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Singapore

Brahms gets a welcome airing in Singapore

By Chang Tou Liang, 01 August 2024

Sayaka Shoji performs Brahms' popular Violin Concerto with the Singapore Symphony and Hans Graf.

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Singapore

03 Aug 2024

Brahms gets a welcome airing in Singapore

By Chang Tou Liang

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Sheffield

Tom Borrow’s inspired Beethoven raises the temperature in Sheffield

By Phil Parker, 24 February 2024

The theatrical flair of flamboyant conductor Maxime Pascal and rock-steady Beethoven playing from brilliant young pianist Tom Borrow illuminate the Hallé’s concert in Sheffield.

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Sheffield

25 Feb 2024

Tom Borrow’s inspired Beethoven raises the temperature in Sheffield

By Phil Parker

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Montreal

Andreas Ottensamer switches from soloist to podium in Montreal

By Ian Cochrane, 11 October 2023

Pierre Genisson parachutes in as clarinet soloist to join Montreal's Orchestre Métropolitain, led by Berlin Phil Principal Clarinettist, Andreas Ottensamer.

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Montreal

12 Oct 2023

Andreas Ottensamer switches from soloist to podium in Montreal

By Ian Cochrane

Indianapolis

Tomasi's restored Trumpet Concerto headlines Gabel's Indianapolis Symphony program

By Phillip Nones, 17 March 2023

The rediscovered version of the Tomasi Trumpet Concerto from Håkan Hardenberger, Fabien Gabel and the Indianapolis Symphony shares the limelight with an authoritative Indy premiere of Florent Schmitt's La Tragédie de Salomé.

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Indianapolis

18 Mar 2023

Tomasi's restored Trumpet Concerto headlines Indianapolis program

By Phillip Nones

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Seattle

Reliable values and a thrilling discovery: Seattle SO with Hilary Hahn and Alpesh Chauhan

By Thomas May, 20 October 2022

Hilary Hahn and Brahms are the big name draws, but Seattle Symphony's program introduces a remarkable young conductor who makes a powerful impact.

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Seattle

21 Oct 2022

Reliable values and a thrilling discovery from the Seattle Symphony

By Thomas May

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Montreal

Michael Tilson Thomas visits Montreal and the OSM rises to the occasion

By Ian Cochrane, 13 March 2022

Despite the absence of a superstar soloist, Montreal's OSM were magnificent under guest conductor Michael Tilson Thomas.

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Montreal

14 Mar 2022

Tilson Thomas visits Montreal and the OSM rises to the occasion

By Ian Cochrane

London

Stephen Hough, Lionel Bringuier and the London Philharmonic get serious with Brahms

By Phillip Nones, 19 May 2021

In a magisterial performance, Stephen Hough reminds us how consequential the Brahms First Piano Concerto is.

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London

20 May 2021

Hough, Bringuier and the London Phil get serious with Brahms

By Phillip Nones

Montreal

Sir András Schiff dazzles with Montreal’s Orchestre Symphonique

By Ian Cochrane, 23 October 2019

Sir András Schiff performed Haydn and Beethoven concertos with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal and young assistant conductor Thomas Le Duc-Moreau rises to the challenge conducting Brahms.

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Montreal

24 Oct 2019

Sir András Schiff dazzles with Montreal’s Orchestre Symphonique

By Ian Cochrane

Gateshead

Royal Northern Sinfonia’s central European romance

By Jane Shuttleworth, 11 October 2019

Royal Northern Sinfonia and Lars Vogt take us on a joyful dance through central Europe in the company of Brahms, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Dvořák.

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Gateshead

12 Oct 2019

Royal Northern Sinfonia’s central European romance

By Jane Shuttleworth

London

Prom 26: Mozart Requiem trumps the War of the Romantics for energy and drama

By Nick Boston, 07 August 2019

The War of the Romantics – Brahms v Wagner – from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Nathalie Stutzmann, followed by an energetically powerful Mozart Requiem with the BBC National Chorus of Wales on fine form.

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London

09 Aug 2019

Prom 26: Mozart Requiem trumps the War of the Romantics

By Nick Boston

New York City

Van Zweden brings back Corigliano's remarkable First Symphony to the New York Phil

By Edward Sava-Segal, 30 May 2019

A quarter century after its New York première, Corigliano’s Symphony no. 1 has maintained its emotional impact.

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New York City

02 Jun 2019

Van Zweden brings back Corigliano's remarkable First Symphony

By Edward Sava-Segal

Bogotá

Back to Bogotá: Original instrument takes on Brahms, Schumann and Schubert

By Laurence Vittes, 19 April 2019

The "original instrument" Dresden Festival Orchestra transformed conventional notions of what Brahms, Schumann, and Schubert are all about.

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Bogotá

26 Apr 2019

Back to Bogotá: the Dresdner Festspielorchester

By Laurence Vittes

New York City

A New York Philharmonic performance starting as a routine event and ending as an exceptional one

By Edward Sava-Segal, 19 May 2018

Semyon Bychkov lead the New York Philharmonic in an outstanding rendition of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony.

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New York City

22 May 2018

New York Philharmonic start out routinely and end exceptionally

By Edward Sava-Segal

Los Angeles

Bringuier brings Gallic flair to Brahms and Dvořák in LA

By Laurence Vittes, 22 March 2018

They hung over the fronts of their seats waiting for each movement to begin; they were silent, immovable once the music started. When the music stopped they exploded with joy.

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Los Angeles

24 Mar 2018

Bringuier brings Gallic flair to Brahms and Dvořák in LA

By Laurence Vittes

Prague

A celebration of hometown heroes in Prague

By Frank Kuznik, 23 September 2017

The Dvořákʼs Prague festival wraps with four Prague alumni showing why they've gained international fame.

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Prague

25 Sep 2017

A celebration of hometown heroes in Prague

By Frank Kuznik

London

Prom 40: Neatly dovetailed programme from Robin Ticciati and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra

By Chris Garlick, 15 August 2017

A refreshing Austro-German programme of works that neatly dovetailed into each other, presented with energy by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Robin Ticciati.

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London

16 Aug 2017

Prom 40: Neatly dovetailed programme from the SCO

By Chris Garlick

San Francisco

When is Tragic a triumph? When played by the New York Phil

By Mayumi Wardrop, 07 May 2016

A near flawless performance by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra capturing the soul of Brahms and Schumann. A fitting tribute on Brahms' birthday.

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San Francisco

09 May 2016

When is Tragic a triumph?

By Mayumi Wardrop

London

OAE and Rattle recreate the Viennese sound-world of 1880

By Alexander Hall, 22 April 2016

The OAE with Sir Simon Rattle at the helm play three representative Viennese works from the same year: Brahms, Hans Rott and Bruckner.

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London

23 Apr 2016

OAE and Rattle recreate the Viennese sound-world of 1880

By Alexander Hall

London

Precision and controlled beauty from the Cleveland Orchestra in Prom 69

By Nahoko Gotoh, 08 September 2014

Of the ten or so orchestras I’ve listened to during this year’s Proms, the Cleveland Orchestra’s sound was perhaps the most polished, sophisticated (especially the silky strings) and disciplined of all.

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London

10 Sep 2014

Cleveland Orchestra at BBC Proms

By Nahoko Gotoh

Cleveland

Cleveland Orchestra triumph in a weekend of Brahms

By Timothy Robson, 11 January 2014

Cleveland Orchestra, Franz Welser-Möst, and violinist Julia Fischer triumph in a weekend of Brahms, including the Tragic Overture, the Violin Concerto, and the Second Symphony.

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Cleveland

14 Jan 2014

Cleveland Orchestra triumphs

By Timothy Robson

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta and SingFest 2013 Festival Chorus in Beethoven and Brahms

By Alan Yu, 17 August 2013

Thursday December 22nd, 1808 was a bitterly cold day in Vienna. Beethoven took the stage in what was to be his last public performance as soloist with orchestra. The crammed programme lasted some four hours. Due to lack of rehearsal time, the evening didn’t go smoothly, with the final Choral Fantasy having to be stopped and started again.

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Hong Kong

21 Aug 2013

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta and SingFest 2013 Festival Chorus in Beethoven and Brahms

By Alan Yu

London

Prom 47: A fantastic evening as Marin Alsop leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

By Alice Hughes, 17 August 2013

Who says life isn’t a dress rehearsal? Saturday night at the Proms was just that for New York-born Marin Alsop, for when she returns to the Royal Albert Hall in two weeks’ time she will make Proms history as the first female conductor to preside over the Last Night.

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London

21 Aug 2013

Prom 47: A fantastic evening as Marin Alsop leads the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

By Alice Hughes

London

From tragedy to pastoral scenes: RPO at Cadogan Hall

By Madelaine Jones, 25 January 2013

Brahms, Chopin, Beethoven: the programme of he Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's most recent Cadogan Hall concert, under the baton of Fabien Gabel, was unashamedly mainstream. The opening item of the programme was the Brahms Tragic Overture. The opening strident chords managed to be agitated yet pensive, interrupted silence hanging in the air as each note dissipated once more.

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London

28 Jan 2013

From tragedy to pastoral scenes: RPO at Cadogan Hall

By Madelaine Jones

Eastbourne

Alexandra Silocea dazzles with the LPO and Jurowski at Congress Theatre, Eastbourne

By Evan Dickerson, 09 December 2012

It is often interesting to hear performers one knows well in a different setting, and this concert was a case in point for me. The London Philharmonic Orchestra have performed often in Eastbourne since the 1930s and at the Congress Theatre for the past seventeen seasons, but this was my first visit to the venue. Based on this concert, I am hopeful that it will not be my last.

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Eastbourne

02 Jan 2013

Alexandra Silocea dazzles with the LPO and Jurowski at Congress Theatre, Eastbourne

By Evan Dickerson

New York City

Brahms, Brahms, and Brahms from Gergiev and the LSO in New York

By David Allen, 22 October 2012

You can’t say Valery Gergiev doesn’t get around. Four concerts in New York over the last week and a half of October, two with the London Symphony Orchestra, one with the World Orchestra for Peace, and another with the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra might seem a little like overkill, especially for a conductor as notable for hot and cold performances as for his workload.

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New York City

25 Oct 2012

Brahms, Brahms, and Brahms from Gergiev and the LSO in New York

By David Allen

London

Tragedy and triumph: Brahms and Szymanowski from the LSO

By Madelaine Jones, 13 October 2012

For the 2010/11 season, the London Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Valery Gergiev, made a point of extensively exploring the works of Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Shostakovich and Shchedrin. For the 2011/12 season, it was Tchaikovsky and Stravinksy.

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London

17 Oct 2012

Tragedy and triumph: Brahms and Szymanowski from the LSO

By Madelaine Jones

London

Prom 71: Mixed doubles from St Louis Symphony

By Paul Kilbey, 04 September 2012

On 3 September 1912, in a Proms concert which also featured a comedy overture by Granville Bantock and excerpts from Délibes’ ballet Coppélia, Henry Wood and his Queen’s Hall Orchestra gave the world première of Arnold Schoenberg’s Five Orchestral Pieces, a landmark work in atonal expressionism which drew hisses from the hall audience.

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London

05 Sep 2012

Prom 71: Mixed doubles from St Louis Symphony

By Paul Kilbey

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Paris

Du crépuscule au jour nouveau : Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Elsa Dreisig et l’Orchestre de Paris

By Pierre Michel, 24 April 2025

Le chef finlandais a intelligemment dirigé un programme à la trajectoire nettement dessinée, de la noirceur de Brahms à la révélation lumineuse de Sibelius.

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Paris

25 Apr 2025

Du crépuscule au jour nouveau : Saraste et l’Orchestre de Paris

By Pierre Michel

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Berlin

Von Aquarellen und Ölgemälden: Valentinstag mit den Berliner Philharmonikern

By Svenja Koch, 14 February 2024

Liebesgeschichten mit tragischem Beginn: Kirill Petrenko und Lisa Batiashvili begeistern mit Szymanowskis Erstem Violinkonzert. Umrahmt wird das Stück von Brahms und Strauss.

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Berlin

15 Feb 2024

Aquarelle und Ölgemälde: Valentinstag mit den Berliner Philharmonikern

By Svenja Koch

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Valencia

Javier Perianes y Gustavo Gimeno despliegan su personalidad artística en Les Arts

By Daniel Martínez Babiloni, 26 January 2023

Javier Perianes y Gustavo Gimento mostraron sus respectivas personalidades artísticas a la par que se complementaron a la perfección con obras de Mozart y Brahms.

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Valencia

30 Jan 2023

Perianes y Gimeno despliegan su personalidad artística en Les Arts

By Daniel Martínez Babiloni

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Essen

Natürlich formvollendet: Brahms und Dvořák vom Orchestre des Champs-Élysées

By Jens Klier, 20 November 2022

Essener Publikumslieblinge Isabelle Faust und Philippe Herreweghe verzaubern in Dvoráks Violinkonzert – und auch bei Brahms bestätigen Orchester und Dirigent wieder die (historischen, angemessenen) Erwartungen.

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Essen

21 Nov 2022

Formvollendet: Brahms und Dvořák vom Orchestre des Champs-Élysées

By Jens Klier

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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Inspiración romántica con Víctor Pablo Pérez y Alexandra Conunova junto a la Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife

By Francisco Martínez Ramos, 28 October 2022

La Sinfónica de Tenerife presentó un programa con obras de Brahms y Schubert, en el que contaron con Alexandra Conunova como solista de violín y Víctor Pablo Pérez como director.

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Santa Cruz de Tenerife

30 Oct 2022

Inspiración romántica con Pérez y Conunova junto a la OST

By Francisco Martínez Ramos

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Boulogne-Billancourt

Par-delà le geste : le mystère Herreweghe à La Seine Musicale

By Augustin Javel, 16 October 2021

Trente ans après la fondation de l'Orchestre des Champs-Élysées, Philippe Herreweghe fascine toujours par son aptitude à faire entendre des interprétations d'une parfaite clarté, malgré une gestique souvent mystérieuse.

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Boulogne-Billancourt

19 Oct 2021

Par-delà le geste : le mystère Herreweghe à La Seine Musicale

By Augustin Javel

La Coruña

Del sentimiento trágico en la música con Slobodeniouk y la Sinfónica de Galicia

By Pablo Sánchez Quinteiro, 05 March 2021

La Sinfónica de Galicia estrena en La Coruña I Can't Breathe, de Eduardo Soutullo, obra de fuerte carga política cuyo título e inspiración vienen dados por el asesinato de George Floyd; completaron el programa la Obertura trágica de Brahms y La trágica de Schubert.

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La Coruña

11 Mar 2021

Del sentimiento trágico en la música con Slobodeniouk y la OSG

By Pablo Sánchez Quinteiro

Leipzig

Gelassene Altersweisheit: grandioser Brahms in Leipzig

By Sebastian Urmoneit, 03 October 2019

Herbert Blomstedt und das Gewandhausorchester Leipzig breiten Brahms eine Festwiese aus.

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Leipzig

07 Oct 2019

Gelassene Altersweisheit: grandioser Brahms in Leipzig

By Sebastian Urmoneit

Geneva

Rachmaninov poétique sous les doigts de Nelson Freire à Genève

By Thomas Muller, 31 January 2019

Invité à Genève, l’Orchestre National de Lyon a délivré un concerto de Rachmaninov de haute tenue, sous la direction d'Eliahu Inbal et sous l’inspiration de Nelson Freire.

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Geneva

04 Feb 2019

Rachmaninov poétique sous les doigts de Nelson Freire à Genève

By Thomas Muller

Berlin

Nicht interpretieren sondern aufführen: Die Wiener Philharmoniker unter Zubin Mehta gastieren in Berlin

By Sebastian Urmoneit, 07 October 2017

In der wiedereröffneten Staatsoper Unter den Linden akzentuierte Zubin Mehta sparsam in seiner Zeichengebung und überließ den Musikern der Wiener Philharmoniker das Feld.

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Berlin

09 Oct 2017

Die Wiener Philharmoniker brillieren unter Zubin Mehta in Berlin

By Sebastian Urmoneit

Pamplona

La OSN y Wit: brillante en las cortas y medias distancias

By Romina De Carli, 10 June 2016

Si algo caracteriza la dirección de Antoni Wit es el brillo que es capaz de conferir a las partituras que interpreta. Y este brillo ha estado presente también en su concierto con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra ofrecido el pasado viernes en el Baluarte, conjuntamente con el Orfeón Pamplonés.

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Pamplona

13 Jun 2016

La OSN y Wit: brillante en las cortas y medias distancias

By Romina De Carli

Munich

Alice Sara Ott auf Spurensuche mit den Münchner Philharmonikern und Nikolaj Znaider

By David Renke, 14 March 2016

Nikolaj Znaider und Alice Sara Ott machen sich mit den Münchner Philharmonikern auf die Suche nach den Geheimnissen eines Programms, das von Brahms über Liszt bis Elgar reichte.

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Munich

16 Mar 2016

Auf Spurensuche

By David Renke

Madrid

Afkham y Beethoven en el Auditorio Nacional: el idilio continúa

By Mario Muñoz, 12 June 2015

Buen concierto de Afkham al frente de la OCNE ante un público seducido desde un principio

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Madrid

15 Jun 2015

Afkham y Beethoven: el idilio continúa

By Mario Muñoz

Mannheim

Brahms einmal anders: Michael Barenboim und die Mannheimer Philharmoniker

By Christine Roth, 10 May 2015

Ungewohnt hart und frei von jeglicher romantischen Verklärung interpretierte Micheal Barenboim, begleitet von den Mannheimern Philharmonikern, das Violinkonzert von Johannes Brahms.

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Mannheim

11 May 2015

Brahms einmal anders

By Christine Roth