United States Haydn, Mahler: Cleveland Orchestra / Petr Popelka (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 30.10.2026. (MSJ)
Popelka auditions for Cleveland with vivid quiet moments but a tight leash on peaks
International Concerts
All non-UK concert reviews
Rafael Payare and Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal light up Disney Hall
United States Various: Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal / Rafael Payare (conductor). Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, 27.10.2026. (LV)
Elim Chan leads the San Francisco Symphony in a powerful John Adams symphony
United States Various: Renaud Capuçon (violin), San Francisco Symphony Chorus (director: Jenny Wong), San Francisco Symphony / Elim Chan (conductor). Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 29.10.2026. (HS)
Voices of Ascension explores war, mortality and the consolation of music
United States Haydn, Fauré: Sarah Frei (soprano), Meredith Wohlgemuth (soprano), Lucia Bradford (mezzo-soprano), Matthew Swensen (tenor), Joseph Parrish (baritone), Voices of Ascension Chorus & Orchestra / Dennis Keene (conductor). Church of the Ascension (Episcopal), New York, 29.10.2026. (RP)
Youl Sun: speed, force, accuracy – but only flashes of poetry
United States Various: Youl Sun (piano). Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York, 29.10.2026. (ES-S)
Ensemble Connect serves up mostly rhythmically vibrant, earthy, virtuosic Hungarian fare
United States Various: Ensemble Connect. Carnegie Hall, New York, 26.10.2026. (RP)
Countertenor Iestyn Davies and harpist Oliver Wass find the high ground in Berkeley
United States Various: Iestyn Davies (countertenor), Oliver Wass (harp). Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, 25.10.2026. (HS)
Batiashvili, Capuçon and Thibaudet explore different corners of the piano trio repertoire
United States Various: Lisa Batiashvili (violin), Gautier Capuçon (cello), Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano). Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall, New York, 24.10.2026. (ES-S)
