Work: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55

In Myung-whun Chung’s first concert as the orchestra’s tenth Music Director, Leonidas Kavakos’ account of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto is built on exposure rather than varnish.

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Taking risks that pay off at the Enescu Festival

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Peter Quantrill, 13 Sep

The Giocoso’s Enescu and Il Giardino Armonico’s Beethoven bookend an exhilarating day of rarities and classics.

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Heft and delicacy: Philharmonia makes Lammermuir Festival debut

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Simon Thompson, 10 Sep

Bringing the Philharmonia is the most ambitious thing the Lammermuir Festival has ever done, yet it felt like a natural next step for a festival that's growing in stature.

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StockholmBeethoven's Symphony no. 3 in E flat major “Eroica”

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On demand from Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen, No time limit

Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; John Storgårds

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On demand from Konzerthalle Bamberg: Joseph Keilberth Saal, No time limit

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Bamberg Symphony; Jakub Hrůša; Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider

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La CoruñaOtto Tausk dirige la Heroica de Beethoven

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Beethoven: Symphony no. 3 in E flat major "Eroica", Op.55

Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia; Otto Tausk

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Bachtrack top ten: Ludwig van Beethoven

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Mark Pullinger, 16 Dec

Beethoven's achievements were huge; he composed the greatest symphony cycle ever, as well as string quartets, piano sonatas and concertos which all broke new ground.

Beethoven 250: Riccardo Chailly on the nine symphonies

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Mark Pullinger, 27 Jan

The Italian maestro reflects on his relationship with Beethoven's epic symphonic cycle, from performances with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig to his Milanese Filarmonica della Scala.