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Despite the presence of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto on the bill, it is a gripping performance of Samuel Barber's First Symphony that steals this Usher Hall Sunday matinee. 

Guest conductor Dalia Stasevska conducts an earthbound reading of Mahler’s Fourth Symphony. 

Philip Glass' Double Concerto proves to be a substantial, rewarding work in the hands of Gidon Kremer and Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė with fine support from the Belgrade Philharmonic under Hossein Pishkar. 

A manic 20th-century ride and a Technicolor showpiece bookend the astounding virtuosity of superstar pianist Lang Lang.

The celebrated American composer, who is this year's Composer-in-Residence at the Zurich Tonhalle, brings the whole audience to its feet.

A nine-day celebration that could be also seen as a mini relaunch for the controversial building 

Exhilarating Adams and insightful The Planets from the BSO and Karabits, with a Proms debut from Nemanja Radulović in Barber with great presence and warmth.

Špaček subtly illuminated the tough and serious first movement with shafts of light, convincingly sweetened his tone for the lyricism of the intermezzo-like Andante moderato, and gave a dazzling display in the exhilarating finale.

John Adams returned to Cleveland to lead two of his own works – including the local première of Scheherazade.2 – framing Copland’s Quiet City and Appalachian Spring.

The New York Phil's music director drives his Tchaikovsky hard but brings taut control to 20th-century repertoire, with Frank Peter Zimmermann oustanding in Bartók. 

John Adams conducts his Scheherazade.2, giving a strong depiction of the oppression of women in extreme religious societies. It makes for a fascinating evening.

The BBC's Ten Pieces project culminates in a spectacular Proms event, some of it confusing for adults, but all well-received by the children.

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. 

Alsop leads the BBC SO in vivid and colourful performances of John Adams, concluding with stunning Mahler.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra brought their HD Odyssey to a packed Bridgewater Hall, giving an audiovisual feast of John Adams, Richard Strauss and Gustav Holst alongside impressive footage of the Earth and space.The format was quite straightforward, with films playing on a large screen above the stage whilst the orchestra worked their way through the rich sound palettes of the programme.

This past weekend The Cleveland Orchestra, with guest conductor Giancarlo Guerrero, played works by John Adams, Aaron Copland and George Gershwin, but the major work on the program was Béla Fleck’s Banjo Concerto, with the composer as soloist. This review is based on the performance of Saturday, 8 December.

It was your standard evening at the symphony: a brief standalone selection for orchestra, a flashy concerto, and, after intermission, a weighty symphonic masterpiece. Well, it seemed so on paper at least.

Dernière étape de leur tournée européenne, le Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra et son directeur musical Louis Langrée se produisaient à la Seine musicale. La bannière étoilée ne flottait pas sur l’île Seguin, mais c’était tout comme : le programme mettait exclusivement à l’honneur les musiques du « Nouveau Monde ».

Nouvelle saison à l'Auditorium de Lyon : Cameron Carpenter dépoussière le grand orgue Cavaillé-Col.

Un bien beau concert en ouverture du Festival de la Bâtie : rien de moins que du John Adams par John Adams. En prime, son concerto, servi par une des interprètes qui connaissent le mieux ce répertoire, nous a permis de goûter aux délices des mélopées orientalistes de Scheherazade.2 ! Un must ! 

Das Finnische Radio-Sinfonieorchester unter Hannu Lintu beginnt seine Tournee mit einer österreichischen Erstaufführung.