| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2013 Bridgewater Hall | A 4th and a 104th symphony with the Hallé and Sir Mark Elder |
 Sir Mark Elder conducted the Hallé in fine performances of Haydn’s final symphony, no. 104, and Mahler’s most humble, no. 4.
Read full review... | |
| 7-Sep-2012 Royal Albert Hall | Prom 75: Haydn and Strauss with the Vienna Philharmonic |
 It was in the 1790s, when Haydn came to England at the invitation of London-based impresario Johann Peter Salomon, that the twelve 'London' symphonies were composed. They were to be Haydn's last essays in the genre, examples in which, he said, he had to 'change many things for the English public'. Yet, whatever Haydn's vernacular adaptations to the symphony were, this was an account that had an indelible Viennese stamp, in both sound and approach.
Read full review... | |
| 4-May-2012 St George's Bristol | Isserlis, Faust, Levin and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Bristol |
 The night had a programme of three soloists, three pieces and three significant composers in music history – Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. The concept of the concert was to display a span of music from the high Classical era to the early Romantic, where each of the composers overlap in style through three generations. Haydn was known for establishing the symphony, and so we heard his ‘London Symphony’, no. 104, which is the last symphony of twelve that he wrote late in his life over two visits to England.Read full review... | |
| 8-Dec-2011 St George's Bristol | András Schiff performs, conducts and plays with the Oxford Philomusica |
 Standing ovation after standing ovation. The packed hall at St George’s received a treat in form of an evening of Haydn played by fantastic musicians. The stage was filled with energy from start to end in a programme, from the Oxford Philomusica’s ‘Best of Haydn’ series, which displayed a variety of Joseph Haydn’s works. Haydn (1732-1809) is recognised as the ‘father’ of the symphony and occupied a pivotal role in the history of the piano sonata. How better to pay homage to him than to perform some of his major piano works and finish it all off with a symphony?
Read full review... | |
