Laurence Vittes

Nicolas Altstaedt stars in Robert Schumann’s Cello Concerto with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

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United StatesUnited States ‘A Musical Genesis: Martín + Altstaedt + Schumann’: Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra / Jaime Martín (conductor). The Wallis, Beverly Hills, 15.9.2025. (LV)

Nicolas Altstaedt plays Robert Schumann with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra © Elizabeth Asher

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No winners, only triumphs at Verão Clássico TalentFest

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PortugalPortugal Verão Clássico Festival 2025 [3] – TalentFest Concerts I–III: 50plus players (violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, voice). Centro Cultural de Belém, Sala Luís de Freitas Branco, Lisbon, 24, 25 & 26.7.2025. (LV)

Matteo Fabi playing Kodály at Verão Clássico 2025 Talent Fest © Andreia Carvalho

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Pastéis, passion and the ‘Trout’: Verão Clássico’s Schubert Fest in Lisbon

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PortugalPortugal Verão Clássico Festival 2025 [2] – Schubert Fest: Anna Samuil (soprano), Stephan Picard, Lena Neudauer (violins), Muriel Razavi (viola), Gary Hoffman (cello), Rui Pedro Rodrigues (double bass), Milana Chernyavska, Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro (piano). Centro Cultural de Belém, Pequeno Auditório, Lisbon, 26.7.2025. (LV)

Anna Samuil singing Schubert with Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro at the piano © Andreia Carvalh

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From Bruch to Beethoven: Verão Clássico’s artists illuminate the art of chamber music

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PortugalPortugal Verão Clássico Festival 2025 [1] – Various: Anna Samuil (soprano), Stephan Picard, Lena Neudauer (violins), Muriel Razavi (viola), Gary Hoffman (cello), Alexandra Scott (double bass), Milana Chernyavska, Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro (piano). Centro Cultural de Belém, Pequeno Auditório, Lisbon, 23.7.2025. (LV)

Anna Samuil singing Dvořák at the Verão Clássico © Andreia Carvalho

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From Haydn to tomorrow: Beatrice Rana and the Chaos Quartet under southern stars

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ItalyItaly Classiche Forme 2025 [1] – (tra parentesi): Chaos String Quartet (Susanne Schäffer and Eszter Kruchió [violins], Sara Marzadori [viola], Bas Jongen [cello]), Beatrice Rana (piano). Masseria Le Stanzie, Supersano, 19.7.2025. (LV)

Beatrice Rana playing Robert Schumann with the Chaos Quartet at Supersano © Flavio Ianniello

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Mozart amid the ruins: classical resilience in Southern California from Melodia Mariposa

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United StatesUnited States Mozart: LA Opera Principal Winds – Leslie Reed, Jennifer Cullinan (oboe, English horn), Heather Clark, Sarah Weisz (flute), Donald Foster, Laura Stoutenborough (clarinet), William May, William Wood (bassoon), Steven Becknell, Allen Fogle (French horn). Presented by Melodia Mariposa, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, 29.3.2025. (LV)

LA Opera Orchestra’s principal winds play Mozart in Westminster Presbyterian Church © Melodia Mariposa

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