United States Beethoven, Janáček: Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 13.3.2025. (MSJ)
Janáček and Leonore No.3 score over a reined-in Beethoven’s Fifth in Cleveland
International Concerts
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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)
Subtlety and precision: Midori and Aydin at 92NY
United States Various: Midori (violin), Özgür Aydin (piano). Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92NY Center for Culture & Arts, New York, 9.3.2025. (ES-S)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Vienna Philharmonic make an impact over three evenings in Berkeley
United States Various: Yefim Bronfman (piano), Vienna Philharmonic / Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor). Cal Performances, Zellerbach Hall, University of California Berkeley, 5, 6 & 7.3.2025. (HS)
Cho and Welser-Möst mix poise and nervous energy to make magic in Cleveland
United States Ravel, Tchaikovsky: Seong-Jin Cho (piano), Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst (conductor). Mandel Concert Hall at Severance Music Center, Cleveland, 6.3.2025. (MSJ)
Distinguished Nielsen and barnstorming Rachmaninoff from Daniel Raiskin in Vancouver
Canada Vasks, Rachmaninoff, Nielsen: Alexei Volodin (piano), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra / Daniel Raiskin (conductor). Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, 21.2.2025. (GN)
Violinist Simone Lamsma’s thrilling Brahms with the NSO in Dublin
Ireland R. Schumann, Brahms: Simone Lamsma (violin), National Symphony Orchestra / Alexander Shelley (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 28.2.2025. (RB)
