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One of the Hungarian’s great masterpieces, this richly evocative work has inspired many top violinists; Erik Levi reveals the finest recordings of Bartók’s Violin Concerto No.2

Steve Reich’s tribute to New York was neatly paired with a Gershwin, with the world premiere of Colin Riley’s powerful seven-movement ode to Wales the concert’s centrepiece

Youth Orchestras of San Antonio return to their semi-annual performance tour tradition. They're playing in NYC, Boston and Philadelphia.

Milwaukee Symphony wrapped up its festival of 1930s music with a program featuring five American composers.

Mairéad Hickey. Photo: Santiago Cañón Valencia This showcase for current stars of the Kronberg Academy was recorded live and unedited – there is a distracting trail for another TV programme – and sometimes rougher than ready. Both Mairéad Hickey and Santiago Cañón Valencia seemed to struggle against Christoph Eschenbach’s inclination towards expansive tempos, which produced a slightly lumpen accompaniment to the first movements of the Bruch G minor and Haydn C major concertos respec...

D. A Wend | 10/04/2002 (3 out of 5 stars) "I recall this recording when it was issued as an LP several years ago. The jazz band recording of Rhapsody in Blue is quite a novelty since we usually heard the version for full orchestra. Both orchestrations by Ferde Grofe are wonderful but the jazz band version with its smaller forces is refreshing to hear. The short pieces recorded here like Short Story, Sleepless Night and the Promenade (Walking the Dog) are quite great compositions and are s...