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A well thought-out, fearless, affirmation of hope which drew its listeners ever upwards into the realm of ecstasy.

Every August, the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra gives a concert to commemorate and reflect on the tragedy of the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima on 6th August 1945.

François Girard’s production presents the moody, stormy atmosphere of Norwegian seascapes with stunning visuals, but offers few fresh ideas on the doomed love between the Dutchman and Senta.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic brought back its Conductor Emeritus, Zubin Mehta, for an outstanding performance of Mahler's “Resurrection” Symphony as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations. 

Mahler's Eighth was the composer’s “gift to the nation”; Dudamel’s performance was a gift to Los Angeles. 

Jonas Kaufmann and Camilla Nylund tackle the roles of Tristan und Isolde for the first time in Andris Nelsons' all-Wagner concert. 

In a work as complex and multifaceted as Mahler’s Third, plumbing the depths of the music is not a trivial task. Mehta and his orchestra shone in moments but not uniformly across the symphony.

As a composer, what do you do when you are commissioned a full-length orchestral work to commemorate the anniversary of a renowned concert hall? Do you try to write something celebratory? Not in Mark-Anthony Turnage's case. 

Sven-Eric Bechtolf’s minimalist staging brought the protagonists’ complicated psychological interaction into focus but to the detriment of Wagner’s myth and magic.

A festive air was palpable – the house was technically sold out – as the first of a set of three Ring cycles launched at the Wiener Staatsoper. 

Vienna Philharmonic takes the audience back in time to Mozart's era and to the orchestra's homeland.

It’s probably best not to think too hard about the philosophical messages behind Parsifal, but Nelsons and the CBSO provide an emphatic reminder of how transcendent Wagner's music can be.

The Berliner Philharmoniker may be the world’s business-savviest orchestra. From the handsome program booklets printed on thick, color-rich stock (3€ instead of the customary 2€), to the Sony-sponsored Digital Concert Hall (where one can buy “tickets” to access past and present BP videos), even down to the gold trim on my ticket, this orchestra amply demonstrates its awareness of its reputation as

When most of us feel like we’re getting a little stale with a piece of work we’re doing – when the thoughts, words or ideas are drying up – we stop for a coffee, stretch our legs, or do a bit of internet browsing. When Richard Wagner realised inspiration was running low for Siegfried, he decided to have a break from it too.

Andris Nelsons and the CBSO brought their superb Beethoven cycle to a close with fine performances of the Eighth and Ninth Symphonies at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall.The Eighth Symphony suffers from sitting in the shade of the Seventh and Ninth, but Beethoven’s “Little” F major symphony has a great deal to offer.

Monumental in scale and scope, Götterdämmerung is a work to which it is hard to be indifferent. For many, the idea of an evening of fantasy opera lasting nearly seven hours is unimaginable, so uncongenial is the subject material and so great the attention span demanded.

Pairing Richard Strauss’ Metamorphosen with Mahler’s mighty Resurrection Symphony made for an emotionally exhausting season opener in Birmingham, taking a packed Symphony Hall from anguished lamentation to fist-clenched fury and, ultimately, shattering resolution.Strauss’ unique work for 23 solo strings is widely accepted as being a reflection on 1940s violence.

Before the concert began, Yannick Nézet-Séguin gave a short introductory speech that, in effect, would have the Royal Festival Hall consecrated for the evening as a place of worship.

La soprano albanaise confirme qu'elle est l'une des meilleures Cio-Cio-San de l'histoire du rôle, accompagnée par un Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lyon en grande forme. La mise en scène, en revanche, déçoit.

Strauss-Versteher Christian Thielemann lädt am hundertsten Jahrestag der Welturaufführung zum musikalischen Träumen ein.

Unter Mitwirkung hervorragender Gesangssolisten bieten die Philharmonia Zürich und der Opernchor unter Fabio Luisi Mendelssohns Oratorium Elias auf sehr hohem Niveau.

La OCNE dirigida brillantemente por Nagano y con Sean Panikkar encabezando un sólido reparto vuelven a traer a Madrid The Bassarids la obra maestra de Henze veinte años después.

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, de retour de tournée en Amérique Latine, ravit le public genevois d une Troisième Symphonie de Mahler remarquable. Jonathan Nott aura convaincu le public que Mahler est de retour en terres genevoise par la grande porte.

Zur Eröffnung des diesjährigen Festivals gab der neue Leiter des Lucerne Festival Orchestra Riccardo Chailly seinen bejubelten Einstand mit einer grandiosen Aufführung von Mahlers Achter Symphonie.

Donner la Troisième Symphonie de Mahler dans la Basilique de Saint-Denis est une décision d’ampleur, pouvant charrier le meilleur comme le pire... Un concert en terra incognita qui fait éprouver la fantasque, terrifiante poésie qu’on peut extraire d’une acoustique hors norme.

Mit Toshio Hosokawas von der Natur- und Atomkatastrophe in Fukushima inspiriertem Werk Klage präsentierte sich zuletzt das Philharmonische Staatsorchester Hamburg unter Leitung von Lothar Zagrosek

Leid und Trost bestimmen Dvořáks Werk; Mariss Jansons, der Chor und das Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunk gestalteten es dramatisch und kontrastreich.