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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 respectively and allowed their slow movements to drift. There was certainly no excess sugar or fat in Hick...