Conductors Archive

Mitsuko Uchida Performs Mozart W. A. Mozart kept a logbook of his compositions, and he made the following entries for these 2 compositions: 1. On March 2, 1786 a piano Concerto (K486) 2. On March …

Pletnev conducts Tchaikovsky’s 6th On September 17th, 2009 I reviewed Mikhail Pletnev, the pianist, performing Beethoven’s Piano concerto #5. In this review, I’ll talk about Mr. Pletnev, the conductor, leading a performance of the Tchaikovsky …

Bernard Haitink conducts Brahms’ 3rd The Brahms symphony #3 is one of my great favorites. In it, it seems to me, Brahms paints the Austrian countryside with such sensitivity and beauty. This is a highly …

Barenboim conducts Mahler 5th I own this DVD, and I watch it often. The whole production is really well done. That includes the video aspects which could only be accomplished if the person in charge …

Gergiev conducts Tchaikovsky’s 5th I love this symphony, and this love originated when I was a member of an orchestra in the 1950’s and we performed this masterpiece. Amazing how I still remember the rehearsals …