Charles Dutoit

Concert Review: The BSO Presents an Evening of Benevolent Kindred Spirits

October 27, 2016
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After all these many decades I am still deeply moved by Yo-Yo Ma’s playing, which combines irresistible charisma and generosity of spirit.

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Concert Review: Charles Dutoit conducts Ravel and Javier Perianes plays Manuel de Falla

March 8, 2016
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Javier Perianes proved himself one of the elite pianists of our day, playing with such deep, inward focus.

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Concert Review: Charles Dutoit and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Triumph with “King Roger”

March 11, 2015
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The BSO’s captivating performances of King Roger received unanimous rave reviews from the local press, to which I add mine.

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Concert Review: Violinist Julia Fischer and the Boston Symphony Orchestra

March 1, 2015
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Julia Fischer’s account of Brahms’s Violin Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) this weekend was nothing if not dynamic and impressive.

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Classical Concert Review: Conductor Charles Dutoit and the Boston Symphony Orchestra Perform Mozart and Mahler

April 18, 2014
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Conductor Charles Dutoit seems to have little affinity for Mahler’s distinctive style.

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Classical Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra — A Searing Rendition of Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem”

November 11, 2013
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In sum, this was one of those rare concerts in which everything clicked, musically and dramatically.

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Fuse Concert Review: Charles Dutoit conducts Ravel, Penderecki, and Elgar

November 4, 2013
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Charles Dutoit, one of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s favorite guest conductors, drew playing of high energy and vivid color.

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Fuse Concert Review: Stravinsky and Ravel Operas by the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Charles Dutoit

October 28, 2012
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That Symphony Hall was probably a third empty is inexplicable, but, if you missed any of these concerts, it’s truly your loss. These were among the BSO’s benchmark performances of the last decade.

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Classical Music Sampler: July 2012

June 30, 2012
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The Boston Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) residency at Tanglewood begins with an all-Beethoven concert on July 6th and runs through August 26th (when it concludes with a John Harbison premiere and more Beethoven –- the Ninth).

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Classical Music Review: The Berlioz Requiem Opens Tanglewood In Style

July 13, 2011
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While these dramatic sections constitute the more celebrated musical attributes of Berlioz’s furious conception of Judgment Day, it is actually in the quieter, mostly contemplative sections that the writing generates a just as impressive visionary reflectiveness.

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