| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 8-Mar-2013 Cadogan Hall | Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra performs a pan-European programme at Cadogan Hall |
In its sixth season, the Zurich International Concert Series has attracted some well-known, but less-heard orchestral names to London. The series enables the full force of orchestras to be heard in the relatively intimate space of Cadogan Hall, which is otherwise famous for attracting chamber ensembles of the highest calibre.
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| 15-Feb-2013 Usher Hall | RSNO: Valentine's Night with Christian Kluxen and Olga Kern |
The contention that black and white are not colours felt doubtful upon seeing the customary RSNO white tie and black tails reversed; the truly colourful array of dresses offsetting white tuxedos allowed one to see, more easily than usual, the gender balance of the RSNO – which, in this Valentine’s concert, seemed about 50–50.
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| 12-Feb-2013 Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage | Afghanistan Ensembles bring music, peace and a promise of collaboration to the Perelman Stage |
| On the morning of 12 February, President Obama announced the return of 34,000 troops from Afghanistan by January, 2014. This pronouncement made the concert at Carnegie Hall that night especially poignant. With introductions from the Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall, Clive Gillinson, and the Deputy Education Minister from Afghanistan, Mohammad Asif Nang, it was clear this concert was more than a celebration of art and culture – it was a concert for peace and friendship.
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| 9-Jun-2012 Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall | The Hong Kong Philharmonic delights with Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Ravel |
“Cultural melting-pot” is a term so often used to describe Hong Kong that it has become a cliché. On Saturday, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra provided a living example of how the city relishes a mixture of cultural influences in a programme of works by French composers incorporating clear foreign influences, predominantly from Spain.
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