| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 17-May-2013 Dr Anton Philipszaal | Thrills and introspection from the Residentie Orkest with Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Wibi Soerjadi |
 Under conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, the Residentie Orkest presented an exuberant programme of perennial favourites including Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Ouverture, Chopin’s Piano Concerto no. 1 with soloist Wibi Soerjadi, and Beethoven’s Symphony no. 7.
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| 14-Feb-2013 Walt Disney Concert Hall | Dutoit leads LA Phil in Valentine’s Day concert |
 The program was dubbed “Romance at the Phil”, but the music presented was hardly the sort to set lovers’ hearts aflame. It could even said to be a touch staid. There was Mendelssohn and Mozart in the first half. Richard Strauss is closer to the mark – this is the composer of Salome, after all – but it was his jovial Don Quixote that closed out the night.
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| 8-Dec-2012 Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Concert Hall | Jaap van Zweden shows his mettle: Mendelssohn and Elgar with the Hong Kong Philharmonic |
 Although Mendelssohn and Elgar lived in different eras and composed in very different styles, a common thread runs through their works featured in Hong Kong Philharmonic’s performance on Saturday – all of them draw their inspiration from the British Isles.
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| 8-Dec-2012 Salle Pleyel | German Romanticism with Emmanuel Krivine and the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg |
 It is said that whilst developing a successful career as a violinist, the young Emmanuel Krivine was advised by the distinguished conductor Karl Böhm to further pursue his passion for conducting. Thankfully, Krivine took heed of such advice, or we would not today have what is undoubtedly one of Europe’s finest conductors. Renowned for his musical expertise in the symphonic and French repertoire, it is refreshing however to hear such a conductor tackle something beyond his field: an evening of German Romanticism.
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