Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/ Harding review – gorgeous Mahler with expressionist edge
Daniel Harding led a modernist interpretation of Mahler’s Ninth full of fierce drama, eloquence and intensity, in the orchestra’s thrilling return to this hall
October 2021
Bernard Haitink obituary
Conductor in demand by the world’s greatest orchestras who made a huge contribution as music director of the Royal Opera House
December 2019
Mariss Jansons obituary
Conductor renowned for performances of Mahler, Strauss and the Russian romantics with the world’s great orchestras
August 2018
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra parts company with chief conductor Gatti
Daniele Gatti leaves Amsterdam-based orchestra after allegations of inappropriate behaviour
March 2018
Mahler/Riehn: Das Lied von der Erde review – brightness and immediacy
Petr Alrichter’s recording of Riehn’s chamber version of Mahler’s almost impossibly taxing song-symphony is well worth the listen
September 2017
Proms 64 and 66 review – the Royal Concertgebouw makes rousing Albert Hall return
Led by Daniele Gatti, the orchestra’s buoyant, effortlessly flexible playing was a constant delight in a programme of Bruckner, Mahler and Rihm
December 2016
Concertgebouw/Gatti review – superlative orchestra thrill and challenge
Under their new chief conductor Daniele Gatti, the orchestra demonstrated why the RCO remains one of the world’s truly recognisable ensembles
September 2016
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Rameau CD review – exuberant, stylish take with baroque swagger
July 2016
Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 CD review – restraint and detail from Jansons
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Jansons (RCO)
May 2016
Benjamin: Dream of the Song; Lindberg: Era CD review – RCO explores new horizons
Pierre Boulez: Young Composer and Conductor CD review – hallmark clarity and precision
April 2016
Prokofiev: Fifth Symphony CD review – gloriously august and exalted
September 2015
Tom Service on classical music
The latest from the maestros' merry-go-round
Young Czech conductor Jakub Hrůša will take over from Jonathan Nott at the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, plus other conductorial comings, goings and reunions
March 2015
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer CD review – a tempestuous live performance
A stellar line-up rides the waves at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, with Andris Nelsons very firmly at the helm
April 2014
Music blog
Concertgebouw: Jansons ensured it lived up to its 'greatest orchestra' tag
Tom Service
His continuing relationship with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra means that we can still enjoy a conductor at the height of his musical powers
Mariss Jansons announces Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra departure
The conductor's 10-year reign as chief of the world-renowned Amsterdam orchestra will end after 2014-15 season, writes Imogen Tilden
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Jansons – review
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Jansons review – 'Immaculately crafted'
Sex, death and dissonance: the strange, obsessive world of Anton Bruckner
