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The BBC Symphony Orchestra shines in Strauss, in particular the characterful woodwind solos and the fulsomely resplendent brass. 

The Boston Symphony Orchestra meet the virtuosic demands of Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra with impressive ease; Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 9 is played with skill and accuracy by Seong-Jin Cho.

After a bumpy first half, Pappano turns the evening into a memorable one by delivering an outstanding rendition of the Finn's First Symphony.

György Vashegyi and the period instrument Orfeo Orchestra impress in an all-Mozart programme in Budapest. 

In its spic and span, acoustically resonant concert venue in Zurich, the superb Zürcher Kammerorchester returned to live performances with an audience with pianist Alexandre Tharaud.

Rafael Payare demonstrates his mastery of a late Romantic score and together with the RPO partners Lise de la Salle in an early piano concerto by Mozart.

Nicholas McGegan led The Cleveland Orchestra in spirited performances of a Mozart symphony and concerto, the latter with Marc-André Hamelin, and the program was rounded off with suites of music by Rameau and Gluck.

Music Director Ludovic Morlot, known for his intriguing programming, outdid himself with a summery breeze of a program that enchanted from beginning to end.

Cristian Măcelaru and the Hallé give exemplary accounts of Fauré's Dolly Suite and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, whilst Mozart's “Jeunehomme” Concerto with soloist Heejae Kim is variable and lacks instrumetal balance.  

A young conductor and pianist recently brought a sell-out crowd to the Tonhalle in Zurich for Stravinsky, Mozart and Beethoven.

The last of the renowned ‘Soviet school’ returns to Sydney to play Mozart, where "every note had its own significance and direction".

Dutoit leads the New York Phil, pianist Yuja Wang in a colorful program of Respighi's Roman Trilogy and Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9.

Delicate Mozart from Maria João Pires makes up for an aggressive Bruckner 4 from the LSO and Daniel Harding. 

From weather-beaten Scottish rocks to the Land of a Thousand Lakes, the CBSO is magnificent in a nature-themed programme.

Ronald Brautigam brought the Kölner Akademie to the Concertgebouw for an ode to Mozart as part of the Robeco Summer Nights Festival. 

A traditional programme of overture, concerto and symphony delivered classically, with a soloist on radiant form.

A grave and weighty “Jeunehomme” from Emanuel Ax, and after a Romantic first movement, Haitink and the Berlin Philharmonic power through Bruckner's Symphony no. 4 in E flat major.

Ryan Wigglesworth puts in a sublime performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 9, and Sophie Bevan sings Berlioz's Les Nuits d'Été with Royal Northern Sinfonia. 

Alan Coady reviews Christian Zacharias and the Scottish Chamber in Mozart, Haydn, Ravel & Poulenc at Edinburgh's Queen's Hall.

Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 9 and Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 4 are pieces of music from completely different ends of the spectrum. The lightness of the concerto is not to be found in the monumental symphony, and the only common point is that both pieces were written by the composers at a very young age (Mozart was 21, Shostakovich 24).

Many Hong Kong Philharmonic concerts in the 2011-2012 season have descriptions attached to them. The one for Friday was “Story Time.” The stories of the first and last works on the programme, Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite and Scheherazade by Rimsky-Korsakov were clear enough; though that of the Mozart Piano Concerto no. 9 in E flat, K271, was a little more obscure.

L'orchestre néerlandais a livré une démonstration dans une Huitième Symphonie d’Antonín Dvořák d'anthologie, après un concert Concerto « Jeunehomme » de Mozart particulièrement éloquent sous les doigts de Maria João Pires.

La cheffe et le pianiste allemands ont tous deux fait preuve d'une théâtralité pas toujours bien dosée aux côtés d'un Orchestre de Paris éloquent dans la Deuxième Symphonie de Kurt Weill.

Tras diez años juntos y avanzando hacia la excelencia Dima Slobodeniouk cierra su etapa con la Sinfónica de Galicia en un concierto para el recuerdo.

La joven aun execelente formación Orquesta da Camera y la pianista Maria João Pires ofrecieron un concierto excelente lleno de bellos y comedidos momentos.

Kristian Bezuidenhouts Fortepiano-Spiel und Leitung des Zürcher Kammerorchesters sind faszinierend und meisterhaft.

Existen pocas maneras más ilustres de despedir el año que con un programa conformado íntegramente por obras de Mozart. Pudimos corroborarlo a propósito del talento descollante de Beatrice Rana en colaboración con su compatriota, el avezado Gianandrea Noseda, y la Orquesta de Cadaqués.

Queffélec et l'orchestre communient en apesanteur dans l'ascèse. Admirable de probité, d' « honnêteté artistique », ce concert à la Roque-d'Anthéron restera dans les mémoires. 

La Orquesta Sinfónica Camera Musicae culmina su temporada de conciertos con dos obras de Mozart, el Concierto núm. 9 con la pianista Alba Ventura y la Sinfonía 41. Ros Marbà a la batuta dirigió una velada brilllante.

Was gibt es Schöneres, als an einem Sonntagmorgen eine Matinée mit Mozart und Haydn von exquisiten Interpreten zu genießen?

Die Wiener Symphoniker unter Paavo Järvi überzeugen mit Tüür, Mozart und Strauss.