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James Ehnes brings chamber-like intimacy to Bruch before Xian Zhang drives Symphonie fantastique from private obsession to hallucinatory spectacle.

Between energetic Haydn and Schumann, Daniel Lozakovich brings freshness to Max Bruch's evergreen First Violin Concerto as Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen concludes a European tour at the BBC Proms.

The Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg balances Barbara Assiginaak’s intimate modernism with a Dvořák Ninth of explosive, Mahlerian intensity.

The sparkle of Max Bruch's Fecond Violin Concerto and the drama of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony overcome the gloom of Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s dark forebodings. 

Zubin Mehta, Pinchas Zukerman and the Vienna Philharmonic meet in repertoire they know intimately, illuminating it through mutual understanding. 

The Czech orchesta and Daniel Raiskin bring Janáček from Ostrava, along with evergreen Bruch and a noisy Shostakovich Tenth Symphony. 

Daniel Lozakovich captivated the audience in Liverpool with his Bruch; Lawrence Foster conducted the RLPO in superb performances of less familiar Liszt and Tchaikovsky.

Alena Baeva impresses in her belated Philharmonia debut, playing Max Bruch’s evergreen First Violin Concerto. 

Tradition reborn with thrilling clarity: Jakub Hrůša’s Bambergers light up Seoul: Wagner’s shimmering overture, Bomsori Kim’s impassioned Bruch, and a lucid yet explosive Beethoven Seventh. 

Our writer is dazzled by the venue, but the music that the Hamburgers play in it proves pretty dazzling too; Martinů’s Double Concerto is a showcase for both the players and the hall. 

Dalia Stasevska and Randall Goosby are sensational in a programme that featured orchestral chestnuts by Bruch and Dvořák. 

After eight years, Music Director Alexandre Bloch conducts Brahms in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, with Noa Wildschut at the soloist in Bruch's First Violin Concerto. 

Folk-derived pieces dominate this programme, with Anja Bihlmaier and the BBC Philharmonic traversing Coleridge-Taylor, Brahms and Bartók, and the latest Asian shooting star Bomsori assaying that concerto by Bruch.

Conductor and soloist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider oversees a stunningly beautiful account of Bruch’s First Violin Concerto and guides the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra through both glory and violence in Strauss’ Alpine Symphony.

Joshua Bell plays and directs The Philadelphia Orchestra in Bruch, Mendelssohn and Price. 

Goosby's decisive Bruch strikes the right tone in a programme which includes the world premiere – of sorts – of Stuart Murray Turnbull's Odyssey. 

Brio is one important element in the mining of Romantic feeling. Not everything worked in this combination of Mendelssohn, Bruch and Schumann.

Yoel Levi and Pinchas Zukerman perform Bruch's gorgeous Violin Concerto with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

Music is the ultimate universal language, here reflected in the latest Chineke! programme offering playing of richness and vitality.

Tasmin Little's farewell tour yields memorable Bruch in Singapore, with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra led by Gerard Schwarz.

Gianandrea Noseda proves his Russian credentials with a nerve-shredding, volatile account of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. 

A new professional orchestra launches first full season in Sheffield.

A wonderful performance of all the works Berlioz, Bruch and Schumann, but it was the young violinist Lozakovich who stole the show. 

Chen plays a fine solo part in Bruch and delights with his encore; Orozco-Estrada and the LPO provide some good moments but fall short of their best form.

Gabor Takács-Nagy conducts the Manchester Camerata in Mendelssohn, Bruch and Schumann

Assured and mostly rewarding performances from the RPO in standard fare that underlined Bruch’s nobility, Elgar’s masterly orchestration and the originality of Sibelius. 

They hung over the fronts of their seats waiting for each movement to begin; they were silent, immovable once the music started. When the music stopped they exploded with joy. 

In the sublime funeral march of the Larghetto Elder set a daringly slow tempo, producing a cumulative, sorrowing eloquence as each LSO section tossed its melodic tribute on to the passing cortège.

Jansen is an artist of such great musicianship that she was able to instill new life to Bruch's First Violin Concerto.

An enterprising programme combined a striking WWI commemoration from Mark-Anthony Turnage with sumptuous ballet suites from Prokofiev and Ravel, with Nikolaj Znaider rhapsodic in Bruch.

Valery Gergiev's late withdrawal meant Marios Papadopoulos, music director of the Oxford Philharmonic, stepped into the Russian's shoes. 

The Bamberg sound remains particularly noticeable in the unanimity and broad, rich beauty of the strings and the sublimely eloquent woodwinds, and the musical authority that lies in the roots of its history. 

Debussy provided a scintillating introduction to Hilary Hahn’s glorious rendering of Bruch’s Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor and Prokofiev’s fiery Fifth Symphony. 

The Colombian conductor leads the London Philharmonic in an evening of Weber, Bruch and Beethoven where classical discipline comes out on top.

Bruch’s Violin Concerto bo. 1 had a delicate soloist, but an outspoken orchestra, while Saint-Saëns’ “Organ Symphony” struck all the right notes.

A lively William Tell Overture from Pappano and lyrical Bruch from LSO leader, Roman Simović, preceded a majestic performance of Strauss' Alpine Symphony. 

Pablo Heras-Casado conducts the New York Philharmonic in a performance that provides many a musical lesson, but not much fuel to the imagination.

Callum Smart, playing Bruch’s Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, and conductor Matthew Halls made very successful debuts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at a packed Cheltenham Town Hall.

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, its Music Director Charles Dutoit, Principal Guest Conductor Pinchas Zukerman and Martha Argerich party in style with Rossini, Schumann, Bruch and Stravinsky.

A varied concert of new music by Anthony Payne, Max Bruch's 1st Violin Concerto with Ray Chen, a Tchaikovsky rarity and a rousing early work by Vaughan Williams

There was a consistent sense of fun in the solo part, matched by the ebullient conducting of Bellincampi.

The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra revealed itself at the Concertgebouw as an important part of the future of classical music in the United States. 

The Czech Philharmonic performing Mahler’s Second Symphony at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall equals great expectation. The composer and symphony have historical links to the orchestra and venue alike. Could Bělohlávek deliver?

Sir Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic kicked off their eight-day residency at Carnegie Hall with vodka instead of champagne.

Neville Marriner conducts Christopher Palmer’s arrangement of a Walton film score, while Joshua Bell delivers magic with Max Bruch and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

The Detroit Symphony triumphantly returned to its summer home tonight after many years away, ending the 2013-14 season with a flourish.

On walking into the foyer of Colston Hall, I was greeted by the sound of a jazz band playing The Girl from Ipanema. This was not quite what I expected from the Colston Hall’s “Symphony Project”, but nevertheless a tasteful and welcoming opening, that created a cheerful atmosphere.

Former chief conductor Gianandrea Noseda made a well-received return to the BBC Philharmonic, conducting a popular programme of Verdi, Bruch and Beethoven.Noseda and the BBC Phil attracted widespread attention in 2006 when they offered free downloads of their entire Beethoven symphony cycle. Demand was huge, with some 1.6 million copies downloaded.