Suave and sophisticated: Mäkelä’s Rachmaninov hits all the right notes 16 November 2024Posted inMusic Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw hit all the right notes with Rachmaninov's Second Symphony, and Lisa Batiashvili
A meeting of minds: Vilde Frang and Klaus Mäkelä on tour with the Oslo Philharmonic 5 November 2024Posted inMusic Vilde Frang and Klaus Mäkelä forge a partnership of equals on tour with the Oslo Philharmonic in Stravinsky's Violin Concerto
Augustin Hadelich’s Sibelius soars the heights at the Concertgebouw 18 October 2024Posted inMusic 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 2024Posted inMusic Alexandre Bloch brought the Orchestre National de Lille to the Concertgebouw, with Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut
Tetzlaff’s colourful Shostakovich with the LPO tells a Russian story 28 February 2024Posted inMusic Christian Tetzlaff's colourful interpretation of Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 with the LPO told a story of struggle and strife
Janine Jansen dazzles Antwerp with fine Prokofiev 1 January 2023Posted inMusic All was silent; a certain seriousness descended over the hall. Before us, a master at work, and we all sat at her mercy
Alpesh Chauhan and Alena Baeva find new emotional depths 20 March 2022Posted inMusic This winning combination of Alpesh Chauhan and Alena Baeva really did leave a lingering impression in the minds of this Dutch audience