| 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-Feb-2012 Bridgewater Hall | The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder: Beethoven 7 |
 Mark Elder finished his part in the Hallé’s Beethoven cycle with a rambunctious performance of the seventh symphony, with works by Sibelius and Bartók adding to a dynamic evening of music.
Before conducting Sibelius’ tone poem The Bard, Elder paid tribute to the late Paavo Berglund, the great Finnish conductor and champion of all things Sibelian, who died last month.Read full review... | |
