Bruckner: Nine Symphonies review – Concertgebouw’s early gift is a conducting masterclass
In advance of Bruckner’s bicentenary, a roll call of tremendous historic interpretations is a timely reminder of this orchestra’s superb playing
October 2020
Bruckner: Symphonies Nos 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 review – glorious performances make a worthy tribute
The late conductor excelled in late Romantic repertoire, and these live recording of Bruckner symphonies see him at his best
December 2019
Mariss Jansons obituary
Conductor renowned for performances of Mahler, Strauss and the Russian romantics with the world’s great orchestras
January 2019
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jansons review - magnificent Strauss
If Diana Damrau’s four Last Songs didn’t quite cohere, Jansons and his orchestra’s take on Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben was thrilling and superbly balanced
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
April 2017
Bavarian RSO/Jansons review – a brilliantly engineered affair
Like a sleekly upholstered car, the Munich orchestra toured an all-Russian programme with exquisite ease, but only their reading of Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances was truly authoritative
July 2016
Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 CD review – restraint and detail from Jansons
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Jansons (RCO)
August 2014
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Jansons review – too controlled
The great Dutch ensemble was as responsive as always, but needed more jolt and frenzy in its Ravel and Shostakovich, writes Kate Molleson
April 2014
Mariss Jansons, renowned conductor, to step down
World-famous musician, 71, surprises many with announcement he is to leave Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam
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
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Jansons – review
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Jansons review – 'Immaculately crafted'
August 2013
Prom 35: BRSO/Jansons – review
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra took on Mahler's huge Resurrection Symphony, a blockbuster perfectly suited to the Albert Hall, writes George Hall
April 2013
Tom Service on classical music
Happy 125th birthday, Concertgebouw
Amsterdam's world-class orchestra and concert hall celebrate their 125th anniversary this week. Tom Service explains why the hall's famously perfect acoustics create unexpected challenges for its players
January 2013
Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 2000-2010 – review
Bringing the RCO story up to date, this seventh collection documents a transitional period but is nevertheless a joy, writes Andrew Clements
October 2012
Critic's notebook
Tom Service on fantasy orchestras
'You could drop in the brazen brilliance of the New York Phil's brass section – and personally, I'd want Claudio Abbado'
May 2012
Mariss Jansons: 'The notes are just signs. You have to go behind them'
The conductor talks to Fiona Maddocks about his Latvian roots, his heart attack on the podium, and why he’s never satisfied with his performances
April 2012
Parsifal; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jansons – review
The Mariinsky pumps up the volume in Parsifal. And it's a happy Easter in Lucerne, writes Fiona Maddocks
August 2011
Mahler: Symphony No 3 – review
The orchestral playing is as good as any, but Jansons's interpretation can't stand up against the great benchmark recordings, writes Andrew Clements
