Conductors Archive

Praised for her ​“deeply moving” performances (Hamburger Abendblatt), violinist Alina Pogostkina, winner of the 2005 Sibelius Competition in Helsinki, performs at many of the world’s most renowned festivals and concert venues, and collaborates with conductors …

Violin virtuoso Leonidas Kavakos returns to play for us with his newest album ‘Beethoven Violin Concerto’. Kavakos is recognised across the world as a violinist and artist of rare quality, known at the highest level …

The late conductor and instrumentalist Frans Bruggen was one amazing musician. I have always cherished his performance of the Eroica Symphony by Beethoven. And today I came across his performance of the Symphony #2, Frans …

I carefully listened to this composition today; while Anton Bruckner was clearly a master of orchestration, I retain my view that on occasion  he continued a movement seemingly beyond its intended end point. Composers: Bruckner, …

This recording brings us a Russian orchestral showcase from Vasily Petrenko and the award willing Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Ravel’s brilliant orchestration of Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ and Khachaturian’s romantic suite from his ballet ‘Spartacus’ …