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Berg's concerto “To the Memory of an Angel” is played with heart-melting beauty; David Afkham and the Orchestre national de Lyon offer pleasant, but unmemorable, Beethoven and Brahms. 

Making connections between works real and emphasising the value of tradition were addressed in this mix of Bartók, Martinů and Mahler from Manfred Honeck, Frank-Peter Zimmermann and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester.

The Roussel Bacchus et Ariane was the standout performance in a trio of French orchestral works presented by Alan Gilbert and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. 

Frank Peter Zimmermann dazzles in an angelic tribute, while Alan Gilbert and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester emphasise clarity at the expense of warmth.

After blazing new trails abroad, the Czech Philhamonic keeps its hometown fans happy with a rousing return to form.

In a terrific performance under Manfred Honeck, the German violinist brings down the house with Beethoven's Violin Concerto. 

This season, the Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC) is turning its eyes towards Bach, whilst at the same time programming the usual great symphonic repertoire, as well as contemporary composers. Here, Kazushi Ono gathered a Bach concerto (transcribed for violin), a rarely-performed work by Schumann and Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra.

The Concertgebouw's distinctive sound has remained intact. Ripe lower strings meld with limpid winds and sculpted horns emerge slowly into the foreground all gleaming and glistening.

The New York Phil's music director drives his Tchaikovsky hard but brings taut control to 20th-century repertoire, with Frank Peter Zimmermann oustanding in Bartók. 

Edge and bite in Bartók from Zimmermann, followed by intense but restrained Shostakovich from Valčuha and the Philharmonia.

When the Boston Symphony audience embraces a conductor with sustained, enthusiastic applause as they did with Jakub Hrůša, making his debut, they are not only expressing their approval; they are saying you belong.

Jakub Hrůša proves to be a musician who can put his personal inspiring stamp on each music piece he conducts.

The best in music is revelation. Osmo Vänskä certainly provided revelation, bringing to the Melbourne Symphony a subtlety, power and musical originality that it has long lacked.

The Berliner Philharmoniker peformed in memory of Claudio Abbado, but the audience seemed thoroughly elsewhere.

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and Chief Conductor Mariss Jansons fell just short of excellence in the first concert of their residency at the Barbican, with Bruckner's 4th Symphony alongside Mozart's G Major Violin Concerto (with Frank Peter Zimmermann).

Not for Josep Pons is the neat, crystalline programming of Oliver Knussen or similar: this sprawling Proms debut by the Catalan conductor encompassed a perplexing variety of music, never really looking like it would form much of a coherent whole.

Franz Welser-Möst misses few opportunities to declare his affinity with Anton Bruckner. The conductor, after all, is from Linz in Upper Austria, and Bruckner was born twelve decades earlier in a village just outside the same town. From London to Vienna, Welser-Möst has believed it necessary consciously to advocate for Bruckner’s music.

The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester are known as one of the best youth orchestras in the world, if not the best. As such, they do not shy away from the more difficult repertoire and tonight’s performance of Berg’s Violin Concerto and Mahler’s Symphony no. 7 reaffirmed their reputation.

The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester is one of the finest youth orchestras in the world. Bringing together young musicians from all over Europe, from Portugal to Russia, it is a model of international co-operation.

Le violoniste allemand et l'orchestre de la capitale se sont montrés particulièrement fusionnels dans le Concerto d'Elgar, avec un excellent Dima Slobodeniouk officiant à la baguette.

Unter der Leitung von Daniele Gatti und mit dem Solisten Frank Peter Zimmermann bringt das Gastorchester aus Sachsen das Violinkonzert und die Dritte Symphonie von Schumann zu Gehör.

Die Wiener Philharmoniker sind zu Gast in der Alten Oper Frankfurt und glänzen mit Virtuosität und Perfektion.

Con el complejo Concierto para violín de Elgar en las exquisitas manos de Frank Peter Zimmermann y la brillantez de la música de Stravinsky, la Sinfonica de Galicia concluyó la presente temporada.

Ein spannend durchmischtes Programm mit Werken von Bach-Vater und Söhnen.

Mit Strawinsky und Schubert verwandeln Jurowski und Frank Peter Zimmermann die Berliner Philharmonie in eine Manege.

Au côté d'un excellent Frank Peter Zimmermann, l'ex-directeur musical de l'Opéra national de Paris fait un retour triomphal dans une Maison de la radio et de la musique pleine à craquer.

Jukka-Pekka Saraste zeigt bei seinem kurzfristigen Einspringen auf welch hohem Niveau finnische Dirigenten zurzeit stehen.

Bereits zum dritten Mal fanden sich Klaus Mäkelä und das BRSO zu einem spannenden Konzertabend mit Bartók, Martinů und Mahler.

Frank Peter Zimmermann und Martin Helmchen brillieren in Beethovens letzten drei Violinsonaten.

Frank Peter Zimmermann se presentó en el Coliseum de La Coruña para interpretar el poco frecuentado Concierto de violín de Schumann junto a la Sinfónica de Galicia bajo la direccion de Dima Slobodeniouk.

Le duo donnait la seconde moitié de leur intégrale des sonates pour violon et piano de Beethoven. Un récital éblouissant qui a pris des allures de leçon de style beethovénien.

Die Ausnahmemusiker sorgten für einen beherzten sowie spannungsgeladenen Abend in der Philharmonie Berlin.

Pour fêter la Saint-Valentin, l’Orchestre National de Lyon propose un programme d’œuvres intensément passionnées, les plus fameuses transportant à la découverte de l'extase.

Franz Peter Zimmermann fue el protagonista central con su vibrante y personal interpretación del Concierto para violín de Mendelssohn eje de la velada junto a las sinfonías Praga de Mozart y la de "tres movimientos" de Stravinsky.

Frank Peter Zimmermann guía al público del Palacio Euskalduna en un viaje musical a lo largo del continente europeo de la mano de Gaubert, Martinů y Dvorák.

Das BRSO beschert den Zuhörern im Herkulessaal ein spektakuläres Programm aus Werken von Rossini, Prokofiev und Beethoven.

Primera actuación de la temporada del Coro Nacional de España que junto a la Orquesta ofrecieron una memorable versión del Requiem de Fauré. Completaba el programa el concierto de Beethoven con Zimmermann como solista intachable en una interesante conjunción con la orquesta.

Un abrumador Zimmermann y una contundente orquesta inauguraron de forma brillante la temporada de la OSG

L'âme slave s'est emparée de l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, offrant un écrin magnifique à Frank Peter Zimmermann qui aura offert à entendre une version magistrale du Concerto pour violon n°2 de Chostakovitch. 

Présenté comme un programme France/Russie, l’affiche déborde largement de ce seul cadre par les évocations exotiques de Gabriel Pierné et de Claude Debussy, accolées au Concerto pour violon no. 2 de Dimitri Chostakovitch.