United States Various: Vilde Frang (violin), Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Lintu (conductor). Orchestra Hall, Chicago, 21.11.2024. (ZC)
Hannu Lintu and Vilde Frang lead the CSO through a program of palindromic beauty
Year: 2024
To boldly go: spectacular celestial sounds from the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Adès, Saariaho, Holst, Colin Matthews: Guildhall Symphony Orchestra / Alpesh Chauhan (conductor). Barbican Hall, London, 20.11.2024. (CK)
English National Opera launches plans for a new partnership with Greater Manchester
English National Opera (ENO) announced the first wave of plans for a major new partnership between the company and the city-region of Greater Manchester for the next three years, enabling ENO to be firmly established within Greater Manchester by 2029. NEW IMMERSIVE PRODUCTION OF PHILIP GLASS AND ROBERT WILSON’S EINSTEIN ON THE BEACH UK PREMIERE … Read more
A concert to live in the memory: Blomstedt at 97 in a tender Mahler Ninth with the Philharmonia
United Kingdom Mozart, Mahler: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Philharmonia / Herbert Blomstedt (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 21.11.2024. (JR)
In David Grubb’s Cardiff journey through sleep even the ‘Nightmare’ was enjoyable
United Kingdom David Grubb – Circadia: David Grubb (violin, viola, mandolin, musical saw), Annie Perry (clarinet, bass clarinet), Corben Lee (piano, keyboards), Daniel Whitting (acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Aidan Thorne (double bass, bass guitar), John Reynolds (drums). Richard Burton Theatre at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, 21.11.2024. (LJ)
ENO’s The Elixir of Love is a wonderful night out, full of young talent
United Kingdom Donizetti, The Elixir of Love (L’elisir d’amore): Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of English National Opera / Teresa Riveira Böhm (conductor). London Coliseum, 20.11.2024. (CC)
Precision and lyricism of the Berlin Philharmonic under Kirill Petrenko at Carnegie Hall
United States Various: Vilde Frang (violin), Berlin Philharmonic / Kirill Petrenko (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 18 & 19.11.2024. (ES-S)
Anthony Roth Costanzo connects with the San Francisco audience in a wide-ranging program
United States Various: Anthony Roth Costanzo (countertenor), Bryan Wagorn (piano). San Francisco Performances, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, 19.11.2024. (HS)
