| 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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| 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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| 4-Aug-2012 Großes Festspielhaus | Mariss Jansons conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Salzburg |
 Strauss’ Don Juan has a long tradition as one of the Vienna Philharmonic’s more dazzling curtain-openers but a recent tendency, even with Gustavo Dudamel, who conducted this work with the orchestra last autumn, has been for more subdued accounts which downplay the brilliance and virtuosity of the orchestral writing.Read full review... | |
| 2-Mar-2012 National Concert Hall | Strauss and Mozart in the National Concert Hall, Dublin |
 Friday night’s performance by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra was not just in the National Concert Hall: it was also recorded live for RTÉ Lyric FM. Despite the additional pressure of a national audience, the orchestra performed to their much-acclaimed high standard.Read full review... | |
