United States Various: Gabriela Montero (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Marin Alsop (conductor). Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 11.4.2025. (HS)
Marin Alsop and the San Francisco Symphony bring energy to powerful music of the Americas
Month: April 2025
A rainbow of colours from Alexandre Bloch and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in Poole
United Kingdom Debussy, Berlioz, Mussorgsky (orch. Ravel): Lise Berthaud (viola), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra / Alexandre Bloch (conductor). Lighthouse, Poole, 9.4.2025. (CK)
Witnessing music making at its best: OAE’s Bach St Matthew Passion in Budapest
Hungary Bach, St Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Soloists, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment / Jonathan Cohen (conductor), Grand Hall of the Music Academy, Budapest, 7.4.2025. (AK)
The fascination of Kurtág’s Játékok for the curious is illuminated by Valeria Szervánszky and Ronald Cavaye
United Kingdom György Kurtág Játékok Lecture: Valeria Szervánszky, Ronald Cavaye (speakers/piano). Wigmore Hall, London, 10.4.2025. (CC)
Truly momentous Prokofiev from Noseda and the London Symphony Orchestra
United Kingdom Schubert, Beethoven, Prokofiev: Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), London Symphony Orchestra / Gianandrea Noseda (conductor). Barbican Hall, 10.4.2025. (CC)
English National Ballet present work by choreographer William Forsythe from three stages of his career
United Kingdom English National Ballet’s The Forsythe Programme: Dancers of English National Ballet. Sadler’s Wells, London, 10.4.2025. (JO’D)
A remarkable Wigmore Hall evening with Héloïse Werner and friends
United Kingdom Héloïse Werner (soprano) and friends: Héloïse Werner (soprano), Max Baillie (violin/viola), Colin Alexander (cello), Misha Mullov-Abbado (double bass), Bruno Heinen (piano), Angela Wai Nok Hui (percussion). Wigmore Hall, London, 9.4.2025. (CC)
Between form and fracture: Mitsuko Uchida’s power of suggestion at Carnegie Hall
United States Various: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 9.4.2025. (ES-S)
