United States Rachmaninoff, Mahler: Yunchan Lim (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Sir Antonio Pappano (conductor). Segerstrom Concert Hall, Costa Mesa, 20.2.2025. (LV)
When audiences roar: Yunchan Lim’s triumph with the LSO in Costa Mesa
Month: February 2025
An intriguing double bill of operas by Falla and Torres in Madrid
Spain Falla, La vida breve & Torres, Tejas verdes: Soloists, Chorus & Orchestra of Teatro Real / Jordi Francés (conductor). Teatro Real, Madrid, 22.2.2025. (JMI)
Wang and Ólafsson contrast and complement in Cleveland
United States Various: Yuja Wang, Víkingur Ólafsson (pianos). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 23.2.2025. (MSJ)
Viennese classics and a world premiere by Jay Capperauld brings a glow to a freezing evening in Glasgow
United Kingdom Beethoven, Mozart, Capperauld, Schubert: Ivan Podyomov (soloist), Scottish Chamber Orchestra / Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor). City Hall, Glasgow, 21.2.2025. (GT)
Daniil Trifonov’s Prokofiev concerto tops a generous menu of big music in San Francisco
United States Muzik, Prokofiev, Stravinsky: Daniil Trifonov (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 21.2.2025. (HS)
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra brings classical vitality to the Westside
United States Impressionists – Pintscher + Debussy + Ravel: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra / Matthias Pintscher (conductor). The Wallis, Beverly Hills, 16.2.2025. (LV)
Stirring Nordic brew from Gergely Madaras and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Poole
United Kingdom Vasks, Grieg, Sibelius: Louis Schwizgebel (piano), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Gergely Madaras (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 19.2.2025. (CK)
Distinguished Saint-Saëns and Franck from Perianes and van Soeterstède in Vancouver
Canada Pépin, Saint-Saëns, Franck: Javier Perianes (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Chloé van Soeterstède (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 14.2.2025. (GN)
