| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2013 Usher Hall | RSNO: Valentine's Night with Christian Kluxen and Olga Kern |
 The contention that black and white are not colours felt doubtful upon seeing the customary RSNO white tie and black tails reversed; the truly colourful array of dresses offsetting white tuxedos allowed one to see, more easily than usual, the gender balance of the RSNO – which, in this Valentine’s concert, seemed about 50–50.
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| 5-Dec-2012 Philharmonic Hall | Mixed Russian music from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Pablo Gonzalez |
 Spaniard Pablo Gonzalez made his second appearance with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic in an all-Russian programme of mixed success, pairing a slightly routine Rachmaninov Second Piano Concerto with a thrilling account of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
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| 27-Oct-2012 Severance Hall | Robin Ticciati makes his Cleveland Orchestra debut with Rachmaninov and Sibelius |
 Severance Hall was full on Saturday evening for the Cleveland Orchestra debut of one of the hottest young conductors on the scene today: Robin Ticciati. Not yet 30, Mr Ticciati is conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Music Director-designate at Glyndebourne. The soloist, Macedonian-born pianist Simon Trpčeski, was also making his Severance Hall debut, although he appeared with the orchestra at Blossom Music Center in summer 2009.
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| 13-Oct-2012 St George's Bristol | Suite and sour: Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra at St George's Bristol |
| I’d been assured from friends who knew I was attending this concert that the Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra is the finest amateur orchestra in Bristol and I was in for a treat. Despite the recommendation, I did not expect them to be one of the best amateur orchestras I’ve ever heard. The sound they produced under Ewa Strusinska’s baton belied their status as amateur.
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