| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 2-Dec-2012 Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage | The MET Orchestra showcases its diverse skills in Gubaidulina, Beethoven and Stravinsky |
 One can be forgiven for expecting that a Sunday afternoon concert should consist of light classics to which one doesn’t need to apply too much mental exertion. The works in yesterday afternoon’s performance by the MET Orchestra under music director Fabio Luisi were anything but light. In fact, I suspect that the electrifying energy of the concert would be enough to keep me going for a long time.
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| 24-Jul-2012 Royal Albert Hall | Prom 14: An overdue debut from the Kronos Quartet |
 It's remarkable that the 39-year-old Kronos Quartet had never played at the Proms before this Tuesday evening, but they seemed set for making up on lost time, with a literally spectacular performance of a typically diverse range of works from around the world. The group have the amazing habit of treating all the music they play – whether it's a Sofia Gubaidulina quartet or a Syrian pop song – in exactly the same sincere, passionate manner.Read full review... | |
| 21-Feb-2012 Royal Academy of Music, Duke's Hall | Sofia’s Choice: Gubaidulina at 80 at the Royal Academy of Music |
 Since moving to London in September, I’ve remained highly impressed and encouraged by the capital’s concert attendance levels. I’ve grown up with constant Doomsday prophesies of the imminent demise of Classical music – I think everyone has, actually. So it was with a renewed wave of familiar province-inspired disappointment that I took my place in a more or less deserted Duke’s Hall for a concert of music by Sofia Gubaidulina, one of the most exciting and original voices in contemporary music over the past forty years.Read full review... | |
| 21-Oct-2011 Concertgebouw: Main Hall | A celebration of Gubaidulina at the Concertgebouw |
 01-09.jpg) On October 24th the grand-dame of Russian contemporary music, Sofia Gubaidulina, celebrates her 80th birthday. In order to commemorate this event, several concerts with her music were scheduled in Amsterdam for her presence – not least of all, the premiere of her new Concerto for Orchestra.Read full review... | |
