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Paris

12 Sep 2016

Quand Chostakovitch prend des couleurs de batucada, avec Martha Argerich et l'Orchestre Neojiba

By Manuel Gaulhiac

London

Prom 67 : Dudamel boute le feu au Royal Albert Hall

By Julien Hanck, 04 September 2016

Il ne faut pas avoir peur du vide pour se lancer ainsi, à corps perdu, dans l’arène géante du Royal Albert Hall, surtout avec une première partie, Desenne et Villa-Lobos, si peu consistante. Sauvés par Ravel… La musique, Dudamel la fait à l’esbroufe, poussant le Simon Bolivar à ses limites de puissance et de vélocité.

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London

04 Sep 2016

Prom 67 : Dudamel boute le feu au Royal Albert Hall

By Julien Hanck

Lyon

Auditorium de Lyon : huit violoncelles dansant sur le sable

By Beate Langenbruch, 03 April 2016

Chatoyantes variations sur un octuor à l’Auditorium de Lyon, entre Purcell et Villa-Lobos.

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Lyon

03 Apr 2016

Auditorium de Lyon : huit violoncelles dansant sur le sable

By Beate Langenbruch

Gothenburg

Göteborger Symphoniker, von abstrakt bis klar konturiert

By Katharina Hogrefe, 31 March 2016

Einen Abend voller wilder Farben und Bilder gestalteten die Göteborger Symphoniker in dieser Woche mit Barbara Hannigan unter Kent Nagano.

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Gothenburg

31 Mar 2016

Von abstrakt bis klar konturiert

By Katharina Hogrefe

Bogotá

El Latinoamericano acomete la integral de Cuartetos de Villa-Lobos

By Julián Montaña, 21 May 2015

El público reconoció la titánica tarea de interpretar integralmente los cuartetos de Villa-Lobos y agradeció que lo hayan hecho por primera vez en el país.

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Bogotá

21 May 2015

El Latinoamericano y Villa-Lobos

By Julián Montaña