| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 17-May-2013 Dr Anton Philipszaal | Thrills and introspection from the Residentie Orkest with Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Wibi Soerjadi |
Under conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, the Residentie Orkest presented an exuberant programme of perennial favourites including Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Ouverture, Chopin’s Piano Concerto no. 1 with soloist Wibi Soerjadi, and Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7.
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| 15-May-2013 Chicago Symphony Center | Yo-Yo Ma and company entertain at Chicago Symphony Center |
Yo-Yo Ma, currently the Judson and Joyce Green Creative Consultant for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, along with members from the same orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, took the stage at Symphony Center for a single night last Wednesday.Read full review... | |
| 10-May-2013 Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall | Expertly crafted Beethoven by Ashkenzy and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
There are only a handful of composers whose music can provide enough variety to last a whole program. Beethoven is one of those composers. Not only that, but even today, some 200 years after his lifetime, his music continues to inspire, delight and challenge modern audiences. That is part of Beethoven’s enduring genius and legacy.
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| 7-May-2013 La Maison Symphonique de Montréal | Itzhak Perlman plays Beethoven, Franck and Tartini in Montréal |
Itzhak Perlman is certainly one of the most venerated recitalists alive today. Already at age thirteen he was making himself known to a wide American audience on the Ed Sullivan Show, and has since graced the stages of all the world’s greatest concert halls. He’s no stranger to Montréal, either. The violinist joked as he read a list of encores: “This is a computerized list of everything I’ve played in Montréal since 1912. In case you were here in 1912, I don’t want you to hear the same piece twice.”
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