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Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin deliver a lean, razor-sharp exploration of captivity and survival, balancing Beethoven’s and Brahms’ structural clarity against the devastating, high-fidelity distortion of Henze’s Ninth Symphony.

Herbert Blomstedt demonstrates the “singability” of Brahms in his latest appearance with the Boston Symphony, concluding with the autumnal glow of the Fourth Symphony.

Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony perform five diverse works, culminating in an affecting reading of Fauré’s pensive Requiem.

Karina Canellakis conducts a Franco-Prussian program featuring Beethoven and Brahms in the first half, Chausson and Ravel in the second. 

Conductor Christoph Eschenbach brings style and sophistication to a freewheeling finale to this year's festival, ending with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Rafael Payare offer up a thrilling Beethoven 9 to close the season.

A fascinating new companion piece to Elgar's Enigma Variations, from 14 contemporary composers, in celebration of Martyn Brabbins' 60th birthday, performed with enthusiasm by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Mozart’s early youthful 29th Symphony felt rather misplaced in this otherwise solemn concert from Rafael Payare, Ulster Orchestra and the Belfast Philharmonic Choir. 

Two choral works by Brahms and a striking rarity by Schumann performed by the Constanza Chorus and the London Mozart Players directed by Joanna Bywater.

An impressively balanced, but somewhat bloodless Schicksalslied gave way to intoxicating and seductive performances of Scriabin’s Poeme de l’extase and Third Symphony.

Houston Symphony's Andrés Orozco-Estrada brings remarkable intention to Mozart's sacred masterpiece. 

Thursday December 22nd, 1808 was a bitterly cold day in Vienna. Beethoven took the stage in what was to be his last public performance as soloist with orchestra. The crammed programme lasted some four hours. Due to lack of rehearsal time, the evening didn’t go smoothly, with the final Choral Fantasy having to be stopped and started again.

Sowohl in elementarer Organik als auch in extremen Kontrasten packend, verpasst Pichon in geübter, plastisch-drastischer Art und bewährter Partnerschaft mit Bariton Degout Brahms ein neues, ebenfalls preiswürdiges Gesicht.

Au côté d'un Jonathan Fournel étincelant dans le Concerto de Schumann, l'Orchestre national de Montpellier Occitanie a d'abord semblé sur la retenue sous la baguette de son directeur musical, avant de briller dans la Symphonie « du Nouveau Monde ».

Sous la direction de Fayçal Karoui, l'orchestre béarnais et son chœur ont livré un très beau programme qui mettait en dialogue plusieurs œuvres de Johannes Brahms avec une création d’Éric Saint-Marc.

La Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia comienza una entrega de conciertos dedicados a Johannes Brahms con una Segunda sinfonía dirigida de manera clarividente por Lucas Macías.

Les deux solistes se découvrent dans un Double Concerto de Brahms perfectible ; sous la direction dynamique d'Andrés Orozco-Estrada, la seconde partie du programme est nettement plus mémorable.

Ein prachtvolles Konzert mit selten gehörten Werken von Brahms und Mendelssohn Bartholdy.

Obras corales de Brahms y el primer concierto de piano de Beethoven con Daniil Trifonov como protagonista, fue el programa que la Orquesta y Coro Nacionales ofrecieron bajo la dirección de David Afkham. 

Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg auf den Spuren von Beethoven und Brahms

La Sinfónica Nacional nos ofreció un programa completamente dedicado a Brahms con una selección de obras sinfónicas y corales.

Buen concierto de Afkham al frente de la OCNE ante un público seducido desde un principio