| Date and venue | Title | Submitted by |
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| 12-Apr-2013 Birmingham Symphony Hall | The Czech Philharmonic thrill a packed house at Symphony Hall, Birmingham | Peter Marks |
 The Czech Philharmonic has had something of an eventful history since its first concert, given under the baton of Antonín Dvořák in 1896. Since then, the orchestra has been conducted by a number of distinguished musicians, including Gustav Mahler. The turbulent history of this great orchestra is perhaps a reflection of the political upheavals that have taken place in their homeland: there have been numerous artistic upheavals and frequent replacements of chief conductors.Read full review... | ||
| 2-Dec-2012 Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage | The MET Orchestra showcases its diverse skills in Gubaidulina, Beethoven and Stravinsky | Alan Yu, alanayu.wordpress.com |
 One can be forgiven for expecting that a Sunday afternoon concert should consist of light classics to which one doesn’t need to apply too much mental exertion. The works in yesterday afternoon’s performance by the MET Orchestra under music director Fabio Luisi were anything but light. In fact, I suspect that the electrifying energy of the concert would be enough to keep me going for a long time.
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| 27-Oct-2012 Bridgewater Hall | BBC Philharmonic with Martin Roscoe and John Storgårds in Sibelius, Beethoven and Nielsen | Andrew H. King |
 Since the end of September, the Manchester concert scene has been in full swing; performances from the city’s native and visiting ensembles (orchestral and chamber) are all speeding towards a diverse and exciting season of familiar and forgotten works in chamber recitals, orchestral concerts and opera. One especially well-represented composer this season is Finland’s Jean Sibelius. Born in Hämeenlinna in 1865, Sibelius is responsible for seven extraordinary symphonies, a host of tone poems and many songs, as well as incidental music, choral works and chamber music.Read full review... | ||
| 7-Aug-2012 Lincoln Center: Avery Fisher Hall | Getting into the heads of Schubert, Berio, and Beethoven at the Mostly Mozart Festival | Evan Mitchell |
 In their latest set of concerts, the Mostly Mozart Festival on Tuesday presented two works: one largely unknown, the other among the most beloved in the standard repertoire. The first, Luciano Berio’s 1989 Rendering, is fragmented and open-ended. The second, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 5, “Emperor”, about as solid and decisive as they come. The MMF Orchestra and conductor Susanna Mälkki were convincing in the first half, and were joined by the extraordinary Garrick Ohlsson for the Beethoven.
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| 2-Feb-2012 Roy Thomson Hall | An Evening Fit For an Emperor with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra | Daniel Frasca |
 February 2nd’s Masterworks Concert saw the return of two iconic figures to Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall. Günther Herbig, TSO music director from 1988-1994 was warmly welcomed back to Toronto to lead the orchestra through the week’s concerts. Pianist Anton Kuerti was also greatly received by the audience, making his 40th appearance with the TSO.
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| 29-Dec-2011 Barbican Centre: Hall | Raymond Gubbay presents Beethoven's Ninth: Christmas at the Barbican | Ken Ward, Editor, The Bruckner Journal |
 Raymond Gubbay Ltd loads the grey interregnum between Christmas and New Year at the Barbican with sundry spectacular delights, such as The Last Night of the Christmas Proms, The Sound of Musicals, Movie Music Classics, and building to the great climax of A Viennese New Year’s Eve Gala. In the midst of this extravaganza stands the Beethoven’s Ninth concert.Read full review... | ||
| 13-Dec-2011 Barbican Centre: Hall | A triumphant conclusion to Uchida's Beethoven cycle | Tom Hancox |
 If he could, would Beethoven have chosen Mitsuko Uchida to première his final piano concerto? They certainly seem to inhabit the same creative plane, at once revelling in the innovative – nay, revolutionary – features, whilst enjoying the grand connections with their historical precedents too. This was the first concerto that Beethoven himself could not perform, his deafness having become all too severe by 1811; and to this end, there is perhaps more 'Beethoven' in this concerto than in any of his previous – a strong compositional stamp in place of his own playing.
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| 8-Dec-2011 Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage | Romantics flawed and fabled: Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with the London Philharmonic Orchestra | Amanda Keil, thousandfoldecho.com |
 Thursday night’s concert with the London Philharmonic Orchestra paired well-loved Beethoven with lesser-known Tchaikovsky, for an interesting contrast of two great Romantics. For the second program of this season’s visit to Carnegie Hall, Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic opened with Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, the last of his five concertos for piano. This is the one that listeners know even if they think they’ve never heard it before. Catchy tunes, imposing moments, piano curlicues to spare.
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| 30-Nov-2011 Southbank Centre: Royal Festival Hall | Bruckner's First crowns a musical collage from Jurowski and the LPO | Ken Ward, Editor, The Bruckner Journal |
 All three works in this programme were written by composers in mid-life - late 30s, early 40s - and all worked within the Austro-German tradition, but one would be surprised to find they had much else in common. The performances this evening did, however, manage to forge an unexpected congruence between them.
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