| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2013 Barbican Centre: Hall | MTT and Yo-Yo Ma with the LSO at the Barbican |
 Concluding their concert run in the Barbican, Michael Tilson Thomas, Yo-Yo Ma and the London Symphony Orchestra presented a programme of works by Copland, Shostakovich and Britten. The musicians’ partnership was undoubtedly a successful one, with a completely sold-out Barbican. It turned out to be a mixed evening, with an extremely impressive Shostakovich 5, an at times hugely entertaining Britten, and a somewhat less impressive Copland.
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| 15-May-2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall | CBSO's all-American programme a triumph at Symphony Hall, Birmingham |
 The reason for this all-American programme was ostensibly pragmatic: the concert was to coincide with the opening night of the British-American Business Council annual conference. In practice, the programme was a triumph. Significantly, dozens of schoolchildren were present to witness an evening of fine and involving music-making.
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| 26-Apr-2013 Usher Hall | A second American Festival with the RSNO |
 It’s rare to see a soloist perform two concertos in a single programme. RSNO Associate Leader William Chandler promised, in his highly entertaining and informative pre-concert talk, that we were in for some very exciting playing from pianist Xiayin Wang. Indeed we were.
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| 21-Apr-2013 University of Southampton: Turner Sims | Birmingham Contemporary Music Group play Britten at Turner Sims |
 Birmingham Contemporary Music Group is celebrating its 25th anniversary this season, and as it does so it is marking the anniversary of Benjamin Britten’s birth. BCMG is touring a programme of Britten’s early compositions, the second stop of which was at Turner Sims in Southampton.
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