| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 6-Feb-2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall | Exceptional Sibelius and barnstorming Britten from Osborne, Volkov and the CBSO |
 Ilan Volkov, a regular guest conductor with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, is a passionate advocate form contemporary and modern music. His programmes with his current orchestra, the Iceland Symphony, and his previous one, the BBC Scottish Symphony, often consist entirely of such works. This concert, featuring works from the 20th and 21st centuries, was ideally suited to Volkov’s lucid and intelligent conducting.
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| 9-Aug-2012 Royal Albert Hall | Prom 35: The BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds present a feast of Nordic music |
 The Manchester-based BBC Philharmonic made their last appearance of this year’s Proms on Thursday night led by their newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor, John Storgårds. Hailing from Finland, Storgårds brought a mammoth Nordic programme with him of almost three hours in length, including two Sibelius symphonies, the UK premiere of Per Nørgård’s Seventh Symphony, the Grieg Piano Concerto and a little known vocal work by Delius, Cynara.
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