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An American in Paris: the Philadelphia Orchestra plays Betsy Jolas
Alongside works by Bernstein and Copland, conductor David Robertson and pianist Nicolas Hodges give the US premiere of Jolas's cheeky concerto bTunes.
Prom 13: Star-struck Messiaen from Sakari Oramo and the BBCSO
Olivier Messiaen deeply personal voice and its influence echoed far and wide across the decades and across national boundaries.
Precision and transparency from Sakari Oramo and the BBCSO in Ligeti
This final concert of the BBCSO’s Total Immersion day dedicated to György Ligeti, proved to be something a revelation, both in terms of the variety of the music and the quality of the performances.
Battles won and drawn: Beethoven and Barry from the Britten Sinfonia
The latest concert in the Britten Sinfonia’s ongoing Beethoven symphony cycle also featured the London première of Gerald Barry’s combative Piano Concerto.
Hodges and Currie with meditative Stockhausen at the Southbank
Two new music specialists revel in the sheer textural variation of Kontakte.
Lines of beauty: Rihm and Bruckner from the BBCSO
Lothar Koenigs conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra in some highly horizontal-oriented Bruckner and the UK première of a genial piano concerto from Wolfgang Rihm with soloist Nicolas Hodges