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MISCELLANY
2004
June 4 ~ Ronald Smith - obituary
2018
June 16 ~ Gennadi Rozhdestvensky - comment
2019
March 8 ~ Hector Berlioz - 150th Anniversary
CONCERT REVIEWS
2015
October 3 Valletta ~ Malta Philharmonic Orchestra - Schembri, Nakariakov
October 11 London ~ London Symphony Orchestra - Gergiev, Bronfman
October 23 London ~ London Philharmonic Orchestra - Fischer, Grosvenor
November 4 London ~ London Philharmonic Orchestra - Saraste, Lewis
December 3 Singapore ~ Singapore Symphony Orchestra - Ashkenazy, Volodin
2016
January 7 Istanbul ~ Trio Kuvars Viyolet
January 14 Istanbul ~ Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra,
Wiener Singakademie, Wiener Konzerthaus Chorus - Goetzel, Soyarslan, Zhidkova
March 2 Paris ~ Orchestre de Paris - Järvi, Lupu, Lucas
March 8 Paris ~ Insula Orchestra - Equilbey, Angelich
March 11 London ~ Seong-Jin Cho
April 7 Valletta ISOF 10 ~ Camilleri-Lucini Duo
April 28 London ~ RCM Symphony Orchestra - Jurowsky
May 28 Dresden ~ Singapore Symphony Orchestra - Shui, Shaham
June 18 Valletta ~ Malta Philharmonic Orchestra - Schembri
September 4 London BBC Prom 67 ~ Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra - Dudamel
September 8 Berlin Festival ~ Konzerthausorchester - Iván Fischer, Julia Fischer
September 11 London ~ Kozhukhin
October 8 London ~ London Philharmonic Orchestra -Søndergård, Krylov
November 2 London ~ Goyescas: Music in the Time of Goya
December 13 Cologne ~ Gürzenich-Orchester Köln - Roth, Heisser
December 17 Rome ~ Malta Philharmonic Orchestra,
Coro dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia - Schembri, soloists
2017
January 26 London ~ London Symphony Orchestra - Chauhan, Grosvenor
February 5 London ~ London Symphony Orchestra - Pappano, Jansen
February 8 London ~ Weilerstein
February 20 London ~ ASMF - Perahia
March 2 London ~ Philharmonia - Heras-Casado, Perianes
April 29 Valletta ISOF 11 ~ Russian Virtuosi of Europe
April 29 Valletta ISOF 11 ~ Sokolov
April 30 Valletta ISOF 11 ~ Wallisch
May 6 Valletta ISOF 11 ~ Schwingungen Piano Trio
May 7 Valletta ISOF 11 ~ Quatre de pique
Maltese EU Presidency Choir & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir - Schembri, soloists
May 14 London ~ Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra - Yu, soloists
June 9 Istanbul ~ Russian Chamber Philharmonic St Petersburg - Gilbo, Sermet, Varvaresos
July 16 London BBC Prom 3 ~ Chamber Orchestra of Europe - Haitink, Faust
July 16 London BBC Prom 4 ~ Staatskepelle Berlin - Barenboim
August 26 London BBC Prom 56 ~ BBC Symphony Orchestra - Hrůša, Sem
August 29 London BBC Prom 60 ~ Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra - Petrenko, Andsnes
September 14 Gothenburg ~ Göteborgs Symfoniker - Rouvali, Johanna Rusanen, Ville Rusanen
September 21 London This is Rattle ~ LSO - Rattle
October 5 Paris ~ Orchestre de Paris - Vänskä, Kuusisto
October 15 London ~ Rabinovich
October 19 London ~ Philharmonia - Temirkanov, Virsaladze
October 27 London ~ London Philharmonic Orchestra - Orozco-Estrada, Barnatan
October 29 London ~ London Symphony Orchestra - Noseda, Buniatishvili
November 10 A Caruña ~ Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia - Inbal, Nepomnyashchaya
November 20 London ~ Kensington Symphony Orchestra - Keable
November 24 Valletta ~ Strada Stretta Concept: Turandot
December 7 London ~ Philharmonia - Salonen, Frang
December 30 London ~ Ferschtman, Rabinovich
2018
January 11 Paris ~ Orchestre de Paris - Eschenbach, Steckel
January 13 Paris ~ Orchestre Pasdeloup - Schwarz, Dehaene
February 1 London ~ Philharmonia - Järvi, Capuçon
February 6 London ~ Jansen-Maisky-Argerich Trio
February 10 London ~ London Philharmonic Orchestra - Jurowski, Chen
February 16 London ~ Kopatchinskaja, Leschenko
March 8 London ~ Insula Orchestra - Equilbey, Conunova, Clein, Brauss
March 9 Gothenburg ~ Göteborgs Symfoniker - Rouvali, Grimaud
March 25 London ~ London Symphony Orchestra - Roth, Capuçon
March 27 Paris ~ Orchestre de l'Opéra - Jordan
April 6 Valletta ISOF 12 ~ European Union Chamber Orchestra - Schembri, Pominova, Vlasov
April 8 Valletta ISOF 12 ~ Achúcarro
April 9 Valletta ISOF 12 ~ Roland Conil, Véronique Muzy, Christian Bini, Pierre Quiriny
April 10-11 Valletta ISOF 12 ~ ISOF Rising Stars
April 12 Valletta ISOF 12 ~ Aquilon Trio
April 13 Valletta ISOF 12 ~ Somogyi String Quartet
April 14 Valletta ISOF 12 ~ Tyresias Ensemble & Baltic NeopolisVirtuosi - Scarlato
April 20 Valletta ~ Armenian State Symphony Orchestra - Smbatyan, Lugansky
April 27 London ~ London Philharmonic Orchestra - Søndergård, Buratto
May 2 London ~ London Philharmonic Orchestra - Borowicz, Mutter
June 29 London ~ Yehudi Menuhin School
July 16 London BBC Proms Chamber Music ~ Calidore String Quartet, Perianes
July 16 London BBC Prom 4 ~ BBC Philharmonic - Mena, Simpson
July 25 London BBC Prom 15 ~ BBC Philharmonic - Gernon, Lewis
August 6 London BBC Prom 31 ~ Minnesota Orchestra - Vänskä, Barnatan
August 10 Snape Proms ~ Trio Isimsiz
August 31 Valletta 2018 ~ Aħna Refuġjati
September 3 Warsaw ~ 1st International Chopin Competition on Period Instruments:
Orchestra of the 18th Cenury - Nowak, Olejniczak, Demidenko
September 19 London ~ London Symphony Orchestra - Rattle, Jansen
October 8 London ~ Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - Nelsons, Hardenberger
October 10 London ~ London Philharmonic Orchestra - Canellakis, Aimard
November 14 London ~ London Symphony Orchestra - Roth, Queyras
December 8 Helsinki ~ Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra - Renes, Vilhjálmsson
December 8 London ~ Nash Ensemble, Roderick Williams
2019
January 24 Valletta ~ Armonia Atenea, Petrou
January 26 Valletta ~ Malta Philharmonic Orchestra - Renes, Bell
January 29 London ~ St Petersburg Philharmonic - Sinaisky, Fischer
February 3 London ~ Philharmonia - Järvi, Lupu
February 7 London ~ Philharmonia - Eötvös, Apkalna, Fassang
February 8 Frankfurt ~ Frankfurt RSO - Orozco-Estrada, de la Salle
February 9, New York ~ Trifonov
February 15 Gothenburg ~ Göteborgs Symfoniker - Rouvali, Grubinger
February 22-23 London ~ London Philharmonic Orchestra - Mena, Perianes
March 2 London ~ BBC Symphony Orchestra Ligeti Total Immersion - Oramo
March 10 Moscow ~ Svetlanov Symphony Orchestra - Buchbinder
March 14 Paris ~ Orchestre de Paris - Blomstedt, Helmchen
March 18-19 London ~ Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Schiff
April 2 London ~ Royal Academy of Music Song Circle - Loewe Liederabend
April 13 Gothenburg ~ Göteborgs Symfoniker - Rouvali, Stenberg, Sprague, Persson
April 14 London ~ London Symphony Orchestra - Elder, Gerstein
April 17 London ~ BBC Symphony Orchestra - Davis, Batiashvili
April 26 Valletta ISOF 13 ~ Harmonia Consort - Charland, Ghigo
April 27-May 1 Valletta ISOF 13 ~ Recital Round Up
April 28 Valletta ISOF 13 ~ Somogyi String Quartet
May 2 Valletta ISOF 13 ~ Delicata, Ameraldi Trio
May 3 Valletta ISOF 13 ~ Delicata, Estonian Sinfonietta Soloists
May 4 Valletta ISOF 13 ~ Delicata, Estonian Sinfonietta - Schembri, Micallef, Peyré
May 11 London ~ Philharmonia - Järvi, Mullova
May 12 Saffron Hall ~ NAC Orchestra - Shelley, Lee, Lisiecki
May 17 Hamburg ~ NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester - Järvi, Aikin
May 20 Beijing ~ China International Music Competition Final
May 24 Hamburg ~ NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester - Poga, Tetzlaff
May 27 London ~ Passacaglia on DSCH - Levit
June 5 Hamburg ~ Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Jansons
June 15 Amsterdam ~ Netherlands Radio Philharmonic - Haitink, Tilling
June 20 Moscow ~ International Tchaikovsky Competition - Malofeev
July 14 Munich ~ Munich Philharmonic - Gergiev, Trifonov
July 26 Verbier Festival ~ Redkin
July 28 London ~ Chiaroscuro Quartet
August 2 London BBC Prom 19 ~ BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra - Dausgaard, Melnikov
August 5 Edinburgh International Festival ~ Osborne
August 6 London BBC Prom 25 ~ BBC Symphony Orchestra - Stasevska, Gabetta
August 11 London BBC Prom 33 ~ BBC Symphony Orchestra - Bychkov, Gansch
August 12 Edinburgh International Festival ~ Emelyanychev, SCO Friends
August 18 London BBC Prom 42 ~ Ulster Orchestra - Payare, Batsashvili
August 26 London BBC Prom 50 ~ Orchestre de Paris - Harding
August 31 Salzburg Festival ~ Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra - Haitink, Ax
September 13 Salford ~ BBC Philharmonic - Wellber, Reuven
September 26 Gothenburg ~ Göteborgs Symfoniker - Rouvali, Komsi
October 2 Zürich ~ Tonhalle-Orchester - Järvi, Johanna Rusanen, Ville Rusanen
October 2 Zürich ~ Tonhalle-Orchester - Järvi, Johanna Rusanen, Ville Rusanen [Estonian]
October 6 London ~ 50 Years in a Day - HarrisonParrott 50
October 14 London ~ Borodin Quartet, Douglas
October 24 London ~ London Symphony Orchestra - Gardiner, Mørk
December 21 St Petersburg ~ Mariinsky Orchestra - Gergiev, Kantorow
2020
January 16 Vienna ~ Tonhalle-Orchester - Järvi, Fröst
February 10 London ~ Iceland Symphony Orchestra - Tortelier, Yeol Eum Son
February 24 London ~ NHK Symphony Orchestra - Järvi, Gabetta
March 6 Saffron Hall ~ Festival Strings Lucerne, Midori
April 17, 19 ~ International Spring Orchestra Festival - Wallisch, Ameraldi Trio
August 28 Amsterdam ~ Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra - Nelsons
August 29 Salzburg ~ Wiener Philharmoniker - Dudamel, Kissin
2023
May 4 Bremen ~ Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen - Järvi, Gabetta
July 16 London BBC Prom 4 ~ Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen - Kuusisto, Carr
August 16 London Prom 42 ~ Philharmonia Orchestra - Rouvali, Cho
August 30 London Prom 59 ~ Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich - Järvi, Hadelich
CD DVD REVIEWS
2016
March ~ Beethoven - Harnoncourt
March ~ Granados, Turina - Cuarteto Quiroga, Perianes
June ~ Brahms - Harding, Lewis
June ~ Atterberg Vol 4 - N Järvi
2017
April ~ Schubert Vol 2 - Douglas
September ~ Liszt, Wagner - Cooper
November ~ Great American Piano Sonatas - Williamson
December ~ Schubert, Szymanowski - Debargue
2018
March ~ Rachmaninov, Prokofiev - Gergiev, Matsuev
March ~ Brahms - Yamada, Laloum
May ~ Four Pieces, Four Pianos - Melnikov
June ~ Schubert Vol 3 - Douglas
August ~ Rachmaninov, Balakirev - Gergiev
September ~ Rachmaninov - Osborne
October ~ Chopin, Schubert - Isserlis, Várjon
November ~ Saint-Säens Vol 1 - Gardner, Lortie
November ~ Liszt New Discoveries Vol 4 - Howard
December ~ Tchaikovsky plus One Vol 1 - Douglas
2019
January ~ The Mumbai Concerts - Mehta
February ~ Shostakovich, Kabalevsky, Prokofiev - Isserlis, Mustonen
March ~ Sibelius cycle - Järvi
April ~ Dohnányi Vol 4 - Roscoe
May ~ Vers l'ailleurs - Dehaene
June ~ Schubert Vol 4 - Douglas
August ~ Romantic Piano Concerto Vol 79 - Becker, Trinks
September ~ Beethoven, Rachmaninov - Pogorelich
September ~ Iberia y Francia - Cooper
September ~ Iberia y Francia - Cooper [Spanish]
September ~ Airat Ichmouratov - Bushkov, Misbakhova
September ~ Shostakovich - Gugnin
2020
January ~ The Soul of Fire - Juurikas
September ~ d'Erlanger, Dunhill - Lane, Goldner Quartet
September ~ Liszt, Thalberg - Hamelin
November ~ Tchaikovsky 5 - Järvi
November ~ Schubert Vol 5 - Douglas
December ~ Rachmaninov - Babayan
2021
January ~ Nostalgia: The Sea of Memories - Devecioğlu
July ~ Beethoven, Mozart - Petrova, Kantorow
2019
Sirp October 11 ~ Järvi in Zürich [Estonian]