| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 26-Mar-2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall | An exuberant Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester in Birmingham with Andsnes and Blomstedt |
 Herbert Blomstedt brought the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester to Birmingham for the ninth of their eleven-concert, two-week Easter tour. Their magisterial account of Bruckner’s Romantic Symphony, and a fine performance of Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto by Leif Ove Andsnes, earned them a vociferous reception. A detour to Birmingham between Interlaken and Aix-en-Provence may not seem entirely logical, but the orchestra, made up of European conservatoire students aged 18–26, very visibly enjoyed themselves.Read full review... | |
| 21-Feb-2013 Severance Hall | Thrilling performances of Mozart and Dvořák from Blomstedt and Cleveland Orchestra |
 This week’s Cleveland Orchestra concert program looks like the syllabus from a music appreciation course: Mozart’s Symphony no. 40 in G minor, and Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony no. 9 in E minor, “From the New World”.Read full review... | |
| 6-May-2012 Konzerthalle Bamberg: Joseph Keilberth Saal | Bruckner's Ninth in Bamberg |
 Nestled in the north of Bavaria lies the small medieval town of Bamberg. Despite its small population of just 70,000 people, the town boasts not only a wonderful concert hall, but one of the best orchestras in Germany. The Bamberger Symphoniker – Bayerische Staatsphilharmonie has an enviable reputation both in Europe and throughout the world, and has been gaining even more renown since the appointment of Jonathan Nott as principal conductor in 2000.
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