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Italy

Robot conductor shares stage with Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli

The musical machine made its opera debut at a charity concert in Pisa

13/09/2017

Musica

Amsterdam welcomes Maestro Gatti

Milanese Maestro Daniele Gatti takes the helm of Amsterdam's world renowned Concertgebouw Orchestra

29/09/2016

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World's 'largest orchestra' performs in Germany

The world record for the largest orchestra has been broken, according to the German Institute for Records.

11/07/2016

Musica

Rising maestro enchants Dresden

Dresden is a unique venue and has seen many a mesmerising concert.

09/06/2016

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Flashmob orchestra floods Berlin shopping centre

The German Symphonic Orchestra, led by honorary conductor Kent Nagano, held an impromptu concert in a Berlin shopping mall.

18/05/2016

Musica

Zurich's Tonhalle Orchestra triumphs on tour

With young Lionel Bringuier at the helm, and starring Lisa Batiashvili and Gautier Capuçon, the Zurich Tonhalle has been wowing the audience in Vienna

28/04/2016

Musica

The enthralling colourful timbres of Dutch violin virtuoso Janine Jansen

Completely immersed in the timbres of a Polish masterpiece, Dutch violin virtuoso Janine Jansen has brought Karol Szymanowski’s First Violin Concerto

14/04/2016

Musica

Daniele Gatti conducts Debussy, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky – With Julian Rachlin

21/01/2016

Musica

'Just extraordinary' - Martha Argerich and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra pay homage to Claudio Abbado

The swelling sounds of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra fill the Paris Philharmonie, at a concert to pay homage to Italian conductor Claudio Abbado

26/11/2015

Musica

What is life? Music and science combine in "Interplay" in Stockholm to offer answers

Bridging the gap between music and science: it’s the dream, and the objective, of a young, talented and successful conductor. In Stockholm, where he

16/04/2015

Musica

Yuja Wang wows Vienna with Prokofiev's concerto No. 2

Prodigious technique, wildly imaginative and breath-taking stage presence…. just some of the glowing descriptions which follow Chinese pianist Yuja

19/03/2015

Musica

Flick of the wrist: competition gives budding conductors a chance to shine

It's tough at the top in orchestra-conducting and very few make it in this privileged world. A competition run by philanthropist Donatella Flick in partnership with the London Symphony Orchestra gives

25/12/2014

Musica

Pitch perfect at Montreal's Maison Symphonique

02/10/2014

Musica

Center Stage: The Salzburg Festival

24/10/2013

Musica

A maestro and his orchestra on tour from Italy to Bucharest

26/09/2013

Musica

East meets West in music in Istanbul

20/06/2013