United States Various: Dame Mitsuko Uchida (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 9.4.2025. (ES-S)
Between form and fracture: Mitsuko Uchida’s power of suggestion at Carnegie Hall
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The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic give a spectacular concert of romantic works in Edinburgh
United Kingdom Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, Schubert: Pablo Ferrández (cello), Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra/ Carlo Tenan (conductor), Usher Hall, Edinburgh, 6.4.2025. (GT)
Noseda and the LSO make a persuasive case for Shostakovich’s most problematic symphony
United Kingdom Shostakovich, MacMillan: Nicola Benedetti (violin), London Symphony Orchestra, Gianandrea Noseda (conductor), Barbican Hall, London, 3.4.2025. (MBr)
Mozart amid the ruins: classical resilience in Southern California from Melodia Mariposa
United 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)
Carmina Burana in Budapest proves a full-on theatrical experience
Hungary Mozart (selection) and Orff’s Carmina Burana: Soloists, Hungarian State Opera ensembles / Tibor Bogányi (conductor). Budapest Opera House, 6.4.2025. (AK)
Ed Hughes’s enchanting Sky Blue opens a thrilling programme from Southampton Concert Orchestra
United Kingdom Hughes, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov: Alison Hughes (clarinet), Jinah Shim (piano), Southampton Concert Orchestra / Paul Ingram (conductor). Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, 5.4.2025. (CK)
Ingrid Fliter and Alpesh Chauhan in a wide-ranging Vancouver concert that promised more than it delivered
Canada Almashi, Chopin, Elgar: Ingrid Fliter (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Alpesh Chauhan (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 28.3.2025. (GN)
Aftab Darvashi’s emotional new solo violin work steals the show in Anne-Sophie Mutter’s San Francisco recital
United States Various: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Lambert Orkis (piano). San Francisco Symphony Great Performers Series, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 6.4.2025. (HS)
