| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 4-May-2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall | Birdsong in Birmingham: Mitsuko Uchida with Andris Nelsons and the CBSO |
 It wasn’t only Mitsuko Uchida’s hands that were agile. Her arrival on stage was accompanied by the deepest bow imaginable, bending from the waist until she resembled a tuning fork. Such Japanese formality was paired with a warm, glowing smile and a real connection with players and audience alike.
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| 29-Jan-2013 Southbank Centre: Queen Elizabeth Hall | London Sinfonietta tackles Webern for The Rest is Noise |
 The works of Anton Webern – famously described by Stravinksy as “dazzling diamonds” – have been “unwrapped” as part of The Rest is Noise festival this month. This was a timely project, as the output of this Second Viennese School composer has often been misrepresented due to its considerable (and problematic) impact on 20th- and 21st-century music.Read full review... | |
| 16-Jun-2012 Birmingham Symphony Hall | Simon Rattle and the Vienna Philharmonic: Brahms, Webern and Schumann |
 Simon Rattle returned to Birmingham's Symphony Hall, a construction of his own initiation and the home of his successes with the CBSO, to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert as part of the hall's 21st birthday celebrations. He arrived on stage to the kind of reception usually reserved for the end of a concert and masterfully led a rich and intriguing programme of Brahms, Webern and Schumann.
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| 29-Apr-2012 Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, Verizon Hall | The Philadelphia Orchestra in works by Brahms, Webern and Schumann |
 For its concert on Sunday afternoon, the Philadelphia Orchestra under Simon Rattle performed symphonic works which, the programme notes claimed, “invite us to think about the possibilities of hidden musical meaning”.
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