| 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.
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| 28-Feb-2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall | Andrés Orozco-Estrada impresses in Mozart, disappoints in Mahler with the CBSO |
 Andrés Orozco-Estrada has been feted as “a brilliant stand-in”, having replaced a number of more well-known conductors at short notice in Vienna, where he studied his craft. He is now the music director of the Tonkünstler Orchestra in Vienna having made an all-important career breakthrough.
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| 7-Dec-2012 La Maison Symphonique de Montréal | Mahler with a side of Bach: L'Orchestre Métropolitain at the Maison Symphonique |
 L’Orchestre Métropolitain is playing four concerts with two programs this week, splitting their time between Montréal and Verdun, a marathon which is to culminate in recording sessions. With such a hefty schedule the orchestra might have chosen light repertoire, but valiantly did the opposite, programming symphonies by Mahler and Bruckner. In addition to these works, the orchestra made their offering to the Montréal Bach Festival by presenting a work by J.S. Bach before each of the symphonies.
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| 5-Aug-2010 Royal Albert Hall | Prom 26: Valery Gergiev conducts the World Orchestra for Peace |
| If there were to be one orchestra that is essentially a “dream team”, the World Orchestra for Peace would surely be it. Comprising of almost 100 elite players from 33 different countries, the majority of whom hold principle positions in their respective orchestras, I couldn’t help but be excited by the prospect of seeing such a 300-spartans-like ensemble for the first time, under the mighty command of Valery Gergiev.
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