Work: Blumine

Conducted by Jonathan Nott, the Prague RSO gives a vivid account of a new work by Czech composer Ondřej Adámek with a virtuoso assist from violinist Christian Tetzlaff.

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Peter Moore and Kazuki Yamada with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra © Andrew Fox

Simon Cummings, 15 Jan

Mahler’s First Symphony is given a fresh take, revelling in melody, by Kazuki Yamada and the CBSO, while Dai Fujikura’s new Trombone Concerto proves an unsatisfactory indulgence.

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Gustavo Dudamel conducts the LA Phil © Farah Sosa, courtesy of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association

Matthew Richard Martinez, 20 Feb

Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic open their “Mahler Grooves” festival, featuring Simon Keenlyside and Ekaterina Gubanova in Des Knaben Wunderhorn.

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Work: Blumine

EdinburghRomantic Valentine’s: Grieg’s Piano Concerto

GlasgowRomantic Valentine’s: Grieg’s Piano Concerto

InvernessRomantic Valentine's: Grieg's Piano Concerto

Skating on Thin Ice: a bracing Ondřej Adámek premiere in Prague

Yamada and the CBSO luxuriate in line at Symphony Hall

Mahler’s groovy songs open LA Phil festival