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A series of concerts commissioned by Daniel Barenboim showcases 10 new works inspired by life under the pandemic
Daniel Barenboim draws a rich panoply of colours from his modern grand while the Pierre Boulez Saal adds an appropriately warm acoustic
The festival’s two ensembles are thriving under new leadership
A concert that darted between the two composers like a ball in a tennis match
Pierre Boulez himself conducts his seminal ‘Le Marteau sans maïtre’, a work of ascetic modernism
Daniel Barenboim showcased Boulez’s ferociously complex music and Gehry’s new concert hall
Highlights included Ligeti’s Violin Concerto played by a barefoot Patricia Kopatchinskaja
These two Proms demonstrated the close relationship between Simon Rattle and the orchestra
Schumann’s magic was conjured anew by Christian Gerhaher and the LSO
The spirit of founder Pierre Boulez loomed over a world premiere by Aurélio Edler-Copes
There were surprises and disappointments in this tribute to the composer, who died earlier this month
A sprightly Hans Abrahamsen song cycle was followed by a sublime Shostakovich symphony
Two Stravinsky ballet scores were performed with power but lacked subtlety
Innovator in investor media who went on to brandish a Mahler baton
Champion of the avant-garde who stamped his image on the musical life of the second half of the 20th century
James Levine presided over an evening of French music that was by turns piquant and poignant
The last of the Proms’ birthday tributes to Pierre Boulez was intensive listening
The festival’s ‘Day for Pierre Boulez’ was a triumphant celebration of the composer
Boulez’s orchestration has plenty to seduce the ear but an absence of humanising warmth
A crash course on the composer that illuminates some of the reasoning behind his music, itself more of a mixed pleasure
Esa-Pekka Salonen was determined to celebrate ferociously, but not before a show of decorum
The birthday celebrations continued with some of the avant-garde composer’s more challenging work
A celebration of Pierre Boulez’s 90th birthday featured an edgy take on one of his favourite works
Celebrations begin early for the 90th birthday of the orchestra’s conductor emeritus, Pierre Boulez
The world premiere of Unsuk Chin’s dazzling gem; Abbado’s death leaves a huge gap
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