| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2013 Walt Disney Concert Hall | LA Phil finds focus on Bartók, Kodály – but not on Eötvös |
 The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s January 20 concert, the last in its “Focus on Eötvös” mini-residency, may as well have been called “Focus on Hungary.” The small, landlocked country, with barely over 9 million residents, has exerted – and continues to exert – a powerful influence on music. Even discounting Franz Liszt – ethnically Hungarian, but with a cultural outlook more tilted to Vienna and Paris than to Budapest – there is no disputing Hungary’s vast, even outsize contribution to musical culture.
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| 30-Oct-2012 Nasher Sculpture Center | Midori in Dallas: Experimental Beethoven, Webern and Crumb |
 The Soundings concert series opened its season Tuesday evening at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, with violinist Midori and pianist Özgür Aydin. Although the series typically focuses more on contemporary music, Midori offered the program she’s been touring with in celebration of the 30th anniversary of her debut, and it did not disappoint. She and Mr Aydin presented the three Beethoven sonatas written in A major, interspersed with a pair of works from the 20th century.
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| 30-Jul-2011 Royal Albert Hall | Prom 21: CBSO Triumphant! |
 An 'immense glow and sumptuousness' were the words that Richard Strauss, aged just twenty-four, chose to describe the sound at the première of his tone poem, Don Juan, in 1889. 122 years later another young conductor found similar qualities with his orchestra. Andris Nelsons, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's artistic director since 2008, has obviously fostered a relationship that works tremendously well.Read full review... | |
