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Edward Gardner’s Pittsburgh Symphony debut brings freshness and intensity to Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, alongside a sparkling tribute to Michael Tilson Thomas.

Stylish Beethoven from Benjamin Grosvenor and dramatic Ustvolskaya from Yuriy Yurchuk, but Petrenko and the RPO’s blistering Shostakovich steals the show.

A traditional overture–concerto–symphony programme at Klosters Music proves anything but stale in dramatic performances by the Munich Chamber Orchestra. 

Ryan Bancroft and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales give an extraordinary, terrifying account of Shostakovich’s Thirteenth Symphony, preceded by a Classical-Romantic tussle in Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto. 

Echt-Viennese Beethoven interpreter Rudolf Buchbinder enthrals the Singapore audience.

Argerich shows her full artistry, while Europe's young musicians show impressive coordination and dynamics, if short of emotion in Beethoven 7.

Lahav Shani gives the players of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra their moment to shine in Strauss' demanding Ein Heldenleben. 

Dausgaard is in his natural habitat when conducting music by his compatriot and his account of the Sinfonia espansiva proves the highlight of this Prom. 

A tour de force for all concerned with the Boston Symphony Orchestra responding to Paul Lewis’ dynamic finesse with a palette of its own. 

The crossed warning searchlights were out and aircraft mostly stayed away, as Gemma New and the Los Angeles Philharmonic got to know each better in Beethoven and Schumann.

The evolving relationship between Petrenko and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is one to be followed.

Purity and clarity are hallmarks of Zimerman’s playing and there was an almost aristocratic composure to his phrasing in these splendid performances. 

While Kalle Randalu proves an amiable soloist in the First Piano Concerto, it is Beethoven the firebrand who startles in Paavo Järvi's account of the First Symphony with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.

Rudolf Buchbinder's deep expertise and the Czech Philharmonic's expressive gifts add another dimension to the composer's anniversary celebration.

A sprightly program of Beethoven, anti-Beethoven and Bartók.

Rudolf Buchbinder and the Lucerne Festival Strings recently performed Beethoven’s First and Fifth Piano Concertos in the last of the prestigious Piano festivals at the Lucerne Culture and Congress Centre. 

The Icelandic pianist joins The Hallé and conductor Klaus Mäkelä to deliver an excellent performance of Beethoven's First Piano Concerto at the Bridgewater Hall. 

When it was announced from the stage that Gustavo Dudamel would not be conducting due to a "family emergency," the orchestra played for Conducting Fellow Stephen Mulligan as if he were a maestro.

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.

A charming, thoughtful account of Beethoven's First Piano Concerto by Norwegian pianist Christian Ihle Hadland, while the NSO under the baton of Stutzmann delivered wonderful Haydn and Mendelssohn Symphonies. 

How do you prepare a new production at a major opera house, then stroll across the Thames to lead a fine and distinctive Mahler Five? 

Resident soloist Jorge Federico Osorio continues his Beethoven Piano Concerto cycle with Guest Conductor Roberto Abbado and the Atlanta Symphony.

Mahler had Walter, Mitropoulos and, most importantly, Bernstein to champion him in the US. Bruckner was never as fortunate... until now. When Andris Nelsons succeeded James Levine as Music Director of the Boston Symphony, he specifically mentioned Bruckner as a composer he would program regularly, in marked contrast to his predecessor’s antipathy.

The former principal guest conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra made his first appearance in seven years to lead graceful performances of Elgar and Beethoven. 

Two promising talents tacke Beethoven: China's Ke Ma impresses in PC4, Hungary's Szüts impresses as a composer with his cadenza for PC1. Tamás Gál and the Miskolc Symphony provide strong support.

Piotr Anderszewski played and conducted Mozart and Beethoven concertos with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe plus pieces by Bartók and Janáček. An ideal partnership and fine performances.

The Northen Chamber Orchestra bring small-scale but energetic accounts of Beethoven, plus Anthony Gilbert's intriguing Another Dream Carousel to the Heritage Centre in Macclesfield.

2017 began with a bang in Zurich, thanks to a stellar pianist, Daniil Trifonov, and a peak performance by the Tonhalle Orchestra under Kent Nagano’s seasoned baton.

Young prodigy Serena Wang delights audiences in her performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 1 while the China Philharmonic's cautious approach falls flat.

The Filarmonica della Scala opened the season with a concert that celebrated its virtues and symbolised its ambitions. The presence of Daniel Barenboim, the former Music Director of La Scala, spoke of its inclusive doctrine.

During Jessie Montgomery's Records from a Vanishing City, musical styles from avant-garde jazz to Angolan lullabies quarreled and overlapped, keeping our ears pricked for the duration of the piece.

David Afkham scored a successful CSO debut in Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony and Beethoven First Piano Concerto with Emanuel Ax.

NSO gives another convincing performance of Shakespeare inspired works. 

A fine account of Bruckner's Fourth Symphony was let down by the choice of the original version of the score, whilst Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 1 saw some idiosyncratic playing.

The CBSO's inaugural “Spirit Of England” concert featured familiar works by Beethoven, paired with rarities by Butterworth and Walton.  

Together with Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle, Martha Argerich gave herself and the audience the best present: Mozart, Beethoven and Scarlatti at the peak of perfection.

An all-Beethoven concert by Markus Stenz and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra provided an opportunity to hear familiar, not-so-familiar and downright rare repertoire from the master's pen.

A Tchaikovsky rarity conducted by talented newcomer Harish Shankar were followed by Beethoven and Rachmaninov played by established masters Stephen Hough and Mark Elder in a fine Hallé concert.

Conductor Carlos Kalmar and pianist Yevgeny Sudbin collaborated to play a solid Beethoven First Piano Concerto. Kalmar finished the program with a loud performance of the Schoenburg arrangement of Brahms' Piano Quartet no. 1.

Joined by soloist Alexander Melnikov, Seattle Symphony and Ludovic Morlot find the right key for a programme of works classical and neoclassical. 

Broad tempi and a measured steer from Bernard Haitink led to a concert somewhat lacking in vigour and energy.

On the bill for Prom 9, Thursday 23rd July 2015: Beethoven's first and fourth piano concertos, and Stravinsky's  Apollon Musagète de Stravinsky. A superb musical adventure which leaves us impatient for its next phase.

Last night’s concert at the Royal Festival Hall brought together three of the biggest names in classical music, performing two works that are somewhat more mid range in popularity within the repertoire.

Thomas Søndergård's over-subtle touch in conducting Haydn, Beethoven and Mozart has some delicate colouring but fails to reach the deeper drama.

Llŷr Williams, Alexander Janiczek and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra in a triple concerto evening.

Esa-Pekka Salonen infused his rendition of L'Oiseau de feu with air rather than fire. I’ve come to expect passion and urgency from performances of the complete ballet, but his splintering silences and startling dynamic shifts lent a unique tone to the work.

The beginning of a concert season given by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is always eagerly anticipated – especially when directed by their Principal, award-winning conductor, Kirill Karabits.

Emanuel Ax launches into a cycle of Beethoven piano concertos in Sydney with classical elegance and wit. 

The Cleveland Orchestra celebrates CPE Bach's 300th birthday, along with works by Vaňhal, Beethoven and Haydn in performances of utmost clarity.

Christoph von Dohnányi yields to the Romanticism of Ein Heldenleben after a delicate, ornate rendering of Beethoven's Piano Concerto no.1 from Martin Helmchen.