Notable young talent on violin, flute, and viola excel at Aix

FranceFrance Ravel, Fauré, Saint-Saëns – Génération @ Aix: Anneleen Lenaerts (harp/mentor), Thomas Briant (violin), Sara Ferrández (viola), Alberto Navarra (flute). Théâtre du Jeu de Palme, Aix-en-Provence, 19.4.2025. (CC)

[Clockwise from l] Anneleen Lenaerts, Thomas Briant, Sara Ferrández and Alberto Navarra

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The Jerusalem Quartet plunges into the Shostakovich Cycle in Cleveland

United StatesUnited States Shostakovich Cycle [I]: Jerusalem Quartet (Alexander Pavlosky, Sergei Bresler [violins], Ori Kam [(viola], Kyril Zlotnikov [cello]). Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, 21.4.2025. (MSJ)

Jerusalem Quartet playing Shostakovich in Cleveland © Ron Werman/CCMS

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A century of tradition: Stainer’s The Crucifixion at The Brick Church

United StatesUnited States Stainer, The Crucifixion: Sean Fallen (tenor), Nathaniel Sullivan (baritone), Alistair Reid (organist), Chancel Choir / Raymond Nagem (conductor). The Brick Presbyterian Church, New York, 18.4.2025. (RP)

Nathaniel Sullivan (baritone), Raymond Nagem (conductor), Sean Fallen (tenor) and The Brick Church Chancel Choir © The Brick Church

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Excellent account of James MacMillan’s St John Passion marks Good Friday in Dublin

IrelandIreland Sir James MacMillan’s St John Passion: Seán Boylan (Christus), National Symphony Chorus (choral director: David Young), Chamber Choir Ireland, National Symphony Orchestra / David Hill (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 18.4.2025. (RB)

Seán Boylan (Christus) © Joanne Taaffe

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First-rate Dublin concert of Dessner and Stravinsky featuring great playing from the soloists and the NSO

IrelandIreland Bryce Dessner, Stravinsky: Bryce Dessner and David Chalmin (guitars), Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos), National Symphony Orchestra / André de Ridder (conductor). National Concert Hall, Dublin, 11.4.2025. (RB)

André de Ridder conducts pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque and the NSO in Bryce Dessner’s Concerto for Two Pianos

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