| 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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| 14-Feb-2013 Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage | The Concertgebouw caress Strauss and Bruckner at Carnegie |
 Amsterdam audiences must be spoiled by hearing the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra so often. In this second concert of two at Carnegie Hall, the Concertgebouw again used their immaculate sound and tonal palette to lyrical effect, this time not in Bartók and Mahler, but Strauss and Bruckner.
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| 15-Mar-2012 Barbican Centre: Hall | Robin Ticciati and Christopher Maltman with the London Symphony Orchestra |
 Strauss's Tod und Verklärung is the work of a young man seeking to impress with his profundity and modernity after his early success with the wildly exuberant Don Juan. It is often said that the "death" part is more convincing than the "transfiguration" part, and this is largely true - while the former comes off beautifully, the latter is far too prosaic musically for the exalted subject matter.Read full review... | |
| 4-Mar-2012 Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage | The Vienna Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall: Johann and Richard Strauss |
| The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's latest tour has included three dates at New York's Carnegie Hall: a concert of Sibelius symphonies, another of late Mozart and truncated Wagner, and this one of waltzes, polkas, and Richard Strauss.
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