| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall | Hands-down winners: CBSO Youth Orchestra and Bavouzet triumph in Mahler and Ravel |
 Judging by this evening’s performance, the future of music-making in Birmingham is in safe hands. Following an intensive half-term week’s training, including sectional coaching by musicians from the parent orchestra, 100 eager and accomplished 14- to 21-year-olds brought the Symphony Hall stage to life.
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| 15-Feb-2013 Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall | A Finnish Epic with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra |
 B Ealovega.jpg) Continuing with Sibelius, the Sydney Symphony presented another Finnish epic in their latest concert, this time Sibelius’ Kullervo Symphony. However, first of all we were treated to a Ravel masterpiece, his Piano Concerto in D for the left hand.
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| 10-Jun-2012 Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall | Simon Rattle and the OAE make the case for period Impressionism |
 Mat Henneck EMI.jpg) Sir Simon Rattle is an uncommonly gifted conductor of early 20th-century French music – Debussy, Ravel, and the like. The intrigue of this concert, then, radiated not from the rostrum but mostly from the orchestra itself. Playing with ‘period’ practice – though what that entailed was explained neither during the concert nor in the programme note – the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Rattle continued to press new ground, following on from their Prom of Berlioz and Wagner a few years ago with even more modern fare.Read full review... | |
| 11-Mar-2012 La Maison Symphonique de Montréal | A Compelling 20th-Century Program in Montréal |
 The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal and Jean-Marie Zeitouni crafted an intriguing program tonight with orchestral music by four great masters of rhythm: Bartók, Ravel, Boulez and Stravinsky. The result of this brilliant selection of works was a concert as unique and colorful as the works it featured.
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