United States Various: Yuja Wang & Víkingur Ólafsson (pianos). Carnegie Hall, New York, 19.2.2025. (ES-S)
Balancing fire and ice: Yuja Wang and Víkingur Ólafsson at Carnegie Hall
Year: 2025
Adès nails the expansion of America: A Prophecy in US premiere with the Cleveland Orchestra
United States Adès Conducts Adès: Sasha Cooke (soprano), Cleveland Orchestra Chorus / Lisa Wong (director), Cleveland Orchestra / Thomas Adès (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 20.2.2025. (MSJ)
Regents Opera’s Götterdämmerung: the final achievement in their compelling Ring cycle
United Kingdom Wagner, Götterdämmerung: Soloists, Members of London Gay Men’s Chorus, Members of Regents Opera Upper Voices Chorus, Regents Opera Ensemble / Ben Woodward (conductor). York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, 16.2.2025. (MB)
Scottish Opera’s The Makropulos Affair is a triumph with Orla Boylan at the heart of a terrific performance
United Kingdom Janáček, The Makropulos Affair: Soloists, The Orchestra of Scottish Opera and The Chorus of The Makropulos Affair / Martyn Brabbins (conductor). Theatre Royal Glasgow, 19.2.2025. (GT)
Janáček’s ‘Kreutzer Sonata’ from the ASMF provides a lasting memory in their St Martin’s concert
United Kingdom Janáček, Mozart, Bach, Shostakovich: Peter Donohoe (piano), Academy of St Martin in the Fields. St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, 15.2.2025. (MBr)
ENO’s Mary, Queen of Scots is an artistic success
United Kingdom Musgrave, Mary, Queen of Scots: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the English National Opera / Joana Carneiro (conductor). London Coliseum, 15.2.2025. (MB)
Takács Quartet finds delightful twists in Haydn, Britten and Beethoven in their Berkeley recital
United States Haydn, Britten, Beethoven: Takács Quartet (Edward Dusinberre, Harumi Rhodes [violins], Richard O’Neill [viola], András Fejér [cello]). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, 16.2.2025. (HS)
