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Zurich's Tonhalle Orchestra and Paavo Järvi celebrate music by American composers Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, along with a work by Paul Hindemith.

The tenor and pianist pair Britten and Schubert in their Lieder recital on the stage of the Großer Saal. 

A complete cycle of 24 Preludes and Fugues mesmerises a packed Wigmore Hall for nearly two and a half hours.

Elim Chan and Igor Levit make successful Boston Symphony debuts performing Brahms' Second Piano Concerto. 

Aided by an immaculate technique and great beauty of sound, the pianist brought new and exciting ideas to familiar works, balancing spontaneity with careful construction in his interpretations.

At the Firkušný Festival, the pianist shows remarkable skill and stamina, but little inspiration in Beethoven's final three piano sonatas.

Sir Antonio Pappano inspires the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra to playing of rare distinction in Schumann and Igor Levit again demonstrates why he is a front-rank artist in Beethoven.

Järvi and the Berliner Philharmoniker also played Prokofiev's rarely performed Sixth Symphony. 

In this musical journey the Greek conductor Constantinos Carydis takes you to Athens and Crete, while Igor Levit explores Apollonian qualities in Mozart.

Igor Levit has been a familiar companion to many during lockdown via live streams, but an all-Beethoven recital "in the flesh" at Wigmore Hall was outstanding.

As part of the “Life is Live” summer festival, Igor Levit gives a stunning solo performance of four Beethoven sonatas.

An intriguing programme and incisive playing from Igor Levit and Markus Becker as they examine Beethoven and Brahms from a fresh angle, and exceptional Bartók.

The wonderful acoustics of Milton Court proved to be the ideal setting for dramatic performances of rarely performance repertoire. With Igor Levit at the helm the evening was both technically challenging and artistically stimulating for audience and performers alike.

With Alain Altinoglu at the podium, the programme of works by Beethoven, Ravel and Stravinsky showed off Levit's lightness and freshness and brought out the excitement of fairytales.

Edward Gardner clearly has a thing for the Czechs. A month after he made his Royal Opera main-stage debut with Janáček's Katya Kabanova, here he was with the Filarmonica della Scala to conduct a strongly Czech programme.

Levit transfigured one more time the musical material in a sort of new, life-affirming way. 

Fourth time's a charm as pianist Igor Levit returns to Birmingham for a tremendous recital. 

If Beethoven referred to his own compositional approach as “redend” (speaking), then Levit speaks him clearly, beautifully and fluently.

Two monumental works by Rzewski and Mahler performed with intensity, drama and authority by Igor Levit in a concert celebrating Frederic Rzewski's 80th birthday.

Igor Levit gave a splendid account of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 4 in G major, and a performance of Brahms' Second Symphony was played with enthusiasm by the visiting NDR Radiophilharmonie.

Thomas Søndergård conducts the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Mosolov, Shostakovich and Beethoven with Igor Levit

Mass hysteria, Schiller’s Ode to Joy and Wild Nights – a heady mix for this year’s opening night of the BBC Proms from Edward Gardner and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Shostakovich's mighty piano cycle is given a delicate and intense performance - truly an expidition into some of the most personal of the composer's music.

Igor Levit, praised for his distinctive and sometimes unconventional approach to Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas, brought his cycle to a close with a concert of profound philosophy and bold contrasts.

A refined Emperor Concerto from Igor Levit complemented a welcome return to the LSO by Fabio Luisi, exuding calm control and infectious enthusiasm in Brahms' second symphony.

Igor Levit makes an impressive start to his Beethoven cycle at Wigmore Hall with his intelligent and distinctive approach to this repertoire.

There can be no better reason to see a concert of Beethoven than to be offered a fresh point of view; Julia Fischer and Igor Levit did just that.

Violinist Julia Fischer and pianist Igor Levit performed all ten of Beethoven’s violin sonatas in a marathon at the Tonhalle that culminated in Sunday night’s “Kreutzer” and the “Tenth”. 

The was an absorbed performance that let the composer's voice resound more strongly than the performers' own. The result was an atmosphere of apostolic devotion.

Marina Abramović revealed her new technique for listening to music in a concert at the Park Avenue Armory featuring a majestic performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations by pianist Igor Levit.

Debuts all round: pianist Igor Levit in Beethoven 5, and a debut of Czech composer's Martinu's Symphony no 6. 

A hard working concert from the excellent RSNO and Peter Oundjian, proved to be a very harmonious mix of mellow works by Messaien, Mozart And Bruckner.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Rachmaninov Inside Out festival continued with a performance of the Russian composer’s Symphony no. 1.

RSNO, James Feddeck and Igor Levit offer an imaginatively interlinked, all-Russian programme - looking forwards and back.

Stately fun and stormy exoticism: Maxim Vengerov appears as soloist and conductor in a programme of Beethoven and Rimsky-Korsakov at the Barbican.

Igor Levit’s star is rising fast: a BBC New Generation Artist, an exclusive recording deal with Sony Classics, and a debut CD of Beethoven’s late piano sonatas have already brought this 26-year-old pianist attention and acclaim, and on Tuesday evening he opened the 2013/14 International Piano Series at London’s Southbank Centre with a performance of Beethoven’s last three piano sonatas to a full h

Surely, Michael Tippett must be considered the most important British composer of the mid 20th century, even if this might be an unfashionable thing to say in this Britten-filled centenary year. Certainly, the BBCSO’s brave performance of his Third Symphony was evidence of this in itself.Since his death in 1998 at the age of 93, performances of Tippett’s work have gone into sad decline.

It’s rare to be at a concert, of any genre, and to experience a very profound sense of involvement on the part of the performers, combined with total commitment to the music, both in terms of fidelity to the written score and integrity of performance.

La cheffe et le pianiste allemands ont tous deux fait preuve d'une théâtralité pas toujours bien dosée aux côtés d'un Orchestre de Paris éloquent dans la Deuxième Symphonie de Kurt Weill.

La direction de Manfred Honeck magnifie un Orchestre de Paris à se damner. Le piano d'Igor Levit manque un peu d'insolence virtuose et de swing dans Gershwin.

Werke von Brahms, Mahler, Schubert und Prokofjew verband Igor Levit in Baden-Baden zu einem einem spannungsreichen Programm.

Igor Levit ist der Intellektuelle unter den Pianisten – am Samstag spielte er nun mit dem BRSO unter Leitung von Manfred Honeck Brahms Erstes Klavierkonzert.

Le pianiste livre un récital Bach-Chostakovitch-Beethoven-Prokofiev d'une grande beauté sonore mais qui intrigue plus qu'il n'emporte.

Ein Abend großer Kontraste mit viel Leidenschaft, Nähe und Raum für Interpretation.

Mit traumhaften Momenten in Beethoven und Elgar verabschiedete sich das BR-Symphonieorchester unter Edward Gardner aus dem Gasteig.

Mit Beethovens letzten drei Sonaten, findet der Zyklus einen fulminanten Abschluss.

Am siebenten Abend schimmerte der Höhepunkt eines jeden Beethoven-Sonaten-Zyklus.

Nicht nur der Pianist, auch Beethoven ging mit diesen vier Sonaten neue Wege.

Der Pianist spielte in der Philharmonie in großer Form auf.