Work: Piano Concerto no. 2 in B flat major, Op.83

Jonathan Nott and the OSR bring surgical precision to Debussy’s vivid sketches, while Khatia Buniatishvili’s Brahms evokes the soulful, improvisational warmth of a pre-war piano legend at the Elbphilharmonie.

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Resplendent Strauss from Canellakis and the Wiener Symphoniker

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Mark Pullinger, 17 Dec

Leif Ove Andsnes joins the Vienna Symphony in the Musikverein's Golden Hall for a glowing account of Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto before a terrific Tod und Verklärung.

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Everyone's having a good time: Klaus Mäkelä and the Chicago Symphony

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Graham Meyer, 02 May

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and its future Music Director revel in a Brahms piano concerto with ideal collaborator Daniil Trifonov and an energetic Dvořák 7.

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Bachtrack top ten: Piano Concertos

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Danny Riley, 11 Oct

We take a look at the ten most popular piano concertos of recent years.

Work: Piano Concerto no. 2 in B flat major, Op.83

RotterdamTrifonov plays Brahms

Bad KissingenBamberger Symphoniker

WiesbadenLukas Sternath, Jakub Hrůša & Bamberg Symphony

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Buniatishvili in Hamburg

Resplendent Strauss from Canellakis and the Wiener Symphoniker

Everyone's having a good time: Klaus Mäkelä and the Chicago Symphony

Bachtrack top ten: Piano Concertos