Concert Reviews

The complete list of posted concert reviews

A Nordic chill meet the autumnal weather in Sibelius and Saariaho from the RSNO

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Byström, Brahms, Saariaho, Sibelius: Maya Iwabuchi (violin), Royal Scottish National Orchestra / Emilia Hoving (conductor). Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 23.10.2026. (SRT)

Violinist Maya Iwabuchi (violinist) performing Brahms’s Violin Concerto with the RSNO conducted by Emilia Hoving (Aberdeen Music Hall) © RSNO/Clara Cowen

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Sequentia brings a chilling ‘The Wanderer’ to Columbus

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United StatesUnited States ‘The Wanderer’ – Songs of Travel from the Middle Ages: Sequentia members – Benjamin Bagby (voice, harps), Norbert Rodenkirchen (flutes). Trinity Episcopal Church, Columbus, 23.10.2026. (MSJ)

Benjamin Bagby and Norbert Rodenkirchen of Sequentia in ‘The Wanderer’ © Hild Peersen/EMC

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Original voices – Howell, Simpson, Stravinsky: Stefanovich, Gardner and the LPO at the RFH

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Howell, Simpson, Stravinsky: Tamara Stefanovich (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra / Edward Gardner (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London. 23.10.2026. (AV-E)

Edward Gardner conducts pianist Tamara Stefanovich and the London Philharmonic Orchestra © Julian Guidera

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Torrential Tchaikovsky, seismic Shostakovich: Seong-Jin Cho, Rouvali and the Philharmonia at the RFH

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom Borodin, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Seong-Jin Cho (piano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Santtu-Matias Rouvali (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London. 22.10.2026. (AV-E)

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali © Marc Gascoigne

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