Great enthusiasm for the opening concert of the Prague Symphony Orchestra season which saw John Axelrod celebrate Leonard Bernstein's Anniversary with the Chichester Psalms alongside Mahler's 4th Symphony: "John Axelrod showed a deep understanding of the composing world of both: in Mahler's Fourth Symphony he brought out the sweet and bizarre aspects, the intensity and unpredictability of the contrasts were never exaggerated, maintaining the pastoral tone; he then made Bernstein's Chichester Psalms distinctive in their deep emotion and external enchantment" writes Petr Veber on KlasikaPlus.cz

Amazing success for M. Claus Peter Flor on the occasion of his return to the podium of the Dallas Symphony of which he was guest principal conductor eight years ago. Scott Cantrell on the Dallas Morning News wrote: "Claus Peter Flor hasn't lost his magic. Returning to lead the Dallas Symphony Orchestra after an eight-year absence, in a program of Wagner and Strauss, the German conductor once again demonstrated a visceral grip on musical tension and fastidious control of dynamics. Imparting never-ending urgency, it shaped crescendos and decrescendos, controlled balances and signaled important entrances. [...] In Death and Transfiguration, Flor's meticulous control of dynamics, over an enormous range, was amazing. From hushed opening lappings of strings, solemnly punctuated by timpani, to shattering climaxes, everything was gauged and balanced just so. But the effect felt wholly organic — indeed, inevitable — never contrived."

On Monday 24/09 John Axelrod will make his own debut with the Filarmonica della Scala, with a concert mainly dedicated to Bernstein, celebrating 100th birthday of the composer with whom John Axelrod has studied. In the program, also a few works by Berio, including the Sinfonia for voices and instruments performed by The Swingles.
The concert will be live broadcasted on Radio3 Rai

On Sunday 23/09 the Quartetto di Cremona will make its own debut at the prestigious Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, in occasion of an event dedicated to chamber music.
The Quartetto di Cremona will perform Schubert String Quintet with cellist Eckart Runge, with whom they have just completed a brand new recording dedicated to Schubert.
Th double CD will be released by Audite in Spring 2019.

Tuesday 18/09 in Torino and Wednesday 19/09 in Milan, Stanislav Kochanovsky and Enrico Dindo will perform together in two concerts for MITO Festival 2018. The audience will have the cahnce to listen to the Italian premiere of "Azul" by Osvaldo Goljiov, a work for cello and orchestra inspired to baroque music. On stage with Maestro Kochanovsky and Maestro Dindo, the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai di Torino.
More details at the link.