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A night of bold strokes: Orozco-Estrada and Josefowicz light up Seoul Arts Center

By SangKwon Lee, 22 May 2025

By the close of the performance, one sensed that the audience’s exhilaration stemmed less from polished execution and more from a shared immersion in the music’s dramatic arc—elements that lingered as the defining memory of this eventful evening.

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Seoul

24 May 2025

A night of bold strokes: Orozco-Estrada and Josefowicz in Seoul

By SangKwon Lee

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London

Made in America: Susanna Mälkki, Leila Josefowicz and the LSO in a fine showcase

By Roy Westbrook, 18 May 2025

Julia Perry and two Europeans exiled to America feature in Susanna Mälkki's London Symphony Orchestra programme, featuring Leila Josefowicz as soloist in Stravinsky's Violin Concerto.

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London

19 May 2025

Made in America: Mälkki, Josefowicz and the LSO in a fine showcase

By Roy Westbrook

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New York City

Jakub Hrůša and Patricia Kopatchinskaja dazzle with the New York Philharmonic

By Susan Stempleski, 09 April 2025

The Czech conductor impresses in a wide-ranging program featuring a world premiere by Jesse Montogomery and the Philharmonic debut of the Moravian violinist.

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New York City

11 Apr 2025

Hrůša and Kopatchinskaja dazzle with the New York Phil

By Susan Stempleski

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Los Angeles

Abrams and the LA Phil groove in Stravinsky’s rise-and-grind at the Hollywood Bowl

By Néstor Castiglione, 22 August 2024

Tough, punchy Stravinsky from guest conductor Teddy Abrams and violinist Leila Josefowicz.

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Los Angeles

22 Aug 2024

Abrams and the LA Phil groove in Stravinsky's rise-and-grind

By Néstor Castiglione

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Lenox

The joy of music-making: Dalia Stasevska and Leila Josefowicz at Tanglewood

By Kevin Wells, 10 August 2024

At Tanglewood, Dalia Stasevska pairs Sibelius and Stravinsky via a rarely heard orchestration of the former by the latter.

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Lenox

12 Aug 2024

The joy of music-making: Stasevska and Josefowicz at Tanglewood

By Kevin Wells

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London

Musical passports issued by Oramo, Frang and the BBC Symphony Orchestra

By Alexander Hall, 20 January 2024

Each of the three pieces by Andrew Norman, Stravinsky and Sibelius had an unlocking principle at its heart. Sakari Oramo, his soloist Vilde Frang and his BBC players proved powerful advocates.

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London

21 Jan 2024

Musical passports issued by Oramo, Frang and the BBCSO

By Alexander Hall

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Singapore

Singapore Symphony proves that Debussy and Stravinsky make good partners

By Chang Tou Liang, 14 April 2023

Ziyu He makes light of the fiendish difficulties in Stravinsky's Violin Concerto at the Esplanade Concert Hall.

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Singapore

17 Apr 2023

Debussy and Stravinsky paired by the Singapore Symphony

By Chang Tou Liang

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Seattle

Seattle Symphony premieres Angélica Negrón's Color Shape Transmission

By Philippa Kiraly, 07 April 2022

Something new, something seasoned and something always refreshing characterized the Seattle Symphony's latest program at Benaroya Hall.

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Seattle

08 Apr 2022

Seattle Symphony premieres Angélica Negrón's Color Shape Transmission

By Philippa Kiraly

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Birmingham

Kopatchinskaja and Gražinytė-Tyla bring plenty of life to Russian music with the CBSO

By David Karlin, 02 March 2022

The Moldovan-Austrian-Swiss violinist brings boundless energy to Stravinsky, while the CBSO excels in the slower passages of Tchaikovsky.

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Birmingham

03 Mar 2022

Kopatchinskaja and Gražinytė-Tyla bring life to Russian music

By David Karlin

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Edinburgh

RSNO and Thomas Søndergård shine in fiery Stravinsky and powerful Rachmaninov

By David Smythe, 18 February 2022

A dramatic reading of Stravinsky's Violin Concerto, with soloist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, rounded out a programme that also included a Carlijn Metselaar world premiere and a life-affirming performance of Rachmaninov's Second Symphony.

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Edinburgh

20 Feb 2022

RSNO and Søndergård shine in fiery Stravinsky and powerful Rachmaninov

By David Smythe

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London

Russian earthiness in the Budapest Festival Orchestra's Stravinsky festival

By Mark Pullinger, 17 February 2022

Iván Fischer conducts a mini Stravinsky residency at London's Southbank Centre, featuring six works that encompass a number of the chameleon composer's styles.

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London

19 Feb 2022

Russian earthiness in the Budapest Festival Orchestra's Stravinsky

By Mark Pullinger

Cologne

Raising a glass to greatness: Gürzenich Orchestra's splendid Stravinsky marathon

By Roy Westbrook, 06 April 2021

The players gathered at the bar for a Scotch as the credits rolled. After three hours and twenty minutes of note-taking, I decided to follow suit.

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Cologne

07 Apr 2021

Raising a glass to greatness: Gürzenich's splendid Stravinsky marathon

By Roy Westbrook

Cologne

Musical contrasts from Fabien Gabel and the Gürzenich Orchester Köln

By Phillip Nones, 16 March 2021

In Cologne, Stravinsky's neoclassicism comes up against the echt-romanticism of Schreker and Korngold, ending in a draw.

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Cologne

16 Mar 2021

Musical contrasts from Fabien Gabel and the Gürzenich Orchester Köln

By Phillip Nones

Berlin

Digital challenge in the Digital Concert Hall: Skride and Nelsons in Berlin

By Roy Westbrook, 13 December 2020

Stravinsky's Violin Concerto is a favourite of Baiba Skride's, played here with evident enthusiasm, and a chamber music feel to the interchanges with the wind and brass.

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Berlin

13 Dec 2020

Digital challenge in the Digital Concert Hall

By Roy Westbrook

London

A breath of Finnish fresh air: Rouvali and the Philharmonia on top form in Stravinsky and Adams

By Chris Garlick, 30 May 2019

A breath of Finnish fresh air blew onto the London music scene with the announcement from the Philharmonia Orchestra of the appointment of Santtu-Matias Rouvali as their new Principal Conductor from 2021.

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London

31 May 2019

Finnish fresh air: Rouvali and the Philharmonia on top form

By Chris Garlick

Dublin

Violinist Frang and conductor Măcelaru impress equally in an all Russian programme

By Andrew Larkin, 22 February 2019

A lively, muscular account of Stravinsky's Violin Concerto by Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang while Măcelaru conducts a convincing Manfred Symphony by Tchaikovsky.

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Dublin

24 Feb 2019

Frang and Măcelaru impress equally in an all Russian programme.

By Andrew Larkin

San Francisco

MTT offers familiar and unfamiliar Stravinsky in San Francisco

By Edward Sava-Segal, 29 September 2018

In a program including both modernist and neoclassical works, Michael Tilson Thomas and the SFO emphasized the common traits characterizing Stravinsky's entire ouevre.

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San Francisco

01 Oct 2018

MTT offers familiar and unfamiliar Stravinsky in San Francisco

By Edward Sava-Segal

Hong Kong

Energetic Rachmaninov under Jaap van Zweden in Hong Kong

By Alan Yu, 31 August 2018

The Hong Kong Philharmonic opens its 45th season with Mozart, Stravinsky and Rachmaninov.

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Hong Kong

02 Sep 2018

Energetic Rachmaninov under Jaap van Zweden

By Alan Yu

London

Gergiev and his Mariinsky players spin stories at Cadogan Hall

By Alexander Hall, 09 October 2017

In this second Mariinsky concert Kristóf Baráti was a fine but miscast soloist in Stravinsky’s violin concerto, with rich narrative pickings from Rimsky-Korsakov and his illustrious pupil.

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London

10 Oct 2017

Gergiev and his Mariinsky players spin stories at Cadogan Hall

By Alexander Hall

London

Prom 50: Riveting Beethoven from Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and the CBSO

By Dominic Lowe, 21 August 2017

Mirga's approach to Beethoven's Fifth showed a flair for innovation, the highlight of a strong programme that also featured a virtuosic performance from Leila Josefowciz of Stravinsky's Violin Concerto.

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London

23 Aug 2017

Riveting Beethoven 5 from Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

By Dominic Lowe

St Petersburg

Happy 135th birthday, Igor: the Mariinsky celebrate Stravinsky in style

By David Karlin, 17 June 2017

Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra celebrate Stravinsky with a gala that closes with an outstanding Firebird; young talent blooms in A Soldier's Tale

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St Petersburg

18 Jun 2017

The Mariinsky celebrate Stravinsky's 135th

By David Karlin

London

Bees and Bells at the Proms

By Renée Reitsma, 18 August 2014

Rachmaninov's The Bells proved the highlight of Prom 43, with fabulous soloists and huge choral forces who stole the show in the third movement.

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London

21 Aug 2014

Rachmaninov shines in Prom 43

By Renée Reitsma

San Francisco

Pablo Heras-Casado Kicks of a Mendelssohn/Adès festival in San Francisco

By Grant Damron, 04 October 2013

When a conductor decides to lead a performance without a score, it really means two things. One is obvious: a deep and intimate familiarity with the music. Less obvious, though, is the implication of trust in the musicians of the ensemble. On Friday, young Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado delivered a spectacular interpretation of Mendelssohn’s Symphony no.

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San Francisco

07 Oct 2013

Pablo Heras-Casado Kicks of a Mendelssohn/Adès festival in San Francisco

By Grant Damron

Toronto

TSO, Andrey Boreyko and Leila Josefowicz let the Russian gems shine at Roy Thomson Hall

By Daniel Frasca , 01 December 2011

On December 1st, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra welcomed guest conductor Andrey Boreyko to guide them through a journey of "Russian Gems." Boreyko made his debut with the TSO in October 2003 and has had a prolific career through guest conducting and as a music director.

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Toronto

07 Dec 2011

TSO, Andrey Boreyko and Leila Josefowicz let the Russian gems shine at Roy Thomson Hall

By Daniel Frasca

Manchester

The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder: Beethoven Symphony no.4

By Rohan Shotton, 17 November 2011

Continuing the Hallé’s project of juxtaposing Beethoven symphonies with modern works, the underrated fourth symphony was flanked by works by Helen Grime and Igor Stravinsky, with an intriguingly placed Bach Suite closing the concert.

Manchester

18 Nov 2011

The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder: Beethoven Symphony no.4

By Rohan Shotton

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Mexico City

La OSEM y Nana Babayeva interpretan Stravinsky y Bruckner

By Vishnu Bachani, 08 October 2023

Un Concierto para violín de Stravinsky vibrante y una Cuarta sinfonía de Bruckner enérgica con Nana Babayeva y la OSEM.

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Mexico City

11 Oct 2023

La OSEM y Nana Babayeva interpretan Stravinsky y Bruckner

By Vishnu Bachani

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Berlin

Anti-Romantisches und Hoch-Romantisches: Vladimir Jurowski mit dem rsb

By Sebastian Urmoneit, 29 January 2023

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

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Berlin

31 Jan 2023

Anti-Romantisches und Hoch-Romantisches: Vladimir Jurowski mit dem rsb

By Sebastian Urmoneit

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Madrid

La Bamberger Symphoniker vuelve a triunfar en Ibermúsica

By David Santana Cañas, 24 January 2023

Jakob Hrůša se consagra en Ibermúsica con un programa variado y complejo, una oportunidad excelente para mostrar todo el potencial de esta orquesta bávara.

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Madrid

27 Jan 2023

La Bamberger Symphoniker vuelve a triunfar en Ibermúsica

By David Santana Cañas

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Bamberg

Metronom-Klangskulptur mit den Bamberger Symphonikern unter Jakub Hrůša

By Michael Vieth, 14 January 2023

Viel Beifall für schwebende Leichtigkeit und feingliedrige Klangstrukturen im Konzert der Bamberger Symphoniker mit ihrem Chefdirigenten.

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Bamberg

16 Jan 2023

Metronom-Klangskulptur mit den Bambergern unter Jakub Hrůša

By Michael Vieth

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Graz

Weinberg, Strawinsky und Tschaikowsky mit dem CBSO und Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla in Graz

By Isabella Steppan, 28 March 2022

Klangschön aber letztlich zu kalkuliert, um Emotionen zu wecken – so präsentierte sich das City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra zu Gast im Stefaniensaal.

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Graz

30 Mar 2022

Weinberg, Strawinsky und Tschaikowsky mit dem CBSO und Gražinytė-Tyla

By Isabella Steppan

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Barcelona

Stravinsky, el mástil original de Faust y Les Siècles en el Palau de la Música

By Maria Sánchez, 24 March 2022

Programa sinestésico de las obras de un compositor trascendental, en el que el conjunto francés recreó las atmósferas introspectivas de unas piezas que aún destilan contemporaneidad.

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Barcelona

27 Mar 2022

Stravinsky, Faust y Les Siècles en el Palau de la Música

By Maria Sánchez

Paris

À Radio France, Vilde Frang et le Philharmonique enflamment Stravinsky

By Clara Leonardi, 26 September 2019

Curieux programme pour le Philhar' : de Rameau, Bach, Mendelssohn et Stravinsky, c'est ce dernier qu'on retiendra. Au violon, Vilde Frang déploie une énergie phénoménale, soutenue par un orchestre enthousiaste.

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Paris

28 Sep 2019

À Radio France, Vilde Frang et le Philharmonique enflamment Stravinsky

By Clara Leonardi

Paris

Le théâtre des Dissonances : hommages et chants révolutionnaires

By Manuel Gaulhiac, 09 April 2019

Porté par le violoniste David Grimal, l'ensemble Les Dissonances revient à la Philharmonie dans un programme de haute volée, avec un Stravinsky pétulant et un Chostakovich massif.

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Paris

13 Apr 2019

Le théâtre des Dissonances : hommages et chants révolutionnaires

By Manuel Gaulhiac

Ibos

Concentré de modernité au Parvis avec l’Orchestre National Bordeaux-Aquitaine

By Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 03 December 2017

L’Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine, amené par son chef Paul Daniel, proposait un programme évoquant plusieurs pionniers du langage musical de la fin du XIXe siècle au XXIe siècle. Il réunissait ainsi des figures marquantes de l’histoire de la musique (Smetana, Debussy, Stravinski) et faisait le lien avec la création contemporaine (Meïmoun).

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Ibos

10 Dec 2017

Concentré de modernité au Parvis avec l’Orchestre National Bordeaux-Aquitaine

By Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer

Madrid

David Afkham incendia el Auditorio Nacional con un magistral Pájaro de fuego

By Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 04 November 2017

Ravel y Deabussy llevaron su visión de España al pentagrama y David Afkham nos ha traído al Auditorio Nacional dos de estas obras tan representativas: la Rapsodie espagnole de Ravel, y la Ibéria de Debussy; el viaje continuó allende nuestras fronteras con Stravinsky, presente en el programa con su Concierto de violín, de la mano de Vilde Frang como solista, y la suite de El pájaro de fuego.

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Madrid

06 Nov 2017

Afkham incendia el Auditorio con un magistral Pájaro de fuego

By Jorge Baeza Stanicic

London

Une première impressionnante pour la Symphonie no.4 de Górecki

By Elodie Olson-Coons, 12 April 2014

L’impressionnante Quatrième Symphonie de Górecki se sera fait attendre. L’oeuvre fut achevée en 2006, mais il a fallu que ses enfants retrouvent une esquisse complète de partition des années plus tard pour qu’elle prenne vie, puisqu’à sa mort en 2010, le compositeur ne la jugeait pas encore prête.

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London

13 Apr 2014

Une première impressionnante pour la Symphonie no.4 de Górecki

By Elodie Olson-Coons