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BarcelonaHong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra & Peltokoski

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Mozart, Bruckner
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra; Tarmo Peltokoski; Martin Helmchen

DortmundTarmo Peltokoski & Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

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Chen, Saint-Saëns, Wagner
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra; Tarmo Peltokoski; Martin Helmchen

Monte-CarloJukka-Pekka Saraste & Martin Helmchen

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
Stravinsky, Bartók
Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo; Jukka-Pekka Saraste; Martin Helmchen

BrugesAntwerp Symphony Orchestra, Collegium Vocale Gent & Philippe Herreweghe

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Beethoven
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra; Philippe Herreweghe; Collegium Vocale Gent; Serafina Starke; Sophie Harmsen; Benedikt Kristjánsson
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Mozart and Bruckner in Birmingham

Kazuki Yamada conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra © Andrew Fox
The CBSO gives a vivid account of Bruckner’s Ninth Symphony, its structural and emotional convolution laid bare, and an athletic account of Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 26 featuring Martin Helmchen. 
*****
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Vladimir Jurowski conducts an impressive Shostakovich Eight in Chicago

Vladimir Jurowski conducts the Chiacgo Symphony Orchestra © Nuccio DiNuzzo
Jurowski and Martin Helmchen underline how much Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 25 in C major looks forward to the “Jupiter” Symphony and to Beethoven. 
****1
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Simplicity and sophistication: Blomstedt, Helmchen and the BSO

The whole performance, which drew thematic parallels between Mozart and Bruckner, was a master class in eliciting more with less.
****1
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Dima Slobodeniouk exhilarating in Bartók and Prokofiev in Stockholm

Excellent playing from The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and an interesting programme of less familiar works by familiar composers, made for an exhilarating musical experience.
****1
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Bravura Strauss and Beethoven from Jakub Hrůša

Stylish Mozart and volcanic Beethoven from the Philharmonia orchestra and their principal guest conductor Jakub Hrůša.
****1
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From stars and stripes to spikes in Kansas City

World premiere of Daniel Kellogg's The Golden Spike with the Kansas City Symphony.
****1
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StockholmBartók’s First Piano Concerto

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Bartók, Prokofiev
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Dima Slobodeniouk; Martin Helmchen

StockholmMozart and Brahms

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Mozart, Brahms
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Alan Gilbert; Martin Helmchen
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Deux récitals de piano : Henri Barda et Martin Helmchen

On va vous parler d’un pianiste absolument hors normes, hors format, dont les apparitions sont rares et systématiquement prises d’assaut : Henri Barda. Ce vendredi 24 mars, c’est la petite forme qu’il a choisi de défendre Salle Gaveau : opus 117 et 118 de Brahms, les 8 valses nobles et sentimentales et le Tombeau de Couperin de Ravel, ainsi qu’un assortiment de piécettes de Chopin.