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Suave and sophisticated: Mäkelä’s Rachmaninoff hits all the right notes

16 November 2024Music

Klaus Mäkelä conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

It’s been a busy few weeks for Klaus Mäkelä. First on tour with the Oslo Philharmonic. Then a quick soirée to the UK for the Rite of Spring with the London Symphony Orchestra…

A meeting of minds: Vilde Frang and Klaus Mäkelä on tour with the Oslo Philharmonic

5 November 2024Music

Vilde Frang, Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo Phil

Witnessing a partnership of equals is rare. A meeting of minds where a creative process seemingly unfolds in front of our eyes is definitely a moment to cherish. Such was…

Augustin Hadelich’s Sibelius soars the heights at the Concertgebouw

18 October 2024Music

Hadelich Plays the Sibelius Violin Concerto in the Concertgebouw

German-American violinist Augustin Hadelich, who grew up in the foothills of rural Tuscany, is most definitely the man of the moment and is quite rightly earning a reputation as one…

Noa Wildschut steps in for Esther Yoo at the Concertgebouw

12 August 2024Music

On a night when it seemed the entire Dutch nation was watching the Netherlands vs England in the semi-finals of the European Football Championship, French conductor Alexandre Bloch brought the Orchestre…

Tetzlaff’s colourful Shostakovich with the LPO tells a Russian story

28 February 2024Music

Christian Tetzlaff, Cristian Macelaru and the LPO

Christian Tetzlaff's colourful interpretation of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 with Cristian Macelaru and the London Philharmonic Orchestra in Essen told a very Russian story of struggle and strife. The…