| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2013 Barbican Centre: Hall | LSO Futures Week at the Barbican: Symphonic sound worlds |
.jpg) Following on from the Contemporary Chamber Works concert of the LSO Futures series, François-Xavier Roth was back less than an hour later with the Symphonic Sound Worlds programme. This formed the second part of his investigation into the nature of the orchestra, its traditional forms and generic makeup. The title “Symphonic Sound Worlds” hints not only at the expansion of orchestral sounds, but also at the effects of these sounds upon the more general “worlds” within which they are deployed.Read full review... | |
| 6-Apr-2013 St George's Bristol | Sea pictures and Enigmas (but no Elgar): Enigma Orchestra at St George's Bristol |
 I doubt many of us have been to the seaside recently. Even if Bristolians had braved the cold and wet and wind, I’m sure that the mudflats of Brean or the arcades of Weston-super-Mare were a far cry from the visions of that mysterious body of saltwater conjured up by the Enigma Orchestra in their second ever concert at St George’s.Read full review... | |
| 17-Mar-2013 Barbican Centre: Hall | Stupendously good: The LA Phil and Dudamel explore colour at the Barbican |
 The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra’s residency at the Barbican has been a huge success. Rather than churn out time-honoured family favourite pieces of classical music, the orchestra has seized the opportunity to showcase its prowess in the performance of new music – three European premières including John Adams’ powerful passion-oratorio The Gospel According to the Other Mary, as well as Claude Vivier’s colourful Zipangu were in the mix.Read full review... | |
| 8-Mar-2013 Cadogan Hall | Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra performs a pan-European programme at Cadogan Hall |
 In its sixth season, the Zurich International Concert Series has attracted some well-known, but less-heard orchestral names to London. The series enables the full force of orchestras to be heard in the relatively intimate space of Cadogan Hall, which is otherwise famous for attracting chamber ensembles of the highest calibre.
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