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BirminghamSibelius' 5th Symphony

© Jonathan Ferro
Sibelius, Brahms
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard; Benjamin Grosvenor

StockholmWagner and The World of Yesterday

© Peter Knutson
Nielsen, Wagner, Andersson
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard; Christina Nilsson

ZurichClaire Huangci & Thomas Dausgaard

© Mateusz Zahora
Mozart, Schumann C., Chopin, Beethoven
Zurich Chamber Orchestra; Thomas Dausgaard; Claire Huangci
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The Philharmonia at home with Beethoven, at sea with Sibelius

Thomas Dausgaard, Dame Mitsuko Uchida and the Philharmonia © Philharmonia Orchestra | Marc Gascoigne
A concert of two halves: the Philharmonia and Dame Mitsuko Uchida light up Beethoven with the essence of Classical style, but the orchestra struggles in Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen Suite
***11
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A farewell to arms: Dausgaard's impressive valediction to the BBC SSO

Thomas Dausgaard conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Chris Christodoulou
Thomas Dausgaard and his Scottish players probe beneath the surface in symphonies by Sibelius and Nielsen, while Jan Lisiecki seeks out maximum contrasts in a Beethoven concerto.
****1
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Dausgaard and BBCSSO put the Viking back into Nielsen

Thomas Dausgaard conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra © BBC | Mark Allan
Dausgaard is in his natural habitat when conducting music by his compatriot and his account of the Sinfonia espansiva proves the highlight of this Prom. 
****1
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Epic Nielsen a fitting farewell for Thomas Dausgaard at the BBC SSO

BBCSSO bids a fitting farewell to outgoing Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard with two epic Nielsen symphonies and memorable Mozart from clarinettist Jörg Widmann.

****1
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Mieczysław Weinberg’s Violin Concerto a welcome newcomer to Seattle

Violinist Gidon Kremer has championed the music of 20th-century Polish composer, Mieczysław Weinberg, whose music, influenced by Shostakovich, has so far been rarely heard. Here, Kremer performed the Violin Concerto.
****1
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Patricia Kopatchinskaja's stunning return to Seattle

PatKop gives a life-or-death account of Shostakovich's First Violin Concerto with the Seattle Symphony and Thomas Dausgaard on a programme framed by Scandinavian colours.

*****
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