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Effortless Vaughan Williams from Maria Włoszczowska, with atmospheric Musgrave and a blooming Schumann First Symphony. 

A rare outing for Lili Boulanger's D'un matin de printemps lay at the dewy centre of this spring–summer seasonal programme.  

Lahav Shani and Francesco Piemontesi make their debuts with the Berliner Philharmoniker in a pair of works infused with springtime. 

Gustavo Dudamel and the Boston Symphony Orchestra perform Stravinsky and Schumann's rousing musical depictions of spring.

The Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla in a compelling performance of Mozart's overture to Don Giovanni and Strauss's Don Juan, with soloist Francesca Dego bringing to life Mozart’s Violin Concerto no. 4 in D major.

Concluding Gardiner's Schumann cycle, it was a memorable concert, with a memorable Spring Symphony and a musical Manfred Overture. The Beethoven first piano concerto proved an unlikely hero.

Under the baton of John Storgårds, Vilde Frang made her Cleveland Orchestra debut in Britten's Violin Concerto, with works of Antheil and Schumann rounding out a diverse selection.

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under Jansons treated the Lucerne Festival audience to works by Schumann and Bernstein. But it was pianist Matsuev’s Rachmaninov that electrified the hall.

Norrington's Schumann cycle with the RSNO begins convincingly.

Gustavo Gimeno, making his Symphony Hall debut, impressed in a program opening with Ligeti's Concert Românesc.

Schumann, Goldmark and Malipiero feature in a seasonal programme in Milan. 

The Romantic fervour of Brahms' Haydn Variations and Schumann's Spring Symphony brought out by Cristian Mandeal and the Hallé, plus Sophia Jaffé's glorious performance of Bruch's Scottish Fantasy.

The 2015 Master Series of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra opened with a programme of Schumann and Mendelssohn put together with excellent taste and scholarly insight.

Could the Berlin Philharmonic live up to the standards set by other famous orchestras earlier in the Musikfest? As it turned out, the performance of Brahms' Symphony no. 1 under Rattle was my highlight of the festival.

Schumann and Brahms are linked together by their great friendship, their musical influences on each other, and, of course, by Schumann’s wife, Clara, who was one of the most important people in Brahms’ life.

Un programa variado que la Orquesta Nacional, bajo la dirección de David Afkham y junto al chelista Asier Polo, acometió con éxito.

Rare lieu où des concerts publics ont encore lieu en Europe, Monte-Carlo accueillait Daniel Lozakovich et Cornelius Meister pour un programme romantique allemand de toute beauté.

La Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife y su titular Antonio Méndez ofrecieron el primero de los tres conciertos dedicados íntegramente a Robert Schumann. Actuó como solista el pianista Inon Barnatan.

C’est un Théâtre des Champs-Élysées archi-comble qui a accueilli la phalange autrichienne et son chef Mariss Jansons pour un concert réunissant la Symphonie n° 1 de Schumann et la fameuse Symphonie fantastique de Berlioz.

À la Maison Symphonique de Montréal, l'Orchestre Métropolitain et le violoncelliste Maximilian Hornung ont livré une prestation admirable, sous la direction inspirée de Jordan de Souza.

L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande revient avec Marek Janowski en terres germaniques, pour un concert intégralement consacré à Robert Schumann. Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt s'illustre dans le Concerto pour violoncelle.

Limpísimos agudos que cortaban el aire, pizzicati precisos y resonantes y un fraseo refinado, convirtieron la escucha de estas piezas en el equivalente a encapsular una sinfonía mahleriana en diez minutos de música.

Als Einleitung zum Konzert wäre diese Leistung wohl über die beiden anderen Werke vergessen gegangen. So aber wurde das Publikum mit der Erinnerung an ein kleines Glanzstück nach Hause entlassen.