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Evergreen Mendelssohn from Midori and the Schleswig-Holstein FO
From Mendelssohn’s intimacy to Bruckner’s monumental scale, Eschenbach’s young orchestra reveals chamber-like sensitivity and steely discipline, with Midori’s interpretation standing as the evening’s emotional and artistic highlight.
Unsatisfying Mendelssohn from Eschenbach and the Oxford Philharmonic
The Oxford Philharmonic offers uninspiring renditions Bach and Mendelssohn, highlighting both the strengths and weaknesses of the orchestra under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach.
Bell curve: violin works elevate stodgy Philadelphia Orchestra program
Joshua Bell brings virtuosic fireworks and generous tone to works by Chausson and Vieuxtemps, while Christoph Eschenbach delivers a Brahms 1 devoid of fresh insight.
Prague Spring closes with a class act
Conductor Christoph Eschenbach brings style and sophistication to a freewheeling finale to this year's festival, ending with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
The continuation of beautiful friendships in Berlin
At Berlin's Konzerthaus, Chief Conductor Christoph Eschenbach leads the premiere of Christian Mason's orchestral work An Ocean of Years and reunites with American pianist Tzimon Barto.
Spookiness in Stuttgart with Eschenbach and Kopatchinskaja
The darker sides of Romantic inventiveness are explored in Schumann’s neglected violin concerto and the clandestine woodland rustle of Dvořák’s G major symphony.
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StockholmBruckner Symphony no. 8
Bruckner: Symphony no. 8 in C minor, WAB 108
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Eschenbach
GothenburgShostakovich's Symphony no. 8
Shostakovich: Symphony no. 8 in C minor, Op.65
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Christoph Eschenbach
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