| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2013 Sage: Hall One | Northern Sinfonia in love with Zehetmair, Brahms and Schumann |
 The day after Valentine’s Day, and Hall One at The Sage Gateshead was filled with love – the love between an orchestra and their conductor, and the love that all the musicians on the stage felt for the composers they were playing, in this their third concert of a Brahms and Schumann double symphony cycle with conductor Thomas Zehetmair.
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| 28-Sep-2012 Sage: Hall One | The Romantic Symphony with Northern Sinfonia, Part 1: Happiness |
 Schumann and Brahms are linked together by their great friendship, their musical influences on each other, and, of course, by Schumann’s wife, Clara, who was one of the most important people in Brahms’ life. Between them, their lives span the entire Romantic period, and in their music, we hear its development from the wistful dreaming and nature-worship of the early years, through to the expressive maturity and emphasis on the past that came with late Romanticism.
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| 18-May-2012 Sage: Hall One | Northern Sinfonia: Shifting perceptions of Bruckner, Mendelssohn and Gesualdo |
 Northern Sinfonia’s concert in Hall One of the Sage Gateshead last night challenged the audience to put aside our normal preconceptions, to see well-known composers in a slightly different light. Mendelssohn’s “Fifth” Symphony was actually the second one he wrote – at the age of only 20 – but it was not published until after his death and is not played as much as his other symphonies.Read full review... | |
| 24-Sep-2011 Sage: Hall One | Celebratory Mozart |
| There was a sense of celebration in the air at the Sage Gateshead, as the Northern Sinfonia orchestra and chorus began their tenth season under the direction of Thomas Zehetmair with an all-Mozart programme. The hall was full, and before welcoming Zehetmair to the stage, Sage General Director Anthony Sargent had a bit of fun showing off Hall One’s fancy new multi-coloured lighting effects.
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