Dudamel's account was as spacious and protracted as any heard. Each movement was subjected to a searching examination, the suspense ratcheted up as though it were a preparation for the final outburst... more
With its August music festival, Jean Nouvel-designed concert hall, restaurants and museums, Sarah Sands finds the Swiss lakeside city has culture down to a fine art... more
Booking is now open for this year's eight-week-long classical music extravaganza - let our critics guide you through what's on offer, from Gustavo Dudamel to DJ Switch... more
Since shooting to fame with the Simón Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, of which he is an alumnus, Gustavo Dudamel is in demand the world over... more
The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra from Venezuela will return to the Southbank in what will be the highlight of the centre's classical season for 2011/12... more
A violinist who fled a poor Russian mining town to pursue her dream of studying at London’s best music schools has won the young performer award at this year’s Classical Brits... more
As the Simón Bolívar Orchestra thrill London concertgoers, Julian Lloyd Webber explains how they have inspired his own classical music scheme for children on a south London estate ... more
Sir Simon Rattle will conduct all Schumann's symphonies and pianist Alfred Brendel will play his final London concert in the new classical music season at the Southbank Centre... more
Hailed as a superstar in the making, Gustavo Dudamel's account of Sibelius's Fifth Symphony teemed with lively detail and pulsated with energy, says Barry Millington.... more
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