Performer: Thomas Søndergård

Thomas Søndergård make his Cleveland debut with the unabridged 1910 version of Stravinsky's score, while Britten’s Violin Concerto opened with an excellent Stefan Jackiw.

***11

RSNO season begins with marvellous Britten but too pristine Stravinsky

Simon Thompson, 30 Sep

Stefan Jackiw makes Britten's Violin Concerto sing, but Thomas Søndergård's RSNO Rite of Spring is too well-behaved and David Fennessy's Riot Act is dull.

***11

An epic Mahler 3 at the Edinburgh International Festival

David Smythe, 23 Aug

From performing Mahler in a pared-down chamber arrangement in an empty hall two years ago, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra returns to the “full fat” variety in a packed Usher Hall.

*****

RSNO and Søndergård shine in fiery Stravinsky and powerful Rachmaninov

David Smythe, 18 Feb

A dramatic reading of Stravinsky's Violin Concerto, with soloist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, rounded out a programme that also included a Carlijn Metselaar world premiere and a life-affirming performance of Rachmaninov's Second Symphony.

****1

Divine Mozart and devilish Strauss from Søndergård and Fischer

Alexander Hall, 02 Feb

Can two concertos in one concert be too much of a good thing? Not when Julia Fischer plays Mozart. Thomas Søndergård and the LPO use Richard Strauss as a perfect foil.

****1

Intense drama from the RSNO, Thomas Søndergård and Catriona Morison

David Smythe, 20 Nov

Intensely dramatic Berlioz with mezzo Catriona Morison with the RSNO and Thomas Søndergård, framed by Bert Sørensen’s vivid Evening Land and a sparklingly fresh Sibelius 2.

*****