En direct, Vidéo: Rechercher des critiques de musique classique, opéra et ballet | Fantaisie, pour piano et orchestre

Michael Tilson Thomas couples Mahler and Debussy at The Cleveland Orchestra, close contemporaries but worlds apart stylistically. Leif Ove Andsnes illuminates the latter’s sole work for piano and orchestra.

Den Münchner Philharmonikern gelingt unter der Leitung von Juraj Valčuha ein römisch-spanisches Klangspektakel mit Werken von Debussy und Respighi.

In a memorable evening, Jurowski and the LPO presented entirely convincing accounts.

Two rarely performed works are showcased by the Staatskapelle under Daniel Barenboim.

Oh, but the entire London Symphony Orchestra en fête is a dazzling aural spectacle – how on earth did we all remain in our seats when summoned by such Bacchic frenzy?

A typically adventurous programme "curated" by Esa-Pekka Salonen paired Boulez with Debussy. 

My last encounter with conductor Susanna Mälkki was her debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic two and a half years ago. I was impressed with her crisp style of conducting that delivered near-seismic impact in Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra.

The evening of dreams began an hour before the concert, with Entre-Temps for oboe and string quartet by the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu, an admirer of Debussy and a similarly ‘cinematic’ composer, with an ability to play with sound-colours which is alluring for film directors in search of atmospheres.