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After London's farewell to Bernard Haitink the evening before, Andrés Orozco-Estrada had a tough act to follow with the Vienna Philharmonic. We needn't have worried. 

Korngold's Violin Concerto from Simone Lamsma is delivered with extraordinary deftness and depth, while Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances thrill under Yan Pascal Tortelier and the Pittsburgh Symphony.

Principal Guest Conductor Kazuki Yamada teases brilliant French sounds from the CBSO.

The CBSO pairs Berlioz' opium-fuelled extravaganza with a 20th-century favourite starring Vilde Frang.

Jurowski is a wonderful conductor to watch. He carves shapes through his bearing and gesture cleanly, and his indications are crisp and defined - yet he retains poetic fluidity through his hands at all times.

Mahler 5 shows the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra at its most expressive. 

A superb partnership between Osmo Vänskä and the LPO created a thrilling account of Elgar’s First Symphony but put Korngold’s Violin Concerto in the shade.

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra returned to the Proms with a trio of works, composed between the turbulent years 1944-45. 

The Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest gave a fine performance of little known works by Schoenberg and Korngold at the Concertgebouw, alongside Mahler’s First Symphony.

Virtuosic playing from the LSO under the decisive leadership of Marin Alsop enlivened the divergent soundscapes of Bartók, Korngold and Rachmaninov. 

The European continent met the British Isles in this weekend’s San Diego Symphony program. 

BBC National Orchestra of Wales's afternoon concert series brings unusual works to light, but the small auditorium can make some of the heavier late-romantic orchestration overwhelming – to the point of being overpowering.

The Czech Philharmonic serve up a home brew which proves a heady mix in Edinburgh's Usher Hall

Kirill Karabits directs the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in electrfying Prokofiev, while Nicola Benedetti impresses in Korngold in Dublin. 

Two Viennese masters, Beethoven and Erich Wolfgang Korngold, shared the stage in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s concerts this weekend. Maestro Jaap van Zweden conducted Beethoven’s Leonore Overture no. 3 and Symphony no. 5 in C minor, and in between these was joined by violinist Hilary Hahn for Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D major.

For those who like their orchestral music Romantic, strident and generally unrelenting, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert on 1 November was just the job. Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D major, played by Nicola Benedetti, was sandwiched in between two emotionally charged pieces of Tchaikovksy as the RPO under Diego Matheuz played to a packed Royal Festival Hall.

A concert juxtaposing masters and lesser-knowns can have two effects: it can illustrate the genius of the master, or it can unveil an unjustly neglected gem. New York Philharmonic’s recent offering accomplished both. The combination of Beethoven, Korngold, and Nielsen spanned a huge swath of what is loosely called Romantic music, demonstrating the peaks and valleys possible in the style.

At first glance, Sir Antonio Pappano was not the obvious choice for a programme of twentieth-century orchestral works.

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.

Après une ouverture de saison triomphale à Radio France la semaine dernière, l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France et son nouveau directeur musical, Mikko Franck, étaient cette fois invités à la Philharmonie pour un intelligent programme associant le Concerto pour violon d’Erich Wolfgang Korngold et Le Chant de la terre de Gustav Mahler.