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“Where the music needs nothing more – Blomstedt, Bruckner and the Gewandhaus Orchestra”. Review of Gewandhausorchester Leipzig playing Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony (‘Romantic’; 2nd Version edited 2018 by Benjamin Korstvedt, dedicated to Blomstedt).

Apr 18, 2026 | Blomstedt memorabilia, Concert Reviews, Guest Contributors

Neues Gewandhaus — Thursday 16 April 2026, 19:30. Friday 17 April 2026, 19:30. Sunday 19 April 2026, 11:00 Werner De Smet Photos: (c) Christian Modla The following is translated from the Dutch original, with a link to same at the foot From the moment Herbert...

The D-minor Toccata & Fugue may or may not be by J. S. Bach, may or may not be for organ, but is certainly orchestrated here by Mikhail Pletnev, who conducts the Russian National Orchestra.

Apr 12, 2026 | Guest Contributors, Videos

Edward Johnson writes… Greetings! … Those of you with a taste for orchestral transcriptions of Bach’s organ works might like to check this one out. It’s the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, ever familiar from “Fantasia” where Stokowski...

A part-foolish welcome to April. Spaghetti trees. Flying penguins. A spoof symphony.

Apr 1, 2026 | Guest Contributors, Videos

Edward Johnson writes… Tchaikovsky … From “The Seasons” … Lang Lang, piano … Georgii Cherkin, piano and arranger, with the Classic FM MTel Orchestra, conductor Grigor Palikarov … Neeme Jarvi and the Detroit Symphony play Alexander Gauk’s...

Andrew Keener chez Anderson, today.

Mar 28, 2026 | Guest Contributors

Richard Landau, photo

London Philharmonic Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall – Robin Ticciati conducts Sibelius’s Kullervo and the world premiere of Lotta Wennäkoski’s Zelo.

Mar 27, 2026 | Concert Reviews, Guest Contributors

Lotta Wennäkoski Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Southbank Centre, London – Royal Festival Hall David Gutman writes… Advance publicity promised not only ‘Sibelius in the raw’ but also ‘one of modern Finland’s most original young voices’. One wonders whether Lotta...

Interview with Herbert Blomstedt on his return to the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra 3/25 & 26.

Mar 23, 2026 | Blomstedt memorabilia, Column Honoree Herbert Blomstedt, Guest Contributors, News

De Geerhallen AFTONBLADET 23 March 2026 98-year-old star conductor: “Always a beginner” Updated 08.43 | Published 07.58 Herbert Blomstedt together with the Radio Symphony Orchestra 2025. Press photo.Photo: Arne Hyckenberg World-renowned conductor Herbert...