United States Various – ‘The Power and the Glory’: Fleur Barron (mezzo-soprano), Kunal Lahiry (piano). Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, 20.3.2025. (RP)
The fascinating mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron and pianist Kunal Lahiry in recital at Carnegie Hall
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
Works inspired by literature move and intrigue at Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival
United States Various – ‘Ukrainian Tone Poems’: Ginevra Petrucci (flute), Forrest Eimhold, Pavlo Gintov, Margarita Rovenskaya (piano), NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble, PinkNoise / Jonathan Haas (conductor). Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival, DiMenna Center for Classical Music, New York, 15.3.2025. (RP)
Bruckner’s Eroica: his first Third in Gerd Schaller’s powerful performance at Bad Kissingen
Germany Haydn, Bruckner: Sebastian Berner (trumpet) Philharmonie Festiva / Gerd Schaller (conductor). Regentenbau, Bad Kissingen, 16.3.2025. (KW)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and Jeremy Denk offer charm and artistry in their Newark concert
United States Various: Jeremy Denk (violin), Mark David (trumpet), Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Stephanie Gonley (violin, music director). NJPAC, Newark, 3.8.2025. (DS)
Seattle Symphony offers dramatic range with Stravinsky, Mozart and a local premiere
United States Nabors, Mozart, Stravinsky: Jan Lisiecki (piano), Seattle Symphony Orchestra / Peter Oundjian (conductor). Benaroya Hall, Seattle, 14.3.2025. (ZC)
Janáček and Leonore No.3 score over a reined-in Beethoven’s Fifth in Cleveland
United States Beethoven, Janáček: Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 13.3.2025. (MSJ)
Decoda gives a New York premiere of the eco-cantata A Forest Unfolding at Carnegie Hall
United States Various – ‘Human Nature’: Lucy Fitz Gibbon (soprano), Thomas Meglioranza (baritone), Richard Powers (narrator), Decoda. Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, 11.2.2025. (RP)
Wondrous sounds from Angel Blue and Lang Lang at Carnegie Hall
United States Various: Angel Blue (soprano), Lang Lang (piano). Carnegie Hall, New York, 8.3.2025. (RP)
