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The LSO celebrate the breadth and vividness of orchestral colour, while Kirill Gerstein’s Ravel is a shade too reverential.

Music Director Ludovic Morlot placed an emphatic Fortissimo ending on an eight-year tenure that has placed the Seattle Symphony on the global map.

Three Frenchmen and a Finn walk into a concert hall: The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder with Viktoria Mullova play Berlioz, Debussy, Ravel and Sibelius.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra led by Andris Nelsons performs Boulanger, Debussy and Puccini. 

Colour and light from Ludovic Morlot and the CBSO in Debussy and Ravel, but it was the power and depth of Lili Boulanger’s Psalm 130 that shone the brightest.

Oh, but the entire London Symphony Orchestra en fête is a dazzling aural spectacle – how on earth did we all remain in our seats when summoned by such Bacchic frenzy?

The Staatskapelle Berlin brought a showcase programme to the Berlin Philharmonie under chief conductor Daniel Barenboim and made a case for themselves as one of the best bands performing today.

The Atlanta Symphony, under Principal Guest Conductor Donald Runnicles, was joined by one of its own, flute soloist Christina Smith, in fine performances of late 19th-century are mid-20th-century French music.

Bernard Haitink returned for his yearly visit to Symphony Hall to conduct a program which embraced the Classical, Romantic and Modern.

Bernard Haitink receives accolade after outstanding performances of Debussy and Bruckner.

Donald Runnicles conducts Duruflé's Requiem and orchestral Debussy at the Kennedy. 

A programme of personal choices curated by George Benjamin in collaboration with Oliver Knussen – that didn’t quite hang together but with two UK  premières it was a fascinating evening. 

Paul Wittgenstein (brother of famous philosopher Ludwig) was a well-known pianist before he lost his arm in the First World War. Instead of quitting music, he perfected his left hand skills and commissioned a few composers, including Britten, Hindemith, Prokofiev and R. Strauss to write pieces for him.

L'orchestre et son directeur musical ont servi un programme gastronomique et copieux, reliant dans un même geste Boulez, Debussy, Poulenc et Ravel.

Le jeune maestro passait son Prix de direction d'orchestre à la tête de l'Orchestre des Lauréats du Conservatoire, dans un programme des plus exigeants.

Ce 14 juillet, la Ferme de Saint-Maurice a résonné de la poésie et de l'éclat de pièces de Debussy, Liszt, Bartók et Ravel, en clôture du Festival de Bellerive.

Le violoncelliste a délivré une performance hautement spectaculaire, aux côtés d'un Orchestre National de France dont les individualités ont brillé, sous la direction inégale de Cristian Măcelaru.

Frente a la batuta de Josep Pons, la Orquesta y Coro Nacionales desplegaron una valiosa paleta de timbres y colores para recrear el imaginario de Debussy y Ravel y acompañar acertadamente al violinista Fumiaki Miura en el concierto de Britten.

Über feierliche Orgien und historische Extreme nähern sich Concerto Köln und Kent Nagano nun mit viel Fantasie der romantischen Opernwelt.

La Sinfónica de Tenerife comandada por Antonio Méndez ofreció un sugerente programa con música de Debussy, además de  conmemorar el centenario del estreno de El sombrero de tres picos de Falla.

François-Xavier Roth está consiguiendo con Les Siècles crear un sonido propio a partir de un culto preciosista a los matices y a la exactitud interpretativa. Su gesto dinámico y marcado encuentra en la formación un fiel reflejo que convierte cada obra en singular y sugerente.

Matthias Pintscher wusste als dirigierender Komponist zusammen mit Leila Josefowicz, der außergewöhnlichen Solistin seines Violinkonzerts und dem RCO Beeindruckendes auf die Bühne zu bringen.

Éblouissantes interprétations des Siècles, au milieu d'un rituel qui aurait bien plu à Monsieur Croche.