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The dual soul of Brautigam’s fortepiano at the Muziekgebouw

By Antonio D'Amato, 15 February 2026

Brautigam bridged Wilms and Beethoven at the fortepiano, while Farrenc’s First Symphony added symphonic breadth, all shaped by the assured playing of the Kölner Akademie under Michael Alexander Willens.

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Amsterdam

15 Feb 2026

The dual soul of Brautigam’s fortepiano at the Muziekgebouw

By Antonio D'Amato

Philadelphia

Unexpected delights abound with Grimaud and the Philadelphia Orchestra

By Cameron Kelsall, 27 February 2025

Yannick Nézet-Séguin smartly surrounds a guaranteed crowd-pleaser – Brahms’ First Piano Concerto – with less familiar works by Julia Wolfe and Louise Farrenc.

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Philadelphia

27 Feb 2025

Unexpected delights abound with Grimaud and the Philadelphia Orchestra

By Cameron Kelsall

Blake Pouliot, Bryan Cheng and Angel Hewitt with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal © Antoine Saito

Montreal

Past Montreal victors return for Beethoven's Triple Concerto

By Ian Cochrane, 09 November 2022

Violinist Blake Pouliot, cellist Bryan Cheng, and pianist Angela Hewitt, all previous winners of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal’s Concours, return to perform Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.

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Montreal

09 Nov 2022

Past Montreal victors return for Beethoven's Triple Concerto

By Ian Cochrane

Emmanuel Pahud, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain © François Goupil

Montreal

Pahud plays Poulenc and Chaminade: flute royalty joins conducting royalty in Montreal

By Ian Cochrane, 16 October 2022

Montreal’s Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, is inspired by the flute virtuosity of Emmanuel Pahud.

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Montreal

16 Oct 2022

Flute royalty joins conducting royalty in Montreal

By Ian Cochrane

Stockholm

Galumphing through Scotland – and Teutonia – with Antonello Manacorda and the RSPO

By Phillip Nones, 31 March 2021

Two symphonies composed in 1842 were an interesting programming premise but the execution was something of a letdown, with musical subtlety in short supply.

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Stockholm

31 Mar 2021

Galumphing through Scotland with Manacorda and the RSPO

By Phillip Nones

Boulogne-Billancourt

Laurence Equilbey and Insula fly the flag for Farrenc in Paris

By Mark Pullinger, 08 March 2021

Louise Farrenc bucked the trend by composing symphonies at a time when Paris had turned its back on the symphony.

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Boulogne-Billancourt

08 Mar 2021

Laurence Equilbey and Insula fly the flag for Farrenc in Paris

By Mark Pullinger

© Martí E. Berenguer | Franz Schubert Filharmonia

Barcelona

Una ascensión lumínica en el Palau de la Música: el Réquiem de Fauré con Laurence Equilbey y la Franz Schubert Filharmonia

By Maria Sánchez, 17 November 2024

Esperada para la temporada 2024-25, la presencia de Laurence Equilbey fue acogida con entusiasmo por una dirección expansiva, emotiva y con una mirada hacia el cielo.

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Barcelona

17 Nov 2024

Una ascensión lumínica con la Franz Schubert Filharmonia

By Maria Sánchez