| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 13-Feb-2013 St David's Hall | The Philharmonia play Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with Guy and Gardner in Cardiff |
There are times when a concert, even those featuring famous and oft-heard works, can be utterly rejuvenating.
Tonight’s performance presented a pair of grand minor-key works by two emotional heavyweights of the 19th century.Read full review... | |
| 28-Nov-2012 Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall | From Beethoven to Beethoven: Jurowski and the LPO play Beethoven, Schoenberg and Nono |
You can’t accuse Vladimir Jurowski of lacking ambition. This LPO concert of his, featuring artfully sequenced works by Beethoven, Schoenberg and Nono, was dedicated “to all the people in the world who are still suffering injustice”. This may have been biting off more than is easily chewed, but this keenly political concert was a fascinating journey, even if a few doubts remain as to precisely what point was being made.
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