Instrument: Timbales

Un « Empereur » de Beethoven à l'imparfait, que l'on on aurait souhaité entendre au présent. Une sonorité certes blonde et plantureuse dans Ein Heldenleben de Richard Strauss, mais d'évidents signes de fatigue au sein des pupitres de l'orchestre.

McGregor's new creation for the Milanese company imagines Les Noces as a sequel to his take on The Rite of Spring.

ChamberFest Cleveland’s Hungarian evening traversed works of Liszt, Eötvös, and Dohnányi, alongside Brahms’ apt Hungarian Dances.

Robert Spano’s love of contemporary music was apparent in this program that featured the return of two intriguing recent works, beautifully performed by the ASO and The Brothers Yancich.

Martinůs' musikalisch interessantes Doppelkonzert wird von den Wiener Symphonikern technisch ausgezeichnet realisiert.

His fans presented him with not one but two impromptu birthday serenades before and after the Brahms. "I'm getting old," Gustavo admitted ruefully to his public. He's only 36. 

Julian Rachlin visits Royal Northern Sinfonia as soloist and conductor, infusing Sibelius, Mozart and Tchaikovsky with a spirit of dreamy romanticism.