| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2013 Barbican Centre: Hall | MTT and Yo-Yo Ma with the LSO at the Barbican |
 Concluding their concert run in the Barbican, Michael Tilson Thomas, Yo-Yo Ma and the London Symphony Orchestra presented a programme of works by Copland, Shostakovich and Britten. The musicians’ partnership was undoubtedly a successful one, with a completely sold-out Barbican. It turned out to be a mixed evening, with an extremely impressive Shostakovich 5, an at times hugely entertaining Britten, and a somewhat less impressive Copland.
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| 7-Mar-2013 Sheldonian Theatre | Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and a world première from the Oxford Philomusica |
 Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre was nearly full for the concert on Thursday night. Billed “Russian Greats”, the programme mixed the familiar fare of Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich with a world première by the Oxford-based composer Chris Garrard. There was a tangible sense of anticipation before the concert began, and the audience’s encouragement throughout the evening surely encouraged the Oxford Philomusica to give such a spirited performance.
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| 26-Jan-2013 Lincoln Center: Avery Fisher Hall | Lorin Maazel and the New York Philharmonic in Tchaikovsky, Lutoslawski and Shostakovich |
 I often think of Lorin Maazel as the American equivalent of Sir Colin Davis – they are both in their eighties and they both deliver steady, reliable interpretations that let the music speak for itself. Maazel’s return performance with the New York Philharmonic on Saturday re-affirmed my view.
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| 17-Jan-2013 Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage | Thrilling Shostakovich and Ravel from Yannick and the Philadelphia Orchestra |
 In an interview with Charlie Rose a couple of years ago, Sir Simon Rattle made the startling comment that conductors only become “competent” after they turn 60. If that’s the case, it’s really quite difficult to imagine just how “competent” young Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin might be after more than another two decades on the podium, particularly with a band in front of him as supple and giving as the revitalized – and no longer bankrupt – Philadelphia Orchestra.
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