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A mad March hare, a murdered child, a hypochondriac prince, and a roomful of dead wives make for a stellar concert by the Houston Symphony Orchestra. 

Piano icon Yuja Wang was an often self-effacing yet effective soloist in Rachmaninov’s neglected Piano Concerto no. 4. Poulenc’s 1948 Sinfonietta received its first Cleveland Orchestra performance since its 1949 US premiere here.

Finding orange everywhere: a concept concert from the BBC Concert Orchestra with Anna-Maria Helsing and Victor Sangiorgio. 

James Ehnes, a violinist of remarkable elegance, was outstanding in Prokofiev's First Concerto infusing richness to the long, introspective melodic lines.

Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Chicago Symphony Chorus made this evening truly distinctive.

In this all-Prokofiev concert James Ehnes was a refined, precise soloist in the Violin Concerto no. 1.

Conductor Rory Macdonald and violinist Angelo Xiang Yu present an uneven walk through 20th century Russia

Gergiev and the LSO in an explosive, primeval Rite of Spring.

Lundi dernier à la Philharmonie, chaque musicien des Dissonances nous a apporté sa part de féérie, son sourire et son indomptable énergie. À leur tête, un David Grimal exalté dans le concerto de Korngold.

Le concert donné par l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France mettait côte-à-côte deux chef-d’oeuvres aux dimensions prométhéennes : le fascinant premier Concerto pour Violoncelle de Chostakovitch, et la colossale Symphonie Héroïque. Un programme monumental, exigeant de la part des interprètes des parti-pris d’interprétation sans concessions, et un art des contrastes qui l’est tout autant.