United States Various, Concert for the Children and Youth of Ukraine: Liev Schreiber (host), Olga Kulchynska (soprano), Emily D’Angelo (mezzo-soprano), Matthew Polenzani (tenor), Vladyslav Buialskyi (bass-baritone), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York / Vasyl Hrechynsky (conductor), Oratorio Society of New York, Members of the Dessoff Choirs, Orchestra for Ukraine, Members of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s / Christoph Eschenbach (conductor). Carnegie Hall, New York, 23.10.2024. (RP)
Concert Reviews
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Revelatory Alma Mahler songs from Sasha Cooke, Marin Alsop and the Philharmonia
United Kingdom G. Mahler, A. Mahler: Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Philharmonia Orchestra / Marin Alsop (conductor). Royal Festival Hall, London, 24.10.2024. (CC)
BBC NOW plays three Cardiff premieres in one evening
United Kingdom Montgomery, Kats-Chernin, Watkins: Emily Sun (violin), BBC National Orchestra of Wales / Gemma New (conductor). Hoddinott Hall, Millennium Centre, Cardiff, 24.10.2024. (PCG)
Anne Akiko Meyers and Andrew Litton take on Márquez’s Fandango in Vancouver
Canada Márquez, Stravinsky, Ravel: Anne Akiko Meyers (violin), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 18.10.2024. (GN)
The Belcea and Tabea Zimmermann bring dramatic intensity to two Wigmore Hall Mozart string quintets
United Kingdom Mozart: Belcea Quartet (Corina Belcea [violin], Suyeon Kang [violin], Krzysztof Chorzelski [viola], Antoine Lederlin [cello]) and Tabea Zimmermann (viola). Wigmore Hall, London, 18.10.2024. (CSa)
London Sinfonietta’s handsome 150th anniversary tribute to Arnold Schoenberg
United Kingdom Schoenberg, Lutyens, and Webern: Andrew Zolinsky (piano), Richard Burkhard (baritone, speaker), London Sinfonietta / Jonathan Berman (conductor). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 20.10.2024. (MB)
Bach’s Brandenburgs live (again!) in Ohio under Sorrell and Apollo’s Fire
United States Bach: Caleb Hudson (natural trumpet), Kathryn Montoya (recorder), Gaia Saetermoe-Howard (oboe), Alan Choo (violin), Nicole Divall (viola), Min Young-Kim (viola), Kathie Stewart (recorder), Apollo’s Fire / Jeannette Sorrell (harpsichord and conductor). First United Methodist Church, Akron, 20.10.2024. (MSJ)
Edgar Meyer’s chamber music trios mix freshness and virtuosity in Berkeley recital
United States Bach, Meyer: Tessa Lark (violin), Josh Roman (cello), Edgar Meyer (double bass). Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, 20.10.2024. (HS)