Should perfection be an end in itself? Franz Welser-Möst and his Clevelanders demonstrate in works by Wolfgang Rihm and Schubert why they may have no technical weaknesses, but still leave something to be desired.
Christoph Eschenbach returned to the Concertgebouw with another smashing success, leading the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme of Beethoven, Brahms, and Rihm.