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Paavo Järvi demonstrates just why the London Philharmonic Orchestra has chosen him as its next Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor. 

Malofeev combines a caressing lyricism, never exaggerated, with glittering percussive accuracy in Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto. 

An all-Russian programme from Alexander Malofeev and Dan Ettinger, held at the Teatro Politeama in Naples as the San Carlo is temporarily closed for refurbishment.

Aaron Copland was friend and mentor to the young Tilson Thomas and his Third Symphony receives an affectionate performance as the conductor returns to his roots. 

Antar could almost be taken as a dry run for Rimsky-Korsakov's masterpiece, Scheherazade and it impressed in this performance by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. 

A fresh take on timeless classics keeps the interest high in this concert featuring cellist Julian Schwarz and conductor JoAnn Falletta leading the Virginia Symphony Orchestra.

I’m not sure where Sinbad was sailing to in the St Petersburg Philharmonic’s Prom last night, but he sure wanted to get there in a hurry. A frenetic – and thrilling – performance of Scheherazade displayed great impetuosity. 

The Hollywood Bowl’s annual “Tchaikovsky Spectacular with Fireworks” has become, along with Labor Day, something of a marker denoting the unofficial end of summer in Los Angeles. When bidding farewell to summer, one may as well do so with a bang—in this case both figuratively and literally. Tchaikovsky. Fireworks.

American Ballet Theatre’s second programme at Sadler’s Wells transports us across the globe and through time beginning with a visit to the 19th century Russian Imperial Court and ending in wartime America. This is a mixed experience in more ways than one. Things get off to a tentative start with Balanchine’s Theme and Variations.

Elīna Garanča a incarné une Leonora somptueuse, dommage que les morceaux choisis ne furent pas tous du niveau de ce Verdi là ! Demeurent la beauté de la voix et l'intelligence de l'interprétation de la cantatrice.