Premières aplenty from Mäkelä and RCO
The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra confirmed their commitment to curating music for generations to come with two premieres by the French composer, Guillaume Connesson. A warm glow descended the Concertgebouw as…
A towering inferno: on tour with Vikingur Ólafsson and the London Philharmonic
Smartly dressed in a grey suit and a pale pink tie and exuding a calm efficiency, Norwegian pianist Vikingur Ólafsson swept onto the stage. Expectation fizzed. A year on from…
Ben Goldscheider plays new Watkins concerto
A Friday night concert in Die Glöcke, Bremen with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, was a very British meeting of minds. Ben Goldscheider gave the German premiere of a new concerto…
Daniil Trifonov gives European premiere of Mason Bates’ Piano Concerto
Trifonov played with the greatest of ease while the Wild West of cross rhythms and contrasting textures whirled around him.