| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 7-Apr-2013 Mayo Performing Arts Center | New Jersey Symphony and Susanna Mälkki in Strauss, Debussy and Messiaen |
 My last encounter with conductor Susanna Mälkki was her debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic two and a half years ago. I was impressed with her crisp style of conducting that delivered near-seismic impact in Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra. I predicted she would go far in her career, and am delighted to discover that she has since been the first woman conductor to perform at La Scala, Milan.
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| 25-Mar-2013 Howard Assembly Room | Bavouzet plays Beethoven and Debussy in Leeds |
 Paul Mitchell.jpg) Although this was ostensibly a recital featuring the music of two composers, a third, much less venerable one, also managed to leave his mark on proceedings. The figure in question is Carl Czerny, the one-time pupil of Beethoven’s whose banal piano studies proved to be the springboard for the first of Claude Debussy’s own, far more inventive forays into the genre. In contrast to Debussy’s constructive borrowing, Czerny’s impact upon his teacher’s legacy was far more problematic, his many anecdotes often obscuring rather than illuminating the music in question.
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| 1-Mar-2013 Usher Hall | Slobodeniouk and Bavouzet perform Beethoven with the RSNO |
 There is nothing quite like an all-Beethoven programme for filling a large concert hall. Last night’s offering from the RSNO in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall was ample proof of this, with hardly a spare seat anywhere in the house. Given that the music was already so familiar, is there any other factor that might lend additional appeal?Read full review... | |
| 24-Feb-2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall | Hands-down winners: CBSO Youth Orchestra and Bavouzet triumph in Mahler and Ravel |
 Judging by this evening’s performance, the future of music-making in Birmingham is in safe hands. Following an intensive half-term week’s training, including sectional coaching by musicians from the parent orchestra, 100 eager and accomplished 14- to 21-year-olds brought the Symphony Hall stage to life.
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